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Connecting the Dots

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) , fourth from left, and Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) are seated The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Ca... WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) , fourth from left, and Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) are seated The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill on June 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol for almost a year, will present its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building in an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for Joe Biden. (Photo by Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) MORE LESS

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June 11, 2022 4:41 p.m.

There are many things that came out of the first Jan 6th hearing. We’ll talk more about them going forward and we’ll see these points unfolded, I assume, in subsequent hearings. But one point already came through pretty clearly and well and that is the integral role of the two fascist paramilitaries, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.

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