By Washington Post Staff | Jun 10, 2022
The bipartisan House select committee examining former president Donald Trump’s drive to subvert the election — and the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, that marked its climax — held the first in a series of public hearings.
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People gather outside the room where the House select committee was to hold its first public hearing.
Capitol Police officers participate in a security sweep of the Cannon Caucus Room in preparation for the hearing.
A reporter knocks on the door during a security sweep.
A Capitol Police officer, right, walks by a line of people waiting to enter the hearing at the Cannon Building.
From left, Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn; D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges; Erin Smith, widow of D.C. Police officer Jeffrey Smith; Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell; and former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone arrive for the hearing.
Caroline Edwards, a Capitol Police officer, arrives to testify.
Members of the media set up before the start of the hearing.
Former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, center, arrives in the hearing room.
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Sandra Garza, right, partner of the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, holds hands with Serena Liebengood, widow of Capitol Police officer Howie Liebengood.
For a year, the committee labored in secret, conducting 1,000 interviews and gathering 140,000 documents. Thursday’s hearing began to bring the panel’s findings to audiences in prime time. Committee members say the sessions will underscore for the American public how Trump led a multipronged effort to thwart the will of voters and stay in power.
Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, center, opens comments at the start of the hearing.
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Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, listens while Thompson gives an opening statement.
Attendees listen during the hearing.
Cheney delivers remarks during the hearing.
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Former attorney general William P. Barr's deposition video is played during the hearing.
Members of the House Jan. 6 select committee watch a video.
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A video of Ivanka Trump is played.
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A tweet from former president Donald Trump's account is displayed.
Former vice president Mike Pence speaks about the attack on the Capitol during an address to the Federalist Society in a video played during the hearing.
A note is displayed on the video screen during the hearing.
A video of Trump, speaking on Jan. 6, is played.
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Sandra Garza, seated next to Capitol Police officer Dunn, wipes tears as graphic video of the Jan. 6 attack is shown.
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A video showing rioters on Jan. 6 is played.
Attendees watch as video is shown of the attack.
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Officer Liebengood's widow, Serena, cries as a video of the Jan. 6 attack plays.
Capitol Police officer Edwards, left, and British filmmaker Nick Quested, are sworn during the hearing.
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A sketch artist draws during the hearing.
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Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, is seen in a video during the hearing.
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Filmmaker Quested, who documented the Proud Boys, testifies before the select committee.
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Garza, officer Sicknick's widow, embraces Edwards after her testimony.
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Officer Dunn talks to reporters at the hearing's end.
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Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), center, greets Edwards after the hearing.
Officer Fanone hugs Edwards after she testified before the House Select Committee hearing.
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