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Jan. 6 panel’s next hearing will focus on Trump’s hourslong failure to stop the Capitol riot
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot said its next hearing will focus on how former President Donald Trump’s failure to quell the violent mob for several hours showed a “supreme dereliction of duty.” The committee’s eighth public hearing, expected to air in prime time July 21, marks its last scheduled presentation of evidence […]
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Sen. Lindsey Graham asks federal judge to quash subpoena from Georgia grand jury probing Trump election meddling
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference in response to President Joe Bidens decision to pull all American troops out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has […]
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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon cites Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearing in seeking delay of criminal contempt trial
Steve Bannon, former adviser to Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media before entering federal court in Washington, D.C., March 16, 2022. Bannon is facing contempt of Congress charges related to the investigation of the January 6, 2021, siege at the U.S. Capitol. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Trump White House […]
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Trump accused of possible witnesses tampering: Here are the highlights from the latest Jan. 6 committee hearing
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) lead the seventh public hearing by the House Select Committee to investigate the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, U.S., July 12, 2022. Doug Mills | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol accused […]
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Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said Trump’s ‘civil war’ rhetoric ‘killed someone’ on Jan. 6
Trump 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale addresses the crowd before U.S. President Donald Trump rallies with supporters in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S. August 15, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale blamed then-President Donald Trump’s rhetoric for the death of a woman involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, according to evidence […]
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Jan. 6 committee notifies DOJ that Trump tried tampering with one of its witnesses, Cheney says
Vice Chair U.S. Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 12, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The House select committee investigating the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6 revealed that […]
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Jan. 6 committee hearing to examine the role extremist groups played in the Capitol riot
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is poised Tuesday to show how domestic violent extremist groups helped fuel the attack on the U.S. Capitol as part of former President Donald Trump’s campaign to try to overturn his loss to President Joe Biden. The committee’s seventh public hearing will focus on how Trump’s […]
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Most Democrats want someone other than Biden to run for president in 2024 — but he could still beat Trump, poll says
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the commencement address during the graduation and commissioning ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy Memorial Stadium on May 27, 2022 in Annapolis, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images A large majority of Democrats want someone other than President Joe Biden to be their party’s candidate for the White House in […]
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Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone expected to testify before Jan. 6 committee
Pat Cipollone, White House counsel, arrives to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is set to interview one of its most sought-after witnesses on Friday as it continues to gather evidence implicating former […]
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IRS chief asks watchdog to probe rare tax audits of Trump foes Comey and McCabe
Former FBI Director James Comey (2nd L) arrives on Capitol Hill for a closed hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC on December 7, 2018. Alex Edelman | AFP | Getty Images The head of the IRS has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to investigate the agency’s tax audits of two men […]
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