The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol is taking its case back to primetime this week, holding what could be its final hearing of the summer, focusing on then-President Trump’s inaction during the riot.
The hearing, scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m., is the panel’s eighth presentation since it began laying out its argument to the public last month that Trump was at the center of a conspiracy to keep himself in power. It is the second time the committee has made its case in primetime.
House lawmakers this week are also slated to vote on a bill protecting access to contraceptives, a direct response to last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. In a concurring opinion to the bombshell ruling, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called for reconsidering the case protecting a married couple’s right to use contraceptives — sparking fear and anger among Democrats.
On the Senate side, Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has said he wants to hold a vote on a bill this week to allocate tens of billions of dollars to the domestic semiconductor manufacturing industry, aiming to boost the U.S.’s competitiveness with China.
Senate Democrats will also likely continue talks on a potential budget reconciliation package after moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he would not support adding climate spending or tax increases on the wealthy to the measure, citing the latest report showing soaring inflation.
Primetime Jan. 6 hearing
Thursday’s primetime hearing from the Jan. 6 committee will focus on Trump’s actions, or lack thereof, during the 187 minutes between when the president left the “Stop the Steal” rally on the Ellipse and posted a video on Twitter urging his supporters to leave the Capitol....