Jan. 6 hearings: Election officials testify about Trump lies on Day 4

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Jan. 6 hearings: Election officials testify about Trump lies on Day 4

Here are the highlights and biggest takeaways from Tuesday's House select committee hearing about its investigation into the Capitol riot.

Highlights from Jan. 6 committee hearing on pressure against election workers June 21, 2022 / 03:15

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By MS NOW

The House Jan. 6 select committee’s fourth day of public hearings about its investigation into the Capitol riot began today at 1 p.m. ET. The topic of focus was then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn 2020 election results in several states, including Arizona and Georgia.

Our contributors today were MSNBC Daily writer and editor Hayes Brown, MSNBC Daily columnists Jessica Levinson and Frank Figliuzzi, and “The Rachel Maddow Show” legal analyst Lisa Rubin.

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