At least three Capitol Police officers who defended the Capitol during the attack — Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges and Sgt. Aquilino Gonell — will be at Thursday's hearing.
A key adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence who was with him at the Capitol when rioters tried to hunt him down will testify at the House Jan. 6 committee’s public hearing next week, two people familiar with the matter said.
His appearance could offer fresh details about the harrowing moments when Secret Service rushed Pence out of the Senate chamber just ahead of the mob that stormed the Capitol. Emails released by the committee show that as the Capitol was being overrun, Jacob traded heated email messages with a lawyer advising Trump, John Eastman. Eastman had written a memo laying out scenarios in which Pence could recognize alternate slates of pro-Trump electors on Jan. 6, resulting in a Trump victory.Share this -6h ago / 6:08 PM UTC
“Looking forward to hear about how many of our elected officials and respected leaders disregarded their oath to protect our country, the constitution and our democracy," Gonell said in a text message."How they misled and continue misleading the American people for political gain and favors.”