Trump's 'state of mind' to reportedly be featured in final Jan. 6 committee hearing

The House select committee investigating the events surrounding the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will reportedly focus on former President Donald Trump's "state of mind" during the incident as part of its final hearing prior to the midterm elections.

"We're going to bring a particular focus on the former president's state of mind and his involvement in these events as they unfolded," a committee aide said, per The Hill. "So what you're going to see is a synthesis of some evidence we've already presented with that new, never-before-seen information to illustrate Donald Trump's centrality from the time prior to the election."

The arrival of Hurricane Ian in late September forced the committee to reschedule its final hearing. It will instead take place on Thursday. The final hearing will allow all nine members of the panel to participate in the presentation of material and there are no expected live testimonies, according to the outlet.

Over the past few months, the committee has held a number of high-profile public hearings during which it heard testimony and presented evidence of Trump's involvement with the events that culminated in a large number of people entering the U.S. Capitol without authorization as Congress was certifying the presidential election results.

Republicans have largely condemned the hearings as a partisan affair, pointing to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of GOP nominees to serve on the committee and her appointment of two, pro-impeachment GOP representatives: Rep. Liz Cheney, Wyo., and Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.

The committee has not yet made any criminal referrals on the basis of its findings, nor has it determined whether it will do so.