Jun 17 Who is Gabriel Sterling and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, is expected to testify June 21 at the fourth Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 21. Sterling is a top voting official in Georgia, and helped manage… Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Mark Meadows and why is he important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino, Hannah Grabenstein Mark Meadows, Trump’s last White House chief of staff, initially cooperated with the Jan. 6 committee, though he is not expected to testify publicly. Continue reading
Jun 17 Who is Ginni Thomas and why is she important to the Jan. 6 hearings? By Dan Cooney The House Jan. 6 committee has invited Ginni Thomas to speak before the panel. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 12:40 Jan. 6 committee examines how Trump pressured Pence to overturn the 2020 election The Jan. 6 committee held its third public hearing Thursday afternoon. The focus was on the role of former Vice President Mike Pence during the counting of the Electoral College votes, and public and private efforts led by former President… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 7:31 Rep. Adam Schiff on Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection, Ginni Thomas testimony The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday spelled out how former President Trump repeatedly pushed Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election. Rep. Adam Schiff of California, who is one of… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 9:28 What we learned on Day 3 of the Jan. 6 committee hearings The Jan. 6 committee heard a third day of testimony Thursday as it sought to link former President Trump to the Capitol attack and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Garrett Graff, author of "Watergate: A New History,"… Continue watching
Jun 16 WATCH: Former Judge Michael Luttig says there’s still ‘clear, present danger’ during Jan. 6 hearing By Associated Press The Jan. 6 committee on Thursday heard from a highly-respected conservative scholar about the continued danger presented by former president Donald Trump and his allies to the United States. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Pence made it to secure location on Jan. 6 ‘barely missing the rioters,’ House committee says By News Desk The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on June 16 laid out a timeline on how former Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated to a secure location within the U.S. Capitol as rioters were overtaking the building. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Greg Jacob says Pence believed framers would not put election outcome in hands of 1 person By Associated Press Jacob said that it became clear to the vice president that the founding fathers did not intend to empower any one person, including someone running for office, to affect the election results. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump advisers tell Jan. 6 committee they knew Pence had no legal standing to challenge electoral votes By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In the days before Jan. 6, as Trump pressured Pence to intervene in Congress' counting of Electoral College votes, those around him in the White House did not believe the legal advice that Pence actually had standing to intervene. Continue reading