Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was forced to hand over 2,319 text messages to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The trove of text messages were obtained by Talking Points Memo, which on Monday reported on the extent to which Meadows …
Read More »Schiff: Jan. 6 Committee Will Consider Criminal Referrals at Sunday Meeting
The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Sunday and will discuss a subcommittee’s recommendations regarding criminal referrals, committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said. The committee is winding down its investigation in anticipation of the GOP regaining the House majority next month. “We are as a subcommittee, several of us that …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Will Make Criminal Referrals to DOJ
The House Jan. 6 committee has decided to make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as a result of their investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told reporters on Tuesday that the committee will make criminal referrals, but did …
Read More »Jan. 6 Panel Members: 'Evidence Is There' for Trump Criminal Referral, Full Report Coming 'Within a Month'
Members of Congress on the Jan. 6 committee are preparing their final report and considering whether to issue a criminal referral against Donald Trump for being “at the center of” a conspiracy to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 win. Appearing on Sunday news shows, Reps. Adam Schiff and …
Read More »Pence Says Trump 'Endangered Me and My Family' on Jan. 6
Mike Pence has accused Donald Trump of endangering “me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building,” on Jan. 6. Speaking to ABC’s David Muir about his upcoming memoir So Help Me God, the former vice president added that on the day of the Capitol riot, “the president’s words …
Read More »Clarence Thomas Probably Shouldn't Be Ruling on Jan. 6 Committee Cases
The Supreme Court has denied a request from Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward to block the Jan. 6 committee from accessing her phone records as part of their investigation, according to a brief decision released Monday. In the short decision, the court clarified that Justices Clarence Thomas and Sammuel Alito …
Read More »'Absolutely F—ing Not.' Trump's Team Scrambled to Talk Him Out of Jan. 6 Testimony
Almost immediately after the House Jan. 6 committee announced it would subpoena Doanld Trump, the ex-president began telling people close to him that he’d love to testify before the congressional panel — if he got to do it on live television. Even the idea of it sent Trump’s advisers scrambling …
Read More »Pelosi: Trump Isn't 'Man Enough' to Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee
During an appearance on MSNBC, Nancy Pelosi questioned former President Donald Trump‘s manhood. When asked whether she believes that Trump will agree to testify before the Jan. 6 committee, Pelosi said she didn’t think he was “man enough” to do it. “I don’t think he’s man enough to show up,” …
Read More »Steve Bannon Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
Steven Bannon has been sentenced to four months in prison and ordered to pay a $6,500 for criminal contempt of Congress after refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the Jan. 6 committee. Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, said on Friday that Bannon …
Read More »It's Official: Jan. 6 Committee Slaps Trump With Subpoena
The Jan. 6 committee has officially subpoenaed Donald Trump. “This subpoena calls for testimony and relevant documents in your possession on these related topics,” the committee wrote in a letter to the former president after listing several bullet points outlining the former president’s role in working to overturn the election, …
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