Where to Watch the January 6 Hearings Live

The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack (more commonly known as the January 6 Committee) is holding a series of hearings to share the finding of a year-long investigation into the January 6 Capitol riot. The investigation included the review of over 1,000 interviews and 125,000 records.

Many broadcast and cable news networks will be airing the hearings in their entirety. During the hearings, the committee will be sharing witness testimonies, clips from recorded interviews, and video footage.

The committee announced in a public statement before the hearings aired that it "will present previously unseen material documenting January 6th, receive witness testimony, and provide the American people an initial summary of its findings of the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and prevent the transfer of power." 

When Will the Hearings Take Place?

Previous hearings took place on the following dates:

1. Thursday, June 9
2. Monday, June 13
3. Thursday, June 16 (originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 15, postponed for "technical issues")
   
4. Tuesday, June 21
5. Thursday, June 23
6. Thursday, June 28 (a surprise hearing for testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson)
7. Tuesday, July 12
8. Thursday, July 21

The hearings were set to resume on September 28, according to Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, as reported by Meet the Press. However, the hearing has been postponed due to Hurricane Ian. The ninth hearing will now take place at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, October 13.

Where to Watch the Hearings

The previous hearings are all available to stream for free on the Select Committee's YouTube channel, along with short recap videos.

Most major news channels have shown the hearings live and have streamed live coverage on their respective YouTube channels. Fox News has provided live coverage of some hearings that have aired early in the day. 

Those interested in watching live coverage of the hearing can tune into C-Span, CNN, MSNBC, and other news channels on live TV streaming services including DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, and YouTube TV.  

Who's on the January 6 Committee?

There are nine members of the bipartisan committee:

• Chairman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi
• Six Democrats: Pete Aguilar, California; Zoe Lofgren, California; Elaine Luria, Virginia; Stephanie Murphy, Florida; Jamie Raskin, Maryland; Adam Schiff, California
• Two Republicans: Liz Cheney, Wyoming, and Adam Kinzinger, Illinois

Who's Testifying?

Two witnesses testified during Thursday's hearing - U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards. Edwards was injured on January 6, and Nick Quested, a filmmaker who shot footage of far-right groups in the days around the riot. Several members of those groups, including Enrique Tarrio of the Proud Boys were indicted on seditious conspiracy charges earlier this month.

At the second hearing, former Trump Campaign Manager Bill Stepien was scheduled to be a witness but could not appear due to a family emergency. Those who did appear included Chris Stirewalt, Former Fox News Political Editor; Benjamin Ginsberg, Election Attorney; BJay Pak, Former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia; and Al Schmidt, Former City Commissioner of Philadelphia.

Two witnesses testified in the third hearing - attorney Greg Jacob and retired Republican judge J. Michael Luttig.

The fourth hearing included two Georgia election officials - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and deputy Gabe Sterling. In January 2021, Trump made a phone call to Raffensperger, asking him to "find" votes that would give him a win in Georgia. Raffensperger refused. He has since spoken to the committee.

Three witnesses testified in the fifth hearing - Former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, former acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, and Steven Engel, a top Justice Department official.

The witness in the "surprise" sixth hearing was Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Mark Meadows, who appeared in a previous trial via video testimony. 

Former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van Tatenhove will testify at the seventh hearing. Van Tatenhove had already left the group before the Capitol riot. 

In the eighth hearing, the committee saw two witnesses. Matthew Pottinger, a former Marine intelligence officer, served as Deputy National Security Advisor to the former President. Sarah Matthews served as Deputy Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President until the night of January 6. 

Rep. Bennie Thompson told reporters that there likely will not be witnesses in the ninth hearing.

What Will the Hearings Cover?

In the first hearing, the chair and vice-chair of the committee delivered opening statements. Edwards gave an account from her perspective in the crowd, while Quested shared insight from his interactions with far-right groups. Never before seen footage from January 6 was shown, and viewers saw clips from interviews with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. 

During the second hearing, the focus was on former President Trump's role in the events of January 6, beginning with the 2020 election. The committee showed more video clips, including Stepien's previously recorded testimony, in which the former campaign manager said that Trump was "growing increasingly unhappy" on election night as the votes came in. The committee also showed portions of former Attorney General William Barr's deposition, in which he called early talk of Trump winning the election "bogus" and "silly."

The third hearing aimed to show that former Vice President Mike Pence was pressured by former president Trump and his lawyer John Eastman to overturn the results of the 2020 election but refused. While giving his testimony, attorney Greg Jacob said that Pence did not consider it his role to determine the election results. It was also revealed during the session that a Proud Boys informant for the FBI said the group "would have killed Mike Pence if given the chance." The committee showed that in an email to Rudy Giuliani, Eastman requested to be on the pardon list. He was denied. Eastman later pleaded the Fifth at least 100 times when speaking to the committee.

The fourth hearing on Tuesday, June 21 included testimonies from two Georgia election officials. The hearing gave insight into Trump allegedly pressuring the officials to overturn the election results in the state. That led into the topic of the fifth hearing - Trump's alleged attempt to use the Justice Department to help with his plan to overturn the election.

The sixth hearing focused solely on Cassidy Hutchinson's account of January 6th, including the days and weeks leading up to the day of the Capitol riot, how the White House was responding to the riot in real-time, and conversations that happened in the days after.

Far-right groups, including the Proud Boys ad the Path Keepers, were the focus of the seventh hearing. The Committee shared information about the connections between the groups and White House officials. 

The eighth hearing looked at President Trump's failure to act during the attack on the Capitol. 

Since the last hearing over two months ago, the committee has interviewed Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and has received nearly 800,000 pages of information from the Secret Service after issuing a subpoena. Members of the committee have shared that new information has been discovered and will be discussed in the ninth hearing.