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Jan. 6 panel sheds light on the 187 minutes Trump went dark during Capitol siege
By: Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack detailed former President Trump’s “complete dereliction of duty” as he ignored pleas to condemn the violence and… Read More
![A video of former President Donald Trump speaking during a rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, is shown at a June 9 hearing before the House Jan. 6 committee.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ap22190435679647_wide-c6914ec45002d03b97723fad1c0a88783115f94c-scaled-e1658433122865-900x422.jpg)
The Jan. 6 committee holds its 8th hearing Thursday night. Here’s what to expect
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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The Jan. 6 committee is holding a prime-time hearing on Thursday — the last of its planned summertime hearings. It will focus on the 187 minutes between when former President… Read More
![A video of Pat Cipollone, former White House counsel, is shown on a screen during the seventh hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gettyimages-1241860844-085a93f8ba06a42c14b62430657517c3e35e2c49-scaled-e1657731228151-900x422.jpg)
The meeting that changed history and 3 other takeaways from the latest Jan. 6 hearing
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Former President Trump knew there was no evidence of widespread election fraud because people close to him told him so on multiple occasions. Many of those… Read More
![Video from Jan. 6, 2021 plays as Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies on June 28.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ap22179632589065-b92024d0e32a5ea90c6352e8960fafe2a75422da-scaled-e1657633009949-900x422.jpg)
The next Jan. 6 committee hearing will focus on extremist organizations
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House Jan. 6 committee holds its seventh hearing on its months-long investigation Tuesday, focusing on the involvement of extremist groups like the Oath Keepers, Proud… Read More
![A video of former President Donald Trump from his Jan. 6 Rose Garden statement is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies during the sixth hearing held by the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gettyimages-1241592828-69c30f39c417faf214b47ef5ef04e768066cb042-scaled-e1656448740958-900x422.jpg)
Trump didn’t want to stop Capitol attack, former White House aide testifies
By: NPR Washington Desk
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Trump didn’t want to do anything to stop the rioters attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, testified… Read More
![Video showing an interview of former acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gettyimages-1402688187_custom-d832da379bd5c4c259ff9b5f7ae27434decd7e28-scaled-e1656011784977-900x422.jpg)
Who you’ll hear from and what to expect in today’s Jan. 6 House committee hearing
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will focus on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on the… Read More
![Gabriel Sterling, one of Georgia's top election officials, defends the state's election process during a press conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gettyimages-1294496407_wide-b2fd356e0d4863815169de4fece2fe663cc3b91a-scaled-e1655823589513-900x422.jpg)
The Jan. 6 committee holds its fourth hearing today. Here’s what we know
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will focus on former President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure state… Read More
![Vice President Mike Pence leads senators to the House chamber to continue the joint session of the House and Senate and count the Electoral College votes cast in November's election.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ap21007190767178_wide-5eb2718782c8e56327607dfe3be18db1ce64e839-scaled-e1655392593676-900x422.jpg)
The Jan. 6 committee is meeting Thursday. Here’s what to expect
By: Maya Rosenberg | NPR
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Updated June 16, 2022 at 10:30 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will hold its next hearing at… Read More
![Witnesses swear in before a House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing on Monday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ap22164601699818_wide-6111c1f8c5bb55f7f816612f261e7470ab7dcd9d-scaled-e1655227543534-900x422.jpg)
The Jan. 6 committee has postponed its Wednesday hearing and will next meet Thursday
By: Ximena Bustillo | NPR
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Updated June 14, 2022 at 12:58 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The third Jan. 6 committee hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed to an as-yet unknown day, the… Read More
![The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ap22088459842878-9d18ea7f93c3959b611bcf6705ff8d8701931789-scaled-e1655158957604-900x422.jpg)
Jan. 6 panel says Trump fleeced his base and 5 other takeaways from the 2nd hearing
By: Domenico Montanaro | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It wasn’t in prime time this time, but the Jan. 6 committee held an eyebrow-raising hearing Monday in its second of seven promised ones. This hearing… Read More
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Ohio Rep. Jordan rejects Jan. 6 panel request for interview
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, one of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress, has rejected a request for an interview by the House panel… Read More
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Former Parkersburg councilman enters a plea in Capitol riot case
By: Associated Press
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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former councilman for the city of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who is charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has pleaded guilty… Read More