<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112323797/jan-6-hearing-recap-187-minutes" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its eighth and final public hearing</a>&nbsp;until the fall on Thursday.&nbsp;Here are five important takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings:&nbsp;<h3>What have we learned so far?</h3>The committee&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/09/capitol-attack-house-hearing/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">holds former President Donald Trump responsible</a>&nbsp;for the violence on Jan. 6. &nbsp;<ul><li>Through various witness testimonies, the committee demonstrated that Trump never took action to control the violence and believes the attack represented Trump's attempt to remain in power.</li></ul>Trump was told repeatedly that he&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/07/21/what-to-know-for-july-21/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">lost the election</a>, yet rejected the information.&nbsp;<ul><li>A day after the attack, Trump taped an address where he refused to say a phrase on the teleprompter about the election being over. The committee noted several calls to Republican senators from Trump were made on Jan. 6 to urge them to delay the certification of Biden’s win.&nbsp;</li></ul>The committee raised&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/21/january-6-hearings-guide/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">at least four crimes</a> Trump may have committed.&nbsp;<ul><li>The committee believes Trump "corruptly" tried to stop an official proceeding of Congress, commit seditious conspiracy, engage in witness-tampering, and commit wire fraud. Several former prosecutors believe there is a credible case to be made against Trump for conspiracy to commit fraud or obstruct the work of Congress.&nbsp;</li></ul>A bipartisan group of senators introduced&nbsp;<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/07/21/what-to-know-for-july-21/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">a bill to change election laws</a>.&nbsp;<ul><li>This group hopes to prevent another insurrection by updating&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1105843501/electoral-count-act-changes-pence-january-6th" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(74, 110, 224);" rel="nofollow noopener">the Electoral Count Act</a>&nbsp;— a law used in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election by Trump and his allies. The bill would make it harder for Congress to challenge a state’s presidential results. Nine Republicans support the bill, which needs 10 to pass the Senate.&nbsp;</li></ul>Trump&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/us/jan-6-hearing-takeaways-trump.html" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">ignored pleas</a>&nbsp;to call off his supporters.&nbsp;<ul><li>Members of Congress, aides, and Ivanka Trump, the former President’s daughter, made pleas to Trump to call off the violence. Witnesses told the committee that Trump ignored the pleas repeatedly and reported that he wanted nothing to be done in response to the attack.&nbsp;</li></ul><h3>Updates from the most recent hearing</h3><ul><li>The committee highlighted former President Donald Trump’s “complete dereliction of duty” as he ignored pleas to condemn the riot on Thursday.&nbsp;</li><li>There are 187 minutes from Jan. 6 where Trump's exact whereabouts are unclear. Trump's actions between a speech to his supporters at 1:10 p.m. (EST) and his video at 4:17 p.m. (EST) asking them to return home were unknown. As there is not an official call log from the White House that afternoon, the hearing used witness testimony to piece together Trump’s movements on the afternoon of Jan. 6.&nbsp;</li><li>White House officials and counsel testified that Trump did not make a call during the siege to the secretary of defense, the attorney general, or the secretary of Homeland Security.&nbsp;</li><li>The committee noted two calls between Trump and Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and ally, and several calls to Republican senators.&nbsp;</li><li>The hearing focused on Trump watching television as chaos and violence unfolded in the Capitol. The committee played clips of the Fox News coverage of his supporters flooding the Capitol that Trump was watching as he tuned in from the dining room.&nbsp;</li></ul> Do you think the Department of Justice should prosecute Trump? -Jamie Epstein (Photo Credit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/37527185@N05/50820535413/in/album-72177720300145352/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">Tyler Merbler via Flickr</a>&nbsp;/ Creative Commons) RELATED READING<ul><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/54263-january-6th-committee-hearing-features-testimony-wh-counsel-pat-cipollone-members-extremist-groups">January 6th Committee Hearing Features Testimony From WH Counsel Pat Cipollone &amp; Former Members of Extremist Groups</a> (7/12/22)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/54217-select-committee-holds-hearings-trump-s-actions-january-6th-efforts-pressure-state-election-officials-justice-dept" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Select Committee Holds Hearings on Trump's Actions on January 6th, Efforts to Pressure State Election Officials &amp; the Justice Dept.</a>&nbsp;(6/28/22)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/54177-january-6th-committee-hears-testimony-trump-s-election-fraud-claims-pressure-pence-overturn-election-results" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">January 6th Committee Hears Testimony On Trump's Election Fraud Claims, Pressure on Pence to Overturn Election Results</a>&nbsp;(6/16/22)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/54157-watch-comment-january-6th-committee-holds-public-hearing-primetime" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">January 6th Committee Holds Public Hearing in Primetime</a>&nbsp;(6/9/22)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/48255-ag-garland-delivers-update-criminal-prosecutions-january-6th-capitol-rioters" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">AG Garland Delivers Update on Criminal Prosecutions of January 6th Capitol Rioters</a>&nbsp;(1/5/22)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47665-select-committee-hears-testimony-police-officers-defended-capitol-january-6th-riot" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Select Committee Hears Testimony From Police