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How the Jan. 6 hearings set the stage for a stunning prime-time finale

Liz Cheney, R- Wyo., vice chairwoman of the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers remarks during the seventh hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on July 12, 2022, in Washington, D.C..

On Tuesday, after weeks of presenting fragments of evidence and detailed testimony to show how the Trump administration disseminated the Big Lie and contributed to a violent insurrection, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol presented a persuasive timeline with a clear intent: building up to a ground-shaking finale.

Like the penultimate episode of an intense TV drama, Tuesday's hearing opened with a "previously on ..." montage of flashbacks, advanced the narrative, then

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