The Jan. 6 committee wrapped up what appears to be its final hearing in dramatic fashion by voting unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony. The vote came shortly after the panel played video of something far more dramatic: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader …
Read More »Trump Rages at Jan. 6 Committee, Pelosi in Post-Hearing Posting Spree
The Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously in this Thursday’s public hearing to subpoena former President Donald Trump for testimony and documents related to his involvement in that day’s tumultuous events. Trump’s immediate reaction — as it so often is — was to flood his Truth Social account with memes, videos, …
Read More »Jan. 6 Committee Postpones Final Hearing, Citing Hurricane Ian
The Jan. 6 committee announced on Tuesday that it is postponing what is expected to be its final hearing, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, due to Hurricane Ian. “In light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, we have decided to postpone tomorrow’s proceedings,” Chair Bennie Thompson …
Read More »Jan. 6 Audio: Oath Keepers Vowed to Harm Congress Members
The Jan. 6 Committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol released walkie-talkie app recordings Thursday, featuring Oath Keepers inside the building and “others who were sharing intelligence from elsewhere.” The messages underscore the violent aims of the group as the halls of Congress were overrun. The voices on the …
Read More »Cheney Bashes GOP: McCarthy Should Not Be Speaker, Cruz and Hawley 'Unfit for Future Office'
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “completely unfaithful to the Constitution” and senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are “unfit for future office,” during an interview that aired on Sunday. “He’s been completely unfaithful to the Constitution, and demonstrated a total lack of understanding of …
Read More »More Bad News for Alex Jones: The Jan. 6 Committee Now Has His Texts
The Jan. 6 committee is in possession of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones‘ text messages spanning a period of approximately two years, CNN reported on Monday. The trove of Jones’ communications come by way of Mark Bankston, an attorney representing two parents of Sandy Hook victims in their lawsuit against Jones. …
Read More »Sandy Hook Lawyer Says He's Ready to Give Alex Jones' Texts to Law Enforcement
Mark Bankston, an attorney for families of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, revealed on Thursday that he has been asked by “various federal agencies and law enforcement” to turn over phone and email records he was unintentionally sent by Alex Jones’ lawyer during the InfoWars host’s defamation …
Read More »Justice Department Zeroing in on Trump's Actions for Jan. 6 Investigation
The Justice Department is conducting an active investigation into whether former President Donald Trump attempted to directly interfere with the results of the 2020 election, according to several anonymous sources. As The Washington Post reports, key witnesses for the investigation, which include two top aides to former Vice President Mike …
Read More »'I Have Too Much Respect for the White House': Donald Trump Blasts Jan. 6 Committee 'Persecution'
Donald Trump took aim at the Jan. 6 committee during a speech in Arizona Friday evening, painting the ongoing investigation into his actions on the day of the Capitol insurrection as a conspiratorial witch hunt designed to permanently blacklist him from politics. “If I announced that I was not going …
Read More »'No Call? Nothing? Zero?': General Couldn't Believe Trump Didn't Act During Jan. 6 Attack
The Jan. 6 committee began its eighth hearing by laying out how former President Trump abdicated his duty by declining to take action as his supporters were attacking the Capitol. The hearing featured clips of several witnesses testifying both to the efforts of those around the former president to get …
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