Jan. 6 Committee To Share Its Findings With the Public on Primetime TV

Jan.

6 Committee To Share Its Findings , With the Public on Primetime TV.

The first hearing will be held on June 9 at 8 p.m.

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The televised portion of the House select committee's findings follows 10 months of investigation into the Jan.

6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The goal here is to construct this narrative, Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow at Brookings, via 'The Hill'.

What they want to do is go through the countless depositions that they’ve taken and other evidence that they gathered... , Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow at Brookings, via 'The Hill'.

... and figure out a way to try and convey a story to the public, Molly Reynolds, Senior Fellow at Brookings, via 'The Hill'.

Analysts say that the committee has its work cut out for it, partly due to the way the public disseminates information.

I do think that the committee will have difficulties in communicating messages... , Ryan Goodman, NYU School of Law, via 'The Hill'.

... because of the kind of segregated information environment in which a lot of the American public exists, Ryan Goodman, NYU School of Law, via 'The Hill'.

Still, analysts see value in this opportunity for the committee to visually express its findings.

That said, I do think the visual of a solemn public hearing and live testimony plus, in all likelihood video material, , Ryan Goodman, NYU School of Law, via 'The Hill'.

... could focus attention in a way [for] the members of the American public are otherwise not thinking about these issues, Ryan Goodman, NYU School of Law, via 'The Hill'.

According to a recent poll conducted by researchers at UMass, there is potential to sway independent and centrist voters on both sides.

About 19 percent of people are purely independent.

And then there’s another 9 percent who lean Democratic and another 8 percent lean Republican, Jesse Rhodes, Political Science Professor UMass, via 'The Hill'.

So there is a little bit of mushiness in the middle.

And those people potentially can be shifted, Jesse Rhodes, Political Science Professor UMass, via 'The Hill'