House Select Committee to Investigate the Case January 6, 2021 attack Eight hearings will be held at the Capitol in June, according to deputies. on in panel.
“Eight is a lot of hearing,” committee member Rep. Jamie Ruskin (D-Md.) told CBS’s Robert Costa. on Thursday when asked for a specific number after announcement from Chairman Benny Thompson (D-Miss).
“You know most questions or subjects receive one a hearing, or maybe two hearings. Thus, we have considered, in essence, a comprehensive story what do we have to say and we shared it up into chapters that will allow for unfolding of storytelling and we hope it makes sense to peopleRaskin added.
Thompson told reporters about this earlier. on Thursday eight public hearings will be scheduled for June, including planned for prime time and daytime.
“We will tell story about what happened,” said the chairman of the House committee, CBS News reports. “We will use combination of witnesses, exhibits, things that we have through dozens of of thousands of we have exhibits […] looked, as well as hundreds of witnesses whom we have deposed or just talked to in general”.
first of eight hearings expected on June 9, according to Thompson.
He also said by the end of week, three Republicans of the House of Representatives – House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) in in addition to representatives Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Scott Perry (R-P) who will be contacted by the committee, CNN reported.
I asked what would happen if of deputies refuse to testify, since all three of they have in in past, panel the chairman said, “OK, we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” according to CNBC.
In an interview with Ruskin with Costa, the congressman pointed out that panel didn’t have made up his mind over whether wanted former Vice President Mike Pence testifies.
“I do not know that it has not yet been decided. And you know he spoke for a long time in public as for the major pointsand so I think we have what we need from him, but I don’t think the commission has made a decision yet,” Raskin explained.
