Democrats point to Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s recorded comments as proof that lawmakers at the highest levels privately acknowledge Trump’s role in the Capitol insurrection yet continue to defend him in public.
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Trump aide Stephen Miller speaks to Jan. 6 panel
Miller is the latest in a series of sit-downs the committee has scored with those in Trump’s inner circle as lawmakers move closer to the former president.
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Jan. 6 committee votes to hold 2 former Trump advisers in contempt
The recommendation of criminal charges now goes to the full House, and if approved there, would go to the Justice Department, which has the final say on prosecution.
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Capitol riot trial opens for elected official who founded Cowboys for Trump
New Mexico county commissioner Couy Griffin is the second among the hundreds of people charged with federal crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, siege.
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Proud Boys leader charged with conspiracy in Capitol riot
He was arrested two days before the riot and was ordered to stay out of D.C., but the indictment says he met with the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers in an area parking garage.
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Biden orders release of Trump White House visitor logs to Congress
The House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, has sought a trove of data from the National Archives, including presidential records that Trump had fought to keep private.
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Commentary: The Jan. 6 committee scores a big victory over Trump
The Supreme Court’s ruling granting Congress access to some of the former president’s records is also a victory for the rule of law.
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Maine Voices: We can’t change what others think, but we can change how we treat them
The current lack of civility is the result of a society that not only is politically divided but also encourages personal attacks.
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For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at least 700 people have been charged, mostly with lower-level crimes.
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Subpoena Republican leader Kevin McCarthy? Big decision for Jan. 6 panel
McCarthy joined two other Trump allies, Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, in rejecting the panel’s requests for interviews and documents.