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January 6th Committee Sets Surprise Hearing Tomorrow, May Be Calling Doc Filmmaker, Showing Clips

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The January 6th Committee is holding a surprise hearing tomorrow at 1pm. Previously they said the rest of their hearings would be in July.

But the pressure is on to deal with filmmaker Alex Holder and his “Unprecedented” documentary. Holder spents months in the Trump White House from September 2020 through and past January 6, 2021. He had free reign filming everyone there and getting all kinds of inside stuff as a fly on the wall.

Already little clips from “Unprecedented” have been shown on network TV, and Holder has given interviews. So the Committee would be smart to deal with the whole thing ASAP before more leaks out. “Unprecedented” is set for either streaming or theatrical release maybe as early as July. If it’s proven to be accurate, the film could be like a “CitizenFour,” the film about Edward Snowden that won an Oscar.

Already, Holder’s run into a little trouble, getting blowback from Mike Pence, who argued that the film made his reading of an email seem like something else. CNN’s Jake Tapper even questioned Holder’s telling of that story. So it won’t be a walk in the park for Holder, but his testimony in front of the Committee will be key to what happens next.

Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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