Let's Talk About It with Jenny White/Takeaways From the First Jan. 6 Hearing.

The two hours designed as an overview of what was described as a methodical conspiracy, led and coodinated by President Donald J. Trump, to thwart, the peaceful transfer of power and democracy itself.

Trump was the center of the plot. What was described as an elaborate, intentional scheme by Mr. Trump to remain in power, one unprecedented in America History and with dangerous implications for democracy. This was a culmination of an attempted coup.

Both leaders had blistering words for Mr. Trump and about the threat he poses to American democracy. They made it clear that for all his ongoing bluster about stolen elections, Mr. Trump had knowingly spread claims about election fraud that people closest to him knew were false.