‘The Big Lie was also the big-rip off’: Jan 6 committee hears Trump’s fraud claims
Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican who had angered Donald Trump by voting to ceritify president Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, has won her GOP primary over the former president-backed challenger Katie Arrington in South Carolina’s 1st district.
On the other hand, Representative Tom Rice, who voted to convict former president Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January riot last year, lost his primary race for reelection in South Carolina’s 7th district on Tuesday evening.
He was defeated by state representative Russell Fry, endorsed by Mr Trump.
Meanwhile, the House select committee investigating the assault on the US Capitol appears to have split over the possibility that it could refer Mr Trump to the Department of Justice on potential criminal charges.
The former president spent his birthday ranting at the “kangaroo” committee on Truth Social claiming it had poor ratings.
The first hearing, however, drew in 20 million viewers.
The committee has postponed its Wednesday’s hearing to Thursday.
