From the very impetus of the select committee investigating the events of January 6th, there have been concerns among the Republican Party that the entire probe is little more than a ruse designed to impact upcoming elections.
The group has denied these accusations, as well as pushed back against the suggestion that they’re merely attempting to defame former President Donald Trump ahead of a potential 2024 campaign.
But, judging by their latest actions, there is little doubt that putting on some salty show is precisely what they’re attempting to achieve.
The chairman of the House select committee investigating the events surrounding the Jan. 6 Capitol riot said in an interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday that the committee is considering holding multiple hearings that would be televised during prime-time hours.
While noting that no dates have been established yet, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told the news outlet those hearings may be scheduled for late March or early April.
The verbiage being used by the committee sought to make the decision appear routine.
The Jan. 6 committee chairman reasoned that it was in the public’s interest to hear from those testifying about their alleged involvement during that violent day as supporters of former President Trump stormed the Capitol and tried to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election.
“The public needs to know, needs to hear from people under oath about what led up to Jan. 6th, and to some degree, what has continued after Jan. 6,” Thompson told Bloomberg.
If there was any doubt left that the J6 committee was looking to make a spectacle of their anti-MAGA narrative, it has now long passed.
