January 6 panel to hold prime time hearing next Thursday -source
By Richard Cowan and Rose Horowitch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the lethal Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol will maintain a listening to on the night of July 14, an individual acquainted with the matter stated on Thursday.
The listening to would be the second one to happen subsequent week and is aimed toward reaching a broad tv viewers throughout prime viewing hours.
Some committee members, together with Republican Consultant Liz Cheney, have argued that former President Donald Trump ought to be held criminally answerable for allegedly encouraging the assault on the Capitol by his supporters, by which a number of individuals died.
The Home of Representatives choose committee is predicted to focus in a listening to on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET (1400 GMT) on efforts to assemble Trump supporters within the Capitol on Jan. 6, together with extremist teams just like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, in keeping with Democratic Consultant Adam Schiff, who sits on the panel.
A number of members of these teams face felony expenses for what federal prosecutors say is the main position they performed within the riot.
The panel can be anticipated to listen to testimony from former deputy White Home press secretary Sarah Marshall, in keeping with CNN.
Pat Cipollone, Trump’s White Home counsel, is because of testify behind closed doorways on Friday.
(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Moira Warburton and Rose Horowitch; modifying by Andy Sullivan and Invoice Berkrot)
