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Jan. 6 committee's Day 8 hearing to focus on Trump's actions on day of Capitol
attack





JAN. 6 COMMITTEE'S DAY 8 HEARING TO FOCUS ON TRUMP'S ACTIONS ON DAY OF CAPITOL
ATTACK

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THE HOUSE COMMITTEE INVESTIGATING THE ATTACK ON THE US CAPITOL WILL HOLD ITS
EIGHTH HEARING, STARTING AT 8 P.M. THURSDAY. HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

Chelsey Cox   | USA TODAY

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'Hanging on every word': Former Trump supporter who took part in Jan. 6 riots
testifies
Former Trump supporters who were trapped in the former president's election lies
testified before the Jan. 6 committee in Washington, D.C.
Patrick Colson-Price and Ariana Triggs, USA TODAY

 * Rep. Liz Cheney says the hearing will detail 'minute-by-minute' what Trump
   did after his rally.
 * Matthew Pottinger, former national security adviser, is expected to testify.
 * Sarah Matthews, former deputy press secretary in the Trump administration,
   will also speak at the hearing.



WASHINGTON - The Jan. 6 committee is scheduled to wrap up its whirlwind series
of hearings for the summer on Thursday during prime time.



After seven hearings outlining in detail the machinations of former President
Donald Trump, his aides and staffers to overturn the results of the 2020
presidential election, the panel will put its focus on how Trump spent his time
on Jan. 6, 2021.

Reps. Elaine Luria, D-Va., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., will lead the hearing.
Luria will present evidence on behalf of the committee for the first time. The
panel will give a "minute-by-minute" overview of the day of the insurrection,
according to Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., committee vice chair.

What will the panel cover? Will there be future hearings? Here's what we know:

Schedule: Jan. 6 committee hearing schedule: Here's when to expect next the
Capitol riot hearing



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Hearing witnesses: Former Trump aides Matthew Pottinger, Sarah Matthews expected
to testify at Jan. 6 hearing


WHAT TIME IS THE JAN. 6 HEARING ON THURSDAY?

The hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.


HOW TO WATCH THE JAN. 6 COMMITTEE HEARING

USA TODAY will livestream the hearings here on USATODAY.com. The hearings have
also been televised on C-SPAN and cable news networks.

Who has testified? Ketchup, regrets, blood and anger: A guide to the Jan. 6
hearings' witnesses and testimony





WHAT WILL THE HEARING FOCUS ON?

The hearing will likely feature Trump's reluctance to call off the riot or
comply with pleas for help from members of Congress.

The panel is also expected to detail the 187 minutes between Trump's "Stop the
Steal" rally at the Ellipse the morning of Jan. 6 and his tweet telling the
rioters to go home.

Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews,
a former deputy press secretary in the Trump White House, are expected to
testify. Both witnesses resigned shortly after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Matthews told the committee she issued a statement on the day of the attack that
said she was "honored" to serve in the Trump administration but was "disturbed"
by that day's events. In prerecorded testimony, the former White House aide
accused Trump of pouring "gasoline on the fire" when he tweeted that former Vice
President Mike Pence was a "coward" during the insurrection on the Capitol.



Pottinger, who resigned the night of the attack, told the committee that Trump's
tweet about Pence forced his hand.

"One of my staff brought me a printout of a tweet by the president, and the
tweet said something to the effect that Mike Pence, the vice president, didn't
have the courage to do what should have been done," Pottinger said in a
videotaped deposition played at the June 28 hearing. "I read that tweet and made
a decision at that moment to resign."

More: Jan. 6 committee expects Secret Service to meet Tuesday deadline on text
messages

On Friday, the committee also subpoenaed the U.S. Secret Service for text
messages reportedly deleted on the day of the insurrection after being briefed
by a watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security on their disappearance.
The messages were apparently deleted “as part of a device-replacement program.”



The National Archives on Tuesday asked the Secret Service to investigate the
erasure of the messages and report back in 30 days. Meanwhile,
the security agency has balked at any suggestion that it purposely deleted text
messages. Spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the Associated Press that the
agency has been "fully cooperating with the (Office of Inspector General) in
every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts.”




WHAT DID WE LEARN AT THE LAST HEARING?

The last hearing of the Jan. 6 committee featured witness testimony from a
former member of anti-governmental, militant group the Oath Keepers and a Trump
supporter who participated in the assault on the Capitol.

 * Former Trump advisers Michael Flynn and Roger Stone had connections to both
   the Oath Keepers and white supremacist group, the Proud Boys, according
   to committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md.
 * Stephen Ayres, an Ohio man criminally charged for illegally entering the
   Capitol on Jan. 6, said he and other rioters thought the election results
   would be overturned. Ayres said he would have left the building earlier if
   Trump told the rioters to leave.
 * Former Oath Keepers spokesperson Jason Van Tatenhove said he is scared for
   the next election cycle after seeing Trump's efforts to overturn the election
   and the Capitol riot.
 * Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said in text messages after Jan.
   6 that he felt guilty over his role in getting Trump elected and that the
   former president's rhetoric led to the death of an insurrectionist.
 * Several GOP lawmakers — including Reps. Brian Babin, R-Texas; Andy Biggs,
   R-Ariz.; Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.; Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; Paul Gosar, R-Ariz.;
   Andy Harris, R-Md.; Jody Hice, R-Ga.; Jim Jordan, R-Ohio; Scott Perry, R-Pa.;
   and then-congresswoman-elect Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. — met with
   Trump's adviser Rudy Giuliani and chief of staff Mark Meadows to discuss
   former Vice President Mike Pence's role in overturning the election results.
 *  Kylie Kremer, who organized the "Stop the Steal" rally at the Ellipse on
   Jan. 6, knew that Trump was going to ask his supporters to march on the
   Capitol.
 * Giuliani and White House counsel Eric Herschmann traded barbs during a
   meeting over election fraud claims. Giuliani called Herschmann the P-word
   while Herschmann told Giuliani to "sit your effin’ ass back down.”
 * Trump tried to contact a witness after the last hearing in June, when the
   committee heard testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
   The panel offered the information to the Department of Justice. 



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THOMPSON MIGHT BE ABSENT

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the committee, tested positive for COVID-19 on
Monday, according to a Tuesday statement released by his office. The Mississippi
Democrat said he will isolate for several days, yet he instructed the Jan. 6
panel to move forward with the hearing Thursday.


WILL THERE BE MORE HEARINGS?

The Jan. 6 committee has not announced future hearings, though a final report on
the revelations from the eight sessions is expected in the fall.



Contributing: The Associated Press

Reach out to Chelsey Cox on Twitter at @therealco.

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