On Friday, the morning after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot took him to task at its first public hearing, former President Donald Trump did what he does best — issue a barrage of posts on social media.
Writing on his homegrown Truth Social, Trump called former Attorney General William Barr — whose testimony was shared during the televised proceedings — a "coward," "weak," and "frightened." In the clip played Thursday night, Barr was shown telling investigators that he repeatedly told Trump there was no evidence to support his claims of election and voter fraud.
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