Dec 07 Meadows won’t cooperate with Jan. 6 panel after breakdown in negotiations, attorney says By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Attorney George Terwilliger said in a letter Tuesday a deposition would be “untenable” because the panel “has no intention of respecting boundaries” concerning questions former President Donald Trump has claimed are off-limits because of executive privilege. Continue reading
Dec 07 WATCH: Senate committee hearing on oversight of U.S. Capitol Police after Jan. 6 insurrection By News Desk and Associated Press The Senate Rules and Administration Committee held a hearing on U.S. Capitol Police oversight following the Jan. 6 Capital Insurrection. Continue reading
Dec 01 Jan. 6 panel to vote on contempt charges against former DOJ official By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The vote to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department lawyer who aligned with Trump as he tried to overturn his election defeat, comes as Trump's top aide at the time, chief of staff Mark Meadows, has… Continue reading
Nov 30 Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and providing some documents, the panel says. Continue reading
Nov 30 Appeals court considers Trump attempt to withhold records tied to Capitol riot By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Trump’s attorneys want the court to reverse a federal judge’s ruling allowing the National Archives and Records Administration to turn over the records after President Joe Biden waived executive privilege. Continue reading
Nov 29 Jan. 6 panel sets contempt vote for former Justice Department official By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The panel is seeking charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt last month. Continue reading
Nov 23 Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to three extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers as well as their leaders. Continue reading
Nov 17 Jan. 6 rioter known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ sentenced to 41 months By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison. Continue reading
Nov 16 Jan. 6 panel considers contempt vote against Mark Meadows but ‘won’t rush’ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson said Tuesday that the committee "won't rush the effort" in order to make clear they have given him multiple opportunities to comply. Continue reading
Nov 15 Trump ally Steve Bannon taken into custody on contempt charges By Michael Balsamo, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has surrendered to federal authorities to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading