• New poll asks Americans whether Trump should face charges, top midterm priorities

    New poll asks Americans whether Trump should face charges, top midterm priorities

    Jul 21, 2022 09:00 AM EST

    ... continued to count 2020 presidential election results. 13 percent of Republicans hold a favorable view of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee, whose party stripped her of her leadership role when she refused to support Trump and his false accusations of widespread election fraud ...

  • Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Jul 20, 2022 10:05 PM EST

    ... the 2021 insurrection at the Capitol was damaging to national security, at the eighth public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee on July 21. WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 The hearing focused on the actions of former President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol ...

  • Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings?

    Jul 20, 2022 06:40 PM EST

    ... said the president’s “refusal to condemn the violence [on Jan. 6] was indefensible,” and caused her to resign her position that day. WATCH LIVE: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 Matthews testified July 21 at the eighth public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. The ...

  • National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts sent around Jan. 6

    National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts sent around Jan. 6

    Jul 19, 2022 07:44 PM EST

    ... agency had sent an initial set of documents and records to congressional investigators but it remains unclear if it falls within the requirements of the committee's subpoena.A request for comment from the Jan. 6 committee was not immediately returned. Associated Press writer Mike Balsamo contributed to this report.

  • Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID

    Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID

    Jul 19, 2022 04:42 PM EST

    ... he tested positive for the virus on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms. Thompson said he will be isolating for the next several days, but Jan. 6 committee spokesman Tim Mulvey said the committee's eighth hearing this summer will proceed. He did not say if Thompson will participate virtually ...

  • Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon faces trial for contempt of Congress

    Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon faces trial for contempt of Congress

    Jul 18, 2022 10:30 PM EST

    Steve Bannon is the first member of former President Trump’s inner circle to go on trial for defying a Jan. 6 committee subpoena. Jury selection moved slowly on Monday, with Bannon’s attorney questioning potential jurors about the committee's public hearings. Devlin Barrett, who covers the Justice Department ...

  • Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

    Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

    Jul 18, 2022 02:25 PM EST

    ... a one-time adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Bannon is charged in Washington's federal court with defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee ...

  • Government watchdog says Secret Service agents deleted Jan. 6 text messages

    Government watchdog says Secret Service agents deleted Jan. 6 text messages

    Jul 15, 2022 03:41 PM EST

    ... said. "DHS has repeatedly and publicly debunked this allegation, including in response to OIG's last two semi-annual reports to Congress," Guglielmi added. WATCH: Jan. 6 committee focuses on connections between the violent mob and Trump The agency said it provided a substantial number of emails and chat messages ...

  • Federal judge again denies Steve Bannon bid to delay his trial next week

    Federal judge again denies Steve Bannon bid to delay his trial next week

    Jul 14, 2022 07:17 PM EST

    ... report set to air on the eve of trial and what they said were prejudicial comments made during a hearing this week by the House committee investigating the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “I am cognizant of current concerns about publicity and bias and whether we can ...

  • WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump's tweets leading up to Jan. 6

    WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump's tweets leading up to Jan. 6

    Jul 12, 2022 11:15 PM EST

    ... nine people were left dead during and in the aftermath of the ensuing riot that broke out when Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. He raised repeated concerns with his employer about Trump’s tweets leading up to the rally, the Jan. 6 committee revealed during its ...