With help from Fox News, Sen. Josh Hawley and others, the Jan. 6 committee brought back the horror of that day — and used the words of some ardent Trump partisans to do it.
was a tour de force of emotion, violence, deception and bravery that detailed the fallout of President Trump’s actions — or lack thereof — during the deadly attack on the Capitol.
The hearing skillfully resurfaced the distress during one of American history’s darkest hours through a series of never-before-seen clips, chilling radio traffic, and new testimony from former Trump advisors Matt Pottinger and Sarah Matthews, edited together into a crisp timeline that showed what Trump knew and when he knew it.
Trump’s self-proclaimed prowess as a master showman was also blown to smithereens when outtakes of his taped Jan. 7 address to the nation were produced at the hearing. Meant to condemn the insurrection, the clips instead showed him refusing to denounce the attack or the violent mob without qualification.
The hearing was led by Vice Chair Liz Cheney , who took over after a recorded introduction by Chair Bennie Thompson . He missed the proceedings after contracting COVID-19.A series of six hearings will be televised starting Thursday. Here’s what you need to know. Indeed, the committee’s timeline showed that Trump called Sen. Tommy Tuberville to ask him to keep stalling the proceedings even while he knew Pence was trapped in the building.