Takeaways from Congress’ first hearing on Capitol riot
3 years, 10 months ago

Takeaways from Congress’ first hearing on Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Security officials testifying at Congress’ first hearing on the deadly siege of the Capitol cast blame and pointed fingers on Tuesday but also acknowledged they were woefully unprepared for the violence. Senators drilled down on the stunning security failure and missed warning signs as rioters loyal to former President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, in a misguided attempt to stop lawmakers from certifying President Joe Biden’s election. The Democratic chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, said, “There was a failure to take this threat more seriously.” HE SAID, HE SAID As hundreds of rioters stormed the Capitol, breaking into the iconic building’s windows and doors, sometimes in hand-to-hand combat with police, there are conflicting accounts from the security officials over what happened next. But in closing, Klobuchar restated the testimony: “There was clear agreement this was a planned insurrection.” ONE OFFICER’S PERSONAL STORY The hearing opened with Capitol Police Capt.

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Undercover FBI agents had no role in U.S. Capitol attack: report
1 week, 4 days ago

Undercover FBI agents had no role in U.S. Capitol attack: report

Raw Story  

Undercover FBI agents were not present during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, a Justice Department watchdog said Thursday in a report debunking a popular right-wing conspiracy theory. "We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest …

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
5 months, 2 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said during his debate with President Joe Biden last week that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol involved a “relatively small” group of people who were “in many cases ushered in by the police.” But that’s not what happened. In an internal memo last year, U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger …

Expert says Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan. 6 as disqualification case enters new phase
1 year, 1 month ago

Expert says Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan. 6 as disqualification case enters new phase

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — Then-President Donald Trump could have mobilized the National Guard and other federal agencies to protect the U.S. Capitol once violence broke out on Jan. 6, 2021, a law professor testified Tuesday as a case to bar the former president from the 2024 ballot moved into a new phase. …

Former Capitol Police chief blames intelligence failures — not Trump — for MAGA attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Former Capitol Police chief blames intelligence failures — not Trump — for MAGA attack

Raw Story  

The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security failed to share intelligence with the U.S. Capitol Police ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, leaving the Capitol Police under-prepared for that day’s violence, the former chief of the Capitol Police told a U.S. House panel chaired by Georgia Republican Barry Loudermilk on Tuesday. The January 6 attack at the Capitol …

'We were blindsided': Capitol police chief says 'intelligence failed' on Jan. 6
1 year, 3 months ago

'We were blindsided': Capitol police chief says 'intelligence failed' on Jan. 6

Raw Story  

Politico reported Tuesday that retired U.S. Capitol police chief Steven Sund is blaming the intelligence community for failing to share warnings about the potential attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. In a new excerpt of a biography on Sen. Mitt Romney, it was revealed that a senior Pentagon official called Sen. Angus King to warn him that an …

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’
1 year, 5 months ago

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’

Al Jazeera  

FBI downplayed threats of violence by Trump supporters ahead of January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, report says. Washington, DC – United States intelligence agencies “received numerous early warnings” ahead of the 2021 attack on the Capitol but failed to accurately assess the threat, a new Senate report has said. “In advance of the attack, multiple news agencies, …

Fox News' 'utterly failed' rewrite of Capitol riot history shredded by J6 Committee staffer
1 year, 9 months ago

Fox News' 'utterly failed' rewrite of Capitol riot history shredded by J6 Committee staffer

Raw Story  

Tom Joscelyn, a former professional staff member on the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots, has written a column for Politico where he explains why Fox News host Tucker Carlson's attempts to rewrite the history of the riots "utterly failed." Specifically, Joscelyn argues that Carlson is attempting to convince Americans that the deadly riots were largely "peaceful" …

‘Proves it was all a big lie’: J6 investigator links Capitol riot to Fox News
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Proves it was all a big lie’: J6 investigator links Capitol riot to Fox News

Raw Story  

Former Rep. Liz Cheney took to Twitter on Wednesday to tell Republicans that if they want to relitigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that she's more than happy to make that a top issue. After spending two years on the House Select Committee investigating the attack and the so-called "big lie" that led up to it, Cheney lost …

McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage
1 year, 10 months ago

McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage

LA Times  

Former President Trump talks with Fox News host Tucker Carlson as Donald Trump Jr., center, looks on at a golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., in July 2022. Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a stunning level of access granted by House …

Jan 6 report: Key findings from the House committee investigation into the Capitol riot
2 years ago

Jan 6 report: Key findings from the House committee investigation into the Capitol riot

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. Here’s some of the key findings of the …

Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump’s lies to the ‘unimaginable’
2 years ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump’s lies to the ‘unimaginable’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee released its final report Thursday on the “unimaginable” 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a mob assault by supporters of the defeated president, Donald Trump, that shook the nation and exposed the fragility of American democracy. “Prior to January 6th, it was unimaginable.” EIGHT CHAPTERS From the “Big Lie” of Trump’s November 2020 …

Read it: J6 Committee releases its final report
2 years ago

Read it: J6 Committee releases its final report

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON - The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former U.S. President Donald Trump should face criminal charges of inciting the deadly riot. On Monday, the committee asked federal prosecutors to charge the Republican former president with four crimes, including obstruction and insurrection, …

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot
2 years ago

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – “One man” is ultimately responsible for last year’s attack on the United States Capitol: Former President Donald Trump. Here is a look at five key takeaways from the final report: Trump is ‘central cause’ of the riot The report unambiguously blamed Trump for the attack on the Capitol: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, …

US panel calls Capitol riot as 'multi-part plan' by Donald Trump to overturn election loss
2 years ago

US panel calls Capitol riot as 'multi-part plan' by Donald Trump to overturn election loss

India Today  

A US Congress panel has released its final report on the Capitol riot and insurrection describing the events as a 'multi-part plan' by former US President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, a report said. READ | It strengthens me: Donald Trump reacts to Capitol riots panel vote for criminal charges Months after the Capitol …

US Capitol Riot Probe Votes to Subpoena Trump to Testify
2 years, 2 months ago

US Capitol Riot Probe Votes to Subpoena Trump to Testify

News 18  

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump to testify on his role in the violence, in a major escalation of the sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up. Reacting on his right-wing Truth Social platform, Trump said the committee was a “total ‘BUST’ that has only served …

Members of Congress stunned by Secret Service 'bombshell' at Jan. 6 hearing
2 years, 2 months ago

Members of Congress stunned by Secret Service 'bombshell' at Jan. 6 hearing

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — After startling revelations revealed in Thursday's House Select Committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, members of Congress told Raw Story how horrified they were about what was known about the threats. It just leads to a lot more questions," Rep. Cheri Bustos told Raw Story outside of the committee hearing room. Bustos also said that …

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation
2 years, 2 months ago

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation

NPR  

A new book's behind-the-scenes look at Congress' Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Steve Helber/AP Denver Riggleman served eight months as a senior technical adviser for the congressional select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a new book, titled "The Breach," Riggleman delves into a few key parts …

Verdicts for three Capitol rioters could change the course of other Jan. 6 trials
2 years, 3 months ago

Verdicts for three Capitol rioters could change the course of other Jan. 6 trials

Raw Story  

The verdicts handed down Tuesday to three U.S. Capitol rioters could change the direction of future Jan. 6 prosecutions. Every defendant who has been tried before a jury has been convicted on every count, but mixed verdicts or acquittals for McCaughey, Stevens and Mehaffie could encourage others charged in the attack to opt for bench trials -- where McFadden, a …

Trump deleted lines from his speech about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters after Capitol insurrection
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump deleted lines from his speech about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters after Capitol insurrection

Salon  

Donald Trump removed lines about prosecuting January 6 rioters from a speech he delivered the day after the Capitol riot, according to congressional testimony provided on Monday. RELATED: Trump "was the cancer in the center" of January 6 plot During the select committee's eighth hearing last week, the panel played footage of closed-door testimony from former Trump adviser Jared Kushner, …

Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of ‘carnage’ wrought by Trump
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of ‘carnage’ wrought by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To understand how Donald Trump’s desperation and lies became a potent danger to democracy, consider the ginger mints. “American carnage,” Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, lead manager of the second Trump impeachment and a committee member on this inquiry, said of the latter’s bottom line. The committee pinpointed a range of renegade if not criminal options that …

Jan. 6 probes: What’s next for Congress, criminal cases
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 probes: What’s next for Congress, criminal cases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This isn’t the end of the Capitol riot story. The House committee investigating the deadly events of a fateful, chilly January day — now a year and a half in the past — has wrapped up its hot summer series of televised hearings, each featuring revelatory details about the day of violence itself or the weeks of efforts …

U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability
2 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability

The Hindu  

The House committee probing the assault on the U.S. Capitol laid out a searing, prime-time indictment on Thursday of Donald Trump's refusal to halt or condemn the violence and insisted he should be held accountable for a gross dereliction of presidential duty. Committee chairman Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised finale of a series of public hearings, said Mr. Trump …

US Capitol violence: Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan 6 text messages
2 years, 5 months ago

US Capitol violence: Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan 6 text messages

Hindustan Times  

Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection, the government watchdog has found. US Capitol violence: Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan 6 text messages The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General, …

