The panel played video from Herschmann's deposition where he described a conversation with Eastman about his claims that the vice president could overturn the election in Congress. "Vice President Pence was a focus of the violent attack," said committee member Rep. Pete Aguilar, a California Democrat. Trump then began to turn on his vice president in his public remarks, stirring up his supporters' anger. The star of Thursday's hearing was not in the roomOne person noticeably absent on Thursday was the star of the hearing himself: the former vice president. Retired judge and and informal advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, J. Michael Luttig, testifies during the hearing in Washington, DC.

Source: CNN June 17, 2022 21:23 UTC