Jul 12 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. Continue reading
Jul 12 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. Continue reading
Jul 12 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. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee plays testimony from former officials who said they told Donald Trump he lost the election fairly By Casey Kuhn and Associated Press On Tuesday, the Jan. 6 committee highlighted the way violent far-right extremists answered Trump's "siren call" to come to Washington for a big rally, as some now face rare sedition charges over the deadly U.S. Capitol attack and effort to… Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump ‘seized on the anger’ he stoked among supporters after 2020 election By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Casey Kuhn The focus of the hearing was on extremist far-right groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers and the role they played in the Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 12 Who is Stephen Ayres and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Stephen Ayres, who pleaded guilty to entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, testified Tuesday before the House committee investigating the insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 12 Who is Jason Van Tatenhove and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein The former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers is testified during the Jan. 6 committee’s seventh public hearing Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:16 What to expect with upcoming Jan. 6 hearings and legislative actions The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday focused on the role extremist groups played that day. This as the Senate gears up for a busy July. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Jul 11 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 7 By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press House investigators are laying out the origins of the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, using testimony to describe Trump’s “call to action” in a December tweet and how his advisers urged the president to drop his… Continue reading
Jul 10 Jan. 6 committee to focus on Trump as Bannon indicates he will testify By Farnoush Amiri, Hope Yen, Associated Press A lawyer for former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, who faces criminal charges after months of defying a congressional subpoena, told the committee over the weekend that Bannon may now be willing to testify, according to committee members. Continue reading