The House select committee investigating the 6 January Capitol attack presented video testimony from some of Donald Trump’s top aides, including ex-attorney general and former Trump loyalist William Barr, who said the former president’s claims of election fraud were baseless. Barr told the committee that Trump had ‘become detached from reality’ and his allegations of election fraud were ‘bogus', ‘idiotic’ and ‘bullshit’
Top aides repeatedly told Trump fraud claims were baseless, Jan 6 panel hears
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