Virginia resident Hatchet Speed, a former U.S. Naval reservist, marched to the Capitol with members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group.
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Jan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work
The committee had voted to subpoena Trump during its final televised hearing before the midterm elections in October, demanding testimony and documents from the former president.
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Commentary: Electoral Count Reform Act takes a 19th-century law into the 21st century
It took the violent breach of the Capitol to shine a spotlight on the pressing need for reform.
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Jan. 6 panel unveils report, describes Trump ‘conspiracy’
The 845-page report comes after the panel interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses, held 10 hearings and obtained millions of pages of documents.
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Jan. 6 panel prepares to unveil final report on insurrection
The committee’s eight chapters of findings will largely mirror nine hearings this year that presented evidence from more than 1,000 private interviews and millions of pages of documents.
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Republicans usual embrace of Trump muted after criminal referral
Early polls suggest he isn’t a lock for the 2024 presidential Republican nomination.
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Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, 3 other Republican lawmakers
The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy as well as three other GOP lawmakers saying all had crucial information to share about the Jan. 6 attack. All of them defied the order for testimony.
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Jan. 6 panel unanimously votes to refer Trump, associates for criminal prosecution
The panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are poised to recommend criminal charges against Trump and potentially against associates and staff.
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Jury selection begins in Proud Boys Jan. 6 sedition trial
Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group are accused of plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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What to watch for as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public presentation Monday about the unprecedented effort by Donald Trump to overturn the results of the presidential election he lost in 2020. The committee has called it an “attempted coup” that warrants criminal prosecution from the Justice Department. That is expected to be […]