The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Democratic Republican Zoe Lofgren of the committee, a member of the committee, told reporters that the reason for the rescheduling was “technical problems” and “not a big deal.”
“These are just technical problems,” she said. “You know the staff who put all the videos together. You know that doing one, two, three was amazing. That’s why we’re trying to give them a little space.”
Lofgren said Wednesday’s topic, which focused on the Justice Department, would be moved to another day, and Thursday would continue to focus on then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to put pressure on then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse. verify the election results.
Democratic MP Pete Aguilar, who also serves on the committee, told reporters that the hearing schedule was “always fluid” and that the change in schedule gave the public “time and space to absorb” the information presented.
“We will move forward and have a hearing on Thursday, and then we will prepare for the hearings next week,” Aguilar said. “As we said, it is still fluid and we are preparing for Thursday. We just want to make sure that you all have the time and space to absorb all the information we publish there. “
The committee argues that it believes Trump is responsible for the uprising. Monday’s hearing, the second in a series, prominently included lengthy excerpts from former Attorney General William Barr’s testimony in committee, detailing why Trump’s allegations of fraud were “false” and why he hasn’t seen anything since. convince that there is fraud. The delay comes a day after the committee’s chairman, Mississippi Democratic Representative Benny Thompson, said the commission would not make a criminal complaint to Trump or anyone else at the Department of Justice, a statement that was met with prompt response from other members.
Asked about Monday’s disagreement between Thompson and GOP spokesman Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the commission’s deputy chairman, Aguilar said Cheney was right to point out that members had not yet discussed crime.
“We are focused on the hearings before us, telling the full, complete story, as the vice-president said in his introductory statement last week,” Aguilar said. “She is also right that the members did not have this conversation. When our hearings are over, we will discuss the next steps, which will ultimately include the final report we will compile, but also any other material we seek or any other letters we send. The Commission will hold these discussions and deliberations. “
Trying to rephrase Thompson’s comments, Aguilar added: “I read the president’s comments as simply over-focused on the upcoming hearings.”
This story was updated with additional developments on Tuesday.
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