The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has postponed its next hearing, scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, the panel announced Tuesday.
What You Need To Know
- The House Jan. 6 committee postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday, which was set to feature former Trump Justice Department officials
- In its release, the committee did not give a reason for the delay, but California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the panel, said that the delay was due to technical issues related to the panel's video team
- The committee's next hearing is scheduled for Thursday, June 16
- Monday's hearing was focused largely on highlighting — and debunking — former President Trump’s false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election
In its release, the committee did not give a reason for the delay, but California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the panel, said that the delay was due to technical issues related to the panel's video team, which has put together a number of video exhibits played during the first two hearings.
"I think we're just firming up – there's no big deal," Rep. Lofgren said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday. "But I'll tell you, putting together the video and exhibits is an exhausting exercise for our very small video staff. So we're trying to – you know, we were going to have one, two three in one week, and it's just too much to put it all together."
"So we're trying to give them a little room to do their technical work is...
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