Next January 6 Hearing Is Tuesday, July 12; More Witnesses Come Forward

“Every day, we get new people that come forward and say, ‘Hey, I didn’t think maybe this piece of a story that I knew was important, but now I do see how this plays in here.’ ” -Rep. Adam Kinzinger (The Guardian)

The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol has announced they will hold the seventh day of the hearings on Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m.

On June 28, Day 6 of the hearings, White House staffer Cassidy Hutchinson revealed explosive testimony about events of January 6, and now it has been revealed that her testimony inspired more witnesses to step forward (Talking Points Memo):

Sarah Matthews, deputy press secretary in the Trump administration, will testify at a future hearing. Matthews jumped to Hutchinson’s defense after her testimony last week, tweeting, “Anyone downplaying Cassidy Hutchinson’s role or her access in the West Wing either doesn’t understand how the Trump (White House) worked or is attempting to discredit her because they’re scared of how damning this testimony is.” Matthews resigned on January 6, saying in a statement, “I was honored to serve in the Trump administration and proud of the policies we enacted. As someone who worked in the halls of Congress I was deeply disturbed by what I saw today. I’ll be stepping down from my role, effective immediately. Our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power.”

After Hutchinson’s testimony, we learned that the Trump organization and his allies have been paying for lawyers to represent those called by the January 6 committee as witnesses. Hutchinson offered much more information to the committee when she got rid of the lawyer Trump’s team provided and engaged her own lawyer. Immediately, Trump complained that “[h]er story totally changed!” suggesting that the Trump team might be pressuring witnesses not to cooperate with the committee.

“What they said to me is as long as I continue to be a team player, they know that I’m on the team, I’m doing the right thing, I’m protecting who I need to protect, you know, I’ll continue to stay in the good graces in Trump world,” one witness told the committee. “And they have reminded me a couple of times that Trump does read transcripts and just keep that in mind as I proceed through my depositions and interviews with the committee.”

Millions are tuning in for each hearing. Day 7 will be Tuesday, July 12, at 10:00am.

Background:

-Talking Points Memo: Jan. 6 Panel: Witnesses Have Come Forward After Hutchinson Testimony