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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 call off the mob from his White House Counsel, top aides and members of his own family. “This man of unbridled destructive energy could not… Read More
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 Donald Trump’s Ellipse speech on Jan. 6 ended and his prerecorded video asking protesters to go home posted to Twitter later that afternoon. According to… Read More
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 same close advisers repeatedly told Trump to concede after the Electoral College voted in mid-December to confirm President Biden’s 2020 victory. But Trump instead made… Read More
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 Boys and the QAnon movement and the groups’ possible connection to Trump associates, including Roger Stone and Michael Flynn. Former Oath Keepers spokesman Jason Van… Read More
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 before the House committee investigating the attack Tuesday as she recounted conversations between White House Counsel Pat Cipollone and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Inside… Read More
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 Department of Justice to help him overturn the 2020 election. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the committee, will lead Thursday’s hearing, set… Read More
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 officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election at their fourth hearing on Tuesday afternoon. The testimony at the hearing “will demonstrate that President Trump and… Read More
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 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, focusing on how former President Donald Trump pressured then-Vice President Mike Pence not to count lawful electoral votes. In a… Read More
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 panel said in a statement Tuesday. The committee’s release does not offer an explanation, but a source familiar said the move was a result of… Read More
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 pulled back the curtain on what life was like on the Trump campaign and in the White House in the days following election night 2020…. Read More
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 investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. In a combative letter Sunday to committee chairman Bennie Thompson, Jordan says, “The American people are tired of Democrats’… Read More
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 to two misdemeanor counts. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported that 43-year-old Eric Barber admitted Thursday to entering the Capitol and stealing a portable charger… Read More