“Donald Trump was at the center of this conspiracy,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chair of the House panel investigating the Capitol attack. “January 6th was the culmination of an attempted coup.” The previously unseen video footage, testimony, and documentary evidence presented during a primetime U.S. House hearing Thursday night made the case that the January […]
“January 6th was not ‘legitimate political discourse’—it was a violent insurrection on our Capitol,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal retorted. “I didn’t know if I’d make it out alive. Some didn’t. We cannot let the GOP whitewash what happened.” Progressives expressed outrage Friday after the Republican National Committee formally declared the deadly January 6, 2021 attack on the […]
The senator said the panel “should also examine the extent of any coordination between those groups, the Trump administration, and the members of Congress who objected to the electoral count.” Linking the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol with a protracted effort by secretive right-wing groups and wealthy GOP contributors, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Friday […]
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are expected to block legislation calling for the creation of a panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol aimed at preventing the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential victory over Donald Trump. A vote on the measure had been expected Thursday but was delayed by […]