Oct 13 Jan. 6 sedition trial shows extremists getting energized by Trump tweet By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A jury has seen evidence of how a tweet by then-President Donald Trump from December 2020 energized members of the far-right Oath Keepers before some of its members joined in the attack on the U.S. Capitol a few weeks later. Continue reading
Oct 13 Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is issuing a stark warning in its final public hearing before the midterm election: The future of the nation’s democracy is at stake. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Pelosi and Schumer shelter and call for help during Capitol attack in new Jan. 6 footage By Casey Kuhn Previously unreleased footage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sheltering in a secure location while the pro-Trump mob overran the U.S. Capitol was shared by Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., in a Jan. 6 hearing on… Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Earlier in Thursday's hearing, the last before next month's congressional elections, the panel presented video of interviews with former Trump aides, including several testifying that he had said he knew he had lost the election to Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Emails suggest Secret Service knew of possible violence on Jan. 6 By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., provided evidence that appears to show the U.S. Secret Service and other agencies had advance information that there could be violence on Jan. 6. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Luria describes Trump’s ‘coordinated, multi-part plan’ to overturn 2020 election results By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado She stated that Donald Trump was “personally and directly involved” in efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and that his actions were “part of a coordinated, multi-part plan to ensure that he stayed in power.”… Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Kinzinger says Trump’s troop withdrawal order is ‘key evidence’ he knew he lost election By News Desk Kinzinger said Trump “made the deliberate choice” to ignore an array of people and institutions from the courts, and the Department of Justice to campaign leaders and senior advisers to overturn the election. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Lofgren says Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ was a ‘premeditated plan’ not based on election results By Casey Kuhn Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D- Calif., spoke on Oct. 13 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump knew ‘his election fraud claims were false’ By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The committee returned to its public-facing work after nearly three months, having rescheduled the current hearing two weeks ago in light of Hurricane Ian. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Jan. 6 investigation is ‘not about politics,’ but about ‘facts’ By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The committee is starting to sum up its findings that Republican Trump, after losing the 2020 presidential election, launched an unprecedented attempt to stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Continue reading