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The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hold its first hearing June 9, offering a glimpse into what it has learned about what led to the insurrection that day and the role of the White House, law enforcement and other officials and agencies before, during and after the attack.
The PBS NewsHour's special coverage of the hearing will begin at 8 p.m. ET. Before the hearing begins, the PBS NewsHour's Nicole Ellis will take a look at what we've learned about the attack since that day, including conversations with Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University professor of history, on the fallout for democracy, and the NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins, who reported from inside the Capitol as it was attacked and will cover the committee's hearing.
Thursday's hearing is the first of several the committee, led by Reps. Bennie Thomas, D-Miss., and Liz Cheney R-Wyo., plans to hold this month to lay out key findings. The nine-member panel has interviewed dozens of witnesses, including those within the Secret Service and the White House along with members of law enforcement, Congress and former President Donald Trump's family. They've subpoenaed more than 100 people to testify in the months leading up to the hearings. A select few have also been indicted by the Department of Justice for being in contempt of Congress after refusing to participate.
Rhiannon12866
(202,968 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,563 posts)soldierant
(6,647 posts)If anyone wants to watch just the hearing, you can start at approximately 2:06:40/ I saw it at the house.gov site, so I know there was a short recess, and I assume the PBS hournalists would speak during that, and possibly afterwards as awell (but not for long afterwards, there wouldn't be time.)
Rhiannon12866
(202,968 posts)soldierant
(6,647 posts)But there was a 10-12 minute recess arounf the middle. I doubt they left that ad dead air. If they were broadcasting after the fact they could have just cut it, but in real time they couldn't do thet. I was just guessing.
Rhiannon12866
(202,968 posts)Even Meidas Touch had their regulars weighing in on what we saw tonight.
soldierant
(6,647 posts)(And I love that Meidas Touch group. Such charactters. I recognize a bunch of them from their shorter clips. Ol' Texas Paul in particular is a hoot, even when NSFW.)
Only at house.gov would one expect to get it without that - and I did. And I'm now following up on what I missed, not just for myself, but to advise those who read the blog I inherited.
Rhiannon12866
(202,968 posts)I honestly can't see any possible excuses for what transpired on January 6th. And I got a kick out of seeing all the Meidas Touch characters discussing it, too!
SharonAnn
(13,766 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,348 posts)disgusted in fact, that the first thing that Judy Woodruff brings up is how many GOP Reps did NOT support the Committee, as if she herself is trying to discredit its legitimacy.
What is WRONG with her?