What to expect from tonight’s January 6 hearings

The January 6 panel goes primetime; A pro-Russia court sentences foreign nationals to death for fighting in Ukraine.

Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin.

Tonight's January 6 hearing: What you need to know

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• The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol will hold the first of several public hearings, on Thursday at 8 pm ET. [Washington Post / Jacqueline Alemany]

• Using previously unseen video and evidence, the panel hopes to connect then-President Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election with the violent attack at the Capitol. [Associated Press / Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, and Farnoush Amiri]
• Thursday’s hearing will include testimony from a Capitol Hill police officer severely injured during the attack and a documentarian embedded within far-right extremist groups. The panel will also share clips of interviews with Trump aides and family. [CNN / Zachary Cohen, Jeremy Herb, Ryan Nobles, and Annie Grayer]
• Later this year, the panel will issue a final report with legislative recommendations; it doesn’t have the power to issue criminal charges but can refer them to the Justice Department. [NPR / Deirdre Walsh and Claudia Grisales]
• Meanwhile, the FBI arrested Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley on misdemeanor charges connected to the riots on Thursday. [Forbes / Madeline Halpert]

Foreign nationals face death penalty in eastern Ukraine

• On Thursday, two British men and a Moroccan man were sentenced to death by a pro-Russia court in eastern Ukraine that is not internationally recognized. [Guardian / Andrew Roth and Emine Sinmaz]
• While the court charged the men with being mercenaries, their families maintained they were serving in the Ukrainian military. [Washington Post / Karla Adam, Mary Ilyushina, and Paulina Villegas]
• The British government claims the two men are prisoners of war and are protected against the death penalty under the Geneva Convention. The Moroccan government hasn’t yet commented. [Axios / Jacob Knutson]
• The men have one month to appeal the verdict or face death by firing squad. Another captured British man is awaiting trial. [USA Today / John Bacon]

A prosecutor has charged a Grand Rapids police officer with second-degree murder for shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of his head during a traffic stop. [CNN / Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez]

• By the end of the month, 10 million child doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be available for kids 5 and under, the White House announced Thursday. [The Hill / Nathaniel Weixel] 
• Sterling Jewelers agreed to pay $175 million to resolve a class-action sexual harassment and gender discrimination lawsuit. [ABC News / Aaron Katersky]
• On Wednesday, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Fred Upton (R-MI), broke party ranks to vote for gun reform. [Newsweek / Darragh Roche]

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“When you hear and understand the wide-reaching conspiracy and the effort to try to corrupt every lever and agency of government involved in this, you know, the hair on the back of your neck should stand up.”

[Rep. Elaine Luria, (D-VA), member of January 6 committee / AP]

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