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3 verified reports published on June 12, 2022.
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The throughline on June 12 was simple: Trump was still not controlling the story, and the story was still about the same thing — his attempt to cling to power after losing. That is a political problem, a legal problem, and a branding problem all at once. And the more his camp tried to swat it away, the more it looked like the evidence was doing the talking.
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The committee’s opening hearing kept landing punches because it reminded Americans that Trump’s response to the Capitol attack was slow, self-protective, and at odds with the heroic image he sells. The more the testimony circulated, the harder it became for Trump-world to pretend this was just another partisan exercise.
Donald Trump posted repeatedly on Truth Social during and after the first prime-time Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 9 and 10, 2022, attacking the investigation and repeating election-fraud claims. Around the same time, some users said the platform restricted or suspended posts about the hearings, prompting criticism of Truth Social’s moderation rules.
Trump’s comments about possible pardons for Jan. 6 defendants prompted fresh backlash as lawmakers continued their hearings on the attack. Critics say the remarks signal sympathy for people charged in the riot and dismiss accountability for the violence at the Capitol.