Capitol insurrection

January 6th Committee to explore Trump's failure to stop the insurrection

Lawmakers on the January 6th Committee have already accused Donald Trump of failing to call off the Capitol insurrection for hours. This week's hearing is expected to reveal more evidence of what the former president was doing that day.

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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service for erased text messages

By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the messages had been “erased.” Thompson outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.

Capitol rioter with Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick gets 5 months in prison

By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

Prosecutors say Blair encountered a line of police officers on the Capitol's West Lawn and was arrested after he pushed his lacrosse stick against an officer's chest.

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

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts.

WATCH: In closing remarks, Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump has attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness

By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

The vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the Capitol.

WATCH: Former Oath Keeper spokesperson says he fears for next election cycle if Trump runs for office

By Associated Press

The House Jan. 6 Committee heard testimony Tuesday from a former Oath Keeper and another rioter who participated in the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, insisting they were there because they were following the calls from Trump.

WATCH: Taped testimony paints picture of 'unhinged' White House meeting as Trump tried to fight election results

By Associated Press

The committee spliced together video clips from interviews to describe a meeting from Dec. 18, in the hours before Trump's tweet, in almost minute-to-minute fashion.

WATCH: Jan. 6 panel probes Donald Trump's 'call to arms' on social media

By Associated Press

The Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday focused on ways violent far-right extremists answered Trump’s tweet for a big Washington rally as a “call to arms,” as the panel probed whether they coordinated with White House allies in the deadly U.S.

WATCH: Raskin says 'complete lack of evidence' didn't stop Trump and his allies from continuing false voter fraud claims

By Associated Press

The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege was delving Tuesday into what it calls the final phase of Trump's multi-pronged effort to halt Joe Biden's victory.

WATCH: Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified he thought Trump should have conceded the election

By Casey Kuhn

Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified via recorded testimony on July 12 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public.