Trump loyalists missing but not forgotten as Jan. 6 hearings begin: The Note

What happens in the hearing rooms will be remembered longer than which lawmakers sat at the front.

The TAKE with Rick Klein It will be a day of uncharacteristic quiet for pro-Trump forces on Tuesday, when the House Select Committee on the January 6th Insurrection holds its first hearing without any committee members selected by GOP leadership. But the absence of Rep. Jim Jordan and others picked by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy won't leave them to the side entirely -- not even counting their attempts to crash the news cycle. Jordan and McCarthy -- both of whom have said they spoke with former President Donald Trump as events unfolded Jan. 6 -- are two potential witnesses in an investigation that could extend deep into the former president's inner circle of formal and informal advisers.