Trump’s forgotten inquisitor: How the Jan. 6 committee ‘forced’ DOJ to investigate former president
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump’s forgotten inquisitor: How the Jan. 6 committee ‘forced’ DOJ to investigate former president

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Since December, when the U.S. House’s Jan. 6 select committee released its damning final report, its chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, has attempted to resume his usual low profile. “And so if that's how they see democracy at working, then that's who they are.” Thompson told Raw Story his committee’s work speaks for itself — no matter how much Republicans try and rewrite history. Wait until one of your wild cards say something stupid again?” Thompson says he is proud the Jan. 6 special committee’s work is now being used by prosecutors who are convening a special grand jury in Fulton County, Ga., to investigate whether Trump attempted to illegally affect the outcome of the state’s 2020 presidential vote. “Under no circumstances can anybody say, ‘No, we’re gonna erase it, because what you saw with your own eyes, wasn’t what you saw.’ So the work on the committee was tremendous,” Thompson told Raw Story.

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'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress
1 week, 6 days ago

'Outrageous': GOP lawmaker turns on Trump's DOJ after revelation it spied on Congress

Raw Story  

Rep. Mike Turner, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump's former Department of Justice for obtaining records of lawmakers, staffers and journalists during an investigation of leaks. In a report released Tuesday, the Justice Department's inspector general said the DOJ targeted two lawmakers and 43 staffers in an effort to unearth leaks to journalists. "This …

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Revealed: Jack Smith's new Trump evidence could reach the public before election

Raw Story  

New evidence in former President Donald Trump's criminal election interference case could be revealed to the public as soon as mid-October, according to a new analysis of court records. Judge Tanya Chutkan on Friday filed an order setting the timetable for Trump's attorneys to object to any new information revealed in a 180-page summary of Smith's case filed under seal …

Republicans say the Jan. 6 congressional committee withheld evidence. Whether it did is complicated
1 year, 4 months ago

Republicans say the Jan. 6 congressional committee withheld evidence. Whether it did is complicated

LA Times  

Members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol meet on Capitol Hill on July 27, 2021. Rep. Barry Loudermilk chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight told Fox News on Tuesday that the House Jan. 6 select committee did not adequately preserve documents, data and video depositions — including communications it had …

Jan 6 committee report: Thompson and Cheney say US justice system ‘responsible for what comes next’
1 year, 11 months ago

Jan 6 committee report: Thompson and Cheney say US justice system ‘responsible for what comes next’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement marking the end of the …

Inside the 'very damning' new evidence released by J6 committee
1 year, 11 months ago

Inside the 'very damning' new evidence released by J6 committee

Raw Story  

Another batch of transcripts have been released by the Jan. 6 committee, and a reporter who's been covering the investigation explained the most substantial new evidence those interviews turned up. The new batch of transcripts show a growing divide between Cassidy Hutchinson and her boss, then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, and her Donald Trump-funded first lawyer Stefan Passantino, …

Legal experts find more possible criminal liability for Donald Trump in Jan. 6 report
2 years ago

Legal experts find more possible criminal liability for Donald Trump in Jan. 6 report

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the attempt to overthrow the 2020 election published its final report Thursday. Legal experts focused on several pieces of the report that helped bolster the fact that former President Donald Trump knew that what he was trying to do was a scam to force his way into a …

House Jan. 6 Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Trump’s Coup Attempt
2 years ago

House Jan. 6 Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Trump’s Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee on Thursday released its long-awaited final report detailing former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election — and recommendations to prevent such a thing from happening again. The bipartisan House select committee cites the need for “accountability” and notes that is has …

Key takeaways from the January 6 committee's final report on the attack on the US Capitol
2 years ago

Key takeaways from the January 6 committee's final report on the attack on the US Capitol

ABC  

Three days after it convened for its last public meeting, the House of Representatives select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol has released its long-awaited final report. The committee concluded Mr Trump "summoned tens of thousands of supporters" to Washington DC on January 6, then instructed them to march to the Capitol, knowing many were angry …

Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral of a former president is a first in U.S. history
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral of a former president is a first in U.S. history

LA Times  

The House Jan. 6 committee holds its final hearing Dec. 19, 2022, on the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “A criminal ‘referral’ from a congressional committee is not binding on the Department of Justice and carries no more legal weight than a ‘referral’ from any American citizen,” Eastman said. “In fact, a ‘referral’ from the January 6th committee should …

Beating a dead horse: Jan. 6 committee has proved what we all knew. Does it even matter?
2 years, 2 months ago

Beating a dead horse: Jan. 6 committee has proved what we all knew. Does it even matter?

