Who is Stephen R. Castor, the GOP staff attorney in the impeachment hearings? Stephen R. Castor, right, and then-House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) during a committee meeting on whether to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress in 2012.
The committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and its vice chair, Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., are also expected to speak. Cheney suggested last week that the actions of attorney John Eastman, who was advising Trump on the election, will play a prominent role in the hearing.
Pennsylvania’s Republican candidate for governor not only supports Trump’s election-fraud lie but was present at the storming of the Capitol on January 6.
That could mean that the committee will provide more information about what it says is evidence of Republican lawmakers seeking pardons from the Justice Department, including Perry.
Pelosi previously rejected two of the five Republican members originally selected for the panel by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy — Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana and Rep.
During a July 1 news conference, Rep. Bennie Thompson said there is no definite timeline for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Zoe Lofgren served as a House manager during impeachment proceedings against then-President Donald Trump on Feb. 3, 2020. Handout/Senate Television via Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Adam Schiff is seen here ahead of a House Democratic Caucus meeting on June 15. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks to reporters on July 22 following a meeting with members of the committee. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Pete Aguilar leaves House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office following a meeting with other members of the committee on July 22. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption
Rep. Stephanie Murphy speaks as she is named to the select committee on July 1.