After a fascinating 'Episode 8-Season Finale' at 8pm on Thursday, July 21, 2022, the Select Committee indicated that members would spend the month of August reviewing information that has come to light and now anticipate that additional hearings will be held in September. Check the Select Committee Meeting Calendar for any new additions and schedule changes.
The July 21 prime time session broke down the 187 minutes in which Trump sat watching rioters on TV from the White House without acting, and including audio of alarmed Secret Service agents' calls to families in case they didn't make it. This followed a riveting seventh hearing on Tuesday, July 12 at 1:00pm (moved from 10am) focused on Trump's role in the formation of the mob.
The previous week, a surprise sixth public hearing was held on Tuesday, June 28 at 1:00pm to "present recently obtained evidence" and receive witness testimony (from White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson). The Committee had earlier anticipated the next round of hearings would begin July 11 after a House recess.
After the House Select Committee's opening prime time hearing on June 9 at 8pm, which reviewed the January 6 attack and Trump's role in inspiring it, a second hearing followed on June 13 at 10am focused on the 'Big Lie' that the election had been stolen and related fundraising. The hearing on June 16 at 1:00pm targeted Trump's efforts to have Mike Pence stop the January 6 Electoral College certification, while one on Tuesday, June 21 at 1pm, targeted efforts to influence state legislators and election officials. A hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 15 at 10am was moved to Thursday, June 23 at 3pm (after a time change from 1pm), and focused on efforts to influence and possibly replace the US Attorney General.
The original draft schedule (The Guardian, May 23, 2022) had six televised hearings that would begin and end with prime time broadcasts; at least seven are now anticipated. Daytime hearings typically run from 2 to 2.5 hours, and prime time from 1.5 to 2 hours.
Additional details:
--https://january6th.house.gov
--https://www.npr.org/series/1098490189/jan-6-subcommittee-hearings
--https://en.wikipedia.org/
--Congress.gov | Select Committee Meeting Calendar
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