After Senate Republicans killed bipartisan efforts to create an independent Jan. 6 commission, congressional committees have continued their disparate efforts to answer the many questions still lingering from that day.
On Tuesday, dueling hearings in the House Oversight and Administration committees are featuring such key witnesses as FBI Director Christopher Wray and Capitol Police inspector general Michael Bolton, respectively.
The Oversight hearing seeks to clarify mysteries at the heart of the insurrection, and features, alongside Wray, two Army officials involved in preparations for the influx of MAGA supporters. Documents released in advance of the hearing by the Oversight Committee show that the National Guard was told to “stand by” by Pentagon officials multiple times as the attack unfolded.
The Administration Committee will focus on Bolton’s newest “flash report” on the Capitol police response, which found that rioters stole 12 ballistic vests and 12 ballistic helmets that had been strategically placed around the Capitol in case of an emergency.
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What We're Watching
House Oversight Committee hearing will feature:
- FBI Director Christopher Wray
- Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific Charles Flynn
- Director of Army staff Lieutenant General Walter Piatt
House Administration Committee hearing will feature:
- Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton
- Director of justice and law enforcement issues at the Government Accountability Office Gretta Goodwin
After Senate Republicans killed bipartisan efforts to create an independent Jan. 6 commission, congressional committees have continued their disparate efforts to answer the many questions still lingering from that day.
On Tuesday, dueling hearings in the House Oversight and Administration committees are featuring such key witnesses as FBI Director Christopher Wray and Capitol Police inspector general Michael Bolton, respectively.
The Oversight hearing seeks to clarify mysteries at the heart of the insurrection, and features, alongside Wray, two Army officials involved in preparations for the influx of MAGA supporters. Documents released in advance of the hearing by the Oversight Committee show that the National Guard was told to “stand by” by Pentagon officials multiple times as the attack unfolded.
The Administration Committee will focus on Bolton’s newest “flash report” on the Capitol police response, which found that rioters stole 12 ballistic vests and 12 ballistic helmets that had been strategically placed around the Capitol in case of an emergency.
Follow along below.
Are those testifying under oath? Not that it would matter to a Flynn…
Every time the subject of hearings comes up I comment some of those called to testify will just tell the various Congressional committees to go pound sand. Then a reply comes “If they’re subpoenaed by Congress THEY HAVE TO APPEAR, or they’ll be in contempt!”
Is this true? And if it is, and we read in this article those with direct knowledge of events leading up to Jan 6th are being brought in to testify, why hasn’t one of these committees subpoenaed Trump to come testify? Allegedly he can’t refuse, correct?
The Trump Administration’s blatant disregard of Congress has opened the door to ignor Congressional Subpeona’s as compelling. Not sure if the Acting Chief was subpeonaed or just invited, but the door swings both ways. My guess is the Acting Chief had already coordinated her schedule with Speaker Pelosi.
I suspect if the GOP retakes the House in 2022, the Biden Administration will duly ignor anything Speaker McCarthy or Trump have to say or any toothless Subpeona’s they may produce. These people are not serious and are not patriots. The American public should regard them as pathetic, seditious clowns IMHO.
He’ll just claim executive privilege, appeal it endlessly, and, if that fails, invoke his Fifth Amendment right against being called to testify against himself. And they obviously would not grant him immunity to get around the Fifth. So it’s a waste of time.
If he testified “Mo Brooks told me he was going to give a speech that got the crowd so worked up they’d surely march on the Capitol” is that testifying against himself? Does everything thing that Trump knows represent information that is self incriminating, even what he knows about the actions, plans and conduct of others?