Jul 12 Watch 12:55 What we learned on Day 7 of the Jan. 6 hearings The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh public hearing Tuesday afternoon with a focus on connections between extremist groups and the Trump White House. The hearing ended with a dramatic revelation that former President Trump recently called a witness the… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 8:42 Jan. 6 committee focuses on connections between the violent mob and Trump Much of the evidence presented Tuesday during the Jan. 6 hearing was about what former President Trump did and didn't do surrounding the violent Capitol insurrection. Mary McCord, director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, and Jamil Jaffer,… Continue watching
Jul 12 WATCH: In closing remarks, Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump has attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The vice chair of the House Jan. 6 committee says Donald Trump has attempted to contact a witness who was talking to the panel investigating the attack on the Capitol. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Former Oath Keeper spokesperson says he fears for next election cycle if Trump runs for office By Associated Press The House Jan. 6 Committee heard testimony Tuesday from a former Oath Keeper and another rioter who participated in the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, insisting they were there because they were following the calls from Trump. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Taped testimony paints picture of ‘unhinged’ White House meeting as Trump tried to fight election results By Associated Press The committee spliced together video clips from interviews to describe a meeting from Dec. 18, in the hours before Trump's tweet, in almost minute-to-minute fashion. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Jan. 6 panel probes Donald Trump’s ‘call to arms’ on social media By Associated Press The Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday focused on ways violent far-right extremists answered Trump’s tweet for a big Washington rally as a “call to arms,” as the panel probed whether they coordinated with White House allies in the deadly U.S. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Raskin says ‘complete lack of evidence’ didn’t stop Trump and his allies from continuing false voter fraud claims By Associated Press The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege was delving Tuesday into what it calls the final phase of Trump's multi-pronged effort to halt Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified he thought Trump should have conceded the election By Casey Kuhn Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, testified via recorded testimony on July 12 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings to the public. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee plays testimony from former officials who said they told Donald Trump he lost the election fairly By Casey Kuhn and Associated Press On Tuesday, the Jan. 6 committee highlighted the way violent far-right extremists answered Trump's "siren call" to come to Washington for a big rally, as some now face rare sedition charges over the deadly U.S. Capitol attack and effort to… Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump ‘seized on the anger’ he stoked among supporters after 2020 election By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Casey Kuhn The focus of the hearing was on extremist far-right groups like the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers and the role they played in the Capitol insurrection. Continue reading