Cop confirms Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about Trump and the Capitol riot: CNN
2 years, 5 months ago

Cop confirms Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about Trump and the Capitol riot: CNN

Salon  

CNN reported on Thursday that a police officer in Donald Trump's Jan.6 motorcade confirmed testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson before the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Hutchinson testified about a discussion with Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Tony Ornato and Robert Engel, who ran Trump's Secret Service detail. READ: Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans …

Cop confirms Hutchinson testimony about Trump’s effort to join Capitol riot: CNN
2 years, 5 months ago

Cop confirms Hutchinson testimony about Trump’s effort to join Capitol riot: CNN

Raw Story  

CNN reported on Thursday that a police officer in Donald Trump's Jan.6 motorcade confirmed testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson before the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Hutchinson testified about a discussion with Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Tony Ornato and Robert Engel, who ran Trump's Secret Service detail. READ: Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans …

Jan 6 rioter blames Trump for Capitol attack: ‘We were just following what he said’
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan 6 rioter blames Trump for Capitol attack: ‘We were just following what he said’

The Independent  

A man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the Capitol riot testified on Tuesday that he went to the attack at Donald Trump’s direction. Stephen Ayres told committee members during his testimony that he had never planned to go to the Capitol itself before Donald Trump’s rhetoric during his speech directing his supporters to march …

Trump incited US Capitol attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting: Panel
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump incited US Capitol attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting: Panel

India Today  

US lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power fueled by a chaotic meeting with some of his most ardent supporters. Committee members said Trump incited the riot through his refusal to admit he lost the election and through …

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence

Slate  

In the tradition of the Clintonometer, the Trump Apocalypse Watch, and the Impeach-O-Meter, the Is It a Crime-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative estimate of whether the Jan. 6 select committee’s work will convince enough individuals of relevance that Donald Trump committed insurrection-related crimes that he will be, in some fashion, held accountable for them. Immediately following that reportedly …

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings

ABC  

Graphic video showing police being attacked; bombshell testimony from inside the White House; first-hand accounts of Donald Trump's tactics: so far, the public Capitol riot hearings have produced stunning testimony. In Ivanka Trump's video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this Mr Trump took …

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot

LA Times  

Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is seen in a video interview during Tuesday’s hearing. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol spent its seventh hearing Tuesday focused on the origins of the mob and former President Trump’s role in inciting it. More details on an ‘unhinged’ Oval Office meeting The hearing presented new details …

Jan. 6 hearing | Donald Trump did not care that Capitol rioters were armed, tried to hijack Presidential limo, claims witness
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 hearing | Donald Trump did not care that Capitol rioters were armed, tried to hijack Presidential limo, claims witness

The Hindu  

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on Jan. 6, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the U.S. Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on Tuesday. “Take the effing mags away; they’re not here to hurt me,” Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Trump’s then-White House Chief …

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies

LA Times  

Then-President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, were aware the Capitol was a target of violence and that Trump supporters were armed with weapons when the president urged them to march to the building on Jan. 6, 2021, a former aide testified in a bombshell hearing Tuesday that also revealed Trump repeatedly pushed to pardon those involved in …

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January

Firstpost  

Testimony on Thursday showed how Donald Trump desperately clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on 6 January, 2021, when Congress would certify the results, despite those around him insisting Joe Biden had won the election Washington: The House panel investigating the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol has laid the blame …

New details revealed about Capitol tour led by GOP lawmaker the day before the Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 6 months ago

New details revealed about Capitol tour led by GOP lawmaker the day before the Jan. 6 riot

Raw Story  

Congressional Republicans have released evidence from Capitol police about a U.S. Capitol tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk. The Georgia Republican brought a group of 12 constituents that inexplicably grew to 15 people into the Capitol complex the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection, but Capitol police chief J. Thomas Manger said an investigation did not reveal any suspicious behavior …

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack

India Today  

Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president seemed “detached from reality” and kept clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was told Monday. Trump’s “big lie” of election fraud escalated and …

Threat to democracy: The Hindu Editorial on the U.S. House panel probe into January 6 Capitol riots
2 years, 6 months ago

Threat to democracy: The Hindu Editorial on the U.S. House panel probe into January 6 Capitol riots

The Hindu  

The bipartisan Congressional committee looking into the deadly January 6, 2021, attack by a mob on the very seat of the Houses of the U.S. Congress has painted a clear picture of the attempt by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, even if that meant he might damage the U.S. …

Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riot panel blames Trump for 1/6 ‘attempted coup’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump, saying the assault was not spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling …

Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards described to lawmakers the “war scene” that she and other officers faced when rioters began viciously attacking them on Jan. 6, 2021. “It was chaos.” The raw and graphic testimony from Edwards Thursday night played out in the first public hearing on the findings of the House committee investigating the insurrection on the …

