AdvertisementAnalysisJan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show bizJune 23, 2022David FolkenflikfacebookEmailThe House Select Committee has used TV news techniques and documentary evidence to argue that then President Donald Trump knowingly pressured public officials to commit illegal acts. In this case, the panel displayed a transcript of his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as it played excerpts of the audio. (Getty Images)