![]() ![]() So rarely do we see a congressional committee on the same page.Because of its unique nature, because of the bipartisan cohesion at the top of the committee, they have been able to produce this in a way that works for television, and works in a way for social media. So often there is a fight over testimony and questioning. You have a vice chair and a chair who share a vision and approach when it comes to this committee, and that has allowed James Goldston and other advisers to the committee to produce this in a way that almost no other congressional hearing is produced. It’s because there’s cohesion between the Republican and Democratic sides on the committee. What makes this select committee so different than the traditional congressional committee is that it’s highly coordinated and produced. What do you make of that?ĬOSTA: Typically committees in Congress are seen as going overboard when they have testimony that goes off the rails. And some House Republicans have attacked the committee for some of the showier aspects of the hearings. The former president of ABC News, James Goldston, has been an adviser. ![]() They are still having people come in, taking depositions.ĭEADLINE: So much has been made about how different these hearings have been compared to past congressional hearings. And the committee has often been working under the radar in recent weeks. That’s become a new focus in recent months as they continue to dig into what exactly was happening behind the scenes. That area of the probe has become a particular interest for the committee in its final phase here, learning more about how the Secret Service, different agents and leaders in that organization were communicating, how were they were describing the attack, how they were describing then-President Trump’s conduct. There will will also be new information brought before the American people, including new documentation of Secret Service exchanges and communications in and around the Capitol attack. In some respects, this will be a summation of the committee’s work, and it’ll pull the thread on multiple fronts, from the pressure campaign against Vice President Pence, to the attempt to have alternate electors out in the states, all this will be detailed by different members of the committee based on what I’m hearing. ![]() ROBERT COSTA: The committee sees this hearing as an opportunity to begin making its final case to the American people about its work so far. “The midterms are not just about red versus blue, right versus left, it’s about the battle over the future of American democracy,” he said.”the January 6th Committee in some ways has a major role to play in that discussion.”Ĭosta spoke to Deadline about what to expect from Thursday’s hearing - and what questions likely will remain unanswered in the aftermath.ĭEADLINE: What are you most anticipating from the committee at the hearing? With that in mind, Costa will be reporting from Pennsylvania on Thursday during the CBS coverage. Tim Ryan (D-OH), seeking a Senate seat, told Costa in a recent interview that he thinks it is resonating. He said that a looming question is whether the hearings are having an impact on voters. ![]() “The congressional side of this is very important, but it’s also something that they need to bring impact, to break through to people who have lives and work and jobs and families, and who can only keep track of so much of the January 6th story.” “The January 6th Committee is well aware that it is not the only game in town anymore, that so many other investigations have begun to get traction in the national consciousness,” Costa said in a recent interview. There also has been the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago and the ensuing legal wrangling, as well as a new civil suit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Since the last hearing in July, the Justice Department’s investigation has ramped up, as has a Fulton County, GA probe of Trump and his allies. January 6 Committee Gives Update On Negotiations With Trump For Testimony And Records Related To Capitol Attack, Sets New Deadline - Update ![]()
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