The panel is looking to learn what President Trump was doing in the White House for several hours as his supporters were breaking into the Capitol and interrupting the certification of Joe Biden's presidential victory.
A timeline of what transpired during the deadly Capitol riot on Jan. 6.Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee, has tested positive for COVID-19, but the panel will still hold its prime-time hearing on Thursday, according to a spokesman for the panel.
Chairman Bennie G. Thompson as the House select committee holds a public hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, a former deputy press secretary, are expected to testify, according to the person, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and requested anonymity.
Lawmakers on the nine-member panel have said the hearing will offer the most compelling evidence yet of Trump’s "dereliction of duty" that day, with witnesses detailing his failure to stem the angry mob.
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