American politician (born 1948)
Live updates; Jan. 6 committee holds final public meeting: The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol is holding its last ...
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Democrats: Tucker Carlson’s access to Jan. 6 video is an 'egregious' breach: Tucker Carlson’s access to unpublicized footage of Jan. 6 is an “egregious security ...
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Quick Glance: Democrats say Tucker Carlson's access to the Jan. 6 video is a "egregious" violation.
- Republicans' access to previously unseen footage of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurgency is a "egregious security breach," according to the House's top Democrat.
- Carlson, who has promoted conspiracy theories surrounding the insurgency by a mob of former President Donald Trump supporters, said his team is reviewing approximately 44,000 hours of footage.
- Tucker Carlson's show has been granted access to 44k hours of footage dating back to January 6th.
- Thompson stated that when his panel obtained access to Capitol Police video, the security of lawmakers, staff, and the Capitol complex were all considered.
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service for erased text messages: The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/jan-6-committee-subpoenas-secret-service-for-erased-text-messages
Quick Glance: A panel on January 6 subpoenas the Secret Service for deleted text communications.
- On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security's watchdog accused the Secret Service of destroying text conversations after it requested them.
- According to the letter, the Secret Service informed the House Select Committee that text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 had been wiped as part of a "device-replacement program."
- "The agency said the "pre-planned, three-month system move" resulted in some data loss," according to the letter.
- In response to the letter, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said his agency took "strong issue with these categorically false claims."
Jan. 6 Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump: “He is the one person at the center of the story of what happened on Jan. 6," Chairman Bennie Thompson said ...
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Jan. 6 committee withdraws Trump subpoena, points to investigation’s ‘imminent end’
thehill.com/homenews/house/3791936-jan-6-committee-withdraws-trump-subpoena-points-to-investigations-imminent-end/
Quick Glance: Times Up: Committee Withdraws Trump Subpoena on January 6th
- As the committee investigating the 2021 Capitol riot nears the end of its work, legislators have run out of time to get Trump's papers.
- The subpoena issued to former President Donald Trump by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has been withdrawn as the investigation concludes and Republicans prepare to assume control of the chamber in January.
- "Therefore, through this letter, I hereby formally withdraw the subpoena issued to former President Trump, and notify you that he is no longer obligated to comply or produce records in response to said subpoena," Thompson added.
Garland reiterates DOJ's demand for all transcripts, evidence in House Jan. 6 probe
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Jan. 6 Committee Weighs Further Actions as Trump Refuses to Testify: The panel has at times acted aggressively to enforce its subpoenas, but it has not decided ...
nytimes.com/2022/11/14/us/politics/jan-6-committee-trump-testify.html
Quick Glance: Trump failed to comply with a subpoena to testify, according to a January 6 panel.
- Former President Donald Trump prepares to speak at a Save America rally in Warren, Michigan on October 1, 2022.
- Former President Trump has refused to comply with a subpoena issued by the select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol disturbance on January 6, according to the panel on Monday.
- "Donald Trump orchestrated a scheme to overturn a presidential election and block the transfer of power," according to the statement.
- Before the election, key House Republicans pledged to subpoena the Jan. 6 committee's records if the GOP retook the majority the following year.
WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump 'betrayed his oath': The committee is taking a close examination of Trump’s actions on Jan. 6. The focus of this ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-thompson-says-trump-betrayed-his-oath
Quick Glance: The Jan. 6 committee focuses on Trump's activities during the mob attack on the Capitol.
- Judy Woodruff is joined by Carol Leonnig, an investigative writer for The Washington Post, and Jamil Jaffer, a law professor at George Mason University and former associate counsel to President George W. Bush, to discuss.
- His chief of staff told the White House attorney, "Look, Pat, the president doesn't want to do anything."
- The vice president is deserving of the chanting "Hang Mike Pence."
- It's unthinkable that any president would say that about the vice president, let alone while the Capitol is under siege.
