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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, JUL 27, 2021 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   After more than six months since Jan. 6, the House's select committee investigating the Capitol riot is getting to work.   Law enforcement officers on Tuesday delivered harrowing testimony during the first hearing held by the bipartisan panel investigating the insurrection. They told lawmakers of the violence they faced from the pro-Trump mob, as well as the various racial slurs and insults they heard.   The lawmakers on the panel vowed to learn all they could about that day, when rioters tried to block Congress from confirming Joe Biden's election victory over Donald Trump.   Here's are some of the key takeaways from the hearing, from CNBC journalist Kevin Breuninger's report: Officers faced racism as well as violence: Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who is Black, told lawmakers that he heard racist insults from the mob. "One woman in a pink 'MAGA' shirt yelled, 'You hear that, guys, this n----- voted for Joe Biden!' Then the crowd, perhaps around 20 people, joined in, screaming 'Boo! F------ n-----!'" Dunn said. He later said that he hadn't even processed it as a racial attack in the moment. "I was just trying to survive that day and get home," he said. Potential subpoenas for top figures: Rep. Liz Cheney, one of the rare Republicans in office who is publicly critical of Trump, left open the possibility that the committee could subpoena the former president and House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy. She also said the panel should find out "what happened every minute of that day in the White House — every phone call, every conversation, every meeting leading up to, during and after the attack." Cheney and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, another Trump critic, are the only two Republicans on the nine-member committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected all of McCarthy's picks, which included Trump defenders Reps. Jim Jordan and Jim Banks. Pelosi appointed Cheney and Kinzinger. A stark warning: The leader of the committee, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, reminded Americans that the country still faces a threat from people who believe the election was stolen from Trump – as the former president himself repeatedly and falsely claims. "This threat hasn't gone away," he said. "It looms over our democracy like a dark cloud." Thanks for reading CNBC Politics.   Thoughts? Tips? Email us at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.    Subscribe to CNBC's daily podcast "The News with Shepard Smith," which provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Cops in Jan. 6 hearing describe beatings, slurs from pro-Trump mob Rep. Liz Cheney also said the Jan. 6 select committee might subpoena Trump and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy. 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