The January 6th public hearings: What impact are they having?

By Tom Hall,

Malarie Pinkard-Pierre, Tom Hall

Published June 22, 2022 at 12:00 PM EDT

A video exhibit is displayed as the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues its second week of public hearings on key findings of its year-long probe, at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2022. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP)

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitolcontinued its series of televised public hearings on Tuesday. The hearing concluded with emotional testimony from elected officials in Arizona and Georgia and from election workers who were subjected to harassment by Donald Trump and his supporters as the president plotted to overturn his loss in the 2020 election.

Joining Tom now on our digital line is the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, Luke Broadwater, who covers the US Congress for the New York Times.