January 6 committee announces October 13 public hearing: The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection announced ...
cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/january-6-hearing-house-select-committee/
The January 6 Committee Is Going to Have the Final Word: By establishing an official record of the insurrection, the members are creating clarity in a political ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/january-6-bennie-thompson-trump-blame/661466/
WATCH: Rep. Thompson says Trump 'seized on the anger' he stoked among supporters after 2020 election
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-rep-thompson-says-trump-seized-on-the-anger-he-stoked-among-supporters-after-2020-election
Quick Glance: A witness who took part in the insurgency on January 6 embraces and apologizes to officers
- After testifying about his role in the deadly insurgency at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Stephen Ayres apologized to the officers who guarded the building.
- According to Ayres, "everyone" expected Trump to join them on the march to the Capitol.
- Officers Dunn, Fanone, Hodges, Edwards, and Gonell are in attendance. pic.twitter.com/zNp09AozP4
- Her late husband, Jeffrey Smith, committed himself days after being viciously battered during the Jan. 6 attack. https://t.co/g1puUmRUKx
WATCH: Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie Thompson introduces former White House aide as key witness
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Quick Glance: Mulvaney: The latest hearing on January 6 is a "very bad day for Trump"
- The fresh information given, according to Mick Mulvaney, who resigned a day after the January 6 insurgency, is a "serious problem" for Trump.
- According to the former president's lawyers, encouraging demonstrators to "fight" for Trump at the US Capitol and instigating a disturbance was enough to have White House officials "charged with every crime imaginable," as Hutchinson explained.
- But, according to Mulvaney, the evidence offered by the committee's vice chair, Rep.
- Mulvaney eventually resigned on January 7th.
Jan. 6 Panel Issues Subpoena to Secret Service in Hunt for Text Messages: The House committee is seeking messages that an inspector general for the Department of ...
nytimes.com/2022/07/16/us/secret-service-subpoena-jan-6-committee.html
Jan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work: The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up ...
ctvnews.ca/world/jan-6-panel-drops-trump-subpoena-as-it-wraps-up-work-1.6211601
Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection, opened Thursday’s hearing, saying: “Jan ... Show more
The January 6 Committee Is Going to Have the Final Word: By establishing an official record of the insurrection, the members are creating clarity in a political ...
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/january-6-bennie-thompson-trump-blame/661466/
Capitol riot hearings to stretch into July, chairman says: Chairman Bennie Thompson tells reporters the committee is receiving "a lot of information ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/capitol-riot-hearings-to-stretch-into-july-chairman-says
Thompson indicates connection between extremist groups and those around Trump: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the House select committee ...
thehill.com/news/house/3518910-thompson-indicates-connection-between-extremist-groups-and-those-around-trump/
House 1/6 panel rejects Justice Dept.'s transcript request: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S ...
apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-subpoenas-criminal-investigations-merrick-garland-73d8309734a5dad4532f96c53f14a403
Quick Glance: DOJ Requests Interview Transcripts From a Committee on January 6th
- According to Politico, Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) stated on Tuesday that the committee will not pass over its "work product" to anyone, even the DOJ.
- The committee subpoenaed House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who said Trump informed him he was largely responsible for the violence, as well as four other Republican legislators who reportedly participated in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, on Thursday.
- However, Thompson stated that the committee does not intend to call Trump or former Vice President Mike Pence as witnesses, according to Politico reporter Kyle Cheney.
- "January 6 Committee Reportedly Doesn't Plan To Call Trump Or Pence As Witnesses" (Forbes).
Jan. 6 panel asks former Speaker Gingrich for information: The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is seeking information from Newt Gingrich about ...
seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/jan-6-panel-asks-former-speaker-gingrich-for-information/
WATCH: Rep. Bennie Thompson opens the House Jan. 6 Committee hearing:
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Quick Glance: A committee hearing on January 6 will cast Pence's pressure campaign as key to a drive to reverse the 2020 election.
- The House Judiciary Committee returns to former President Donald Trump's efforts to put pressure on then-Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday.
- "Donald Trump wanted Mike Pence to do something no other vice president has ever done: the former president wanted Pence to reject the votes and either declare Trump the winner or send the votes back to the states to be counted again," said committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss. "Mike Pence said no," Thompson went on to say.
- "Mike Pence said no," said Pence.
