The first hearing of the special congressional
committee on the Jan. 6 riots was a somber affair.
July 28,
2021
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Michael BarbaroProduced by Austin Mitchell, Sydney Harper and Daniel
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The first
hearing of the special congressional committee on the Jan. 6 riots was a somber
affair.
Police
officers described the horror they experienced as they tried to defend the
Capitol — one recounted how rioters attempted to gouge his eyes out, another
recalled being beaten unconscious. Lawmakers, too, became emotional.
However,
this was not quite the investigation that was originally envisaged.
In January,
lawmakers on both sides spoke of putting aside partisanship and organizing an
investigation akin to the 9/11 commission, considered the gold standard of
nonpartisan fact-finding.
Why did the
commission fail and what is taking place instead?
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