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FBI didn’t deploy undercover agents on Jan. 6, watchdog report finds, undercutting conspiracy theories

Horowitz also found that among the tens of thousands of Trump supporters who flooded Washington that day, 26 were people who had served as informants for the FBI. Horowitz says Rosen’s deputy Richard Donoghue told FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich on Jan. 4, 2021, that Trump was considering firing Rosen. Horowitz also briefly touched on Trump’s own role in fomenting …

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WASHINGTON – The Jan. 6 committee unveiled explosive new evidence about the role Freedom Caucus Chair Scott Perry played in assisting Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election results by any means necessary. The committee alleges Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, colluded with Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark “regarding the stolen election claims.” “Perry was working with Clark and with …

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

What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

Insurrectionists loyal to then-President Trump scale the west wall of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Evidence shows there were multiple remote meetings from the White House Situation Room; huddles to coordinate the law enforcement response; and emotional phone calls and messages among national security officials, a handful of senior White House aides, and — as they hid in …

Jan. 6 Committee To Hear Of Trump's Pressure On Justice Department

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee will hear from former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Donald Trump over the 2020 presidential election results while suppressing a bizarre challenge from within their own ranks. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images In a written statement prepared for the committee and obtained by …

Here's every word from the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

Here's every word from the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation Enlarge this image toggle caption Doug Mills/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Doug Mills/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Below, read the full transcript from the June 23 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. On the same day Acting Attorney General Rosen told Mr. Clark …

Jan 6 panel lays out Trump pressure on Justice Dept – A timeline

In fifth hearing this month, ex-Justice Department officials tell January 6 panel about Trump efforts to overturn vote. Here are some of the hearing’s highlights: Justice Department officials laid out campaign of pressure to legitimise false claims of fraud Several GOP lawmakers, including Congressman Matt Gaetz, asked for pardons: Official Ex-Justice Department official said Trump told him: “Just say the …

DOJ officials pushed back on Trump's baseless election fraud claims Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Alex Wong/Getty Images About a week before the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, there was an "escalation" of then-President Donald Trump's earlier demands about election fraud allegations, a former top official in the Justice Department testified Thursday, including an "arsenal of …

Key dates to know for the House Jan. 6 hearings

A masked protester carries a red flag that says “Trump Nation” in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 6, 2021. Nov. 5: Donald Trump Jr. texts White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that “we have operational control” to ensure his father would get a second term. Barr calls Byung Jin “BJay” Pak, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of …

Erik Braverman, left, and Jonathan Cottrell hold the 2020 World Series trophy at Dodger Stadium, where they will get married on Jan. 21. “Hopefully this will show that in a sport like baseball, even if you don’t feel you fit in, you can always find a place,” said Braverman, senior vice president of marketing, communications and broadcasting. “Dodgers and gay …

A dress rehearsal for fascism: The complete Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection timeline

New report zeroes in on a 'puzzle piece' in the story of Jan. 6 that critics have 'largely overlooked'

As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 select committee continues to probe the events that followed the 2020 election, much is being uncovered about former President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into refusing to certify now-President Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. “But what remains unknown is just how involved Trump was in Gohmert’s legal …