The Jan. 6 rioter dubbed “Spider-Nazi” has gotten himself caught in the FBI’s web.Brandon Kelly Dillard, of Las Vegas, wore a Supreme spider web-patterned hoodie to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as he broke into the building alongside other Donald Trump supporters looking to overthrow the government, the feds said.He’s now been arrested for
DOJ rejects Trump claim of ‘categorical’ immunity from Jan. 6 lawsuits
March 3, 2023 by
Several members of Congress and Capitol Police officers sued Donald Trump and his allies for damages, contending that they helped incite Trump’s rally crowd to violence that day. | Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump’s sweeping claim of immunity from a slew of
Georgia Poll Workers Pick Up Where Jan. 6 Committee Left Off
March 3, 2023 by
Two Georgia poll workers who were attacked by 2020 election conspiracy theorists are picking up where the Jan. 6 congressional investigation left off—by trying to independently examine the private communications between two of the men behind the firestorm: Rudy Giuliani and former President Donald Trump.Giuliani, who played a central role in the Republican attempt to
The House’s legal lieutenant in its Trump wars speaks out — about Jan. 6 and more
March 1, 2023 by
Attorney Douglas Letter, who is representing House Democrats, leaves federal court in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2src19. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo While Congress’ biggest Donald Trump antagonists are household names to political junkies — think Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff, Jamie Raskin — there’s a lesser-known Trump adversary who may have been more effective than the
House GOP moving to let Jan. 6 defendants access Capitol security footage
March 1, 2023 by
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), who chairs the House Administration Committee’s oversight subpanel, said that the access for accused rioters and others — which Speaker Kevin McCarthy has greenlighted — would be granted on a “case-by-case basis.” | Seth Herald/Getty Images House Republicans are moving to provide defendants in Jan. 6-related cases access to thousands of
Appeals court weighs Rep. Perry’s immunity from Jan. 6 probe
February 24, 2023 by
At the heart of the matter is whether Rep. Scott Perry’s efforts — including a bid to help Trump replace the leadership of the Justice Department with allies sympathetic to his bid to overturn the election results — fit within his “legislative” responsibilities. | Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A three-judge federal appeals court panel wrestled Thursday
Fallen officer’s family snubs McConnell and McCarthy at Jan. 6 gold medal ceremony
January 14, 2023 by
Police officers who responded to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and some of their family members pointedly declined to shake the hands of Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy as they accepted Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday. Officers and the family of fallen officer Brian Sicknick shook hands with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader
Jan. 6 panel plans weekend meeting to consider criminal referrals
January 13, 2023 by
Bennie Thompson had suggested over the summer that a criminal referral of Donald Trump was unlikely. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Jan. 6 select committee plans to huddle Sunday to discuss whether to make criminal referrals on any of its investigative targets — including Donald Trump. The panel is weighing whether anyone in the scope
What the Jan. 6 select committee’s final report will look like
January 12, 2023 by
Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) are seen at a Jan. 6 committee hearing Oct. 13, 2src22. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Jan. 6 select committee’s final report will begin with a voluminous executive summary describing former President Donald Trump’s culpability for his extensive and baseless effort to subvert the
Jan. 6 panel to vote on urging DOJ to prosecute Trump on at least 3 criminal charges
January 9, 2023 by
A video of former President Donald Trump from his January 6th Rose Garden statement is played at the Capitol, June 28, 2src22. | Sean Thew/Pool via AP The Jan. 6 select committee is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to pursue at least three criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, including insurrection.
