January 6 hearings

A new poll shows that about half of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in what happened on Jan. 6. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 48% of U.S. adults believe Trump should be held accountable for what happened during the deadly Capitol attack. The poll...

A national security expert called former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony before the Jan. 6 committee “scary” because it showed former President Trump using “brute force” in an attempt to retain power. Mustafa Tameez, former consultant to the Department of Homeland Security, told LX News it also showed that this was a planned effort.

The explosive testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson before the Jan. 6 committee unveiled criminal activity by former President Trump and members of his inner circle, says Lisa Graves, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Clinton Administration.

Cassidy Hutchinson, former senior aide to chief of staff Mark Meadows, recounted what she was told happened in the Presidential Limo between an irate President Donald Trump and secret service who would not take him to the Capitol after his speech on Jan. 6.

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows, recounted hearing President Donald Trump express anger over security blocking demonstrators with weapons from entering the Jan. 6 rally.

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows, recounted Mark Meadows telling her after a meeting with Rudy Giuliani on Jan. 2 that things might get “real bad” on Jan. 6.

Many observers expected the Jan. 6 committee hearings would be nothing more than reruns, but they’ve proven much more.

This week’s gripping testimony to Congress about threats to local election officials following the 2020 presidential election had a rapt audience outside Washington — secretaries of state and election clerks across the U.S who said the stories could easily have been their own.

After testimony from multiple Republican officials on the lead-up to the January 6 Capitol Riot, the testimony of a mother-daughter team of former elections workers stands out. Ruby Freeman and daughter Shaye Moss opened up to Congress about the threats that supporters of then-President Donald Trump made to them and their family simply for doing her job – and it...

On the fourth day of the Jan. 6 hearing, former election worker Shaye Moss explains how she was targeted after Rudy Giuliani falsely accused her and her mom of voter fraud.
L / Shaye Moss, Former Georgia Elections Worker

The Jan. 6 committee played audio of Rudy Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, two of Trump’s lawyers, calling state legislators and pressing them to overturn the election.

In Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) showed “previously undisclosed” footage tying Jan. 6 protesters to demonstrations at  state capitols across the country.

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney opened Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing by urging viewers to focus on the evidence. “Do not be distracted by politics. This is serious,” Cheney said.

The January 6th Committee Hearings will continue next week. LX News storyteller Clark Fouraker breaks down the schedule and what you can expect.

Camila Dechalus, Political Reporter for Business Insider joins LX News Now to discuss the January 6th committee hearings. 

The select committee investigating the January 6th riots and the aftermath held its third hearing today. Lawmakers concentrated their focus on vice president Mike Pence and how close he came to actual danger. Beverly White reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on June 16, 2022.

In Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing, Rep. Pete Aguilar revealed that John Eastman emailed Rudy Giuliani after the Capitol riot asking to be on the “pardon list.”

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said his committee’s investigation found that after former President Donald Trump tweeted that “Mike Pence didn’t have the courage” to send votes back to the states, the situation at the U.S. Capitol intensified.

In Thursday’s Jan. 6 hearing, Rep. Pete Aguilar detailed a conversation former President Donald Trump had with former Vice President Mike Pence after he said he could not overturn the election.

In Thursday’s hearing on the Capitol riot, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) called Jan. 6 a “legal scheme in deception.”