Raw Story  

The House Jan. 6 committee, bless its heart, went through it all again on Thursday: All the lawsuits Trump filed, and lost, attempting to overturn election results in the battleground states, including excerpts of judges' decisions slapping down 61 of the 62 suits. The pressure campaign by Trump on elected officials and legislators in battleground states trying to coerce them …

House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump In Final Public Hearing
2 years, 2 months ago

House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump In Final Public Hearing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The House Jan. 6 Committee closed out its series of public hearings Thursday investigating Donald Trump’s coup attempt by subpoenaing the former president himself, describing him the “key player” of that day. “It was concocted in advance to convince his supporters that he won.” California Democrat Adam Schiff, meanwhile, detailed a string of emails the …

J6 chair announces committee's additional plans
2 years, 5 months ago

J6 chair announces committee's additional plans

Raw Story  

The Chairman of the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, Bennie Thompson, has announced additional steps he is taking to keep the American people informed of the committee's findings. On Thursday the Committee will hold its final event – at least for now – a primetime hearing that is expected to focus on Donald Trump's actions the day …

Jan. 6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson: 'We can prove everything'
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 Committee Chair Bennie Thompson: 'We can prove everything'

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chair of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attacks, revealed to Raw Story in an interview today that a main goal of Thursday evening's public hearing is to tell the story of what happened and why. For officials on the committee, it isn't merely the physical attack on the U.S. Capitol, …

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy

NPR  

Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Mississippi Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson is facing one of the most high-profile moments in a political career spanning more than 50 years — leading this month's hearings intended to show Americans …

Judge's warnings about Trump's 'ongoing threat' should 'alarm every person in this country': Bennie Thompson
2 years, 8 months ago

Judge's warnings about Trump's 'ongoing threat' should 'alarm every person in this country': Bennie Thompson

Raw Story  

Ahead of a contempt vote for Trump allies Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, the chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol cited what Judge David Carter wrote about former President Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman, whom he said likely committed crimes in their efforts to stay in power. According to Rep. …

Bennie Thompson teases 'very fruitful' new Jan. 6 info as committee receives Trump White House visitor logs
2 years, 9 months ago

Bennie Thompson teases 'very fruitful' new Jan. 6 info as committee receives Trump White House visitor logs

Raw Story  

Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots, is hinting that the committee has received some important new information from the National Archives. As reported by CNN's Annie Grayer, Thompson said on Monday that the committee has begun receiving Trump-era White House visitor logs, as well as records from former Vice President …

Peter Navarro slapped with subpoena by Capitol riot committee
2 years, 10 months ago

Peter Navarro slapped with subpoena by Capitol riot committee

Raw Story  

Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro openly boasted about his plan to get former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election -- and now he's been subpoenaed by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots. In announcing the subpoena of Navarro on Wednesday, Rep. Bennie Thompson said that the former Trump aide "appears to have …

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony
3 years, 1 month ago

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony

NPR  

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuri Gripas/AP Yuri Gripas/AP The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol issued a scathing statement saying ex-Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark appeared before the panel on Friday but failed to cooperate. Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, …

Former Justice Dept. lawyer cuts Jan. 6 deposition short
3 years, 1 month ago

Former Justice Dept. lawyer cuts Jan. 6 deposition short

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A former assistant attorney general who aligned himself with former President Donald Trump after he lost the 2020 election has declined to be fully interviewed by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, ending a deposition after around 90 minutes Friday. Jeffrey Clark, who championed Trump’s efforts to overturn the election, presented the committee with a …

Jan. 6 Committee To Seek Criminal Charges Against Steve Bannon
3 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 Committee To Seek Criminal Charges Against Steve Bannon

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack will move forward with criminal charges against Steve Bannon, an adviser to former President Donald Trump who is openly defying a subpoena, committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson announced Thursday. Three other Trump associates faced subpoena deadlines last week: former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, former …

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
3 years, 2 months ago

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a significant escalation for the panel, Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced the …

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates
3 years, 2 months ago

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has issued its first subpoenas, demanding records and testimony from four of former President Donald Trump’s close advisers and associates who were in contact with him before and during the attack. In a significant escalation for the panel, Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced the subpoenas …

January 6 committee could issue subpoenas this week for top Trump aides including Mark Meadows
3 years, 3 months ago

January 6 committee could issue subpoenas this week for top Trump aides including Mark Meadows

Daily Mail  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is eyeing up a fresh list of subpoenas, including former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino and former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale. Last month, the select committee demanded government records from executive branch agencies including the National Archives and Records Administration, the departments …

Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands
3 years, 3 months ago

Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands

NPR  

Jan. 6 Select Committee Probe Expands To Trump And Top Officials In A Wave Of Demands Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The House select committee charged with investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued a wave of record requests targeting communications by former President Donald Trump and his top officials …

As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: ‘We have to get it right’
3 years, 4 months ago

As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: ‘We have to get it right’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, didn’t realize the severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection until his wife called him. “I’ve dealt with Bennie for 15 years, and we disagreed on a lot, but I don’t think there was ever a harsh word between us,” says former Republican Rep. Pete King of New York, …

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