Tonight, the congressional committee charged with investigating the Capitol riots will hold its first public hearing in months, as part of a wider effort to publicize the committee’s findings. Further public hearings are expected during the month.
Initially organized as a protest and rally for former President Donald Trump, the “Save America” rally on January 6, 2021 escalated into a large-scale attack on the Capitol building over the course of hours. More than 130 US Capitol police officers were injured in the ensuing chaos, and four officers who responded died by suicide in the following months† Speech platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter responded with strict moderation measures, including a network-wide ban on President Trump’s accounts.
The House committee has been set up to investigate coordination of the attack, and today’s hearings are likely to be an important step toward that goal. In conversation on Wednesday reported by NBC NewsA committee member said the hearing would reveal new information showing the riots were a direct result of former President Trump’s efforts to stay in office after losing the election.
“We will unveil new details showing that the January 6 violence was the result of a coordinated, multi-step effort to reverse the results of the 2020 election and stop the transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden,” the statement said. assistant. reporters, “and indeed that former President Donald Trump was central to that effort.”
Where can I watch the January 6 hearing?
The hearing will be streamed live from the committee’s website and from his YouTube channel† We’ve also embedded the stream below so you can watch it right from this page.
It will also be broadcast live by major cable news networks, including CNN and MSNBC. Notably, Fox News Channel will not conduct the hearing, which: some analysts have seen as part of a wider effort to downplay stories related to January 6.
What time does the January 6 hearing start?
The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET, by the House select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
Who will testify before the committee?
Many of the details of the procedure have been kept secret, but Politics reported Tuesday morning that the proceedings will include testimony from U.S. Capitol police officer Caroline Edwards and a documentary filmmaker named Nick Quested who was present during the Capitol riots.
Edwards suffered significant injuries as part of the force defending the Capitol, sustaining a concussion and skull injury as the mob forced its way through a barricade. Quested was embedded with the Proud Boys during the attack, but it’s unclear what the focus of his testimony will be.
Across the stage, Representatives Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Liz Cheney (R-WY) will lead the hearing on behalf of the committee.
The commission is also expected to uncover new details about the involvement of the Proud Boys, a paramilitary group allegedly involved in the escalation of violence at the Capitol. Earlier this week, five senior Proud Boy leaders were: charged with seditious conspiracyincluding a member who, prosecutors say broke the first window of the Capitol in an attempt to force entry.
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