The House committee said a surprise Friday hearing of the month would reveal “recently obtained evidence” about the attack on the US Capitol in 2021.
- The Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol abruptly announced a surprise hearing on Tuesday less than 24 hours before its scheduled start time.
- Many US media outlets have reported that Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, will testify at the hearing.
- Tuesday’s session will “present recently obtained evidence and receive witness statements,” the House committee said.
- Previous hearings focused on Donald Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election, including pressure campaigns against Judicial, state officials and his vice president, Mike Pence.
Here are the latest updates:
Former Trump White House aide set to appear as star witness
While the committee has not publicly previewed the hearing, multiple US media outlets have cited unidentified sources as saying that the star witness at Tuesday’s session will be Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to the former Chief of Staff. Mark Meadows White House office.
Hutchinson appeared at the hearing last week when recordings of her interview with the panel were played.
Hutchinson testified that Republican Party Representatives Matt Gaetz and Mo Brooks were “in favor of having a comprehensive pardon” on January 6.
“Mr. Gaetz personally pushed for an amnesty and he has been doing so since early December. I’m not sure why,” Hutchinson told the panel. “Mr Gaetz contacted me to ask if he could have a meeting with Mr. Meadows about getting the president’s pardon.”
Surprise hearing to showcase ‘recently obtained evidence’
The congressional committee investigating the Capitol attack has been scheduled to suspend public hearings until next month before abruptly announcing the hearing on Tuesday.
The committee said it would “present recently obtained evidence and receive witness statements” in an earlier ad hoc hearing.
The Selection Committee will convene a hearing at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow, June 28, to present recent evidence and to receive witness statements.https://t.co/6knNdD9UWb
– Committee of January 6 (@January6thCmte) June 27, 2022
FBI seizes phone of former Trump campaign lawyer
FBI agents seized the phone of Trump’s former election attorney, who the jury said played a key role in the effort to overturn the former president’s 2020 vote.
Attorneys for attorney John Eastman confirmed the seizure of the phone in a lawsuit filed in federal court this week. Eastman is called a “servant” because he has a petition before the court.
“On the evening of June 22, 2022, federal agents conducted a search of the movant while the movant was exiting a restaurant,” the filing said. “Movant’s phone – an iPhone Pro 12 – was seized.”
One committee hearing earlier this month reviewed Eastman’s efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to deny incoming President Joe Biden’s election victory certification based on false fraudulent claims.
Key takeaways from the final hearing
In the final hearing, US lawmakers Investigate a deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, they turned their attention to Trump’s pressure campaign on the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election.
The House Committee held its fifth publicity listen this month on June 23, again revealed what it knew about Trump’s attempt to overturn the outcome of the US presidential election he lost to Biden.
Read important things from there listen here.
Welcome to Al Jazeera’s live coverage of the US congressional committee’s public hearing into its investigation into the riots in the US Congress on January 6, 2021.
