Jul 20 Who is Matthew Pottinger and why is he testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Kenichi Serino Matthew Pottinger, the deputy national security adviser in the Trump White House, testified July 21 on the eighth public hearing of the Jan. 6 Committee. Continue reading
Jul 20 Who is Sarah Matthews and why is she testifying in the Jan. 6 hearings? By Hannah Grabenstein Sarah Matthews, a former deputy press secretary for President Donald Trump, testified July 21 at the eighth public hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Continue reading
Jul 19 National Archives asks Secret Service to probe deleted texts sent around Jan. 6 By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The National Archives has requested a probe of "the potential unauthorized deletion" of text messages the Secret Service sent and received around the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Jul 19 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings – Day 8 By Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 19 Rep. Bennie Thompson, Jan. 6 panel chairman, has COVID By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The chairman of the House Jan. 6 committee has tested positive for COVID-19, but the panel will still hold its prime-time hearing on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 18 Jury selection begins in contempt of Congress trial for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon By Gary Fields, Associated Press Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the trial of former Trump presidential adviser Steve Bannon. Bannon faces criminal contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 16 Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service for erased text messages By Farnoush Amiri, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the messages had been “erased.” Thompson outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 15 Government watchdog says Secret Service agents deleted Jan. 6 text messages By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press A government watchdog has found that Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after an inspector general requested them as part of the investigation into the insurrection. Continue reading
Jul 14 Federal judge again denies Steve Bannon bid to delay his trial next week By Eric Tucker, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols said in court Thursday that he was confident a fair and impartial jury could be seated despite extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Former Twitter employee says he tried to sound alarm on Donald Trump’s tweets leading up to Jan. 6 By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts. Continue reading