Meet the key players who have defined the January 6 hearings
by Lauren Gambino in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#61MSP)
As the eighth public hearing begins, know the people who helped understand Trump's efforts to overturn the election
The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has introduced Americans to a cast of characters critical to understanding then president Donald Trump's efforts to overturn a free and fair democratic election.
The committee interviewed hundreds of witnesses during its yearlong investigation into the 2021 insurrection and the events that led to it. Some appeared in person, others taped depositions that were played during the hearings. Some pled the fifth or refused to cooperate.
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