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What factors helped get the Jan. 6 committee’s work off the ground, and to what extent can and should they be replicated in future investigations?
Today on Lawfare No Bull: On July 21st, the Jan. 6 committee held its eighth public hearing.
The hearing is expected to focus on what occurred in the West Wing during the 187 minutes between the breach of the Capitol and Trump’s call to his supporters to leave the building.
The Justice Department determined that the closest advisers to presidents do not retain absolute immunity from congressional subpoenas after those presidents leave office.
The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh in a series of prominent hearings unveiling the findings of its investigation to the public. Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes moderated a conversation with Lawfare Executive Editor Natalie Orpett and Senior Editors Scott Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, and Roger Parloff on Twitter Spaces about the hearing.
The committee will reportedly hear testimony from Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, and Stephan Ayres, an Ohio man who participated in the attack.
The big reveal from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and the Jan. 6 hearings that nobody’s talking about.
Hutchinson’s testimony suggests that the crowd on Jan. 6 was armed even more extensively than previously thought.
The concept has proved strikingly difficult for journalists and former Justice Department officials to communicate to the public. Will the committee be any more successful?
Hutchinson’s testimony on former President Trump’s comments during Jan. 6 serve as additional proof of intent and context, and—crucially—a material act to increase the likelihood of violence.