The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack withdrew the subpoena it issued to former President Donald Trump, as the probe wraps up and Republicans are set to take control of the chamber in January. “In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Report Faults Trump for Provoking Capitol Attack
The House select committee investigating theJan. 6, 2021, insurrection releasedits final report on Thursday, concluding that former President Trump intentionally spread false claims about the 2020 election and instigated his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol. The long-anticipated, 845-page eight-chapter report brings an end to an 18-month investigation during which …
Read More »Jan. 6 Testimony: Top Proud Boy Dishes on Beef With Oath Keepers
The connection between the Oath Keepers militia and the Proud Boys has been a subject of fascination for anyone trying to puzzle together the events of Jan. 6, 2021. The two far-right groups were instrumental in storming the Capitol. Their leaders were both hit with seditious conspiracy charges. But were …
Read More »Trump-Connected Lawyer Told Key Jan. 6 Witness to Lie to Committee
Cassidy Hutchinson gave some of the most damning testimony the Jan. 6 committee heard about former President Donald Trump. CNN reported on Tuesday that a Trump-connected lawyer who had been representing the former Mark Meadows aide advised her to lie to the committee. The lawyer, Stefan Passantino, served as the …
Read More »The Most Damning Things Jan. 6 Witnesses Have Said About Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee is slated to release its final report this week, bringing an end to its 18-month investigation into the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and the violent siege of the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying President Biden’s victory. The committee has obtained …
Read More »Mike Pence Says Man Who Wanted Him Dead on Jan. 6 Shouldn't Be Charged
Former Vice President Mike Pence told Fox News on Monday that the Department of Justice should “not bring charges against the former president,” for the events of January 6th. “I think the president’s actions and words on Jan. 6 were reckless,” Pence said. “But I don’t know that it is …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee: Trump Should Be Charged With Four Crimes, Including Insurrection
The Jan. 6 committee announced on Monday that it will refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges for his role in the attack on the Capitol as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. The referral, which was expected, came during the committee’s final meeting before releasing the final report …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Says McCarthy, Jordan, Other Republicans Should Be Investigated
The Jan. 6 committee voted on Monday to refer former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice on four criminal charges. It also announced that it will refer four Republican members of the House to the Congressional Ethics Committee for failing to comply with committee subpoenas, including prospective Speaker …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee to Vote on Recommending Criminal Charges for Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee will vote on whether to make a recommendation to the Department of Justice to file criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, according to a report from The Guardian. Politico later confirmed that the committee is mulling whether to refer Trump for charges, with sources …
Read More »Jan. 6 Staffers Prepare for All-Out Republican Assault
Members and staff of the Jan. 6 committee are actively preparing for a multi-pronged Republican revenge campaign when the GOP takes the House next month, anticipating an all-out effort to discredit the panel’s work and punish its workers, according to current and former staff, as well as other sources briefed …
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