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Key Takeaways From Thursday's Jan. 6 Hearing

Panel focused on 187 minutes of inaction

(Newser) - The House committee investigating the Capitol attack held the last of its summer hearings Thursday night, focusing on former President Trump's failure to act as a mob of his supporters stormed the building. The panel presented evidence that Trump ignored repeated pleas to call off his supporters in the...

Trump Pushed Back on Tweeting 'Any Sort of Mention of Peace'

Then-POTUS finally agreed to a line from Ivanka about staying 'peaceful'

(Newser) - Former President Trump was resistant to one word in particular, according to testimony at Thursday night's House Jan. 6 hearing: peace. Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews testified that as aides tried to convince Trump to condemn the violence at the Capitol on the afternoon of Jan....

Jan. 6 Panel Draws Laughter With Footage of Hawley

Senator is shown running to safety after earlier making a famous fist toward protesters

(Newser) - On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, GOP Sen. Josh Hawley famously made a fist—an apparent show of solidarity—toward protesters outside the Capitol. The gesture "riled up" the crowd, a Capitol Police officer told the Jan. 6 House panel, per NBC News . In fact, barriers outside the...

Texts Secret Service Agents Didn't Back Up Are Gone

Agents were apparently tasked with determining what to back up during phone migration

(Newser) - Update: The House Jan. 6 committee said late Tuesday that it received a letter from the Secret Service confirming the text messages the panel was seeking are gone for good. The letter also confirmed the deletion occurred during a planned phone migration that occurred shortly after the Capitol attack, reports...

Chair of Jan. 6 Panel Tests Positive for COVID

But Thursday night's prime-time hearing is still going forward, despite Bennie Thompson's illness

(Newser) - Rep. Bennie Thompson, 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, according to a spokesman for the panel. Thompson announced Tuesday that he tested positive for the virus on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms,...

2 Trump Aides Who Resigned After Jan. 6 Expected at Next Hearing

Sources: Ex-NSC official Matthew Pottinger, ex-deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews to testify

(Newser) - An ex-National Security Council official and former White House comms official who served under former President Trump—both of whom resigned shortly after the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol—are said to be on the docket for Thursday's hearing on the matter. Sources tell CNN that Matthew...

Steve Bannon&#39;s Big Court Date Is Here
It's a Big Day
for Steve Bannon
the rundown
Jul 18, 2022 7:52 AM CDT

It's a Big Day for Steve Bannon

Jury selection is scheduled to begin in his rare contempt of Congress case

(Newser) - Steve Bannon's big day in court is still on track to begin Monday, though the possibility of a last-minute plea remains very much on the table. Coverage:
  • Contempt: Bannon faces rare contempt of Congress charges for failing to appear before the Jan. 6 House panel last fall despite being
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After Hearing, Capitol Rioter Apologizes to Officers

The reaction from officers who defended building from mob was mixed

(Newser) - A Capitol rioter testified at the House select committee hearing Tuesday—and later personally apologized to four law enforcement officers who tried to defend the building on Jan. 6 last year. After the hearing, Stephen Ayres apologized to Capitol Police officers Aquilino Gonell and Harry Dunn, DC Metropolitan Police officer...

Cheney: Trump Tried to Contact Witness

She says Justice Department was informed

(Newser) - As Tuesday's Jan. 6 committee hearing drew to a close, vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney revealed that Donald Trump recently tried to contact one of the witnesses—and the Justice Department had been informed. "Let me say one more time: We will take any effort to influence witness...

Committee to Show Trump 'Activated' Militia Groups

'You'll see the evidence,' Rep. Stephanie Murphy tells CBS

(Newser) - A former spokesperson for the Oath Keepers—the far-right, anti-government militia group that claims to defend its interpretation of the US Constitution—will testify in front of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot Tuesday in its seventh hearing and the first since the stunning testimony of former...

Paul Ryan Doesn't Usually Cry. He 'Snapped' on Jan. 6

Ex-House speaker tells journalist Mark Leibovich he 'found himself sobbing' during Capitol riot

(Newser) - Paul Ryan recently told journalist Mark Leibovich that he's not one who easily sheds tears, Jan. 6 pushed him over the edge to the point where he "found himself sobbing." The former House speaker, like many other Americans, was "absolutely horrified" watching the Capitol riot unfold...

Cipollone Gave Panel 'a Lot of Relevant Information'

Former White House counsel didn't contradict other witnesses, Kinzinger says

(Newser) - After interviewing Pat Cipollone for eight hours behind closed doors, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol said his testimony supported accusations about then-President Donald Trump's actions. A spokesman for the committee said the former White House counsel touched on "nearly every major topic"...

Jan. 6 Panel Secures Interview With Cipollone

Private interview will happen this week

(Newser) - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack will resume its hearings next Tuesday , and while the public won't hear from the White House counsel to former President Trump, the New York Times reports the panel will hear from him in private on Friday. Pat Cipollone has reportedly agreed...

Hutchinson: Trump Thought Pence 'Deserved' to Be Hanged

She says she was 'disgusted' by Trump's tweet about then-VP

(Newser) - Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified at Tuesday's surprise Jan. 6 committee hearing that she was "disgusted" by then-President Trump's reaction to the attack on the Capitol—especially his treatment of then-Vice President Pence. Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows,...

Witness at Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing Is Revealed

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Mark Meadows, will testify

(Newser) - A onetime top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will testify in Tuesday's surprise Jan. 6 hearing , the sixth this month, multiple outlets are reporting. Cassidy Hutchinson, who attended meetings between Meadows and House Republicans who worked to overturn the 2020 election, will testify publicly...

Big Name at Jan. 6 Hearings Says FBI Agents Frisked Him, Took Phone

John Eastman has filed court documents seeking to get it back

(Newser) - John Eastman, the lawyer who helped former President Trump in his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, says his cellphone was seized by federal agents who frisked him as he left a restaurant last Wednesday night. Eastman, who has often and prominently been mentioned during the...

Jan. 6 Panel Calls Surprise Hearing
Jan. 6 Panel Calls
Surprise Hearing
Jun 27, 2022 1:50 PM CDT

Jan. 6 Panel Calls Surprise Hearing

New evidence will be presented Tuesday

(Newser) - The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained, raising expectations of new bombshells in the sweeping investigation into the Capitol riot. The hearing scheduled for 1pm on Tuesday comes after Congress left Washington for a two-week recess. Lawmakers...

4 Takeaways From Thursday's Jan. 6 Hearing

Trump's pressure on DOJ was relentless

(Newser) - Thursday's Jan. 6 committee hearing focused on former President Trump's extraordinary attempts to use the Justice Department to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election. Former officials testified that the pressure was relentless and only the threat of hundreds of resignations prevented Trump from installing Jeffrey Clark, a...

Jan. 6 Panel Says New Evidence Is Flooding in

Committee has revised its schedule and might add at least one more hearing

(Newser) - The House committee investigating the Capitol attack says it has received new evidence—so much of it that it has revised its schedule and might have to add another hearing. Two more hearings had been scheduled for after Thursday's hearing, which will focus on former President Trump's attempts...

Little-Known Film Project Gets Attention of Jan. 6 Panel

House committee subpoenas filmmaker who had inner-circle access to Trump, shot footage of riot

(Newser) - The House Jan. 6 panel gavels back into session on Tuesday afternoon, with the focus expected to be on efforts by former President Trump and his allies to pressure state officials to reject election results, reports NBC News . But Politico is reporting an intriguing new wrinkle expected to be sussed...

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