Jun 09 WATCH: Jan. 6 violence was 'no accident,' but part of 'Trump's last stand,' Rep. Thompson says By Associated Press Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said “the world is watching” the U.S. response to the panel's yearlong investigation into the Capitol riot and the defeated president's extraordinary effort to stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Barr, Ivanka Trump say they knew there was no voter fraud in 2020 election By Associated Press Rep. Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the Jan. 6 committee introduced clips from video depositions by Ivanka Trump and former Attorney General Bill Barr to show President Trump's claims of substantial voter fraud were "complete nonsense."… Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: What happened in the days before the Capitol attack, according to the Jan. 6 committee By Associated Press Cheney outlined what the committee has learned about the events leading up to that brisk January day when Trump sent his supporters to Congress to “fight like hell” for his presidency. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Capitol riot was 'culmination of an attempted coup,' Jan. 6 Committee chair Thompson says By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol said it put America's "constitutional democracy at risk."… Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 7:52 What we know about the days leading up to the Capitol attack By PBS NewsHour As the Jan. 6 committee begins public hearings, we get two perspectives on what happened during the Capitol attack and the days leading up to it. Donell Harvin, former head of Homeland Security and Intelligence for the District of Columbia… Continue watching
Jun 09 Justice Department says Navarro lied about being denied a lawyer, food By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Justice Department is pushing back on an assertion from former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who had claimed he was denied access to an attorney when he was arrested on contempt charges last week. Continue reading
Jun 09 Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley charged for Capitol riot role By Ed White, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Ryan Kelley, one of five Republican candidates for Michigan governor, has been charged with misdemeanors for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 09 Who are the witnesses testifying at the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein, Kenichi Serino, Dan Cooney For the past year, the House committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has conducted more than 1,000 interviews, seeking critical information and documents from people witness to, or involved in, the violence that day. Continue reading
Jun 09 WATCH: Ahead of Jan. 6 hearings, McCarthy calls committee 'least legitimate' in American history By Associated Press Hours before the Jan. 6 committee opens its prime time hearings about the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called it "the most political and least legitimate committee in American history."… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:52 Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All… Continue watching