The House Jan. 6 panel says it’s calling a shock listening to to current “recently obtained evidence.” The listening to scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Lawmakers on the panel investigating the 2021 revolt mentioned final week that there could be no extra hearings till July.
The topic of the hearings is up to now unclear. A spokesman for the panel declined to touch upon its substance.
The committee’s investigation has been ongoing through the hearings that began three weeks in the past, and the nine-member panel has continued to compile proof. Among different investigative proof, the committee not too long ago obtained new footage of then-President Donald Trump and his internal circle taken each earlier than and after Jan. 6, 2021 from British filmmaker Alex Holder.
Holder mentioned final week that he had complied with a congressional subpoena to show over the entire footage he shot within the closing weeks of Trump’s 2020 reelection marketing campaign.
The filmmaker mentioned the footage contains unique interviews with Trump, his youngsters and then-Vice President Mike Pence whereas on the marketing campaign path in addition to earlier than and after the revolt on the Capitol.
The panel has held 5 hearings up to now, and a minimum of two extra hearings had been deliberate for July. Lawmakers mentioned the long run hearings would deal with home extremists who breached the Capitol that day and on what then-President Donald Trump was doing because the violence unfolded.
