As Jan. 6 hearings resume, here’s what we’ve learned about the attack so far
Global News
Tuesday's hearing is expected to further fill in the picture of the attack and what led to it, after a string of bombshell revelations from the committee over the past month.
The committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to resume its series of public hearings Tuesday, which have shed light on the riot itself while also examining the events that led up to it.
The hearings have laid out evidence that shows how Donald Trump and his allies sought to overturn the 2020 election after spreading false claims that the vote was “stolen” — inspiring anger among his supporters that ultimately led to the attack.
Tuesday’s hearing will focus on the role extremist groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers played in bringing together the violent mob that stormed the Capitol, as well as those groups’ connections to the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers — and potentially Trump’s own knowledge of their plans for that day.
The hearing is expected to further fill in the picture of the attack and the forces that led to it, after a string of bombshell revelations from the committee over the past month.
Here’s what has been revealed so far:
The first public hearing on June 9, held in primetime and watched by at least 20 million people, laid out the committee’s case as the story of a president eager to prove the election had been stolen, and who then sat back and watched as his supporters beat police and broke into the Capitol.
Video was played from depositions with several senior Trump administration officials and chief advisers — including Trump’s daughter Ivanka — that revealed they rejected the various claims of election fraud being circulated by the president and his allies.
Evidence was also presented showing Trump not only refused to intervene when the Capitol was breached, but also appeared to support some of the rioters’ calls for his vice-president, Mike Pence, to be hanged for refusing to intervene in Congress’ certification of the election.