- Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House select committee, said six hearings are planned for June.
- Thompson did not rule out the possibility that there could be more hearings in the future.
- Thompson said the committee is working long hours in preparation for the first hearing on June 9.
The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection on the US Capitol building is now planning to hold six hearings in June, rather than the eight sessions the panel's Democratic leader had previously described, Insider has learned.
But Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, who chairs the House select committee, told Insider on Friday that he isn't completely ruling out the possibility of more hearings after this month.
"If there is something we think that's of value that a hearing could amplify, we are absolutely open to doing it," he said. "It's our democracy that stands to lose if we don't get it right."
He added the committee would be meeting throughout the weekend to plan out the logistics of when the other hearings will occur throughout June.
CNN previously reported that Thompson said the House select committee would hold eight hearings spread out in the month of June.
The committee is expected to hold its first public hearing on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. on Capitol Hill. The committee will present at the first hearing "unseen material documenting January 6, receive witness testimony, preview additional hearings," according to a Thursday committee advisory notice.
During the House select committee's ten-month investigation, they interviewed more than 900 people and issued dozens of subpoenas requesting Republican lawmakers and other individuals to cooperate in its investigation.
The nine-member panel comprised of seven Democrats and two Republicans, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Vice-Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming.