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The Trump Indictment

Coverage of the first-ever indictments of a former president.

  1. capitol riot
    Congressman: January 6 Participant Wasn’t Doing Recon on Capitol TourBarry Loudermilk says a January 5 tour he led, which Republicans had previously denied had happened, was completely innocent.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Insists He’s Not a Drunk (Again)The former mayor wants the American public to know he was totally sober when he urged the president to disregard their votes on Election Night.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. early and often
    Mike Pence Doesn’t Deserve a Medal for Refusing to Lead a CoupWe should thank the former vice-president for rejecting Trump’s unconstitutional demand on January 6, 2021. But let’s not get carried away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    Senate Nears Much-Needed Deal to Stop Election CoupsA bipartisan “gang” is close to agreeing on a fix to the 1887 law at the center of the January 6 tragedy. The time is exactly right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    Democrats Need a Vision. Fast.It’s not enough to say the other side is evil.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. early and often
    GOP Contender Against Whitmer Arrested on Capitol Riot ChargesWhat the hell is going on with the Michigan GOP this year?
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. last night on late night
    Trevor Noah Has Some Ideas to Sexy Up the January 6 HearingsLet’s face it, this ain’t Watergate.
    By Bethy Squires
  8. early and often
    Fake Trump Electors Told to Keep Their Activities SecretIn Georgia, the Trump campaign wanted its self-appointed electors to act like they were engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Peter Navarro Got Arrested for Contempt of CongressTrump’s former trade adviser was indicted for refusing to cooperate with the House investigation into the Capitol riot.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. capitol riot
    NYPD Veteran Convicted of Assaulting Police Officer in Capitol RiotThe Department of Justice continues to rack up guilty verdicts in January 6 cases.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. politics
    There’s a 7-Plus Hour Gap in Trump’s 1/6 Call LogsInvestigators are looking into whether he might have even used burner phones as the Capitol was under attack.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. january 6
    Yes, Ginni Thomas Was at the January 6 Rally … But She Left EarlyJustice Clarence Thomas’s wife says she attended the Stop the Steal rally but “got cold” and split before the rioting started.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. politics
    Republicans’ Selective Amnesia About January 6 Keeps SpreadingEven Mike Pence is now treating the Capitol riot as a one-time blip, rather than reckoning with what it meant or why it could happen again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. mike pence
    Pence Rebukes Trump, Calls His View of January 6 Powers ‘Un-American’Less than a week after Trump claimed Pence could and should have overturned the 2020 election, the former veep laid down the actual law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Trump Dangles Pardons to His 2024 Insurrectionist AlliesHe said he would pardon the January 6 rioters, which really means he is soliciting insurrection next time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. politics
    Wait, Are Mike Pence and Donald Trump Not on Good Terms?The former VP’s claim that he’s spoken to Trump “probably a dozen times” in the last year has been downgraded to “we talked last summer.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. politics
    Never Mind the Facts. Trump Fans Feel Like a MajorityWhen you’ve been convinced polls are fake and actual elections are rigged, it is easy to confuse visible signs of enthusiasm as a ticket to power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    RIP ‘No January 6 Sedition Charges,’ the Right’s Favorite Trump Defense“Let’s base our view on whether 1/6 was an ‘insurrection’ on whether those arrested are charged with insurrection.” Yes, let’s!
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. january 6
    What Will It Take to Stop a 2024 Election Coup?A warning from election-law expert Rick Hasen suggests options for stopping state legislatures from stealing electoral votes may be limited.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. politics
    Why Biden Finally Went After Trump on January 6It was a no-brainer for a commemoration of the insurrection Trump incited, but the bigger question is whether Biden keeps at it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Ted Cruz Begs Carlson’s Forgiveness for Being Mean to Violent InsurrectionistsCruz traded one of his few remaining scraps of dignity for a kind word on Fox News on Thursday night.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. january 6
    Newt Gingrich Tries and Fails to Use Lincoln to Attack BidenThe former Speaker’s description of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address as a “unity” speech suggests he hasn’t read it in a while.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. january 6
    There Are Still Confederates in the U.S. CapitolEven as Joe Biden noted with horror January 6 insurrectionists carrying rebel flags, he was surrounded by images of Confederate leaders and officers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. lip bite
    Nancy Pelosi and Hamilton Commemorate January 6 by Posting CringeDear Lin-Manuel Miranda, what to say to you?
