Jan. 6 committee presents findings in 1st primetime hearing
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol held its first primetime hearing Thursday — the first of a series of hearings stemming from its 11-month probe of the events surrounding the riot, including the actions of then-President Donald Trump and his allies. The hearing attempted to draw a direct line between Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the deadly insurrection.
“January 6th and the lies that led to insurrection have put two-and-a-half centuries of constitutional democracy at risk,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the select committee chairman, said in his opening remarks. “But our work must do much more than just look backwards. Because our democracy remains in danger.”
Liz Cheney, the top Republican on the House Jan. 6 committee, said testimony from former Trump aides will show the former president was not concerned about threats on Vice President Mike Pence’s life as rioters stormed the Capitol.
And Capitol Police officer Caroline Edwards, who was injured while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, offered a chilling account of the violence she witnessed that day.
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