WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) (C), chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack, speaks during a business meeting on Capitol Hill on December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee met to consider voting on holding former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

U.S. House Panel Investigating Jan. 6 Attack Postpones Hearing

A Wednesday hearing planned by the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol has been postponed due to Hurricane Ian nearing landfall in Florida.

A new date has not been announced.

“In light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, we have decided to postpone tomorrow’s proceedings,” Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican, said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon.

“We’re praying for the safety of all those in the storm’s path. The Select Committee’s investigation goes forward and we will soon announce a date for the postponed proceedings,” they continued.

The panel is investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results and his involvement in inciting a mob to attack the Capitol. Its eighth hearing, prior to a summer break, was in July.

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