Trump's offer to pardon Jan. 6 insurgents is witness tampering, and it's not just about Jan. 6

There’s a long perception that Donald Trump makes his living as a real estate developer. However, it’s been clear for a long time that Trump’s major occupation is actually going to court. Even before …

Judge makes it clear that Oath Keeper Elmer Stewart Rhodes is not, not, not going to be granted bail

Earlier this week, Judge Kimberly Priest Johnson promised to deliver a quick decision on whether or not Oath Keeper founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes would be allowed to wait for his Jan. 6 trial at home …

Charges of 'seditious conspiracy' undercut the claims Fox News has been pushing about Jan. 6

There’s bad timing. There’s awful timing. And then there’s Brit Hume from Fox News. As The Washington Post reports, Hume went on the Twitter Thursday morning to continue Fox’s ongoing sneer at the …

McCarthy refuses to testify. 'I wish that he were a brave and honorable man,' says Cheney

Reinforcing the degree to which Republicans do not want the truth about events on Jan. 6 to reach the public, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has announced he will not cooperate with a request to …

Biden pulls off the gloves and makes it clear Trump is responsible for the violence on Jan. 6

On Thursday morning, as the nation marked the one-year anniversary of the violent assault on the Capitol by thousands of Donald Trump supporters determined to overthrow democracy, President Joe Biden …

Jan. 6 was filled with awful moments, but there's one image that restored faith

It’s hard to find the most shocking image of Jan. 6. Was it Trump insurgents pushing barricades over the badly outnumbered police? That moment when the rioting mob smashed through the windows of the …

One year later, what happened on Jan. 6, 2021 is still sickening, shocking, and so, so sad

One year ago today, there was definite concern about what would happen at Trump’s rally. Definite concern about the stunt that Republicans like Sen. Josh Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz had already announced …

Trump cancels Jan. 6 event, as Republicans worry 2022 election could be a referendum on coup attempt

Just days after announcing that he would be offering the nation a speech praising the actions of those who assaulted the Capitol on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurgency, Donald Trump has canceled …

Trump expected to use Jan. 6 to justify violence, push big lie, and revive 'witch hunt' claims

As the United States prepares to face the somber anniversary of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, President Joe Biden will address the nation, with expectations that he will discuss the progress both …

House Select Committee on Jan. 6 issues subpoena to PowerPoint presenter Phil Waldron

The House Select Committee on Jan. 6 has issued a subpoena to retired Army Col. James “Phil” Waldron, directing him to appear before the committee and testify to his role in creating a presentation on …

Fox hosts laugh off texts asking Trump to stop Jan. 6 violence

There’s a pattern that keeps repeating over the last five years. Republicans—usually Donald Trump—do something that is objectively awful: Insult a Gold Star family. Call veterans “losers.” Explain how …

Three-judge panel shoots down Trump's claims to former-executive privilege. Next stop: Supreme Court

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. issued a ruling that reaffirms what a district court said last month: Donald Trump has no right to prevent the House Select Committee on Jan. …

Trump insiders believe Fifth Amendment is the ultimate roadblock, but it may just be a speed bump

Hundreds of people may have already spoken to the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, but when it comes to the most memorable names from the Trump White House, what they all have in common is subpoenas …

Ali Alexander is going to lie to the House Select Committee about his role in Jan. 6 violence

Ali Alexander, a far right conspiracy theorist and organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, is scheduled to lie to the House Select Committee on …

Coup-plotter John Eastman informs House Select Committee on Jan. 6 that he is taking the Fifth

Coup-plotter John Eastman will join fellow Trump attorney Jeffrey Clark as the second witness called by the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 to seek the protection of the Fifth Amendment.

In a letter …

Meadows claims Jan. 6 assault came from 'a handful of lunatics' with no connection to Trump

As more details from Mark Meadow’s upcoming memoirs are dribbled out, it’s clear that far from offering up any revelations that will inform investigations into the Jan. 6 assault, the book really has …

Mark Meadows cooperating with Jan. 6 committee is not a signal that Trump's team is turning on him

On Sep. 24, the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 issued the first of what would eventually become more than a dozen subpoenas—so far. That first cluster went out to four men: former Trump Chief of …

Mark Meadows a no-show after House Select Committee runs out of patience, demands that he appear

After what appear to be a series of fruitless and time-consuming negotiations, the attorney for former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows made it clear on Thursday that his client was not going to appear, or …

Mark Meadows makes it clear he only takes orders from Trump, not Biden, not Congress, not the law

Among the first set of subpoenas issued by the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 back in September, the one issued to Trump advisor and professional fascist Steve Bannon has gotten the most attention. …

In a sea of hostile witnesses, Mike Pence's staff may give House committee an island of information

There are definitely some members of Trump’s circle who would not dare talk to the House Select Committee on Jan. 6 without the permission of Donald Trump. There are some who, like John Eastman, …