Jan. 6 Committee Prepares to Go Public as Findings Mount

Associated PressPublished: January 3, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) arrives for a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on December 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Members will vote today on a criminal contempt referral to the Justice Department against former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows over his refusal to cooperate with the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection is planning televised hearings and a series of reports in the coming months to present its findings and bring its private interviews out into the open.

The committee hopes not only to show the severity of the riot but to push back on the former president's false claims of election fraud and examine how he tried to pressure states and Congress to overturn President Joe Biden's legitimate win.

The panel is trying to combat a growing effort from Donald Trump and many of his GOP allies to downplay the attack by his supporters.