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Former President Trump criticized the ongoing work of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, claiming it had “doctored” and selectively chosen evidence. His remarks came during his keynote address at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual conference. He also criticized several Republicans who defended the 2020 election results, such as former Vice President Mike Pence and former Attorney General Bill Barr, calling them “weak people.” The former president also called for an investigation into the January 6 committee if Republicans gain control of Congress. The select committee was formed to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Trump and his associates' alleged role in the attack.

Historians David Blight and Annette Gordon-Reed talked about recent debates over historical monuments, discussing how people could make decisions about removing or contextualizing them based on historical information and public sentiment. The American Historical Association hosted and recorded this event.

“We Built It” was the theme of the 2012 Republican National Convention’s second night. Speakers included Ann Romney, Governors Chris Christie (NJ), Bob McDonnell (VA,) and Scott Walker (WI), and Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH).

Richard Benedetto talked about his memoir, Politicians Are People, Too, published by University Press of America. He described what he views as the mistreatment of politicians by the media. Mr. Benedetto detailed his interactions with politicians and public servants throughout his 35-year career as a reporter and recounted the challenges they face while in office. He also responded to audience members' questions.

Brit Hume talked about the state of journalism and his own career path from newspaper reporter to television anchor. He talked about the FOX News network’s philosophy on coverage and presentation of the news and why it is unique. Brit Hume joined FOX News in 1996. He currently is managing editor and also anchors “Special Report with Brit Hume,” which airs weekdays at 6 p.m. ET on FOX News Channel. Before joining FOX, he was at ABC News for 23 years, including a stint as chief White House correspondent. In the 1970s, Hume worked for Jack Anderson on the column “Merry-Go-Round.”

Jack Cashill talked about his book Hoodwinked: How Intellectual Hucksters Have Hijacked American Culture, published by Nelson Current. In the book he describes Margaret Mead, Alex Haley, and Noam Chomsky, among others, as intellectual frauds. He argues that many progressive writers and filmmakers use falsehoods and fabrications in their critiques of traditional American culture. He detailed frauds, plagiarisms, perjuries and other false reports that have become accepted parts of American culture but are ignored by the press. He responded to questions from members of the audience.

The event, held in the Sanctuary of Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri, was sponsored by Rainy Day Books in Fairway, Kansas.

Jack Cashill questions whether President Obama wrote his memoir, Dreams from My Father. Mr. Cashill argues that Barack Obama was assisted in the writing of his 1995 memoir by Bill Ayers and contends that the president’s life story is different than the one presented in his biography. Jack Cashill presented his argument at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri.

Former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy provided new details about the Obama Administration’s alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups. The details, including new information about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s aide Huma Abedin, are to be revealed at an event in Washington hosted by the Center for Security Policy. The allegations that had come to light against Ms. Abedin had been rejected by House Speaker John Boehner, Arizona Republican Senator John McCain and others. McCarthy was an attorney in New York’s southern district and led the court trial against the Brotherhood figure known as the Blind Sheik, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing.