As the House committee investigating Jan. 6 used its prime-time hearing Thursday to document President Donald Trump’s lack of forceful response to the attack on the Capitol by his supporters, it again raised one of the enduring mysteries of that day: Why did it take so long to deploy the National Guard? The hearing did … Read more
The House Republican caucus attempted to distract during Thursday’s Jan. 6 select committee primetime hearing — and it did not go well for them. Republicans have sought to claim the evidence against Trump by former White House officials is “hearsay” or second-hand information. But after lashing out at former Trump Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews … Read more
View gallery Image Credit: Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock Former President Donald Trump refused to say the election was over in a video outtake of the speech he made the day after the January 6 attack on the Capitol as shown during the latest hearing for the House Select Committee. The committee showed outtakes of both Trump’s video message to … Read more
View gallery Image Credit: Meg Kinnard/AP/Shutterstock The House January 6 Select Committee revealed that members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s Secret Service details made calls to say goodbye to their families during the attack on the Capitol. A member of the National Security Council Staff, whose identity was hidden, testified about the fear that … Read more
It’s going to be a long, hot summer — and I’m not just talking about the weather. Take a handful of hallucinogens, sedatives and edibles, wash them down with a healthy amount of your favorite liquor during a backyard barbecue with people you love, some you barely know and others you can’t stand, and you’ll … Read more
The U.S. Secret Service motto is “Worthy of Trust and Confidence.” Recent events, including the apparent deletion of Jan. 6 evidence, have put a large question mark after that phrase, and the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is moving to answer the question. Producing a complete inventory of the agency’s texts around … Read more
A new report from Politico claims that the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots isn’t close to being finished and could even hold hearings after November’s midterm elections. The reason for the added hearings, the publication writes, is that the committee has received a “fire hose of evidence” in recent weeks that … Read more
Proceedings began Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and by mid-afternoon, the bulk of the 22 potential jurors had been found. The polarizing long-time Trump ally has always been at the top of the January 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the trial is intended … Read more
Thursday’s primetime January 6 House select committee’s public hearing is prompting some programming shifts by the broadcast networks. CBS has moved Thursday’s eviction episode of Big Brother, originally scheduled for 8 pm ET, to Friday, July 22 at 8 PM ET, replacing the previously scheduled second season premiere of Secret Celebrity Renovation, which will now … Read more