January 6 committee to hold 8 hearings in June, chairman says

Thompson said the hearings will be a “mixture of some prime time and some regular” and they “will tell the story about what happened.” Thompson also said he expects “at this point the first hearing is June 9th,” though that date did not appear to be finalized.

When and how many public hearings the committee would have has been an open question as the panel has ramped up its investigation over the past year.

Thompson also said the committee will be reaching out to more members of Congress as soon as this week that they want to speak to — including Republicans in both the House and the Senate.

“Some other members will be sent letters,” Thompson said Thursday, emphasizing that these were members who the panel has not reached out to yet. “And we plan to provide the press copies of the letters.”