‘His own choices’: Select panel says Trump — not his advisers — set Jan. 6 in motion

What ensued was the Capitol riot committee’s best effort to underscore Trump’s direct hand in key moments on Jan. 6 and in the weeks before. According to evidence they laid out on Tuesday:

• Trump, not his advisers, opted to disregard evidence the election was not stolen from him, and the dozens of court rulings rejecting his challenges.
• Trump, not his advisers, chose to embrace increasingly fringe strategies to stay in power after the…