The prime-time hearing will dive into the 187 minutes that Trump failed to act on Jan. 6, 2021, despite pleas for help from aides, allies and even his family.
Rep. Liz Cheney said Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the Jan. 6 committee. Jim Dolan has the details.Matt Pottinger, who was deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, then press aide, both submitted their resignations on Jan. 6, 2021, after what they saw that day. Trump has dismissed the hearings on social media and regarded much of the testimony as fake.
"These are people who believed in the work they were doing, but didn't believe in the stolen election," Luria said. As the panel continues to collect evidence and prepares to issue a preliminary report of findings, it has amassed the most substantial public record to date of what led up to Americans attacking the seat of democracy.WATCH: Election lies spawn deadly attack on US CapitolAmple evidence has emerged over the last year of what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
What remains uncertain is whether Trump or the former president's top allies will face serious charges. No former president has ever been federally prosecuted by the Justice Department.