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Trump White House call record omissions raise eyebrows

As a congressional watchdog calls for a new probe into allegations that former President Donald Trump regularly destroyed presidential records, the Jan. 6 committee has simultaneously discovered on …

Thu Feb 10, 2022

Navarro won't talk to Jan. 6 probe, but another Trump White House official will

Demanding to hear more about efforts to overturn the 2020 election from Peter Navarro, ex-President Donald Trump’s onetime trade adviser, the Jan. 6 committee has now hit the former Trump White House …

Thu Feb 10, 2022

White House Jan. 6 call log confirms what Jim Jordan couldn't—or wouldn't

Though he’s historically flip-flopped on questions around his communication with former President Donald Trump on the day of the deadly attack of the U.S. Capitol, the Jan. 6 committee has now secured …

Fri Feb 4, 2022

Pence officials keep up cooperation with Jan. 6 probe

One of the senior-most officials in former Vice President Mike Pence’s world—his ex-chief of staff Marc Short—has met with investigators on the Jan. 6 committee for a closed-door deposition and …

Wed Feb 2, 2022

Court orders Eastman to cough up records on Jan. 6

The Jan. 6 Committee is pushing hard and fast for records belonging to John Eastman, the ex-adviser to Donald Trump who once authored legal memos outlining a scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 …

Tue Feb 1, 2022

Pro-Trump 'alternate elector' explains why he signed false records

When the Electoral College met in 2020 to certify votes in that year’s presidential election, Jim Lamon—now running for the Arizona seat in the U.S. Senate—signed his name to a document declaring …

Tue Feb 1, 2022

John Eastman must start producing for Jan. 6 investigators immediately

A federal judge has put John Eastman on a strict and speedy schedule to begin reviewing and producing thousands upon thousands of emails housed with his former employer, Chapman University, for the …

Thu Jan 27, 2022

Jan. 6 committee wins big as John Eastman loses fight to hide records

After signaling that an unfavorable ruling against attorney and 2020 election disinformation peddler John Eastman was all but imminent, a federal judge dropped the hammer late Tuesday, rejecting …

Wed Jan 26, 2022

White nationalist Fuentes gets subpoena from Jan. 6 committee, but he’s preparing for mockery

It is unquestionably satisfying to see the Jan. 6 committee issue subpoenas to some of the notorious extremists who led the mob to invade the U.S. Capitol a year ago but who have not yet been called …

Fri Jan 21, 2022

More subpoenas for Trump world figures, including strategists and Jan. 6 speechwriter

The Trump administration official who helped craft the former president’s inflammatory Jan. 6 speech, and a duo of advisers who facilitated the rally at the Ellipse, have been subpoenaed by …

Wed Jan 12, 2022

Facing down Jan. 6 anniversary, U.S. Capitol Police chief offers rosy assessment on security

Just 24 hours before the first anniversary of the deadly attack on the United States Capitol, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified to U.S. senators that the force is still actively …

Wed Jan 5, 2022

Jan. 6 probe: Sean Hannity has insights into Trump's thinking in attempted election overthrow

In the probe of the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Fox News host Sean Hannity has now come to the fore. Investigators have asked for his cooperation in light of unearthed correspondence …

Wed Jan 5, 2022

Reflections on the Jan. 6 insurrection from US Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, a 14-year veteran of the force who spent Jan. 6, 2021 in survival mode fighting for his life and the lives of his fellow officers, would like the truth, please, …

Tue Jan 4, 2022

Witness: Donald Trump watched the attack on the Capitol from the White House

Jan. 6 Committee vice-chair Liz Cheney publicly disclosed Sunday that a witness cooperating with the insurrection probe has privately testified that during the assault on the Capitol, former President …

Mon Jan 3, 2022

Tick-tock: A timeline of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The attack on the U.S. Capitol was incited by former President Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election and refused to accept his defeat. Trump spread disinformation about the validity of mail-in …

Thu Dec 30, 2021

Insurrection probe and Biden White House agree to delay part of Trump records request

The U.S. House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol agreed on Tuesday to delay or withdraw a portion of its requests for former President Donald Trump’s White House …

Wed Dec 29, 2021

Jan. 6 rally finances coming into the spotlight as Trump spokesman sues to stop probe

The spokesperson for former President Donald Trump, Taylor Budowich—who investigators say helped fundraising efforts for the rally at the Ellipse in Washington on Jan. 6—has launched a bid to stop …

Mon Dec 27, 2021

Roger Stone invokes Fifth Amendment, Meadows courts contempt

With his deposition scheduled for next week, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump and self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone has informed the Jan. 6 Committee that he will invoke the …

Wed Dec 8, 2021