Jan. 6: Congress
How Jan. 6 Committee Staffers Have Filled in the Blanks
A flood of interviews and writing by former Jan. 6 investigators reveals key points about what the committee’s report does and doesn’t contain.
The January 6 Project considers the legal and policy challenges arising out of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, when thousands of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol during the congressional certification of then-President-Elect Biden’s electoral victory. The homepage of the January 6 Project is here, where you will find significant documents, congressional hearings, case information and other materials related to the attack, in addition to articles and podcasts.
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A flood of interviews and writing by former Jan. 6 investigators reveals key points about what the committee’s report does and doesn’t contain.
Following a monthslong investigation, the former president’s legal team has submitted a motion to suppress the Georgia special purpose grand jury’s final report.
The Justice Department’s brief, filed in response to a request by the D.C. circuit court, argues that Trump is not immune from civil suit for his speech on Jan. 6.
A summary of oral arguments in In re Sealed Case, concerning the Department of Justice’s attempts to access Rep. Scott Perry’s personal cell phone as part of its investigation into Jan. 6 and former President Donald Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.
There is more to Pence’s argument than there might initially seem—or, at the very least, enough to allow Pence to substantially delay his testimony.
A former Select Committee investigative counsel explains how the extremist coalition that came together on January 6th began developing in the chaotic early months of 2020, long before Trump called on them to come to the Capitol.
McBurney ordered that three parts of the report—the introduction, conclusion, and Section VIII—may be published.
In the overwhelmingly liberal District of Columbia, Jan. 6 defendants have been convicted at high rates, challenging whether they are subjected to juries of their peers.
The Office of Chief Trial Counsel of the California State Bar intends to seek Eastman’s disbarment before the State Bar Court.
The Jan. 6 select committee showed its work—enabling marginal comments, reality checks, and tantalizing hints at what the committee couldn’t prove.