House Republicans approve new panel to ‘uncover all the facts’ of January 6 attack

Democrats decry creation of subcommittee as attempt to rewrite narrative and shift blame from Donald Trump…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03/republicans-capitol-january-6-attack

 

Showing solidarity: Senator shares why he walked out of Emil Bove meeting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqellXXhe6k

Judge rejects Trump bid for US House Jan. 6 committee records | Reuters

The judge concluded that prosecutors had already given Trump written transcripts of those interviews and that Trump's attorneys had not shown how video footage of those same conversations could be relevant to his defense...

https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-rejects-trump-bid-us-house-jan-6-committee-records-2023-11-27/

Trump-allied group to Congress: Cut off former J6 committee staffers - POLITICO

The letter underscores the desire for retribution within Trump world for those who participated in the investigation...

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/23/trump-allied-group-jan-6-committee-staffers-00084259

How to watch the Jan. 6 committee’s final public meeting | PBS NewsHour

The public meeting is currently scheduled for Monday, Dec. 19 at 1 p.m. EST. 

After 18 months of investigating the events and causes of Jan. 6, 2021, from more than 1,000 closed-door interviews and 10 public hearings, the special House committee is set to release its final report next week. 

At the end of its planned public meeting on Dec. 19, the committee will not only vote to approve its final report, but also on whether or not to make criminal referrals to the Justice Department as part of its probe…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-to-watch-the-jan-6-committees-final-public-meeting

Understanding the criminal allegations the Jan. 6 committee is constructing against Trump - The Washington Post

…One defense Trump can deploy against criminal charges is the idea that he sincerely believed that the election had been stolen from him and that he and his allies were trying to figure out how to derail a historic usurpation of the American presidency. 

The committee's filing spends a good deal of time offering evidence that Trump and his allies should certainly have not believed that the election was stolen. For example:…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/03/03/understanding-criminal-allegation-jan-6-committee-is-constructing-against-trump/

Trump violated federal laws in bid to overturn election, Capitol attack panel claims | US Capitol attack | The Guardian

In a major filing, the House committee says it believes the former president was obstructing Congress and defrauding the United States…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/02/january-6-commitee-challenge-trump-lawyer

GOP rep falsely claims to be the top Republican on the Jan. 6 committee

Indiana's Jim Banks is trying to present himself as the "ranking member" of the Jan. 6 committee — which he isn't a member of...

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/gop-rep-falsely-claims-be-top-republican-jan-6-committee-n1282178

Trump rages at 'pathetic' Capitol riot committee amid reports they want documents on his 'mental stability' - Raw Story - Celebrating 17 Years of Independent Journalism

…In a statement released on Wednesday night, Trump called the committee "leftist" despite the fact that it features Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), two of the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach him for inciting the riots earlier this year…

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-capitol-riot-commitee-2654795446/

Republicans will defend their Caesar but new revelations show Trump’s true threat

"It's difficult to overstate how much this reeks of criminal intent on the part of the former guy."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/01/republicans-caesar-donald-trump-justice-memos-tax-returns-6-january-committee-cheney-kinzinger

Nancy Pelosi primes Capitol attack panel to take hard line on Trump

…"We have the duty, to the constitution and the country, to find the truth of the 6 January insurrection and to ensure that such an assault on our Democracy cannot again happen," Pelosi said of the investigation in a letter to Democrats.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/26/nancy-pelosi-capitol-attack-panel-trump

Opinion: How Trump proved Pelosi right | CNN

…There, he gives away the secret. Disinformation, as every spy chief knows, as the Kremlin has made us all learn, is not just any lie. It is false information, deliberately disseminated, usually for tactical political purposes. It's all still unfolding. It's too soon to turn the page…

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/opinions/how-trump-proved-pelosi-right-ghitis/index.html

House erupts in anger over Jan. 6 and Trump's role | TheHill

… The panel's first hearing, set for July 27, will feature testimony from four police officers who were injured during the Capitol attack. 

"This isn't a game," Raskin said. "There was an attack on our country, there was an attack on the Congress, and there was an attempt to overthrow our election. So we're going to get to the bottom of it."…

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/564244-house-erupts-in-anger-over-jan-6-and-trumps-role

Opinion | The huge, gaping hole in our media discussion of the GOP and Jan. 6 - The Washington Post

Are Republican demands reasonable?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/22/huge-gaping-hole-our-media-discussion-todays-gop-jan-6/

Opinion | Kevin McCarthy is right. Here is what the Jan. 6 commission really needs. - The Washington Post

…This commission will hear testimony of Eugene Goodman's heroism, the quick thinking that left him facing a mob alone. But a truly balanced commission would consider how scary it was for the mob, as well!…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/22/kevin-mccarthy-is-right-here-is-what-jan-6-commission-really-needs/

Opinion | Nancy Pelosi has backed Kevin McCarthy into a corner - The Washington Post

How can Republicans who earned renown due to their willingness to echo that same lie sit on this committee without drawing attention to the Republican Party's own large role in feeding the pathologies that led to the violence?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/02/nancy-pelosi-has-backed-kevin-mccarthy-into-corner/

Pelosi may include Republican on Jan. 6 select committee | TheHill

… The advantage for Pelosi to include a Republican among her picks would be to ensure that someone like Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) or Liz Cheney(R-Wyo.) would have a voice in the investigation and could lend some bipartisan credence to the panel...

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/560599-pelosi-may-include-republican-on-jan-6-select-committee

Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene - POLITICO

...If McCarthy declines to deal with Greene internally and Democrats indeed bring this issue to the floor, it will force every single Republican to go on the record over Greene — a scenario that could put some GOP lawmakers in a tough spot...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/democrats-marjorie-taylor-greene-ultimatum-464382

Trump administration abandons United Nations committee on racism - Daily Kos

The Trump administration has made a concerted effort to distance the United States from international affairs, including from its longtime allies, but a special Team Trump focus has seemingly been on withdrawing from international human rights conversations. That effort continues....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1850269

Senate GOP blocks formation of climate change committee - The Hill

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a resolution that would form a Senate committee on climate change...
https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/435969-senate-gop-blocks-formation-of-climate-change-committee