Controversial explanations as to why the committee’s hearing on Wednesday (January 6th) was abruptly postponed

The commission announced on Tuesday morning that its hearing scheduled for Wednesday was postponed, but conflicting explanations were offered as to why.

Representative Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., Told Capitol Hill reporters after the commission’s announcement that there was no problem with witnesses in moving the hearing, but “technical problems.”

“These are just technical issues. I mean, we were, you know, the staff who collected all the videos, you know, doing 1-2-3 was overwhelming, so we’re trying to give them a little space,” she said. . “It’s not a big deal.”

Member of Parliament Zoe Lofgren spoke while a House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol met to reveal its findings from a one-year investigation at the Capitol in Washington on June 13, 2022.

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Appearing earlier on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, she said that “collecting video exhibits is a grueling exercise for our very small video staff … it’s just too much to put together.”

Former Trump campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani was shown on screen during a hearing by the Electoral Commission to Investigate the Attack on the Capitol on January 6, June 13, 2022, in Washington, DC.

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But when asked later if Lofgren’s explanation for the postponement of the hearing was correct, a committee member said no.

The aide said the hearing was “postponed to meet scheduling requirements”.

The committee soon issued a statement stating: “The postponement is due to a number of timing factors, including a timetable for the production and availability of members and witnesses.”

The focus of the hearing was on then-President Donald Trump’s campaign to put pressure on the Justice Department to support his false allegations of election fraud.

Former Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen has accepted an invitation from the commission to appear at a hearing on Wednesday (January 6th) with his then-deputy Richard Donohue and former Justice Ministry attorney Steve Engel, according to a letter from ABC News. sent by Rosen’s lawyer to the commission.