Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Trump allies and extremist groups

Driving the news: "We’ll show how some of these right-wing extremist groups who came to D.C. and led the attack on the Capitol had ties to Trump associates, including Roger Stone and Gen. [Michael] Flynn," a committee aide said Monday.

• The seventh public hearing, set to be led by Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), will also zero in on Trump's Dec. 19 tweet — "Big protest in D.C. on January 6th ... Be there, will be wild!" — which became a "pivotal moment" in the planning of Jan. 6, an aide said.
• The committee has evidence that some pro-Trump groups had initially intended to be in D.C. in the days after President Biden's inauguration to protest the administration, Axios' Andrew Solender reports.
• The panel will show how Trump's Dec. 19 tweet may have spurred supporters to change their plans.

What to watch: Jason Van Tatenhove, a former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers, is expected to appear as a witness, according to multiple media outlets.

• Van Tatenhove was not at the riot, but he is set to testify on the group's radicalization over the years, NBC News reports.

• The hearing is also expected to include taped testimony from Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone's closed-door interview with the committee last week.

Between the lines: Committee aides did not release the names of the witnesses ahead of the hearing, citing concerns over security and potential threats.

The big picture: Another hearing that was originally scheduled for July 14 was postponed until next week, a committee aide said, adding that there may be subsequent hearings down the road.

• The select committee's investigation "is ongoing," the aide said. "We continue to take in more information on a daily basis."

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