{"id":2526401,"date":"2025-12-29T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-to-reconvene-house-jan-6-panel-on-fifth-anniversary-of-riot\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T20:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T01:32:48","slug":"dems-to-reconvene-house-jan-6-panel-on-fifth-anniversary-of-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-to-reconvene-house-jan-6-panel-on-fifth-anniversary-of-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems to reconvene House Jan. 6 panel on fifth anniversary of riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-to-reconvene-house-jan-6-panel-on-fifth-anniversary-of-riot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526401&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>House Democrats plan to reconvene their Jan.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-comments-on-dem-failures\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy comments on Dem failures\">6 select committee<\/a> on the fifth anniversary of the Capitol riot in an unofficial hearing after House Republicans declined to participate. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the session will spotlight President Trump&#8217;s mass pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, alleged threats to election integrity from the administration, and include member testimonies from those affected by the riot. Jeffries also accused far-right Republicans of trying to rewrite and whitewash the events of that day. The original committee, created after the riot and joined by two dissident Republicans (Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger), held high-profile 2022 hearings and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-documents-show-obama-committed-treason-its-not-a-question\/\" title=\"Trump Says Documents Show Obama Committed Treason: &#039;It&#039;s Not a Question&#039;\">issued criminal referrals<\/a>, but those efforts did not lead to prosecutions and Trump returned to the White House in 2024.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats to reconvene House Jan. 6 committee on fifth anniversary of Capitol riot<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2448949\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">House Democrats<\/a> will reconvene their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/january-6\/\">Jan. 6 riot<\/a> investigation select committee on the fifth anniversary of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The hearing will be unofficial, as House Republicans wouldn&rsquo;t agree to hold a hearing largely pitched by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) in partisan terms. In a letter to House Democrats, Jeffries said the hearing would highlight President Donald Trump&rsquo;s mass pardoning of Jan. 6 rioters and alleged threats to election integrity from the Trump administration, as well as hear testimonies from people affected by the riot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4363620\/democrats-stop-ice-working-local-police-nationwide\/\">Democrats move to stop ICE from working with local police nationwide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4363631\/ron-desantis-dismisses-mike-johnson-boasting-productive-congress\/\">DeSantis dismisses Mike Johnson&#8217;s boasting of &#8216;productive&#8217; Congress: &#8216;Paltry&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4363106\/pelosi-democrats-house-majority-2026\/\">Pelosi says GOP has &#8216;abolished&#8217; Congress, vows Democrats will retake House in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;At the hearing, we will examine ongoing threats to free and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fair elections posed<\/a> by an out-of-control Trump administration, expose the election deniers who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-how-the-military-complex-sustains-itself\/\" title=\"This is how the military complex maintains its existence\">hold high-level positions<\/a> of significance in the executive branch and detail the threats to public safety posed by the hundreds of violent felons who were pardoned on the President&rsquo;s first day in office,&rdquo; Jeffries wrote, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/5665865-democrats-jan6-anniversary-hearing\/\">according to<\/a> <em>The<\/em> <em>Hill<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will also present a panel of members who wish to share their personal experiences from that horrific day,&rdquo; he added, offering the floor to &ldquo;members who wish to share their personal experiences from that horrific day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries also claimed Republicans had tried to rewrite history around the riot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the years since that disgraceful day, far-right Republicans in Congress have repeatedly attempted to rewrite history and whitewash the events of Jan. 6,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4364173\/trump-gross-incompetence-lawsuit-powell\/\">TRUMP FLOATS &lsquo;GROSS INCOMPETENCE&rsquo; LAWSUIT AGAINST POWELL OVER FED RENOVATION COSTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>House Democrats formed a panel in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot to investigate and attempt to prosecute people connected to the event. The panel was joined by two dissident Republicans, former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. Cheney lost her next primary in a historical blowout, while Kinzinger retired before he could be ousted.<\/p>\n<p>The panel sought to garner public support for prosecuting Trump and his associates in a series of sensational hearings in the summer of 2022, featuring testimonies from some former Trump allies. Trump would go on to retake the White House in 2024 with his biggest share of the vote yet, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-joy-behar-calls-the-view-co-host-sara-haines-a-lesbian-during-extremely-revolting-segment\/\" title=\"Watch: Joy Behar Calls \u2018The View\u2019 Co...Host Sara Haines a \u2018Lesbian\u2019 During Extremely Revolting Segment\">panel&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s criminal referrals for Trump fell on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats to Reconvene Jan. 6 Panel on 5th Anniversary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2526402,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP21238576223188.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,69684,32087],"class_list":["post-2526401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-house-jan-6-committee","tag-jan-6"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP21238576223188.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526401"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526405,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526401\/revisions\/2526405"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}