• WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - The Final Report

    WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - The Final Report

    Dec 16, 2022 06:41 PM EDT

    While a so-called criminal referral has no real legal standing, it is a forceful statement by the committee and adds to political pressure already on Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel Jack Smith, who is conducting an investigation into Jan. 6 and Trump’s actions. The panel was ...

  • Jan. 6 committee to vote on criminal referrals during final meeting

    Jan. 6 committee to vote on criminal referrals during final meeting

    Dec 15, 2022 09:22 PM EDT

    ... worked to create the most comprehensive record of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. WATCH: Oath Keepers founder convicted of seditious conspiracy for role in Jan. 6 attack The chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., has said the committee will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department recommending prosecution, but ...

  • Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says

    Jan. 6 committee to issue criminal referrals, chairman says

    Dec 06, 2022 07:33 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as it wraps up its probe and looks to publish a final report by the end of the year, the panel's chairman said Tuesday. Rep. Bennie ...

  • Donald Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena

    Donald Trump files lawsuit to avoid Jan. 6 committee subpoena

    Nov 12, 2022 02:04 AM EDT

    ... prospect of Trump ever having to testify, given that the committee is expected to disband at the end of the legislative session in January. The committee did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the suit. WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney speaks with Judy Woodruff about Trump, Jan. 6 ...

  • Rep. Liz Cheney on political violence, Jan. 6 committee and future of GOP

    Rep. Liz Cheney on political violence, Jan. 6 committee and future of GOP

    Nov 01, 2022 10:45 PM EDT

    With the midterm elections one week away, political rhetoric reaching new levels and the coming release of the report by the January 6 committee, there is a lot of politics playing out across the country. One key player in all of this is Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming. Judy Woodruff sat down with Rep....

  • Jan. 6 committee not ruling out live Trump testimony, Rep. Liz Cheney clarifies

    Jan. 6 committee not ruling out live Trump testimony, Rep. Liz Cheney clarifies

    Oct 23, 2022 04:18 PM EDT

    ... interview, made her position clear that Trump had committed “multiple criminal offenses” and should be prosecuted. She cited his repeated efforts as outlined by the Jan. 6 committee to undermine democracy by denying his election loss to Biden and by spurring his supporters in the violent attack on the Capitol ...

  • News Wrap: Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee, Bannon sentenced for contempt of Congress

    News Wrap: Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee, Bannon sentenced for contempt of Congress

    Oct 21, 2022 10:55 PM EDT

    In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump is under subpoena to testify before the Congressional Jan. 6 Committee, longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress, Ukraine forces are ramping up pressure on Russian invaders in the south and the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to...

  • Read the Jan. 6 committee's full subpoena to Donald Trump

    Read the Jan. 6 committee's full subpoena to Donald Trump

    Oct 21, 2022 06:56 PM EDT

    The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump. The nine-member panel sent a letter to the former president's lawyers on Friday, demanding his testimony under oath by mid-November and outlining a request for a series ...

  • Former Trump advisor Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

    Former Trump advisor Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena

    Oct 21, 2022 03:20 PM EDT

    ... make any apology for the manner in which Mr. Bannon proceeded in this case,” he said. Schoen also defended Bannon’s public remarks about the committee: “Telling the truth about this committee or speaking one’s mind about this committee, it’s not only acceptable in this country, it's ...

  • Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump

    Jan. 6 committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump

    Oct 13, 2022 10:55 PM EDT

    ... public hearing by the committee. Is it the last? What happens next? Lisa Desjardins: This is the question everybody has. We don't know. The committee has not announced when it will have its last hearing. We do know that the committee is working on its final report. I, frankly ...