5 key questions the Jan. 6 committee will tackle in its hearings

Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. They later went on to break in and attempt to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The House select committee on Jan. 6 holds its first hearing on Thursday, in prime time at 8 p.m. ET, promising to weave together a narrative from the findings of its year-long probe with "previously unseen material" about the attack on the Capitol.

Some committee members have teased that there will be "bombshells" and that the public will be surprised by what is revealed.