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Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell and Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges, who were both injured defending the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, attend the public hearing of the House select committee on Thursday, October 13.
Over the past few months, in a series of public hearings held by the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, we’ve learned much more about last year’s deadly attack on the US Capitol.
The latest hearing, the committee’s 10th so far, took place on Thursday. The panel used new testimony and evidence to demonstrate how former President Donald Trump knew he had lost the 2020 election but still went forward with efforts to overturn the results.
At the end of the hearing, the committee voted to subpoena Trump for documents and testimony. It is not expected that Trump will comply with the subpoena, but the action serves as a way for the committee to set down a marker and show that it wants information directly from Trump.
Throughout the committee’s hearings, we have seen live testimony from more than a dozen witnesses and recorded depositions of more than 40 others. Much of the recorded testimony has been from members of Trump’s inner circle, including former Attorney General William Barr and former White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump.
While the panel cannot bring legal charges against the former President, its central mission has been to uncover the full scope of his unprecedented attempt to stop the transfer of power.
Source: www.cnn.com