Trump appeared to concede that it was a huge blunder to cede total control of the committee to his political enemies, effectively giving him no way to influence the proceedings.
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Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas
The House committee may subpoena the former vice president.
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Jan. 6 panel sends letter asking Ginni Thomas to testify
A conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, she communicated with people in President Donald Trump’s orbit ahead of the attack and also on the day of the insurrection.
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Trump was ‘detached from reality’ over election results, former AG Barr says
Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and senior adviser Jason Miller testified that the festive mood at the White House on election night turned as Fox News announced Trump had lost the state of Arizona to Joe Biden.
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Video: Watch Thursday night’s Jan. 6 committee hearing
Nearly a year since its inception, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is going public with its findings as lawmakers hope to show the American public how democracy came to the brink of disaster.
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Republican gubernatorial candidate charged in Jan. 6 riot, roiling primary in Michigan
Ryan Kelley, a real estate broker, is accused of disruptive conduct, injuring public property and entering restricted space without permission, according to the criminal complaint.
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Jan. 6 committee goes prime time with probe of Capitol insurrection
The Jan. 6 panel’s yearlong investigation will begin to show how America’s tradition of a peaceful transfer of presidential power came close to slipping away.
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House subpoenas its own, a grave new norm after Jan. 6 attack
While the summons for Leader Kevin McCarthy and 4 other Republican lawmakers was not wholly unexpected, it amplified concerns over the new norm-setting in Congress.
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Jan. 6 panel wants answers from Republican lawmakers Brooks, Biggs, Jackson
Reps. Mo Brooks of Alabama, Andy Biggs of Arizona and Ronny Jackson of Texas are members of the ultra-right House Freedom Caucus that have in recent years aligned themselves with Trump.
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Evidence mounts of Republican involvement in Trump election schemes
Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power.