The House January 6 Committee on Oct. 13 met to unveil text messages, testimony, and other never-before-seen records from White House and Secret Service officials.
Since its first hearing in June, the members of the committee, which seats seven Democrats and only two Republicans, have made their position on the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally clear. Members have in no uncertain terms blamed former President Donald Trump exclusively for the breakdown of order on Jan. 6, but their efforts to make this claim have sometimes relied on altered evidence.
Before the members gathered for what Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) called a “business meeting” more than a formal hearing, speculation was rampant as to whether the committee would subpoena Trump—it ultimately agreed unanimously to a motion by Ranking Member Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) to do just that….