Republican Vice Chair Liz Cheney opened the final Jan. 6 summer hearing by noting the progress the committee has made, but she added that there's now new evidence and more witnesses to consider.
Republican Rep. Liz Cheney speaks during a hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the Capitol on July 21.
Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers closing remarks during a prime-time hearing on July 21. "Our committee will spend August pursuing emerging information on multiple fronts, before convening further hearings this September," Cheney said.
With plans to issue their findings in the form of reports and more hearings, the committee is racing to address new evidence along the way.Secret Service deleted text messages With Republicans expected to win control of the House in the fall, the committee is facing a deadline by the time a new Congress gets seated next year.their continued investigation could run into the midterm elections in November, but echo Aguilar's remarks they are committed to unearthing every finding possible by year's end.The report is expected to lay out a foundation, tracking as closely as possible to, of the causes that fueled the Jan.
, pushing to raise the threshold for objections to a state's presidential election results and revamping the role of the vice president as the presiding officer over the mostly ceremonial affair.
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