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David Smith in Washington

Republican media blitz aims to discredit Capitol attack hearings

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A March meeting of the House committee investigation the Capitol attack. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Rex/Shutterstock

Republican politicians are preparing a media onslaught to deflect, discredit and delegitimise Thursday’s opening hearing of the House of Representatives panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

While major TV networks broadcast the first session live in prime time, Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News will stick with its usual show, Tucker Carlson Tonight, which has long pushed Donald Trump’s talking points.

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