January 6th Committee Wraps Up Final Hearing
National Guard trucks are deployed around the Nation’s capitol city after the insurrection of January 6th (Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash).
At the end of the meeting, a vote was taken on issuing a subpoena for Trump and every member voted yes.
Article by Cate McCusker, Senior White House Correspondent
WASHINGTON - After about a two month hiatus, the January 6th House Committee reconvened on Tuesday afternoon. This was the ninth, and potentially final, hearing for the committee, and it comes just weeks ahead of the midterm elections.
Former President Donald Trump continued to be at the forefront of the hearing, and at its close, the panel officially voted to subpoena Trump for his testimony.
“None of this is normal, acceptable or lawful in our republic,” said Representative Liz Cheney, Republican of Wyoming and the committee’s vice chairwoman. Cheney is one of the only two Republicans on the panel, and she recently lost her primary to the Trump-backed candidate, Harriet Hageman. Her fellow minority member, Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, announced last year that he would not be running for reelection to Congress.
The panel also showed other shocking footage of days leading up to the election, revealing footage of Trump allies Roger Stone and Steve Bannon, who, before the election, spoke about how Trump might challenge the results.
“I really do suspect that [the election result] will still be up in the air,” said Roger Stone in video footage from a Danish documentary film-maker. “When that happens, the key thing to do is to claim victory. Possession is nine tenths of law. ‘No we won, f*** you. Sorry, you’re wrong, f*** you.’”
Stone is a Republican strategist, consultant, and lobbyist who was convicted of lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction in 2019 from Robert Mueller’s investigation. Stone was eventually sentenced to forty months in prison but was pardoned by Trump in December of 2020, and he has continued to be loyal to the former president.
“F*** the voting,” said Stone in the footage. “Get right to the violence.”
Behind-the-scenes moments of politicians when the Capitol was breached were also shown, including a clip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
“Do you believe this?” Pelosi said to her colleagues in the video following their evacuation from the Capitol.
At the end of the meeting, a vote was taken on issuing a subpoena for Trump and every member voted yes.
It is unclear as to whether or not Trump will appear before the panel. He has publicly condemned the committee, but, according to the New York Times, Trump has been telling aides privately that he favors testifying before the panel as long as he gets to do so live.