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January 6
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How Donald Trump Turned Jan. 6 into a Windfall
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January 6
McCarthy, Carlson and the Jan. 6 Tapes
Trump backers look to re-write findings of bipartisan Jan. 6 investigation. Democrats say the release poses a security risk.
By Eric Cortellessa
February 22, 2023
Brazil Attack Shows Trump's Jan. 6 Blueprint
Bolsonaro emulated Trump for years, including in defeat.
By Philip Elliott
January 9, 2023
McCarthy Proposes Gutting Ethics Watchdog
The GOP leader proposed hamstringing the Office of Congressional Ethics as it faces calls to investigate lawmakers involved in the Jan. 6 attack
By Eric Cortellessa
January 2, 2023
The Plan to Stop the Next Attack on Democracy
In its final act, the Jan. 6 committee recommends legal and prosecutorial steps to strengthen elections against insurrection.
By Eric Cortellessa
December 23, 2022
J6 Report: Meadows Shaped Testimony of Others
The committee suspects Trump aides falsely claimed under oath to not recall facts, and that Mark Meadows' book influenced their answers.
By Brian Bennett
December 19, 2022
Prosecute Trump, Jan. 6 Committee Declares
The House Jan. 6 Committee voted on Monday to refer criminal charges against Donald Trump for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
By Eric Cortellessa and Brian Bennett
December 19, 2022
Trump Criminal Referral Would Be Historic
The move by the bipartisan Jan. 6 committee to formally urge the Department of Justice pursue criminal charges against a former President would be "a unique moment in our history.”
By Brian Bennett
December 16, 2022
Jan. 6 Committee Plays Off Trump's Instincts
The committee's subpoena could appeal to Trump's love of the limelight and desire to avoid looking weak, but he's unlikely to take the bait.
By Brian Bennett
October 13, 2022
January 6th Committee Votes to Subpoena Trump
The unanimous vote could set up an unprecedented confrontation amid multiple ongoing probes into the former President's attempt to overturn the 2020 election
By Eric Cortellessa
October 13, 2022
Watch Live: January 6 Committee Hearing
The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 resumes its public hearings
By TIME Video
October 13, 2022
Jan. 6 Hearing Will Have One Viewer in Mind
The Jan. 6 committee is expected to use its likely final hearing to make its clearest case for Garland to prosecute Donald Trump for the Capitol riot.
By Philip Elliott
October 13, 2022
What to Know About the Oath Keepers Trial
The case is a test for the Justice Department, which is seeking to successfully prosecute the rare charges for the first time in 30 years
By Vera Bergengruen
September 29, 2022
Can the Jan. 6 Committee Stick the Landing?
The committee has effectively wielded the words of Trump's allies against him, and doing more of that as it wraps up could have a long-lasting impact.
By Philip Elliott
September 26, 2022
Why We're Still Stuck in 2020
Our national narrative is locked on 2020’s terms. Historians are likely to view the year as a turning point akin to 1968.
By Philip Elliott
September 21, 2022
House Moves to Tweak Law, Avoid Jan. 6 Repeat
The race is on for Congress to amend the statute that Trump and his acolytes cited in their scheme to overthrow an election.
By Eric Cortellessa
September 20, 2022
What’s Next for the Jan. 6 Committee
While the House committee investigating Jan. 6 had originally signaled it would hold final hearings in September, they may now bleed into October and could include significant revelations.
By Eric Cortellessa
September 9, 2022
Why 'Never Trump' PACs Aim to Boost Democrats
Liz Cheney's group is the latest entrant in a network of GOP-run organizations spending millions to weaken their party's embrace of Trump.
By Eric Cortellessa
September 7, 2022
Biden Urges U.S. to Reject 'MAGA Republicans'
Biden embraced a sharper tone in a primetime address, warning of the dangers of a Republican Party still largely under Trump’s spell. It's a shift he's been honing for weeks.
By Brian Bennett
September 1, 2022
Trump's FBI Saga May Crowd Out Jan. 6 News
The Jan. 6 committee returns in September with public hearings and an initial report. Trump may prefer public attention to be elsewhere.
By Philip Elliott
August 29, 2022
The GOP Just Disappeared Liz Cheney
Liz Cheney lost by a stunning 37 points after daring to hold Trump accountable for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
By Philip Elliott
August 17, 2022
Trump Messaging on FBI Search Mirrors Jan. 6
Trump publicly offered an olive branch to law enforcement on Monday, while continuing to stoke the rage of his supporters over the Mar-a-Lago search.
By Brian Bennett and Vera Bergengruen
August 15, 2022
Liz Cheney Vs. Donald Trump in 2024?
Liz Cheney may still have a future in GOP politics. But it's hard to see it including a successful run for president in 2024.
By Philip Elliott
August 15, 2022
Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger on Where the Jan. 6 Committee Goes Next
When Adam Kinzinger came to Congress in 2011, the 32-year-old Air Force vet was considered a rising star in the GOP. Today he's persona non grata within his own party. The Illinois lawmaker, among the...
By Eric Cortellessa
July 25, 2022
Trump Returns to D.C. to Pitch Fellow Republicans on His Comeback
Like a bad hype reel for a reality show, Trump this week returns to Washington for the first time since he left the presidency.
By Philip Elliott
July 25, 2022
The Jan. 6 Hearings May Be Exposing Trump’s ‘Glass Jaw’
A former Trump White House official says the clearest impact can be seen in how the Republican Party’s powerful donor base views the former President.