    By Rebecca Alter
  25. politics
    Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene Speak for the GOP on January 6Establishment Republicans stay away, leaving the MAGA fringe to play.
    By Ben Jacobs
  26. the city politic
    Voting Isn’t Enough to Protect a Democracy Under ThreatNew Yorkers must take individual action to ensure that January 6 wasn’t a preview of something much worse.
    By Errol Louis
  27. politics
    Biden Says Trump Held ‘Dagger at the Throat’ of Democracy on January 6Biden marked the anniversary with a fiery speech denouncing Trump for spreading a “web of lies” because he couldn’t accept his election loss.
    By Nia Prater
  28. the national interest
    Republicans Want You to Think January 6 Was Random ViolencePolitical violence that has major-party support is categorically different.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. january 6
    Trump’s January 6 Strategy Was All About Mike PenceIn the last year, it’s only become clearer that Pence was Plan A for stealing the election, and Trump kept pressuring him to the bitter end.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. capitol riot
    Trump Cancels January 6 Anniversary SpeechHe won’t draw attention to the nadir of his presidency after all.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. the national interest
    How the January 6 Insurrection Birthed a New RightTrump has transformed his party into something once unrecognizable.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. january 6
    Gina. Rosanne. Guy.What three January 6 insurrectionists wanted — and what they lost.
    By Kerry Howley
  33. politics
    Trump’s Great EscapeDays 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.
    By Ankush Khardori
  34. capitol riot
    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.”
    By Matt Stieb
  35. politics
    January 6 PowerPoint Backer Says He Repeatedly Spoke With MeadowsPhil 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.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  36. politics
    Party Like It’s January 6A night out with Rudy Giuliani, Paul Gosar, and New York’s Young Republicans.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  37. the national interest
    Trump Openly Defends Insurrectionists Trying to Hang Pence As ‘Common Sense’The slow, inevitable evolution of the former president’s pro-riot rhetoric.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the national interest
    Report: Corporations Ready to Resume Donating to Pro-Coup RepublicansIt’s not because they’ve solved the problem of Republican authoritarianism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. january 6
    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.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. january 6
    Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Capitol Riot While It Was Still HappeningJohn Eastman, who wrote a legal blueprint for Trump’s authoritarian power grab, emailed the Pence team after rioters breached the Capitol.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  41. politics
    House Holds Steve Bannon in Criminal Contempt for Refusing to Testify About 1/6The Justice Department will decide whether to charge him over his refusal to testify in the Capitol riot investigation.
    By Nia Prater
  42. january 6
    Trump Doesn’t Care How Ashli Babbitt DiedThe grim reality behind the ex-president’s “happy birthday” message to the slain Capitol rioter.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  43. politics
    Lawyer for Capitol Rioters Goes Missing After Some Bizarre ExcusesJudges 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.
    By Nia Prater
  44. politics
    U.S. Capitol Police Officer Who Shot Ashli Babbitt Breaks SilenceIn his first interview, Lt. Michael Byrd said he knows his actions during the Capitol riot “saved countless lives.”
    By Nia Prater
  45. insurrection
    A Fourth Officer Who Responded to the Capitol Riot Has Died by SuicideD.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.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. capitol riot
    ‘The Internet’ Wanted an Insurrection, So Trump Gave It OneIf you define “the American people” as your own noisy base, then the lies they spew online represent a mandate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. politics
    ‘This Is How I’m Going to Die’: January 6 Panel Hears Emotional Police TestimonyFour 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.
    By Nia Prater
  48. the national interest
    Imagine a 9/11 Commission If the Hijackers Had Allies in CongressThe whole premise of an investigation was that both parties opposed the insurrection.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. politics
    Republicans Who Voted to Block Biden’s Election to Investigate Capitol RiotThree lawmakers who objected to certifying the election after the insurrection may now investigate the insurrection.
    By Nia Prater
  50. january 6
    First Insurrectionist Sent to Prison for Capitol Riot, a Taste of What’s to ComePaul Hodgkins’s sentence for breaking into the Senate will likely serve as a benchmark for hundreds of other insurrectionists’ cases.
    By Matt Stieb
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