January 6 hearings: 3 changes before the ninth public session

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The Jan 6 panel will have its ninth public hearing on September 28
The public hearings will resume after a two-month gap
The panel did not halt the investigation

Written By:Aman

Updated: September 27 2022 03:07:01 AM ET Washington D.C., DC, USA

The January 6 Committee will hold its ninth public hearing on September 28, nearly two months after the previous one. The upcoming public session may be the last one before the panel releases a final report.

The January 6th Committee, however, did not halt its investigation during the two-month gap. The panel is investigating the violent riots on the US Capitol, which were carried out by Donald Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.

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Here are three things that have changed in the last three months:

The game-changing primary election season

United States completed its primary election season earlier in September. The former President’s influence was visible. 8 out of 10 Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach Trump will not be a part of the next Congress. Some were elected out, while others decided to retire.

US Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger were also part of this small group of eight. Both of them are also members of the January 6th Committee.

New witnesses

The panel has already interviewed more than 1,000 people, but lawmakers and staff are still pursuing new threads. The January 6 Committee, however, has not revealed if any new witnesses will be called to testify in the ninth session on Wednesday.

The committee recently spoke to several of the Cabinet secretaries, including former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in July and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in August.

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Virginia Thomas’ agreement to cooperate

Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has agreed to participate in a voluntary interview with the House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection, her lawyer said last week.

The committee has for months sought an interview with Thomas in an effort to know more about her role in trying to help former President Donald Trump overturn his election defeat. She texted with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and contacted lawmakers in Arizona and Wisconsin in the weeks after the election.