WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee postponed its Wednesday hearing, which was scheduled to examine the way in which Donald Trump used the waning days of his presidency to install Jeffrey Clark as acting attorney general to perpetuate his voter fraud claims when others in the Justice Department refused and threatened to resign.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the special panel, told MSNBC the committee’s video team needs more time to compile video exhibits.
“I think we’re just firming up. There’s no big deal,” Lofgren told the network.
Originally, there were supposed to be three hearings this week, but Lofgren said that proved to be too much work in not enough time. Putting together the video exhibits is an “exhausting exercise” for the staff of the committee, and having three hearings in one week is “too much,” she said.
“So we’re trying to give them a little room to do their technical work is mainly it,” Lofgren said.
The panel has held two high-profile June hearings.
The first was in prime time on June 9, during which the panel made clear it intends to show a seven-point plan overseen by Trump to attempt a coup and overturn the 2020 election. The second was Monday, when the committee focused on how Trump pushed his “big lie” about a stolen election to rev up the eventual rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and also to “rip off” his supporters to the tune of $250 million.
The panel said it intends to go ahead with a planned Thursday afternoon hearing that is slated to focus on Trump’s unsuccessful pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject Congress’ count of the states’ Electoral College votes.