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’

The Hindu  

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U. S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president's effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling …

Takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An injured officer who slipped in blood and spoke of “carnage.” Video of a huge, violent mob pushing through the U.S. Capitol. Takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s first hearing: LAYING IT ALL ON TRUMP Thompson laid out the committee’s initial findings that Trump led a “sprawling, multi-step conspiracy aimed at overturning the presidential election” and the insurrection …

Key takeaways from US Congress hearing on January 6 Capitol riot
2 years, 6 months ago

Key takeaways from US Congress hearing on January 6 Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Trump took centre stage as US lawmakers pushed to highlight the danger and violence of the 2021 attack on US Capitol. “On the morning of January 6, President Donald Trump’s intention was to remain president of the United States despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power,” she said. Al …

Laying bare Trump’s coup attempt, Jan. 6 hearings demanded we not look away
2 years, 6 months ago

Laying bare Trump’s coup attempt, Jan. 6 hearings demanded we not look away

LA Times  

Viewers who tuned in Thursday to the first night of public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were not given Washington political theater as usual. Cheney said that Trump had a seven-part plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election and promised the American public watching at home that “you will see evidence of each element …

The US Capitol riot public hearings: six questions
2 years, 6 months ago

The US Capitol riot public hearings: six questions

Raw Story  

The investigation into last year's assault on the US Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump's supporters is entering a public phase, with two weeks of blockbuster televised hearings slated to start Thursday. Republicans including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy say the committee is partisan and "not conducting a legitimate investigation" -- an argument that has been rejected by a …

Jan 6 panel to lay out US Capitol riot case in prime time hearing
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 panel to lay out US Capitol riot case in prime time hearing

Al Jazeera  

Experts say a special panel probing the US Capitol riot will need to present a ‘coherent narrative’ and give people a reason to watch. The panel has said Thursday evening’s hearing – the first of several to be held in June – will “provide the American people with a summary of our findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn …

Secret Service warned the White House of Capitol violence two days before the attack — Trump ignored it: court filing
2 years, 8 months ago

Secret Service warned the White House of Capitol violence two days before the attack — Trump ignored it: court filing

Raw Story  

Former chief of staff to Donald Trump, Mark Meadows is suing the House and the Select Committee investigating Jan. 6, for what he calls an overly broad subpoena to appear and answer questions. According to a deposition Hutchinson gave in March, that was just released publicly late Friday night, she revealed that the U.S. Secret Service gave warnings about violence …

Legal risks in sedition conspiracy case against Oath Keepers
2 years, 11 months ago

Legal risks in sedition conspiracy case against Oath Keepers

Associated Press  

The seditious conspiracy case against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group marks the boldest attempt so far by the government to prosecute those who attacked the U.S. Capitol, but invoking the rarely used charge carries considerable risks. The experts who examined the indictment against the 11 Oath Keepers members and associates said the government’s case is …

Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot
2 years, 11 months ago

Intel reports repeatedly failed to forecast Capitol riot

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Intelligence reports compiled by the U.S. Capitol Police in the days before last year’s insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence, even as other assessments warned that crowds of potentially thousands of pro-Trump demonstrators could converge in Washington and create a dangerous situation. There was, according to a harshly critical Senate report issued in June, …

Lawmakers Who Experienced Capitol Riot Give Emotional Testimony On Anniversary
2 years, 11 months ago

Lawmakers Who Experienced Capitol Riot Give Emotional Testimony On Anniversary

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On the anniversary of the violent insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, lawmakers present at the U.S. Capitol that day recalled their trauma, and the work still left to do to protect American democracy. “As we were exiting, I saw the glass breaking, the officers staying behind, their guns drawn.” The congressman, who had a 23-month-old son at …

‘I trusted the President': Jan. 6 rioters in their own words
2 years, 11 months ago

‘I trusted the President': Jan. 6 rioters in their own words

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Facing prison time, many Jan. 6 rioters admit they were wrong to enter the U.S. Capitol and disavow political violence, despite what former President Donald Trump claims in spreading lies about the attack. ___ “False claims were made on media sources, as well as by the President himself, that the election system had been corrupted and that the …

Insurrection, Sedition or Coup? One Year On, What Best Describes the US Capitol Riot
2 years, 11 months ago

Insurrection, Sedition or Coup? One Year On, What Best Describes the US Capitol Riot

News 18  

As the United States marks the first anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, questions surround the role allies of former President Donald Trump may have played. Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, who could face criminal contempt of Congress charges for no longer cooperating with the House committee’s investigation, “exchanged text messages with, and provided guidance to, …

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