Jun 28 WATCH: Trump lunged at agent who said he couldn’t go to Capitol amid Jan. 6 violence, aide says By Erica R. Hendry Upon hearing his security detail could not authorize a trip to the Capitol on Jan. 6, former President Donald Trump lunged at the secret service agent in charge of his security that day, according to testimony from a former senior… Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Former White House aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 protesters had weapons By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Cassidy Hutchinson, a key aide in Trump’s White House, told the House committee that Trump was informed that people rallying on the mall that morning had weapons but he told officials to “let my people in” and march to the… Continue reading
Jun 28 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson introduces former White House aide as key witness By Associated Press Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee's chairman, said the panel called the hearing in light of “specific detailed information about what the former president and his aides were doing and saying in those critical hours.”… Continue reading
Jun 28 Who is Cassidy Hutchinson and why is she important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Erica R. Hendry, Yasmeen Alamiri In testimony June 28, Hutchinson offered new details about what former President Donald Trump and Meadows knew in the days before the attack and how they responded while it was underway. Continue reading
Jun 28 Jan. 6 hearing to feature former Meadows aide as key witness from Trump White House By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection will hear testimony Tuesday from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide in Donald Trump's White House. Continue reading
Jun 27 Lawyer who advised Trump on the 2020 election results says federal agents seized phone By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump's efforts to undo the 2020 election results says in a federal court filing that federal agents have seized his cell phone. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee to hold surprise hearing with new evidence In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 committee is calling a surprise hearing featuring newly collected evidence, the Supreme Court sided with a high school football coach in Washington state who lead prayers on the field, an Amtrak train… Continue watching
Jun 27 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 6 By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Witness Cassidy Hutchinson, a lesser-known White House aide, rebuffed Trump's team warnings against testifying and provided first-hand knowledge of what she saw and heard in the run-up to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. Continue reading
Jun 27 How the Jan. 6 committee is taking a new approach By David Bauder, Associated Press Many observers expected the Jan. 6 committee hearings would be nothing more than reruns, but they've proven much more. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 12:47 What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings By Tess Conciatori, Saher Khan, Tommy Walters In its fifth public hearing, the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed its findings of how former President Trump pressured the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election results. NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins and Laura Barrón-López join… Continue watching