• Defending against possible Trump 'revenge,' Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

    Defending against possible Trump 'revenge,' Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and Jan. 6 committee members

    Jan 20, 2025 12:24 PM EDT

    The committee spent 18 months investigating Trump and the insurrection. It was led by Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Rep. Liz Cheney, a Wyoming Republican who later pledged to vote for Democrat Kamala Harris and campaigned with her against Trump. The committee’s final report found that Trump criminally ...

  • WATCH: Biden gives second highest civilian award to leaders of Jan. 6 Committee

    WATCH: Biden gives second highest civilian award to leaders of Jan. 6 Committee

    Jan 02, 2025 06:12 PM EDT

    Thompson, who also received a standing ovation, was recognized “for his lifelong dedication to safeguarding our Constitution.” Trump, who won the 2024 election and will take office Jan. 20, still refuses to back away from his lies about the 2020 presidential race and has said he would pardon the rioters ...

  • Jan. 6 committee member Lofgren weighs in on unsealed Trump evidence

    Jan. 6 committee member Lofgren weighs in on unsealed Trump evidence

    Oct 03, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    Recently unsealed evidence revealed new details in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case. Rep. Zoe Lofgren was one of the lawmakers tasked with investigating Jan. 6 and what led to it. She joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more.

  • Steve Bannon appeals conviction in Jan. 6 committee contempt case

    Steve Bannon appeals conviction in Jan. 6 committee contempt case

    Nov 10, 2023 07:22 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon on Thursday appealed his criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon’s attorney argued he didn’t ignore the subpoena, but was trying to avoid ...

  • Trump White House adviser Navarro acted 'above the law' in defying Jan. 6 Committee, prosecutors say

    Trump White House adviser Navarro acted 'above the law' in defying Jan. 6 Committee, prosecutors say

    Sep 06, 2023 09:59 PM EDT

    ... at his trial Wednesday. Peter Navarro was charged with two counts of contempt of Congress, but his lawyer argued he didn't ignore the House Jan. 6 Committee. Instead, Navarro told members to contact Trump about what might be protected by executive privilege, the attorney said. A judge has found ...

  • Jan. 6 committee investigator on findings that led to newest charges against Trump

    Jan. 6 committee investigator on findings that led to newest charges against Trump

    Aug 02, 2023 10:45 PM EDT

    ... of it is familiar. When I read it, it sounded very, very similar to Vice Chair Cheney's opening statement at our first hearing, the committee's first hearing, last year. That was the hearing at which she said, this was an intentional, multipart plan to disrupt the joint session ...

  • Jan. 6 committee drops Donald Trump subpoena as it wraps up work

    Jan. 6 committee drops Donald Trump subpoena as it wraps up work

    Dec 29, 2022 06:34 PM EDT

    ... Thompson, the committee's Democratic chairman, wrote in a letter to Trump lawyer David Warrington on Wednesday that he is formally withdrawing the subpoena. WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – The Final Report “As you may know, the Select Committee has concluded its hearings, released its final report and will very ...

  • Jan. 6 committee urges Congress to consider barring Trump from holding office

    Jan. 6 committee urges Congress to consider barring Trump from holding office

    Dec 23, 2022 11:45 PM EDT

    ... their democracy was, that would be part of that success. And I think we achieved that. Judy Woodruff: Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, who is a member of the House January 6 Select Committee, thank you very much. Rep. Zoe Lofgren: Thank you very much. Happy holidays. Judy Woodruff: And to you.

  • Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says

    Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says

    Dec 23, 2022 04:34 PM EDT

    ... the former president on four crimes, including aiding an insurrection. While the criminal referrals have no legal standing, they are a final statement from the committee after its extensive, year-and-a-half-long probe. The committee has also begun to release hundreds of transcripts of its interviews. On Thursday ...

  • Read the final report from the Jan. 6 committee

    Read the final report from the Jan. 6 committee

    Dec 23, 2022 03:14 AM EDT

    The House Jan. 6 committee released its final report on Thursday. The 814-page report comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into former President Donald Trump and the violent insurrection ...