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January 6 Committee holds first public hearing
The House January 6 Committee holds its first prime-time public hearing, presenting evidence of Trump's seven-part plan to overturn the 2020 election. The committee shows video testimony from former Attorney General Bill Barr, Ivanka Trump, and others. Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney states that Trump "summoned the mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack." The hearing draws millions of viewers.