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Source: Axios
Members of the House Jan. 6 select committee are discussing whether to upend their hearing schedule amid a deluge of new information.
Why it matters: The hearings have managed to capture public attention with new revelations about former President Trump and his allies' roles in the Capitol riot and the events leading up to it.
What theyre saying: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), a member of the panel, told reporters after the committees fourth hearing on Tuesday, "The original hearings would have wrapped up in June, but we are picking up new evidence on a daily basis with enormous velocity."
"We're constantly incorporating and including the new information that is coming out," Raskin continued. "We need to get back and meet
we're going to have to take stock of all the new evidence we've received and then figure it out."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/2022/06/21/jan-6-committee-schedule-hearings