The House Jan. 6 committee has released a short, teaser-type video that appears to offer a preview of some of the witness testimony that will likely be shown during Thursday night's primetime hearing.
that appears to offer a preview of some of the witness testimony that will likely be shown during Thursday night's primetime hearing.by select committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
In the clips, the former staffers, who were working at the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, are asked about former President Donald Trump’s whereabouts while the U.S. Capitol was being attacked by a violent mob of his supporters. One after another, each is heard stating that they recall Trump watching the riot play out on television from the president’s private dining room.
“Was the president in that private dining room the whole time the attack was going on?” a House investigator is heard asking McEnany in one of the clips. “Or did he ever go ..
“What was Donald Trump doing while the Capitol was under siege? Take a look,” tweeted Kinzinger, who is slated to take the lead at Thursday’s hearing, along with Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va.
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