Trump to hold ‘election fraud’ press conference on January 6 while Pelosi plans ‘solemn observance’

Donald Trump will hold a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on January 6 where he plans to rail against Democrats and ‘RINOs’ and promote election fraud conspiracy theories exactly one year after the Capitol riot, he announced on Tuesday.

At the same time House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing a ‘solemn observance’ marking a year since the deadly insurrection, she told her Democratic colleagues on Monday.

Their polar opposite approaches are emblematic of the growing divide between Democrat and Republican lawmakers over their recollections of the day – even for those who were forced to hide while violent Trump supporters shattered through glass and overwhelmed law enforcement. 

In a lengthy statement sent out this morning, the ex-president accused the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol attack of deliberately overlooking ‘the rigged Presidential Election of 2020.’ 

He also described the January 6 attack as an ‘unarmed protest’ and said the real ‘insurrection’ was Election Day 2020. 

‘Why isn’t the Unselect Committee of highly partisan political hacks investigating the CAUSE of the January 6th protest, which was the rigged Presidential Election of 2020? Does anybody notice that they want to stay as far away from that topic as possible, the numbers don’t work for them, or even come close,’ Trump said through his Save America PAC. ‘The only thing they can do is not talk about it.’ 

He went on to rehash his previous claims that elections are rigged in a handful of battleground states that narrowly went to Biden in 2020.

‘Look at what is going on now in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Wisconsin, and, to a lesser extent, Michigan where the numbers are horrendously corrupt in Detroit, but the weak Republican RINOs in the Michigan House and Senate don’t want to touch the subject,’ Trump said.

‘RINO’ stands for ‘Republican In Name Only,’ an attack Trump frequently invokes against those within his party that don’t agree with him. 

‘In many ways a RINO is worse than a Radical Left Democrat, because you don’t know where they are coming from and you have no idea how bad they really are for our Country,’ the ex-president fumed.

‘The good news is there are fewer and fewer RINOs left as we elect strong Patriots who love America.

‘I will be having a news conference on January 6th at Mar-a-Lago to discuss all of these points, and more. 

‘Until then, remember, the insurrection took place on November 3rd, it was the completely unarmed protest of the rigged election that took place on January 6th,’ Trump said. 

But while Trump holds his media appearance in Florida, lawmakers at the Capitol are preparing for a day full of events including introspective discussions looking back at the riot and a silent vigil.

‘Our nation will soon mark one year since the January 6th deadly attack on the United States Capitol. While the House will not be in session that week, a number of Members have expressed interest in being involved in commemoration activities,’ Pelosi wrote in a letter addressed to her Democratic colleagues.  

‘Already, preparations are underway for a full program of events, including a discussion among historians about the narrative of that day; an opportunity for Members to share their experiences and reflections from that day; and a prayerful vigil in the evening.’

Those events will all be live streamed, she said, ‘so that Members can watch and participate from their districts.’

‘As always, we will continue to work with the House Historian to establish and preserve our records in this regard,’ Pelosi said. 

DailyMail.com reached out to the Speaker’s office for comment on Trump’s event. 

Trump has been ramping up his attacks against the Democrat-led January 6 committee as the panel closes in on his inner circle.  

Yesterday the committee asked to speak with GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, marking the first time they’re publicly requesting to hear from a sitting member of Congress.

In a letter published online, Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson said he was looking for text messages and emails Perry exchanged with Trump and his advisers in the lead-up to January 6.

The panel is also requesting information on Perry’s efforts to help install Jeffrey Clark, a former low-level pro-Trump lawyer at the Justice Department, as Acting Attorney General during the final months of Trump’s presidency.

Clark, who has already been subpoenaed by the committee, allegedly tried to pressure his superiors with Trump’s support to weaponize the DOJ against election counts in certain states that narrowly went to Biden in 2020.

Perry and other Republicans also met with Trump ahead of the Capitol attack and discussed how they could block the formal certification of President Joe Biden’s victory in Congress on January 6. 

In his letter Thompson noted they were seeking Perry’s voluntary cooperation because of their ‘tremendous respect for the prerogatives of Congress and the privacy of its Members.’

‘At the same time, we have a solemn responsibility to investigate fully all of these facts and circumstances,’ Thompson wrote. 

Last week the committee recommended criminal contempt charges for Trump’s former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows for his refusal to appear for a deposition.

The decision on whether to bring those charges forward will have to come from Attorney General Merrick Garland. 

Lawmakers voted to hold ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon in contempt for a similar charge. Bannon was indicted by a federal grand jury in November and faces a fine of up to $100,000 and up to a year in jail.

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