Dec 23 Trump 'lit that fire' of Capitol insurrection, Jan 6 Committee report says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Jill Colvin, Michael Balsamo, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 22 Jan. 6 panel releases final report, alleges Trump engaged in 'conspiracy' to overturn election By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee's final report asserts that Donald Trump criminally engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election and failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 22 Read the final report from the Jan. 6 committee By News Desk and Associated Press Read the full text of the House Jan. 6 committee released its final report on Thursday. The 814-page report comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents. Continue reading
Dec 21 Jan. 6 panel nears release of its final report By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press An 800-page report set to be released Thursday by House investigators will conclude that then-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn his 2020 election defeat and “provoked his supporters to violence” at the Capitol with false claims of widespread voter… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 7:39 Key member of Jan. 6 committee on recommendation of charges against Trump By Geoff Bennett The Jan. 6 committee will be releasing its final report Thursday, outlining the findings of its 18-month long investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Trump’s role. The release comes two days after members referred Trump… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 7:39 Congressional committee begins release of Trump's tax returns By William Brangham Newly released information from a Congressional investigation shows that the IRS did not pursue timely mandatory audits of former President Trump during his term in office, as required. Russ Buettner of The New York Times joined William Brangham to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 21 Mandatory IRS audit of Trump taxes delayed during presidency, House panel says By Josh Boak, Brian Slodysko, Lisa Mascaro, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A congressional panel says the IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency. Continue reading
Dec 20 The Jan. 6 committee says Trump broke these laws. Here's a guide By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The committee said during its final public meeting that it regarded its report as providing a "roadmap to justice." Focus now shifts to the Justice Department and whether it will concur that the evidence is sufficient for prosecution. Continue reading
Dec 20 Donald Trump and Elon Musk: 2 disrupters facing a reckoning By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Both the Tesla CEO and the former president have used Twitter as a sword and a shield — a soapbox to rouse the passions (and tap the pocketbooks) of tens of millions of followers and repulse the other side. Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: House committee to release report on Trump's tax returns By Josh Boak, Meg Kinnard, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee has voted along party lines to publicly release a report on Donald Trump's tax returns, which the former president has long tried to shield. Continue reading