House Jan. 6 committee announces next hearing for July 12
The committee has not yet announced a focus, or if there will be any witnesses.
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The committee has not yet announced a focus, or if there will be any witnesses.
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The hearing will be held at 1 p.m. ET. The committee said it will "present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony."
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Installing Clark and the pressure campaign on the Justice Department was "essentially a political coup," committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson said in his closing statement at Thursday's hearing.
The hearing presented findings that former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark sought to help Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
"The system held — but barely — and the question remains, will it hold again," committee member Rep. Adam Schiff said.
Some of the witnesses were publicly called out by Trump or his allies.
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