Jan. 6 committee Chair Bennie Thompson says the U.S. came close to losing democracy
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These are the lawmakers on the Jan. 6 committee: The House committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection will start holding public hearings Thursday ...
thehill.com/news/house/3515050-these-are-the-lawmakers-on-the-jan-6-committee/
House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Peter Navarro, Dan Scavino in contempt
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Quick Glance: Former Trump advisors Scavino and Navarro were found in contempt of Congress in a January 6 investigation.
- The only Republicans who voted in favor of the contempt charges were Adam Kinzinger, who also serves on the select committee.
- Navarro declined to testify, citing executive privilege and that the committee "should negotiate this matter with President Trump."
- Courts have traditionally deferred to the incumbent White House occupant on whether to invoke executive privilege.
- The balloting The panel will send contempt charges to the House floor for the third time on Wednesday.
The House committee created to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol is scheduled to begin a series of hearings in June starting Thursday ... Show more
Quick Glance: Trump adviser Peter Navarro says he faces "a number of challenges" in hiring lawyers.
- "The prosecution is placing me at a severe disadvantage," Peter Navarro wrote, accusing prosecutors of exploiting his lack of representation.
- On June 17, Navarro will appear in federal court before Mehta, an Obama appointment.
- Prosecutors emphasized public statements in which Navarro accused the Justice Department of impropriety and referred to the House panel investigating the January 6 incident as the "kangaroo committee."
- "Navarro has demonstrated that he intends to litigate the merits of the pending charges in the press," federal prosecutors stated.
Bill Barr spoke with Jan. 6 committee about Trump White House plan to seize voting machines
salon.com/2022/01/23/bill-barr-spoke-with-jan-6-committee-about-plan-to-seize-voting-machines/
Former AG Bill Barr Has Spoken To Jan. 6 Committee, Chairman Says: Select committee Chair Bennie Thompson was asked about reports Trump was presented with a ...
huffpost.com/entry/bill-barr-jan-6-panel-bennie-thompson_n_61ee1239e4b087281f85bd35
Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection issued a new batch of ...
apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-boris-epshteyn-bennie-thompson-donald-trump-subpoenas-871ecaecc54ffff987205684833850ed
Jan. 6 committee seeks interview with GOP Rep. Jim Jordan: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection requested an ...
apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-jim-jordan-bennie-thompson-congress-cc0340552ea69c73bedc447e21272d2f
Jan. 6 panel considers contempt vote against Mark Meadows but 'won't rush'
pbs.org/newshour/politics/jan-6-panel-considers-contempt-vote-against-mark-meadows-but-wont-rush
January 6 hearings aim to put Trump 'at the center' of the mayhem: The January 6 select committee is preparing to showcase former President Donald Trump's role ...
businessinsider.com/january-6-hearings-committee-trump-election-biden-2022-6
Quick Glance: The purpose of the January 6 hearings is to put Trump "at the center" of the chaos.
- The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurgency is planning a series of public hearings to argue that former President Donald Trump was "at the center" of a coordinated effort to prevent President Joe Biden from taking office.
- The aides, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, pointed out that the first public hearing, slated for 8 p.m.In addition to the live witnesses, the public will hear from multiple witnesses, according to committee aides, including senior Trump White House officials, senior Trump administration officials, Trump campaign employees, and Trump family members.
- The committee does not have the legal jurisdiction to charge Trump.
Jan. 6 panel votes to hold former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark in contempt: The panel voted to pursue contempt charges against Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice ...
latimes.com/politics/story/2021-12-01/jan-6-panel-votes-to-hold-former-doj-official-jeffrey-clark-in-contempt
Jan.6 insurrection panel subpoenas 6 people who helped plan Trump rallies: The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, says some worked to stage the rallies ...
pbs.org/newshour/politics/jan-6-insurrection-panel-subpoenas-6-people-who-helped-plan-trump-rallies
Thompson on what the Jan. 6 panel has learned in the year since the Capitol attack
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Liz Cheney named vice chair of Jan. 6 select committee: Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., has been named vice chair of the House select committee investigating the Jan ...
