According to Fox News, the House Select Committee January 6 has been covertly working with a key former ABC News executive to produce upcoming hearings, including an upcoming primetime multimedia presentation compared to a high-quality investigative documentary special.
Former ABC News President James Goldston has agreed to serve on the committee as a soon-to-be-announced adviser and is producing Thursday’s special as a blockbuster event.
Never-before-seen surveillance footage of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, over 1,000 interviews and depositions with witnesses, and a slew of other explosive documents and tips will be featured on the broadcast.
The actual witness list for the hearing is expected to arrive in the next few days, according to Fox.
The show will be the first in a series billed as a “national event” aimed at engaging Americans and journalists who have been oblivious to the ongoing investigation into the Capitol riot, which occurred when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building during the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), the vice-chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks as Bennie Thompson (D-MS), chair of the select committee, speaks.
At least two broadcast networks will allow live coverage of the hearing, which will be hosted by ABC’s David Muir and CBS’s Norah O’Donnell, to be interrupted from their primetime programming.
Republicans are expected to respond with major cable interviews that have already been scheduled.
Goldston is expected to participate in all of the hearings this month, according to Fox News, but he will be especially involved in the committee’s efforts to make its primetime hearing on Thursday and another later this month “TV-friendly.”
Goldston is a seasoned documentary producer who has worked on “Good Morning America,” “Nightline,” and “20/20,” among other shows.
On the red carpet for the ABC Television Network movie “Madoff” on January 27, 2016, James Goldston, then the president of ABC News, poses.
On the red carpet for the ABC Television Network movie “Madoff” on January 27, 2016, James Goldston, then the president of ABC News, poses.
The presence of Russiagate supporter Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and reported calls by members to recommend abolishing the Electoral College have been criticised as a partisan exercise.
Schiff expressed his displeasure with the Department of Justice’s announcement that two former Trump officials would not be prosecuted for contempt after refusing to cooperate with the committee on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” broadcast on Sunday.
“Why these two witnesses are being treated differently from the two who are being prosecuted by the Justice Department is a mystery.
Absolute immunity does not exist. The idea that witnesses could simply fail to show up when the statute requires the Justice Department to present those cases to the grand jury, and they don’t, is deeply troubling “According to Schiff,
The California representative also called the DOJ’s decision “a grave disappointment” that could stymie the investigation’s progress.
With the hearing on Thursday approaching, members of the committee are said to be split on what reforms they want to pursue to avoid a repeat of the tragedy.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has argued repeatedly that the Electoral College should be abolished to protect future elections, according to Axios. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has expressed a fundamental disagreement with Raskin, arguing that the committee will lose credibility if it tries to push extreme reforms.
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi listens as former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller testifies.
During a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi listens to former acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller testify.
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Some members have also advocated for “federal legislation to combat voter suppression tactics,” Electoral Count Act reforms, increased criminal penalties and lowered standards for dereliction of duty.
