Ultimate planned Jan. 6 panel listening to to aim on 187 minutes of Trump inaction, member says

Jack Birle

July 17, 11:26 AM July 17, 11:26 AM

Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) said the impending key-time hearing from the Jan. 6 committee, which appears to be the very last a single of the summertime slate, will concentration on the 187 minutes previous President Donald Trump was undertaking "very little to end the riot" on Jan. 6.

Luria, just one of the two committee customers who will lead the listening to Thursday, instructed host Dana Bash on CNN's State of the Union that previous White Property counsel Pat Cipollone's testimony will be employed in the listening to, together with that of other witnesses.

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"There is other witnesses we’ve spoken to who have yet to appear in our past hearings, who will include a large amount of price and details to functions of that crucial time on Jan. 6," Luria mentioned on Sunday.

When pressed on whom the other witnesses would be, Luria would not say but did announce there would be new individuals showcased in the impending listening to.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the vice chairwoman of the Jan. 6 committee, manufactured the circumstance for Trump's "dereliction of obligation" again in December, when she reported Trump "refused to act" for exactly 187 minutes "when motion by our president was needed, it was crucial, and it was compelled by his oath to our Structure." For the duration of that period of time, Trump tweeted 2 times — the moment at 2:38 p.m., indicating, "Make sure you assistance our Capitol Police and Regulation Enforcement. They are truly on the facet of our Place. Stay tranquil!" and then at 3:13 p.m., stating, "I am asking for everybody at the U.S. Capitol to remain peaceful. No violence! Recall, WE are the Occasion of Law & Purchase — respect the Law and our great men and gals in Blue. Thank you!" Finally, at 4:17 p.m., Trump posted a video clip telling the rioters, "You have to go residence now. We have to have peace. We have to have legislation and get.”

For the duration of the CNN interview, Luria did not have a solid response on whether the Magic formula Provider experienced deleted text messages from Jan. 6, as was claimed by a federal government watchdog, alternatively deferring to the committee’s subpoena of the text messages.

"We want to make certain we realize the bottom line," Luria mentioned. "Where are these text messages? Can they be recovered? We subpoenaed them mainly because they’re lawful records we require to see for the committee."

Luria also said a probable announcement by Trump of a 2024 presidential marketing campaign would not have an effect on the committee's do the job. In addition, she hinted the committee may well have additional hearings scheduled in the long run, saying Thursday's listening to will be the "past in this collection."

"You will definitely be listening to from the committee yet again that, you know, timeline or no matter if it’s in the kind of hearings or other procedures to existing the evidence. But, you know, we have a responsibility to present the things we’ve uncovered and we are chatting about how the very best way to do that is following this hearing," Luria reported

The upcoming hearing from the Jan. 6 Household find committee is scheduled for Thursday at 8 p.m. EDT.