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The House Jan. 6 select committee’s second public hearing on its investigation into the Capitol riot kicked off Monday at 10 a.m. ET. Former President Donald Trump’s “big lie” and his efforts to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden was the main topic of focus.
Our contributors today were MSNBC Daily writer and editor Zeeshan Aleem, “The Rachel Maddow Show” legal analyst Lisa Rubin and MSNBC Daily columnist Frank Figliuzzi.