The House committee that has spent nearly a year investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the events that led up to it held the second in a series of public hearings on Monday, expanding on the themes it laid out in its initial session last week.
Future hearings are expected to shift gears somewhat, as committee members dissect the timeline from the days after the election to the riot itself.
Here is a guide for what to expect.
When will the next hearing be?
The committee announced on Tuesday that it would delay a hearing scheduled for Wednesday in which it planned to scrutinize Donald J. Trump’s attempts to enlist the Justice Department in the effort to overturn the 2020 election results. The decision to delay the session was apparently made to give aides more time to compile video clips, which have filled extended segments of previous hearings.
The next hearing is set for Thursday, with a tentative start time of 1 p.m. Eastern time, though that could change if committee members opt to move their presentation into prime time.
The committee also plans to hold two more hearings next week, on Tuesday and Thursday, both at 1 p.m.
What will the next hearing focus on?
The committee has telegraphed plans that Thursday’s hearing will examine the pressure campaign on Vice President Mike Pence to prevent Congress from certifying the Electoral College count, with particular emphasis expected on the role Mr. Trump played in trying to spur Mr. Pence to action.
The committee has not officially announced any witnesses, but J. Michael Luttig, a conservative former judge who advised Mr. Pence, and Greg Jacob, Mr. Pence’s chief counsel, are both expected to testify.
Future hearings are expected to focus on subjects like Mr. Trump’s goal of installing a loyalist atop the Justice Department and the way Mr. Trump encouraged supporters — including far-right and militia groups — to come to Washington for the rally on Jan. 6 that immediately preceded the attack.
When will the hearings end?
Several more hearings are expected later in the month, and the committee plans to release its final report in September, before the midterm elections.
