Summary

  • The US House of Representatives committee investigating last year’s US Capitol riot holds the first public hearing into the attack

  • The chairman of the congressional inquiry says the riot has left America's "constitutional democracy at risk"

  • Liz Cheney, a Republican, says former President Donald Trump "lit the flame of this attack"

  • The hearing airs a clip of testimony by Ivanka Trump distancing herself from her father's claim that the 2020 election was stolen

  • A female police officer left with a brain injury in the assault testifies: "I was slipping in people's blood"

  • Trump supporters stormed Congress on 6 January 2021 in a bid to thwart certification of Joe Biden’s election victory

Live Reporting

Edited by Boer Deng

  1. What are the hearings about?

    January 6 Committee members; Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY)Getty Images

    Tonight’s hearing is the first in a series of public hearings in which the congressional committee investigating the 6 January, 2021 attack on the US Capitol will present its findings.

    It follows a nearly year-long investigation - in which more than 100 subpoenas were issued and 1,000 interviews conducted - into the attack.

    The hearing is expected to be tightly scripted.

    The committee will present footage from the day, interspersed with clips of previously recorded testimony, live appearances and excerpts of documents and communications.

  2. Welcome to our live coverage

    US CapitolGetty Images

    Welcome to our live coverage of the 6 January congressional hearings by a committee of the US House of Representatives. It is the first in a series of public hearings that will aim to paint a full picture of the events surrounding an attack on the US Capitol last year.

    The Capitol riot, led by supporters of former Republican President Donald Trump, sought to stop Joe Biden from being confirmed as the winner of the 2020 election.

    The Democratic-led committee has argued that its findings will show that the attack was the result of a coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election and stop the transfer of power with Trump at the centre of that effort.

    Critics, however, have argued against the validity and purpose of the panel.

    Follow us as we take you through the proceedings, with reactions and analysis from across the country.