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 »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 Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump
The Jan. 6 Committee voted unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump during its final hearing on Thursday. “He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6,” Chairman Bennie Thompson said. “So we want to hear from him.” The subpoena, which is …
Read More »Secret Service Had Tip That Proud Boys Planned to 'Literally Kill People' on Jan. 6
The Jan. 6 committee during its hearing on Thursday displayed a tip relayed to the Secret Service by the FBI from a source warning that the Proud Boys planned to “literally kill people” on Jan. 6. “Their plan is to literally kill people,” the tip read. “Please please take this …
Read More »Watch Pelosi Plead for Help, Plus 6 Other Big Moments from the Jan. 6 Committee's Last Hearing
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 »Violence, Secrecy, and Fleeing Josh Hawley: The 8 Biggest Revelations From the Jan. 6 Hearings So Far
The Jan. 6 committee is holding its ninth and — supposedly — final public hearing on Thursday. The panel is expected to key on former President Donald Trump’s role in the riot, and to exhibit evidence provided by a Danish film crew that trailed longtime Trump ally Roger Stone, who …
Read More »'Pretty Surprising' New Material: What to Expect From the Final Jan. 6 Hearing
The Jan. 6 committee is holding its ninth and final hearing on Thursday. The committee’s schedule has been subject to change, to say the least, but given the rapidly approaching midterms it’s reasonable to expect this will indeed be the last time the panel presents its findings to the public. …
Read More »Trump Had 'Premeditated' Plan to Overturn Election Before He Even Lost, Jan. 6 Committee Says
Jan. 6 Committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) said Thursday that Donald Trump was the “central cause” of what happened on Jan. 6, and that he “was personally and substantially involved in all of it.” In her opening remarks, she added that Trump had a “premeditated” plan to overturn the …
Read More »'If Trump Is Losing … He's Going to Say They Stole It,” Steve Bannon Said Before Election: Audio
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) said at the top of the Jan. 6 committee’s final public hearing that former President Trump had a “premeditated” plan to contest the election results, before he even lost. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) expounded on those plans, plans of which former Trump adviser Steve Bannon seemed …
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