By Brian Bennett
July 22, 2022
Mike Pence’s Secret Service Agents Thought They Might Not Survive Jan. 6
The testimony aired Thursday evening of the agents’ state of mind, laid bare the very real risk the Vice President faced.
By Philip Elliott
July 22, 2022
Trump Refused Multiple Requests to Call Off Mob, Jan. 6 Panel Details
Trump's refused multiple requests from his allies to call off the mob at the Capitol.
By Eric Cortellessa
July 21, 2022
How Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney Turned the Jan. 6 Hearings Into Must-See TV
Thompson and Cheney plan to tie a bow around the narrative they have been piecing together over the last six weeks.
By Eric Cortellessa
July 20, 2022
What to Know About Stephen Bannon's Contempt of Congress Conviction
Bannon is one of the most prominent Trump allies who refused to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
By Brian Bennett
July 18, 2022
Why the Jan. 6 Committee is Interviewing Overstock’s Former CEO, Patrick Byrne
Patrick Byrne, Overstock's former CEO, has a long history of supporting incredulous theories, and was at a key White House meeting in December 2020.
By Andrew R. Chow
July 15, 2022
Trump's White House Treated Him Like a Child. Congress Won’t.
Ahead of Jan. 6, Trump wasn't manipulated by Svengali advisers. He was working with those saying what he wanted to hear.
By Philip Elliott
July 14, 2022
Jan. 6 Hearing: Trump Drafted Tweet Urging March to Capitol
Trump and his allies encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol, the Jan. 6 committee said.
By Eric Cortellessa and Vera Bergengruen
July 12, 2022
How Jan. 6 Emboldened Extremist Groups
Emboldened, the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have regrouped at the local level and are preparing for a broader fight
By W.J. Hennigan and Vera Bergengruen
July 11, 2022
The New Trump Documentary Is Mostly Good for Psychoanalyzing Trump's Kids
"Unprecedented" serves as much as a sizzle reel for 2024 as a documentary about 2020.
By Philip Elliott
July 11, 2022
Lawmaker Helping Lead Jan. 6 Hearing First Fled Vietnam, Then Capitol Rioters
Murphy is set to lead the next Jan. 6 hearing. She tells TIME how her career, and in some ways her whole life, has led her here.
By Eric Cortellessa
July 11, 2022
The Jan. 6 Committee Has Succeeded Far Beyond What Anyone Imagined
What the committee has produced so far may be damning enough to stop Trump from running again.
By Philip Elliott
July 8, 2022
What Trump Knew
"I think he has gone into a whole different category of potential criminal liability,” says one legal expert, citing Cassidy Hutchinson's hearing.
By Eric Cortellessa and Vera Bergengruen
June 29, 2022
Trump Would Love the Reality-Show Flair of the Jan. 6 Hearings if He Weren't the Target
Tuesday's hearing demonstrated how the committee is using Trump's Apprentice-honed tactics to keep viewers hooked.
By Philip Elliott
June 29, 2022
Trump Attacked His Own Security Detail on Jan. 6, Top White House Aide Testifies
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, gave explosive testimony to the Jan. 6 committee.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 28, 2022
Trump and His Allies Sought to Corrupt Justice Dept., Former Officials Tell Jan. 6 Committee
The committee also named several Republicans in Congress who allegedly sought pardons from Trump.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 23, 2022
These Are the Factors Garland Is Likely Weighing as He Mulls Charging Trump
With each consecutive Jan. 6 hearing, the spotlight on the Justice Department and the Attorney General has grown brighter.
By Brian Bennett
June 22, 2022
'There is Nowhere I Feel Safe': Jan. 6 Panel Hears From Election Officials Trump Targeted
Officials explained in harrowing detail how Trump's scheme to overturn the election disrupted their lives, sometimes in ways they were still recovering from.
By Eric Cortellessa and Brian Bennett
June 21, 2022
Jan. 6 Committee Plans at Least One Additional Hearing
After originally saying it would hold six hearings, the committee is now planning a seventh, as more evidence comes in.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 20, 2022
Multiple Trump Allies Allegedly Sought Pardons After Jan. 6. Could Trump Have Issued Them?
The lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election requested a pardon from him in the days after Jan. 6, the committee investigating the Capitol attack revealed on Thursday....
By Eric Cortellessa
June 17, 2022
How Trump Pressured Pence With Taunts, Lies and an Angry Mob
"Make no mistake about the fact the vice president's life was in danger," a member of the Jan. 6 committee said.
By Brian Bennett
June 16, 2022
Eastman Told Trump That Pence Plan for Jan. 6 Was Illegal
John Eastman also requested a pardon from Trump in the days after the Capitol riot, the Jan. 6 Committee revealed.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 16, 2022
TRUTH Social Still Floundering Despite Jan. 6 Hearings Boost
Downloads of Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social app spiked briefly because of the Jan. 6 hearings, but they remain low overall
By Megan McCluskey
June 16, 2022
Jan. 6 Panel: Trump's Mail Voting Attacks Fed 'Big Lie'
Despite the pandemic, Trump encouraged his supporters to vote in person, which led to big swings in the reporting of some election results.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 13, 2022
'The Mayor Was Definitely Intoxicated': Jan. 6 Panel Highlights Giuliani Role in Trump's Election Lie
The Jan. 6 Committee worked to show on Monday that Trump ignored any advisers telling him what he didn't want to hear.
By Brian Bennett
June 13, 2022
Jan. 6 Hearings: What We Learned on Day One
Video footage by former Trump officials stirred many of those who attended the hearing.
By Eric Cortellessa
June 9, 2022
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