Republicans’ strategy ahead of the first public hearings of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol reveals a rare glimpse of daylight between the aims of the party and the desires of former President Donald Trump.
In a document obtained by Vox, a coordinated communications plan apparently sent from the Republican National Committee (RNC) recommends pushing back on the select committee as “partisan” while also taking care not to be seen as explicitly speaking on behalf of Trump or embracing his lies about the 2020 election’s legitimacy. The RNC declined to comment on whether it created or sent the document.
Trump, according to the same document, is focused on amplifying that message, both in the mainstream media and in conservative media.
The committee, formed in July 2021, has spent the past 11 months working behind closed doors, taking depositions and fighting legal battles to obtain information from Trump allies about the events leading up to January 6. A series of public hearings, scheduled to begin on June 9, marks a major escalation in the committee’s public-facing actions and represents a challenge for Republicans hoping to move past the turbulent final days of the Trump administration.
The document from the RNC, intended to help party operatives respond to the public hearing, is divided into two sections. The first explicitly includes “RNC goals,” such as defining “Democrats as the real election deniers” and “remind[ing] voters that...
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