Watch: Jan. 6 committee’s 8th public hearing to focus on Trump

Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press

July 21, 2022, 7:09 PM·1 min read

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The Jan. 6 committee returns to prime time at 7 p.m. Minnesota time on Thursday evening with a hearing focusing on three-plus hours during the insurrection at the Capitol when then-President Donald Trump failed to act to stop the violence.

The defeated president’s lies about a stolen election drove his supporters to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and despite pleas from aides, allies and even members of his family, Trump did nothing to rein in the mob.

And what was Trump doing at the White House during those 187 minutes of inaction?

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