Tag Archives: January 6

Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams A federal jury on Friday found Steve Bannon—who served as former President Donald Trump’s chief strategist—guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. “The subpoena …

Jacob Fischler, Virginia Mercury Donald Trump ignored White House staff, family members and outside advisers who urged the president to call off the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, according to testimony before the U.S. House panel investigating the insurrection at its eighth and final hearing of …

Text messages from January 5 and January 6, 2021, were deleted by the Secret Service, according to a letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees. Though the Secret Service maintains that the text messages were lost as …

by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix The U.S. House panel investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results described Tuesday how the president explicitly called on his supporters to come to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021 for a “wild” protest — resulting in an insurrection. Trump exerted extraordinary …

by Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting supporters — even after the president was told they were armed — in their assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to astonishing testimony to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday from a former top …

Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Tuesday revealed some attempts to intimidate witnesses cooperating with the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection and signaled that the panel plans to share additional details at future hearings. The Wyoming Republican provided examples during her closing remarks at a surprise hearing that focused …

House Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice-Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Wednesday announced that the panel has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pasquale “Pat” Cipollone for deposition testimony as a part of the committee’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. “The Select Committee’s investigation …

by Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner President Donald Trump sought to use the U.S. Justice Department to create the illusion of a legitimate investigation into the validity of the 2020 election results, the Jan. 6 committee and former Justice Department leaders said Thursday in the panel’s fifth hearing this month. In …

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to pressure state officials in Georgia, Arizona and elsewhere to overturn the 2020 election results in their states, according to evidence the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack presented Tuesday at the panel’s …

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The fourth Jan. 6 hearing on Tuesday will focus on pressure put by President Donald Trump and his allies on state officials in Georgia, Arizona and elsewhere to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The U.S. House hearing will include live testimony from Republican officials …

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Thursday’s public hearing of the House January 6 committee focused largely on former President Donald Trump’s futile attempt to convince Mike Pence, his vice president, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “There was no basis in the Constitution or laws of the United …

by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent June 16, 2022 The private and public conflict between Donald Trump and Mike Pence over certifying the 2020 election results put the vice president within steps of the Jan. 6 attackers, the U.S. House committee investigating the insurrection said Thursday. As the mob approached the …

by Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor The day before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk gave a tour to a group that included a man who took unusual photos in House office buildings, including of stairwells, tunnels and security checkpoints, the House committee investigating …

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder A “definitely intoxicated” Rudy Giuliani. Conspiracy theories in Pennsylvania. Fundraising for a non-existent Trump “Election Defense Fund.” The second hearing in the series held by the Jan. 6 U.S. House panel to present its findings focused on claims repeatedly voiced by former President Donald Trump …

by Jacob Fischler, Idaho Capital Sun June 13, 2022 Former President Donald Trump planted the seeds for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by continually promoting theories that he lost the 2020 election through fraud, even though top advisers and officials told him there was no evidence to …