House Select Committee Announces First Hearing To Probe Jan. 6 Attack

The special congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump said on Wednesday it would hold its first hearing on July 27.

Members of the Democratic-led panel, known as the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, said in a statement the hearing would include testimony from U.S. Capitol Police officers.

Congressional Democrats establish the special committee after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent commission House Speaker Nancy Pelosi originally sought.

Hundreds of people stormed the building that day in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democratic President Joe Biden’s election win. The violence left five dead, including a Capitol Police officer.

Republicans have argued that existing committee probes as well as prosecutors’ investigations make an outside commission or a select committee unnecessary. More than 500 people have been charged with taking part in the violence.

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