• Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation

    Why Meadows will not cooperate with Jan. 6 panel, and what it means for the investigation

    Dec 07, 2021 11:40 PM EST

    It’s been 11 months since the attack on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The House Select Committee investigating the attack has issued more than 40 subpoenas, many aimed at Trump administration officials and allies. Josh Gerstein joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the subpoenas and related cooperation and ...

  • Why Congress is looking closely at the Jan. 6 rally

    Why Congress is looking closely at the Jan. 6 rally

    Oct 28, 2021 02:46 PM EST

    ... Taylor Greene of Georgia, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Lauren Boebert of Colorado. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Democrat on the Jan. 6 panel, said the committee is probing how the origins of the rally, or its planning, may be linked to the violence. "We want ...

  • WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight

    WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies before House on Justice Department oversight

    Oct 21, 2021 02:18 PM EST

    ... whether to hold Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from a committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. That committee has vowed to move swiftly and forcefully to punish anyone who won't cooperate with ...

  • News Wrap: Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack

    News Wrap: Pelosi announces select committee to investigate Jan. 6 attack

    Jun 24, 2021 10:35 PM EST

    In our news wrap Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi officially announced a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. President Biden pledged that thousands of Afghan interpreters for the U.S. military will be evacuated as the Afghanistan withdrawal continues. Biden also extended an eviction ban another 30 ...

  • Bill and Hillary Clinton gear up for another Washington fight

    Bill and Hillary Clinton gear up for another Washington fight

    Feb 25, 2026 11:54 PM EST

    ... never been compelled to appear before Congress. Between his first and second terms, Donald Trump invoked that precedent to fend off a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. While there was no context surrounding the photos of Bill Clinton, they underscored ...

  • FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump's preoccupation with the 2020 election

    FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump's preoccupation with the 2020 election

    Jan 29, 2026 08:01 PM EST

    ... than the president. As part of his campaign of retribution, Trump also has spoken about wanting to criminally charge lawmakers who sat on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, suggesting protective pardons of them from Biden are legally invalid. He's targeted a former cybersecurity appointee who assured ...

  • 'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence

    'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence

    Jan 05, 2026 11:02 PM EST

    ... lawmakers and the public Hodges and Gonell have been speaking out about their experiences since July 2021, when they testified before the Democratic-led House committee that investigated Jan 6. Since then, they have received support but also backlash. At a Republican-led Senate hearing in October on political violence ...

  • Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

    Biden issues preemptive pardons on his way out as Trump says he'll pardon Jan. 6 rioters

    Jan 20, 2025 11:45 PM EST

    ... Biden, in one of his final acts as president, issued preemptive pardons to Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired General Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Mary McCord. ... Geoff Bennett: Donald Trump, now the first convicted felon sworn in as commander ...

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing amid reports of Biden considering preemptive pardons

    Dec 06, 2024 04:59 PM EST

    ... 2020 presidential election and for accusations he hoarded classified documents at his home. Liz Cheney, a conservative Republican, was the vice chairwoman of the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection and campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris. Fauci, an infectious disease expert, was instrumental in the government ...

  • Trump picks Peter Navarro, who was imprisoned for defying Jan. 6 subpoena, as White House adviser

    Trump picks Peter Navarro, who was imprisoned for defying Jan. 6 subpoena, as White House adviser

    Dec 04, 2024 05:19 PM EST

    ... negotiator on the Abraham Accords team, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Navarro was held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Sentenced to four months in prison, he described his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.”