The
timetable, first reported by the Washington Post, would allow
the committee to release findings before the November 2022
congressional elections. Republicans, who generally oppose the
Select Committee's work, are currently favored to reclaim
control of the U.S. House of Representatives in that election,
which would allow them to end the panel's work.
The House's Jan. 6 Select Committee is investigating the causes
of the attack, including former President Donald Trump's actions
and his efforts to change the results of the election.
Trump told the crowd of supporters he would never concede the
Nov. 3 election and urged them to "fight like hell" before they
went to the Capitol, where lawmakers were preparing to certify
Democrat Joe Biden's victory.
The committee has issued more than 50 subpoenas and heard from
more than 300 witnesses in its investigation of the attack.
The panel has been working mostly behind closed doors, but its
leaders have said they plan to hold public hearings in the
months ahead.
Four people died on the day of the riot, and one Capitol police
officer died the next day of injuries sustained while defending
Congress. Hundreds of police were injured during the multi-hour
onslaught by Trump supporters, and four officers have since
taken their own lives.
More than 700 people have been arrested in connection with the
assault on the Capitol.
(Reporting by Jan Wolfe in Boston; Editing by Mark Porter)
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