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 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 Who is Nick Quested and why did he testify in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Nick Quested, a documentary filmmaker who captured parts of the Jan. 6 insurrection, is among the first witnesses to testify before the House committee investigating the attack during its first hearing June 9. Continue reading
Jun 09 Who is Caroline Edwards and why did she testify in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards is one of two witnesses who was called to testify June 9 at the first public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee. 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 How to watch the Jan. 6 hearings By Lisa Desjardins, Joshua Barajas The Jan. 6 committee is laying out findings from their nearly yearlong investigation into the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Here's a quick guide on how to watch the next hearings. Continue reading
Jun 08 The Jan. 6 hearings are starting. How do public hearings differ from investigations? By Claire Leavitt, The Conversation On the eve of public hearings held by Congress’ January 6 investigative committee, a former oversight staffer for the House of Representatives explains what such hearings aim to accomplish. Continue reading