Jan. 6 Summer Hearings Wrap Up: What Did We Learn?
On January 6, the House Select Committee on Thursday night wrapped up the last of eight summer hearings designed to hold former President Donald Trump accountable for the attack on the US Capitol. Considering this investigation a mystery, the plan was known before the commission began its work. But they offer additional points, through hundreds of interviews and a collection of 140,000 documents, in an attempt to paint a more accurate picture of the president's misdeeds. Why are we writing this? After eight hearings, what happened on January 6 and before is still a statement. But the new details can be used to strengthen the case against the former president. For six weeks, the committee has tried to show that Trump is unfit for public office and is deliberately misleading his supporters to stay in office. Legal experts differ on whether the evidence warrants criminal charges against the former president. However, many say the hearings provided valuable public information. J...