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• The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack begins first of eight hearings Thursday.
• Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence not expected to testify.
• Lawmakers will contrast Trump’s inaction with steps by Pence, Justice Department officials.

WASHINGTON – The House committee investigating last year’s Capitol attack hopes to explain what happened minute-by-minute Jan. 6, 2021 in public hearings starting Thursday, but the challenge is whether the tick-tock sets off alarms or the viewing public simply hits the snooze button.

Plenty of dramatic revelations have already hinted at what the committee has found. Court records described the debunked legal strategy behind former President Donald Trump’s effort to reject votes in closely contested states. Texts illustrated panic about the violence among Trump’s relatives and aides, as Republican lawmakers discussed martial law. Closed-door testimony described Trump’s inaction for hours after the Capitol was breached.