After almost a year of investigation, the committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol moves into a new phase on Thursday with a prime-time hearing
The congressional hearings on the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will spotlight testimony by the former president’s top aides and family members as a House committee seeks to persuade Americans that the riot was an orchestrated attack on democracy.
The session is scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT on Thursday, aimed at capturing the attention of as many television viewers as possible. The committee wants to make the case not just that Jan. 6 was planned with the co-operation of members of Trump’s inner circle, but that there is an ongoing threat to U.S. democracy.
There are two Republican members on the committee, Representatives Liz Cheney, its vice chair, and Adam Kinzinger. Cheney will join the panel’s Democratic chairman, Representative Bennie Thompson, in making remarks during the hearing laying out the panel’s case.
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