January 6 Committee Calls Special Hearing

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday abruptly scheduled a hearing for Tuesday afternoon to hear what the panel called “recently obtained evidence” and take witness testimony, the New York Times reports.

The hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m., according to a news release issued by the committee, in which it provided no other details about the surprise session.

Punchbowl News: “The last-minute nature of this hearing signals that the committee has material that it needs to get into the public domain before next month. Sources close to the panel tell us that there were numerous new developments over the weekend, forcing this last-minute schedule shift.”