WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 insurrection, held its first public hearing Thursday night, after spending nearly one year conducting an investigation behind closed doors.
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the committee chair, opened the hearing by saying the false assertions of former President Donald Trump led to the insurrection and “was the culmination of an attempted coup.” He said the federal government “can’t sweep what happened under the rug.”
Here were some key takeaways:
