CapitolInsurrection

Tucker Carlson shows Ted Cruz who's boss on how Republicans should talk about Jan. 6

Sen. Ted Cruz spoke a few words of inconvenient truth on Wednesday, and for that sin, on Thursday night he went on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show for a round of ritual humiliation. It was perhaps the …

Fri Jan 7, 2022

Anniversary of Capitol attack brings a dilemma for teachers in Republican areas

On Jan. 6, 2021, we saw history being made as the U.S. Capitol came under attack by insurrectionists intent on overturning a presidential election. On Jan. 6, 2022, after a year in which many …

Wed Jan 5, 2022

New lawsuit against Proud Boys and Oath Keepers could bankrupt them and unveil their funders

Could the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers be about to follow in the footsteps of the Nazis recently hit with a $26 million verdict for their role in the Charlottesville “Unite the Right” violence? …

Tue Dec 14, 2021

National Guard's Jan. 6 role was to 'protect pro Trump people,' Mark Meadows said

The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 will vote on holding former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in contempt on Monday, with a full House vote likely on Tuesday. The committee has …

Mon Dec 13, 2021

Former D.C. National Guard official accuses Army general of 'outright perjury' over Jan. 6

A former D.C. National Guard official blasted the Pentagon inspector general’s report on the military’s response to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and directly accused two top generals of lying …

Mon Dec 6, 2021

House investigator indicates WH helped Clark draft incriminating letter to Georgia officials

The chief investigative counsel for the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack wants to ask Jeffrey Clark about White House involvement in the drafting of an incriminating …

Sat Dec 4, 2021

Bannon has turned himself in, but he's not the only one refusing to comply with a Jan. 6 subpoena

Steve Bannon has surrendered to the FBI following a contempt of Congress indictment. Still, more such indictments need to follow because Bannon’s not the only Trump loyalist who has defied a subpoena …

Mon Nov 15, 2021

Republican senator's allegiance to Trump is unshaken despite latest show of support for Jan. 6 mob

Donald Trump continues to rule the Republican Party. The publication of a recorded interview in which Trump defended the people chanting “Hang Mike Pence” on Jan. 6 isn’t changing Sen. John Barrasso’s …

Mon Nov 15, 2021

Watch what happens when student asks Madison Cawthorn to admit simple truth

As many a Democrat would be, one politically savvy Dartmouth College student appeared to be jumping out of his seat when put in a room with Rep. Madison Cawthorn. A Republican, Cawthorn is a supporter …

Mon Oct 25, 2021

Two Jan. 6 rally organizers are talking, and congressional Republicans should be nervous

Several House Republicans—exactly the ones you would guess—were involved in planning meetings for protests on Jan. 6 as Trump supporters tried to block the certification of the 2020 election and with …

Mon Oct 25, 2021

House GOP to spend day trying to shield Bannon and yelling at AG Garland for investigating violence

The full House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on whether to hold Steve Bannon in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. …

Thu Oct 21, 2021

FBI releases newly obtained videos showing just how violent the mob was on Jan. 6

Nine months after one of the most violent days in the history of our country, investigations are still ongoing as more than 670 people have been charged with involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol …

Fri Oct 15, 2021

Bannon is defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena, but other former Trump aides are cooperating

There’s a lot of activity from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but continuing questions about how much it’s going to shake loose from key players in …

Thu Oct 14, 2021

Jan. 6 committee is 'completely of one mind' about criminal referrals if Team Trump won't cooperate

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is moving toward a hard do-it-now-or-face-criminal-referral deadline for the four members of Team Trump whose original …

Wed Oct 13, 2021

Furious Jan. 6 whistleblower letter alleges Capitol Police leaders lied to Congress

Acting as a whistleblower, a former senior Capitol Police official alleges that Assistant Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman and acting Assistant Chief Sean Gallagher got a warning about a …

Tue Oct 12, 2021

Taking a page from Hitler's playbook, Trump praises insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt

In his latest attempt to stay relevant and stoke division, the twice-impeached, one-term former president appeared via video at a “Texas Loves Ashli Babbitt” rally Sunday, where friends and family …

Mon Oct 11, 2021

White House formally rejects Trump's executive privilege claim on Jan. 6 documents

The White House has formally rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to claim executive privilege over documents relating to Jan. 6, authorizing the National Archives to turn them over to Congress. …

Fri Oct 8, 2021

Raskin floats inherent contempt as former Trump aides defy Jan. 6 subpoenas

The House select committee to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol issued three more subpoenas on Thursday, seeking information about the set of rallies planned on Jan. 6. The new subpoenas went …

Fri Oct 8, 2021

Four Trump loyalists are on the brink of criminal referrals in Jan. 6 investigation

Four top members of Team Trump have an October 7 deadline to turn documents over to the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. It’s not looking like they’re going to …

Wed Oct 6, 2021

Capitol attackers ran past reinforced windows to vulnerable ones. How did they know where to go?

This sounds like something the investigations of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol should be taking a very close look at: Most of the ground-floor windows and doors in the Capitol had been …

Mon Oct 4, 2021