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January 6
capitol riot
Jan. 4, 2022
Trump Cancels January 6 Anniversary Speech He won’t draw attention to the nadir of his presidency after all.
the national interest
Jan. 4, 2022
How the January 6 Insurrection Birthed a New Right Trump has transformed his party into something once unrecognizable.
Gina. Rosanne. Guy. What three January 6 insurrectionists wanted — and what they lost.
Trump’s Great Escape Days before January 6, he was caught in a scheme to commit election fraud. A year later, there’s no sign the Justice Department is even investigating.
capitol riot
Dec. 14, 2021
Three Fox News Hosts Texted Meadows to Get Trump to Act on January 6 “Mark, the president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home,” Laura Ingraham wrote. “This is hurting all of us.”
January 6 PowerPoint Backer Says He Repeatedly Spoke With Meadows Phil Waldron claims he repeatedly visited the White House and spoke with Trump’s chief of staff while pushing plans for how Trump could stay in power.
Party Like It’s January 6 A night out with Rudy Giuliani, Paul Gosar, and New York’s Young Republicans.
the national interest
Nov. 12, 2021
the national interest
Nov. 8, 2021
Report: Corporations Ready to Resume Donating to Pro-Coup Republicans It’s not because they’ve solved the problem of Republican authoritarianism.
FBI Determined Threat of 1/6 Violence Was Largely ‘Aspirational’ A Washington Post investigation into the insurrection found new evidence of law enforcement failure prior to the attack.
Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Capitol Riot While It Was Still Happening John Eastman, who wrote a legal blueprint for Trump’s authoritarian power grab, emailed the Pence team after rioters breached the Capitol.
House Holds Steve Bannon in Criminal Contempt for Refusing to Testify About 1/6 The Justice Department will decide whether to charge him over his refusal to testify in the Capitol riot investigation.
Trump Doesn’t Care How Ashli Babbitt Died The grim reality behind the ex-president’s “happy birthday” message to the slain Capitol rioter.
Lawyer for Capitol Rioters Goes Missing After Some Bizarre Excuses Judges were told John Pierce was on a ventilator with Covid, then that he had been in a car accident. Now no one knows where he is.
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Breaks Silence In his first interview, Lt. Michael Byrd said he knows his actions during the Capitol riot “saved countless lives.”
insurrection
Aug. 2, 2021
A Fourth Officer Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Has Died by Suicide D.C. Metropolitan Police confirmed Monday that two officers died by suicide in July, becoming the third and fourth officer at the riot to do so.
capitol riot
July 30, 2021
‘The Internet’ Wanted an Insurrection, So Trump Gave It One If you define “the American people” as your own noisy base, then the lies they spew online represent a mandate.
‘This Is How I’m Going to Die’: January 6 Panel Hears Emotional Police Testimony Four U.S. Capitol and D.C. police officers described the violence and slurs they endured in the Capitol riot during the committee’s first hearing.
the national interest
July 22, 2021
Imagine a 9/11 Commission If the Hijackers Had Allies in Congress The whole premise of an investigation was that both parties opposed the insurrection.
Republicans Who Voted to Block Biden’s Election to Investigate Capitol Riot Three lawmakers who objected to certifying the election after the insurrection may now investigate the insurrection.
First Insurrectionist Sent to Prison for Capitol Riot, a Taste of What’s to Come Paul Hodgkins’s sentence for breaking into the Senate will likely serve as a benchmark for hundreds of other insurrectionists’ cases.
Trump’s Kind of Coup Is Indeed a Contested Election A straight-on military coup to overturn the 2020 results would have almost been easier to overcome than this poisoning of confidence in elections.
insurrection day
July 2, 2021
Insurrectionists in Purgatory A selection of “very fine people.”
insurrection day
July 2, 2021
Merrick Garland vs. Trump’s Mob Those who hoped he would prosecute January 6 with gusto have been bitterly disappointed.
insurrection day
July 2, 2021
The Making of a MAGA Martyr How Ashli Babbitt, and those who lived, are being remembered.
insurrection day
July 2, 2021
Before, During, After January 6 The historical perspective at six months.
insurrection day
June 30, 2021
How January 6 Will Be Remembered by Trump’s Supporters Thanks to congressional inaction, the riot could very well become a new Lost Cause.
capitol riot
June 24, 2021
Pelosi Announces Select Committee to Investigate Capitol Riot Since Senate Republicans killed an independent commission, Democrats will convene their own panel to investigate the events of January 6.
the national interest
June 3, 2021
Trump Believes He Can Regain the Presidency This Summer He can’t, but the insurrectionist wing of the party isn’t going away.
$1.9 Billion Capitol Security Bill Barely Passes in House Opposition from a handful of progressive representatives nearly sank a measure intended to boost Capitol security after the January 6 riot.
GOP Leaders Move to Blow Up Bipartisan January 6 Commission A statement purportedly issued by anonymous Capitol Police officers called Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell’s opposition “inconceivable.”
capitol riot
Mar. 31, 2021
Two Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump Over Injuries Sustained in Riot The officers are each seeking at least $75,000 in damages, arguing that Trump bears responsibility for inciting his followers to riot on January 6.
capitol riot
Feb. 23, 2021
Key Moments from the Senate’s First Hearing on the Capitol Riot Security officials who were in charge on January 6 claimed in Senate testimony that they had insufficient intelligence on the potential threat.
capitol riot
Jan. 17, 2021
Multiple Extremist Group Members Arrested: Live Updates The FBI is continuing to round up rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Sunday’s state capitol protests were a non-event.
