Cheney's revenge, new evidence, and Trump targeted: What to watch for in final Jan. 6 hearing
by Cami Mondeaux, Breaking News Reporter |
October 13, 2022 09:23 AM
The House committee investigating the events of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol is set to reconvene for its ninth, and possibly last, public hearing on Thursday as lawmakers seek to continue their arguments that former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election led to the violence on that day.
The panel is scheduled to hold its hearing at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, which is anticipated to be the committee’s final hearing before the midterm elections in November. Lawmakers are expected to hammer home its message that Trump remains a “clear and present danger” to democracy and serve as a warning for a potential 2024 run, according to CNN.
The much-anticipated hearing will be the panel's last before lawmakers release their final report later this year. The hearing was originally scheduled to take place on Sept. 28 but was postponed due to Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida and traveling up the East Coast.
Here are four things to watch during the hearing:
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Hearing will not feature live witnesses but will unearth new evidence
Unlike other hearings, the meeting on Thursday will not feature any live witnesses. However, lawmakers are expected to unearth new evidence through video testimony and documentary footage that has not yet been seen.
Some of this evidence is likely to have been discovered in the last few months after the committee scored interviews with several high-profile members of Trump’s inner circle, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, and former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
The panel is also expected to feature testimony from Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas who met with the committee in late September. Lawmakers sought Ginni Thomas's testimony after she pushed Trump's claims of election fraud and was involved with important Trump administration figures after his presidential election defeat in November 2020.
The hearing may also delve into new evidence provided by the Secret Service after the agency handed over “thousands” of communication records sent on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6. The transfer of documents came in response to a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee in July that sought information about text messages that were deleted by the agency.
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