January 6th Committee Schedules Next Hearing For October 13, Likely Its Last Before Midterms – Update
06.10.2022 - 20:23
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UPDATE, 9:42 AM PT: The January 6th Committee’s next hearing will take place on Oct. 13.
The hearing was postponed from a date last week because of Hurricane Ian in Florida.
The next hearing is expected to be its last before the midterms. Major broadcast and cable networks are expected to carry the next hearing.
PREVIOUSLY on September 27: The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has postponed its hearing planned for September 28 as Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida. The panel said that a new date will be announced soon.
PREVIOUSLY on September 22: The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol tweeted that it will hold its next hearing at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday, September 28.
It will be the panel’s first hearing since the FBI searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence on August 8.
PREVIOUSLY on September 15: January 6th Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. said this week that the House committee is looking at resuming its hearings on Wednesday, September 28.
“That’s the goal at this point,” he told reporters Monday of the date.
“We’re looking at the process of being able to look at the report … as well as closing the loop on any potential witnesses,” Thompson continued. It would be the first such gathering since the panel concluded its summer sessions on July 25.
WATCH: Jan. 6 Cmte. Chairman Bennie Thompson says the committee's goal is to hold the next hearing on Sept. 28.Rep. Thompson: “We’re looking at the process of getting to look at the report … as well as closing the loop on potential witnesses." pic.twitter.com/Ee0TmeE0V5
Per Politico, Thompson also said that the intention is to create an interim report by