Key dates to know for the House Jan. 6 hearings

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will try to lay out a narrative over the next few weeks of hearings that outlines what led to the insurrection and what role former President Donald Trump and his allies played in the effort to keep him in office.

Though much of the committee's investigation has occurred behind closed doors, some of the key dates have come out through news reporting and court documents.

Here are some of the key moments from the Nov. 3, 2020, election and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as the hearings begin.

Nov. 3: The election is held.

Nov. 4: In a 3 a.m. speech, Trump declares victory.

Nov. 5: Donald Trump Jr. texts White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that "we have operational control" to ensure his father would get a second term. He outlines a strategy that is nearly identical to what allies of the former president attempted to carry out in the following months.

"It's very simple," Trump Jr. says in a text message first reported by CNN. "We have multiple paths. We control them all."

Nov. 7: Multiple media outlets predict Joe Biden is the winner.

Nov. 12: Final results from Arizona show Biden won.

In an Oval Office meeting that included.