From Liz Cheney to Donald Trump: winners and losers from the January 6 hearings

The House January 6 committee is set to publish its report on the attack on the Capitol that shocked both America and the world . After a year of dramatic hearings and bombshell testimony, here are some of the key winners and losers to emerge from its work.

Who: Wyoming Republican congresswoman, with Adam Kinzinger of Illinois one of two GOP members of the committee.

Winner or loser: Winner.

Who: Democratic Maryland congressman and professor of constitutional law who endured the attack on Congress shortly after losing his son.

Winner or loser: Winner.

Why: To vastly oversimplify (and not to discount the other committee members), if Cheney was the star prosecutor, Raskin was the best defense attorney the constitution, Congress and even the Capitol building could have, launching heartfelt appeals to the spirit of American democracy while making clear the enormity of the crime in hand. Never far from a reference to Abraham Lincoln or the founders, Raskin provided perhaps a softer public face than Cheney, but one no less determined.

Winner or loser: Winner.

Winner or loser: Winner.

Who: Conservative judge who advised Pence he had no power to stop certification.

Winner or loser: Winner.

Who: Conservative law professor who claimed certification could be stopped.

Winner or loser: Loser

Winner or loser: Loser.

Who: Populist Republican senator from Missouri who may run for the presidential nomination in 2024.

Winner or loser? Loser.

Who: Twice-impeached former president, candidate for the Republican nomination in 2024 and politician and businessman in extensive legal jeopardy.

Winner or loser: Loser.