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(CNN) --
Former President Donald Trump had a "sophisticated seven-point plan" to overturn the 2020 presidential election over the course of several months, Jan. 6 Commission Vice Chair Liz Cheney said, detailing how the panel plans to use its future hearings to address each part of the scheme.
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"On the morning of January 6, President Donald Trump's intention was to remain President of the United States, despite the legal outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power," said Cheney, a Republican. of Wyoming, in his opening statement at Thursday's primetime hearing.
Cheney did not detail the specifics of the plan in his opening statement.
She said the rioters who stormed the Capitol and confronted police were motivated by the actions of Trump, who falsely claimed they had stolen the election from him.
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"President Trump called the mob, he called the mob, and he lit the flame for this attack," Cheney said, echoing the statement he made in 2021 when he voted to impeach Trump.
A commission source later provided CNN with the following description of the "sophisticated seven-part plan":
"President Trump oversaw a sophisticated seven-part plan to nullify the 2020 election and prevent the transition of presidential power.
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1. President Trump participated in a massive effort to spread false and fraudulent information to the American public claiming that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
2. President Trump Corruptly Planned To Replace The Acting Attorney General, So That The Justice Department Would Back Up His False Election Claims.
3. President Trump corruptly lobbied for Vice President Pence to refuse to count certified electoral votes in violation of the US Constitution and the law.
4. President Trump Corruptly Pressured State Election Officials and State Legislators to Change Election Results.
5. President Trump's legal team and other Trump associates instructed Republicans in several states to create fake election lists and transmit those lists to Congress and the National Archives.
6. President Trump summoned and assembled a violent mob in Washington and ordered them to march on the US Capitol.
7. While the violence was ongoing, President Trump ignored multiple calls for help and took no immediate action to stop the violence and instructed his supporters to leave Capitol Hill.
These are initial findings and the Select Commission investigation is still ongoing.
In addition, the Justice Department is currently working with cooperating witnesses and, to date, has disclosed only some of the information it has identified from encrypted communications and other sources."
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