Jan. 6 Hearing: Testimony Focused on Trump's Unfounded Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud
We ran the numbers: There are 3344 news articles covering this topic. 46% (1537) are left leaning, 42% (1398) are center, and 12% (409) are right leaning.
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol set out to prove that former President Donald Trump lied to the American people with election fraud claims. While left-leaning articles highlight that the committee played video of former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien advising Trump on election night that it was too early to call the race, right-leaning articles highlight that the House Select Committee featured testimony from then-President Trump’s campaign aides and lawyers.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that the committee played video of former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien advising Trump on election night that it was too early to call the race. Trump objected to that advice, Stepien said.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that the committee released a mountain of interviews with former Trump officials and campaign aides. The committee focused on how Trump was made aware of the inaccuracies of his claims but continued pushing them anyways.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the House Select Committee featured testimony from then-President Trump’s campaign aides and lawyers. Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney declared during her opening statement that Trump ignored the advice of his campaign team.
From the left
Trump pushed ‘big lie’ despite being told election fraud claims were false, aides testify
The Washington Post
From the right
Jan. 6 hearing: Testimony focused on Trump's unfounded claims of widespread voter fraud
Fox News