The Jan. 6 select committee is scheduled to hold three more public hearings this week, as the panel looks to sell its case to the American people that former President Trump was at the heart of a plan to keep himself in power.
The hearings — set for Monday, Wednesday and Thursday — come after the select committee held a prime-time hearing last week that featured emotional live testimony, gripping new footage of the Jan. 6 attack and clips of people in Trump’s inner circle speaking with the panel’s investigators.
The next three hearings, scheduled to take place during the day, are set to focus on how Trump knew his allegations of election fraud were false, his efforts to compel the Department of Justice (DOJ) to open probes into his claims, and the then-president’s attempts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to block the election certification on Jan. 6.
Each hearing will center on a component of Trump’s “sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power,” Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chair of the panel, said last week.
On the Senate side, lawmakers will continue consideration of toxic burn pits legislation, which would increase Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Passage of the bill could happen as soon as this week.
Senators will also likely be discussing and weighing in on the newly announced bipartisan agreement on firearm legislation, which laid out nine proposals to deter gun violence.
Jan. 6 hearings
The select committee’s second hearing, scheduled for 10 a.m. on Monday, will center on Trump’s “big lie,” focusing on how the president knew his claims of election fraud were false.
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