The Saga of Congress’s Jan. 6 Investigation

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🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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This episode contains strong language. The first hearing of the special congressional committee on the Jan. 6 riots was an emotional affair, but it was not quite the investigation that was originally envisaged. In January, lawmakers on both sides spoke of putting aside partisanship and organizing an investigation akin to the 9/11 commission, considered the gold standard of nonpartisan fact-finding. Why did the commission fail and what is taking place instead? Guest: Luke Broadwater, a congressional reporter for The New York Times.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is a Daily.
0:12.0	On Tuesday, a special congressional committee began investigating the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol.
0:20.0	Today, my colleague, Luke Broadwater, on why it's not the kind of investigation that anybody had over
0:29.9	originally wanted. It's Wednesday, July 28.
0:40.9	Luke, you were at this hearing on Tuesday morning on Capitol Hill. Can you describe the scene?
0:45.9	Yes, the hearing got underway around 9.30 AM.
0:52.9	The select committee to investigate the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol will be in order.
0:59.9	I would say it immediately became both a somber and emotional affair.
1:06.9	Four police officers who had defended the Capitol against a vicious attack entered the room wearing their dark blue uniforms.
1:18.9	They sat down one by one, they were greeted by the lawmakers of the committee.
1:25.9	One of the first things that happened in the committee room was members of the committee played a very graphic video of the violence that the officers endured that day.
1:39.9	At least it's got a wing in the bin. We got a wing in the bin.
1:43.9	Can I speak to the low seat? We're coming, bitch. Oh, my kids are coming for you too.
1:50.9	Can't play, can't play. I don't think can't play.
1:56.9	They've got the gallows that are up side this Capitol building. It's time to start fucking using them.
2:01.9	I saw one of the officers tear up during it. Another reached over to a fellow cop he had served with that day and put his arm around him.
2:11.9	And they began to tell their stories. They're very personal stories about what they endured that day.
2:18.9	A chaotic melee and suit. Terrace pushed through the line and engaged us in hand-to-hand combat.
2:23.9	One officer described how riders attempted to gouch his eye out.
2:28.9	Several attempted to knock me over and steal my baton.
2:32.9	One latched onto my face and got a thumb in my right eye attempting to gouch it out.
2:38.9	I cried out in pain and managed to shake him off.
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