What Did the First Jan. 6 Hearing Reveal?

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot held its first public hearing on prime-time television Thursday night. What new details came out of it?

In the two-hour hearing, the committee showed previously unreleased video of the riot and of members of Trump's presidential circle, such as his daughter Ivanka and former Attorney General William Barr, denying Trump's position that he was the true winner of the election. Barr said there was "absolutely zero basis" for Trump's election assertions and said he told Trump the claims did "great, great disservice to the country." Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue said he told Trump that "what you are proposing is nothing less than the United States Justice Department meddling in the outcome of a presidential election." U.S. Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards testified as a witness that she was knocked unconscious before coming to and responding to the riot, where she said she recalled "slipping in people's blood."

The hearing was a top story for many politics-focused left- and center-rated news sources; right-rated outlets covered it much less prominently. The left and center focused on allegations against Trump, and often painted his actions leading up to the riot as dangerous and probably criminal.  The right and Republicans were typically critical of the panel and mainstream media for their purported bias against Trump, and some alleged that the left's focus on the riot and hearing is meant to distract from ongoing issues such as high inflation.