The next hearing is scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, a member of the committee, told reporters that the reason for the rescheduling was due to “technical issues” and “not a big deal.”
“It’s just technical issues,” she said. “You know the staff, putting together all the videos. You know doing, one, two, three, it was overwhelming. So we’re trying to give them a little room.”
Lofgren said Wednesday’s hearing topic, which was focused on the Department of Justice, will get moved to another day, and Thursday will still focus on then-President Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to refuse to certify the election results.
Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, who also serves on the committee, told reporters the hearing schedule has “always been fluid” and that the change in schedule gives the public “the time and space to digest” the information being presented.
“We’re going to move forward and have a Thursday hearing and then get ready for hearings next week as well,” Aguilar said. “As we’ve said, it continues to be fluid, and we’re getting ready for Thursday. We just want to make sure that you all have the time and space to digest all the information that we’re putting out there.”
When asked about the open disagreement that played out Monday night between Thompson and GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the committee’s vice chairwoman, Aguilar said Cheney was right to point out that members have not yet had the conversation about criminal referrals.
“We’re focused on the hearings in front of us, telling the full, complete story, as the vice chair laid out in her opening statement last week,” Aguilar said. “She’s also right that members haven’t had this conversation. When our hearings are complete, we’ll have a conversation on next steps, which includes ultimately the final report that we will put together, but also any other material that we seek, or any other letters that we send. The committee will have those discussions and deliberations.”
Trying to reframe Thompson’s comments, Aguilar added, “I read the chairman’s comments as just being hyper focused on the hearings ahead.”
This story has been updated with additional developments Tuesday.