Officers Who Defended Capitol During January 6th Riot</a>&nbsp;(7/27/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47660-speaker-pelosi-adds-adam-kinzinger-january-6th-select-committee" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Speaker Pelosi Adds Adam Kinzinger to January 6th Select Committee</a>&nbsp;(7/26/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47644-pelosi-rejects-two-mccarthy-s-picks-january-6th-select-committee" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Pelosi Rejects Two of McCarthy’s Picks for January 6th Select Committee</a>&nbsp;(7/21/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47641-mccarthy-announces-gop-picks-january-6th-select-committee" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">McCarthy Announces GOP Picks for January 6th Select Committee</a>&nbsp;(7/19/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47571-pelosi-picks-democrats-liz-cheney-january-6th-select-committee" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Pelosi Picks Democrats &amp; Liz Cheney for January 6th Select Committee</a>&nbsp;(7/1/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47469-senate-committees-release-bipartisan-report-detailing-intelligence-security-failures-related-to-january-6th-capitol-riot" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Senate Committees Release Bipartisan Report Detailing Intelligence &amp; Security Failures Related to January 6th Capitol Riot</a>&nbsp;(6/8/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47417-senate-republicans-block-bill-establish-commission-investigate-january-6th-attack" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">Senate Republicans Block Bill to Establish Commission to Investigate January 6th Attack</a>&nbsp;(5/28/21)</li><li><a href="https://www.causes.com/articles/47367-homeland-security-committee-reaches-deal-bipartisan-commission-investigate-january-6th-capitol-attack" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204);">House Passes Bill Establishing Independent Commission to Investigate January 6th Capitol Attack</a>&nbsp;(5/19/21)</li></ul>

<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/22/1112323797/jan-6-hearing-recap-187-minutes" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its eighth and final public hearing</a> until the fall on Thursday. Here are five important takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings: <h3>What have we learned so far?</h3>The committee <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/09/capitol-attack-house-hearing/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">holds former President Donald Trump responsible</a> for the violence on Jan. 6.  <ul><li>Through various witness testimonies, the committee demonstrated that Trump never took action to control the violence and believes the attack represented Trump's attempt to remain in power.</li></ul>Trump was told repeatedly that he <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/07/21/what-to-know-for-july-21/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">lost the election</a>, yet rejected the information. <ul><li>A day after the attack, Trump taped an address where he refused to say a phrase on the teleprompter about the election being over. The committee noted several calls to Republican senators from Trump were made on Jan. 6 to urge them to delay the certification of Biden’s win. </li></ul>The committee raised <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/21/january-6-hearings-guide/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">at least four crimes</a> Trump may have committed. <ul><li>The committee believes Trump "corruptly" tried to stop an official proceeding of Congress, commit seditious conspiracy, engage in witness-tampering, and commit wire fraud. Several former prosecutors believe there is a credible case to be made against Trump for conspiracy to commit fraud or obstruct the work of Congress. </li></ul>A bipartisan group of senators introduced <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/the-seven/2022/07/21/what-to-know-for-july-21/" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">a bill to change election laws</a>. <ul><li>
This group hopes to prevent another insurrection by updating <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/20/1105843501/electoral-count-act-changes-pence-january-6th" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(74, 110, 224);" rel="nofollow noopener">the Electoral Count Act</a> — a law used in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election by Trump and his allies. The bill would make it harder for Congress to challenge a state’s presidential results. Nine Republicans support the bill, which needs 10 to pass the Senate. 
</li></ul>Trump <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/21/us/jan-6-hearing-takeaways-trump.html" target="_blank" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0, 102, 204);" rel="nofollow noopener">ignored pleas</a> to call off his supporters. <ul><li>Members of Congress, aides, and Ivanka Trump, the former President’s daughter, made pleas to Trump to call off the violence. Witnesses told the committee that Trump ignored the pleas repeatedly and reported that he wanted nothing to be done in response to the attack. </li></ul><h3>Updates from the most recent hearing</h3><ul>
<li>The committee highlighted former President Donald Trump’s “complete dereliction of duty” as he ignored pleas to condemn the riot on Thursday. </li>
<li>There are 187 minutes from Jan. 6 where Trump's exact whereabouts are unclear. Trump's actions between a speech to his supporters at 1:10 p.m. (EST) and his video at 4:17 p.m. (EST) asking them to return home were unknown. As there is not an official call log from the White House that afternoon, the hearing used witness testimony to piece together Trump’s movements on the afternoon of Jan. 6. </li>
<li>White House officials and counsel testified that Trump did not make a call during the siege to the secretary of defense, the attorney general, or the secretary of Homeland Security. </li>
<li>The committee noted two calls between Trump and Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer and ally, and several calls to Republican senators. </li>
<li>The hearing focused on Trump watching television as chaos and violence unfolded in the Capitol. The committee played clips of the Fox News coverage of his supporters flooding the Capitol that Trump was watching as he tuned in from the dining room. 
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