WASHINGTON — The House hearing investigating the catalysts behind the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will continue Thursday and is expected to explore then-President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department in the days after the election.
The hearing will examine Trump's "attempt to corrupt the country's top law enforcement body, the Justice Department, to support his attempt to overturn election," House select committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said during his closing remarks at Tuesday's hearing.
"Just as we heard today that Donald Trump was deeply involved in the scheme to pressure state officials to overturn the election results, we will hear on Thursday that Donald Trump was also the driving force behind the effort to corrupt the Justice Department," Thompson said.
