Committee aides said Monday's hearing will explore Trump and his campaign's actions in the days and weeks after election night.
WASHINGTON -- The Jan. 6 committee announced Monday morning that due to a family emergency, its key witness Bill Stepien -- Trump's campaign manager -- is unable to testify as planned. The committee said his counsel will appear and make a statement on the record.
Campaign Manager Bill Stepien, left, watches as President Donald Trump speaks at his campaign headquarters in Arlington, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.Stepien was scheduled to testify in a hearing that will focus on Trump's decision to declare victory against Joe Biden on election night and knowledge that he was spreading lies of widespread election fraud.