nbcnews.com/politics/congress/liz-cheney-named-vice-chair-jan-6-select-committee-n1278343
Thompson says he wants Pence to speak to Jan. 6 panel voluntarily | TheHill: The chairman of the House select committee investigating the even...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/588345-thompson-says-he-wants-pence-to-speak-to-jan-6-panel-voluntarily
Thompson, Cheney blast McCarthy's claims about Trump, Jan. 6 as 'baseless': During a KGET-TV interview, McCarthy suggested that the FBI and Senate agencies ...
businessinsider.com/thompson-cheney-blast-mccarthy-claims-trump-january-6-insurrection-baseless-2021-9
Jan. 6 panel postpones last hearing due to Hurricane Ian: It was expected to highlight former President Donald Trump’s continued efforts to delegitimize the ...
politico.com/news/2022/09/27/jan-6-panel-postpone-hearing-hurricane-ian-00059080
Sean Hannity tried to stop Trump's Jan. 6 plans ahead of Capitol attack: "He can't mention the election again. Ever. I did not have a good call with him today ...
businessinsider.com/jan-6-donald-trump-capitol-riot-sean-hannity-stop-strategy-2022-1
Clyburn doesn't want a former president testifying before select committee but says Trump should 'if it comes to that'
cnn.com/2021/07/04/politics/trump-testify-house-select-committee-clyburn-cnntv/
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump aide, 2 GOP strategists: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is demanding records and ...
apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-donald-trump-subpoenas-bennie-thompson-70ca4f9a762b8c945e00a3f15bb3e795
Jan. 6 committee says Pentagon actions are 'focus' after book says Milley worked to curb Trump's powers after attack
usatoday.com/story/news/2021/09/16/jan-6-committee-focus-pentagon-after-milley-comments-trump/8371139002/
Trump Could Be Hit With 'Seditious Conspiracy' Charge, Former U.S. Prosecutor Says
huffpost.com/entry/trump-seditious-conspiracy-jan-6-insurrection_n_61d3b280e4b061afe3a9cb86
As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: 'We have to get it right': The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, didn't realize the severity ...
startribune.com/as-jan-6-probe-begins-dem-vows-we-have-to-get-it-right/600081428/
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
cnn.com/2021/02/16/politics/capitol-lawsuit-trump-giuliani-proud-boys-oath-keepers/
Police testimony will lead off panel’s first Jan. 6 hearing: A new House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol is expected to hold its ...
bostonglobe.com/2021/07/09/nation/police-testimony-will-lead-off-panels-first-jan-6-hearing/
Capitol riot inquiry to investigate whether Trump’s White House was involved in attack
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/31/capitol-riot-white-house-donald-trump
House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates: The four men are among Trump’s most loyal aides. They were in contact with him before and during the ...
tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2021/09/23/house-jan-6-panel-subpoenas-trump-advisers-associates/
House Committee Holds First Hearing to Investigate January 6th Attack on the Capitol
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Dem's lawsuit accuses Trump of inciting deadly Capitol riot: The House Homeland Security chairman accused Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of inciting ...
startribune.com/dems-lawsuit-accuses-trump-of-inciting-deadly-capitol-riot/600023673/
NAACP sues Trump for inciting Capitol riot: The NAACP filed a lawsuit Tuesday against former President Trump and far-right extremist groups in connection with ...
finance.yahoo.com/news/naacp-sues-trump-inciting-capitol-150037820.html
Democrats' Jan. 6 subpoena-palooza sets dangerous precedent | TheHill: Thompson is not only refusing to name the targets, he has also asked the companies to keep ...
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/570111-democrats-jan-6-subpoena-palooza-sets-dangerous-precedent
Pelosi names Cheney to panel investigating Jan. 6 riot: WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson ...
apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-insurrection-investigation-pelosi-cheney-1003b5fb59d82e61b6f30251b2ebe718
Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump: In the request, committee chairman Bennie Thompson says Ivanka Trump was in direct contact with her father ...
omaha.com/news/national/jan-6-committee-requests-interview-with-ivanka-trump/article_cd67b63d-57c3-5844-813b-c566e349f9bb.html
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