The year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol is approaching this week, and along with it, difficult questions for the House congressional committee that is investigating the riot to confront.
Among tough questions, the nine-member panel must face include whether the Supreme Court will prevent or hinder a big element of the inquiry, and how forcefully the committee will use its subpoena power.
This Thursday will bring the one-year anniversary of the attack when a riot of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and attempted to disrupt the formal election certification of President Joe Biden. At least seven were killed and dozens injured in relation to the insurrection.
Over the past year, the House Committee has continued to examine the events in the run-up to the worst attack on the Capitol in centuries. It is currently awaiting a Supreme Court decision on whether it will refuse former president Donald Trump’s request to block the panel’s access to White House records that are related to the insurrection.
Trump wants to invoke executive power on the White House records. Federal courts have said he cannot do so.
The House committee is also potentially considering subpoenaing members of Congress, as well as Trump himself, and his former Vice President Mike Pence.
The House wants to release the final report on the insurrection sometime before this year’s midterm elections in November. One of the members of the panel, Rep. Adam Schiff, said on Sunday that public hearings could begin within the next few weeks.
It is expected that the first anniversary will bring even more attention to the inquiry this week. The House is not back to work until next Monday, Jan. 10. While the House remains officially away from the office, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has put together a calendar of events for lawmakers to participate in on the anniversary, both in D.C. and virtually from districts across the country.
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