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Claire Leavitt, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Grinnell College

How a public hearing is different from an investigation – and what that means for the Jan. 6 committee

Pro-Trump protesters approach the entrance to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Win McNamee/Getty Images

On Thursday, June 9, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol holds the first of several public hearings.

The committee aims to lay out the results of months of investigative work into the involvement of President Donald Trump and his political allies in the 2021 insurrection and other attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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