Jun 07 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee hearings – Day 1 By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup.”… Continue reading
Jun 06 As Americans contend with mass shootings and high gas prices, Jan. 6 committee to begin public hearings By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press A congressional committee's hearings on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are coming up, and the public has been told to expect revelations. Continue reading
Jun 04 DOJ spares Meadows and Scavino from contempt charges By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. But the Justice Department spared two other advisers, including the… Continue reading
Jun 03 Former Trump White House official Navarro indicted for defying Jan. 6 panel subpoena By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on contempt charges after defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 02 Republican nominee for PA governor Doug Mastriano willing to talk to Jan. 6 committee By Farnoush Amiri, Marc Levy, Associated Press Pennsylvania's Republican nominee for governor, Doug Mastriano, has offered to sit for a voluntary interview with the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
May 31 Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro subpoenaed in Jan. 6 probe By Farnoush Amiri, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The subpoena is the first known instance of prosecutors seeking testimony from someone who worked in President Donald Trump's White House as they investigate the worst attack on the Capitol in two centuries. Continue reading
May 28 McCarthy escalates standoff with Jan. 6 panel over subpoena By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In an 11-page letter to the panel Friday, an attorney for McCarthy argued that the select committee does not have the authority to issue subpoenas to the lawmakers under House rules and demanded answers to a series of questions and… Continue reading
May 12 McCarthy and four other GOP leaders issued subpoenas by Jan. 6 Congressional panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House investigators said Thursday that they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is… Continue reading
May 09 The Washington Post wins Pulitzer for Jan. 6 coverage By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press The Post’s extensive reporting was published in a sophisticated interactive series and found numerous problems and failures in political systems and security before, during and after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the newspaper’s own backyard. Continue reading
May 09 After nearly a thousand interviews, Jan. 6 panel considers calling Trump and Pence By Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has interviewed nearly 1,000 people. But the nine-member panel has yet to talk to the two most prominent players in that day's events — former President Donald Trump and former Vice President… Continue reading