The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 riots will begin its public hearings on June 9, 2022, roughly 500 days after the legislative complex was stormed by supporters of then-US President Donald Trump. The hearings might just spill beyond the House Committee and have a ripple effect across Washington DC.

The panel has so far conducted more than 1,000 interviews, collected thousands of relevant documents and spoken to allies of the former President. However, all of this has happened behind closed doors, with very little information coming through.

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Here are three things to look out for at the public hearing:

-New evidence

The January 6 committee has previously hinted that it may have some new evidence against Trump. Jamie Raskin, a House Democrat, suggested that it could lead to “a lot more than incitement here.”

“We are going to be laying out the evidence about all of the actors who were pivotal to what took place on January 6th”, Representative Raskin told Washington Post in an interview.

-A White House response

The administration of US President Joe Biden has largely distanced itself from the ongoing investigations. But with the January 6 proceedings being the next big thing at Capitol Hill, the White House may get involved.

Biden, along with Vice President Kamala Harris, gave a strong speech earlier this year on January 6, exactly one year after the riots. Trump was quick to dismiss the comments of his successor.

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-Legislative reforms

The investigations are being conducted by lawmakers, in the legislative powerhouse of the United States. New laws seem like the obvious solution to make sure such mobs are not incited again. However, this would require a bipartisan effort.

It is likely that Republican lawmakers will use the filibuster if such legislation is proposed in Congress. While the House of Representatives might just go through with new laws, a thinly-divided Senate is likely to vote against them.