From the sinking of the Titanic to the 9/11 commission: Here's where January 6 committee will go down in history

Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Liz Cheney attend a January 6 committee hearing.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

• The House January 6 committee has begun to wrap up its lengthy investigation into the Capitol riot.
• The probe will go down in history for its damning portrayal of the final days of the Trump White House.

From the sinking of the Titanic to the 9/11 commission: Here's where January 6 committee will go down in history

The House January 6 committee's blockbuster report on the Capitol riot and the culpability of former President Donald Trump is now finally public.

Even in the long and often checkered history of congressional probes, the panel that investigated the worst breach of the Capitol since British forces tried to torch the building to the ground in 1814 has made history.

The committee subpoenaed sitting members of Congress, flexed its power to hold recalcitrant witnesses in contempt, and challenged the foundation of presidential privilege. One of its final acts was subpoenaing a former president. By House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's own admission, even its formation was an unprecedented exercise as she blocked two Republicans from joining the probe.

But this is far from the first major congressional investigation. The mixture of subpoena power and political interests has for over a century led to highly touted findings on national tragedy and apparent scandal. There's a reason why the prep sessions are known somewhat lovingly as murder boards.