

"It is likely that the majority of hardworking Americans will not be paying attention. Chris Rabb, who represents this part of Philadelphia and spoke at the event, questioned how many people would be tuning in. 6 squarely on the former president.Īhead of the hearing, Democratic State Rep. I hope we can get some justice in this country"īrennan and Harris were among those who gathered at Summit Presbyterian Church to watch the hearing live, as members of the House select panel placed the blame for the violence that consumed the Capitol on Jan. "I hope for now they'll be able to show people what the truth is, so we can get rid of our personal opinions and just judge the facts on the facts," he said before the hearing began. He had high expectations, and said that former President Donald Trump had evaded consequences for too long. "I expect to be shocked, and I didn't want to be shocked at home by myself," said Melanie Brennan, who lives in the Mount Airy neighborhood where the event was being held.īrennan came to the watch event with a friend, Chauncey Harris. They were there for a community watch event, one of roughly 90 organized by liberal activists, urging people to gather to watch the rare, televised evening hearing together.


Capitol, people began to trickle into the courtyard of a northwest Philadelphia church. About an hour before the first prime time hearing of the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S.
