Former President Donald rump has made it clear he is looking for cover from his closest allies around the upcoming public hearingsby the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection -- and some prominent names in Congress and the Republican Party are answering the call.

The rump's team has communicated to some of his most loyal acolytes on Capitol Hill that the former President wants people vigorously defending him and pushing back on the select committee while the public hearings play out, according to GOP sources familiar with the request.

Committee members have teased that the hearings could be focused on rump's direct role in undermining the election results.

The committee has been working toward a thesis that the rump's obsession with losing the election and his peddling of false claims about the results is what laid the groundwork for the violent and deadly riot at the Capitol.

The rump's insistence that his allies defend his honor has mobilized Republicans both on and off the Hill into action, with a broad range of plans to protect him.

This despite the belief by some Republicans that they should draw attention away from January 6 and instead continue to beat the drum of the present day economic and cultural issues that have resonated with voters.

In Congress, the targeted response to the hearings will be overseen by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy who has been coordinating the response effort with GOP members.

The California Republican is facing added pressure to show his support for the rump after he was caught on tape earlier this year criticizing the former President and some of his GOP colleagues in the immediate aftermath of the Capitol attack.

The select committee formally announced that its first public hearing will take place on June 9 at 8 p.m. ET.