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Trump ally Steve Bannon appeals conviction in Jan. 6 committee contempt case
Read full article: Trump ally Steve Bannon appeals conviction in Jan. 6 committee contempt caseFormer President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon has appealed his criminal conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
High court rules against Arizona GOP leader in records fight
Read full article: High court rules against Arizona GOP leader in records fightThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol to get phone records belonging to the leader of the Arizona Republican Party.
Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Lawyers: Arizona GOP chair pleaded Fifth to Jan. 6 panelAn attorney for the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol told a federal judge in Phoenix on Tuesday that Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward refused to answer the committee’s questions at a deposition.
1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claims
Read full article: 1/6 chairman: Ginni Thomas reiterates false election claimsVirginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has stood by the false claim that the 2020 election was fraudulent during an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Lawyer leaving 1/6 panel amid talk of Missouri Senate run
Read full article: Lawyer leaving 1/6 panel amid talk of Missouri Senate runAn attorney working as a senior investigator for the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will leave the post amid calls urging him to run for a Missouri U.S. Senate seat as an independent.
Jan. 6 committee sets prime-time hearing date for findings
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee sets prime-time hearing date for findingsThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will go public with its findings in a prime-time hearing next week, launching into what lawmakers hope will be one the most consequential oversight efforts in American history.
Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jail
Read full article: Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jailStewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has appeared remotely before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states
Read full article: Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 statesThe House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election.
Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documentsIn a rebuff to former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court is allowing the release of presidential documents sought by the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panelThe House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate.
One year later, former U.S. Capitol police officer from Laredo revisits insurrection
Read full article: One year later, former U.S. Capitol police officer from Laredo revisits insurrectionImages of the infamous attack on the U.S. Capitol a year ago are just as vivid and terrifying for Raul Salinas as the first time he saw the insurrection broadcast live.
Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 records
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of Jan. 6 recordsFormer President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Rep. Scott Perry denies Jan. 6 panel's request for interview
Read full article: Rep. Scott Perry denies Jan. 6 panel's request for interviewRepublican congressman Scott Perry of Pennsylvania has rebuffed a request for him to sit down for an interview and turn over documents to the committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
Read full article: Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 yearsA Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.
Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Jan. 6 deposition
Read full article: Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Jan. 6 depositionLongtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Pence's former top aide cooperating with Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Pence's former top aide cooperating with Jan. 6 panelThe former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence is cooperating with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel
Read full article: Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panelMark Meadows, Donald Trump’s former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and providing some documents, the panel says.
Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panel
Read full article: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House panelThe House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to three extremist organizations, including the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers as well as their leaders.
EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rally
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Congress is looking closely at Jan. 6 rallyThe House panel investigating the Jan_ 6 Capitol insurrection has focused some of its early work on the planning behind a massive rally at which President Donald Trump falsely claimed to have won reelection and told his supporters to “fight like hell.”.
Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Read full article: Pelosi signals new panel to investigate Jan. 6 Capitol riotHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she is poised to create a new committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, pushing closer to a partisan investigation of the attack after Senate Republicans blocked the creation of an independent probe.
Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissension
Read full article: Jan. 6 commission stalls, for now, amid partisan dissensionHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pushed for the commission, which would be modeled after the panel that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. “The problem is the scope,” Pelosi said Wednesday. But Republicans swiftly decried the broad latitude that the commission would have to investigate the causes of the insurrection. Senate Republicans cast doubt that there was enough support for the commission. 2 Republican, said he doesn’t think the commission will happen if the legislation isn’t changed.
Three Texas Republicans vote against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police who protected Capitol during insurrection
Read full article: Three Texas Republicans vote against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police who protected Capitol during insurrection|| Credit: REUTERS/Shannon StapletonThree Texas Congressman voted on Wednesday against a resolution honoring the U.S. Capitol Police for its efforts to protect members of both chambers amid a violent insurrection on Jan. 6. A Politico report from earlier Wednesday stated that Congressional Trump allies tried to "to scrub references to the insurrection" from the resolution. Republican U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington of Lubbock and Kevin Brady of the Woodlands did not vote, but 30 other Texas House members, including Democrats and Republicans, backed the resolution. AdSeveral Texas members braced themselves that day for hand-to-hand street combat but were able to escape to safety thanks to the police and successful barricades. “We heard them trying to break down the door and then we heard the Capitol police show up.