Select committee on Capitol riot will hear police testimony on July 27

The select committee so far consists of seven Democrats and one Republican
U.S. Capitol Jan. 6
By Nicholas Sherman

Democratic leaders announced Wednesday that the special congressional committee created to investigate the Jan. 6 riot would hold its first hearing on July 27.

The hearing will feature testimony from police officers who were at the Capitol during the riot, according to The Hill.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the committee's creation earlier this month. She created it after the Senate blocked the Democrat-backed 9/11 style commission to study the riot.

Democrats have yet to announce how many or which of the officers will testify during the hearing. Approximately 140 law enforcement officers from both the United States Capitol Police and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department reportedly were injured during the riot.

Pelosi has named eight of the 13 lawmakers to the panel: seven Democrats and one Republican, the Republican being Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney.