The January 6 committee will use footage and testimony to show that Donald Trump refused to defend the Capitol when riots broke out there.
On January 6th, Donald Trump will speak to his supporters.
The hearing will last two hours. During the 186 minutes between when his speech at the Ellipse ended at 1:10 p.m. and when he finally told his supporters to go home in a video, we will give a minute-by-minute account.
The hearing, which will be chaired by Bennie Thompson, will aim to show that Trump is incompetent.
Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, former deputy press secretary, both resigned immediately after the insurrection, according to reports.
A committee aide told reporters that President Trump refused to defend the Capitol as a violent mob tried to stop the counting of the electoral votes and block the transfer of power.
After his security detail took him back to the White House, Trump insisted on going to the Capitol to support his supporters. In a bombshell testimony last month, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House Chief of Staff MarkMeadows, said that Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent after being told he couldn't be taken to the Capitol because of safety concerns.
Testimony from two people. The aides of the committee wouldn't confirm to reporters that the two would testify. The committee has aired clips from previous hearings of both of them. According to the New York Times, Matthews is expected to talk about trying to get Trump to make a statement after the violence. The committee was told by Pottinger that he would like to visit the Oval Office after the riot started. According to the outlet, the committee is expected to air testimony from Pat Cipollone.
Over the course of the past two months, the panel has held seven hearings and shared interview clips with more than 40 witnesses. Despite being told by top advisers that theories of widespread election fraud were not true, Trump pressured others to overturn election results. The revelations include allegations that Trump threw a plate in the White House dining room, that a host of GOP lawmakers sought pardons from Trump, and that the former president pressed the Secret Service to make sure the riots didn't happen. Trump has accused the panel of being involved in a politically motivated witch hunt. The committee may hold more hearings later this year after Thursday's testimony, according to reports.
The national security aide is expected to testify.
The January 6 hearing will detail'minute-by-minute' accounts of Trump's actions during the riot.
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