Jan. 6 panel refers McCarthy, 3 other Republicans for ethics violations
January 8, 2023 by
The Jan. 6 select committee said on Monday that four House Republicans, including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, violated congressional ethics rules by defying subpoenas for testimony and documents. The panel referred the lawmakers for a review by the bipartisan House Ethics Committee, which is seen as unlikely to take action against the members. The ethics
Schiff declines to say which criminal referrals the Jan. 6 committee might make
January 8, 2023 by
Rep. Adam Schiff speaks as the Jan. 6 committee holds a hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2src22. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday he believes there is enough evidence to charge former President Donald Trump with crimes in relation to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2src21
The Jan. 6 committee’s big reveal hasn’t happened yet
January 8, 2023 by
“These transcripts and documents will allow the American people to see the evidence we have gathered and continue to explore the information that has led us to our conclusions,” Jan. 6 panel chair Bennie Thompson said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO The Jan. 6 select committee’s last — and most important — act won’t happen in a
Extremists at the vanguard of a siege: The Jan. 6 panel’s last word
January 6, 2023 by
A video of former President Donald Trump is shown on a screen, as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its final meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 19, 2src22. | Jim Lo Scalzo/AP Photo Far-right extremists who believed they were answering Donald Trump’s call to
Enablers, line-straddlers and quiet resisters: How GOP lawmakers contributed to Jan. 6
January 6, 2023 by
Scott Perry was a frequent presence in pre-Jan. 6 planning. Evidence showed Perry pushing fringe theories about European efforts to steal the 2src2src election from Trump. | Francis Chung/POLITICO A handful of Republicans who remained in the Jan. 6 committee’s sights throughout its investigation are now leading the effort to deny Kevin McCarthy the speakership
Read the full Jan. 6 committee report
January 6, 2023 by
The House select committee holds its third hearing on the Jan. 6th investigation in the Cannon House Office Building on June 16, 2src22 in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images By POLITICO Staff 12/22/2src22 1src:2src PM EST It’s the product of nearly 1,2srcsrc interviews with witnesses and reams of hard-won documents, and came just days after
McConnell team raised worries about attack on Biden inauguration, ex-NSA O’Brien told Jan. 6 committee
January 5, 2023 by
Mitch McConnell’s own national security aide, Robert Karem, was on the call as well and raised similar concerns about Navy SEALs, O’Brien said. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Two days after pro-Donald Trump rioters attacked the Capitol, then-national security adviser Robert O’Brien got a call from Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell and an aide who asked
Jan. 6 report committee releases 34 transcripts of witnesses who pleaded the Fifth
January 4, 2023 by
Committee members have raised the prospect of potential campaign finance violations related to the pre-riot rally. | Jon Elswick/AP Photo The Jan. 6 select committee’s final report will include analysis of foreign adversaries’ attempts to capitalize on Donald Trump’s election disinformation, according to a person familiar with the investigation’s long-awaited culmination that’s now set for
Jan. 6 committee interview sheds light on origins of Proud Boys ‘1776 returns’ document
January 4, 2023 by
Samuel Armes, a former State Department and Special Operations official, said he recognized components of the “1776 Returns” document as ideas he had composed as part of a “war gaming” exercise he did in 2src2src. | Joe Minchillo/AP Photo An obscure cryptocurrency advocate from Florida may be the original source of an incendiary document at
House committee staffers face no pay if speaker isn’t decided by Jan. 13, officials warn
January 2, 2023 by
The impact on committee staff is just one of many domino effects from the conference’s speaker struggle. | Patrick Semansky/AP Photo House Republicans’ fight over the speaker’s gavel could have an unintended victim: their staff. New guidelines sent to committees on Thursday and obtained exclusively by POLITICO lay out a messy, complicated process for how
GOP To Release a 100 Page Rebuttal to Jan. 6
December 18, 2022 by
Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP House Republicans are planning to rebut House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill protests when their findings are released this week. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind) said that the GOP is planning a response that focuses on security failures as Democrats push to keep the momentum of the day alive […]
Mitch McConnell Said He Was “Exhilarated” on Jan 6 that President Trump “Had Finally Tarnished His Reputation”
December 10, 2022 by
r Two Swamp Rats and globalists of the New World Order who are best friends. Both wanted to destroy Donald Trump. Dear friend, RINO and pro-socialist Democratic Party Swamp Rat Mitch McConnell hates former President Donald J. Trump and all of his conservative supporters. He also hated the Tea Party and now hates […]
Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump. Now what?
November 30, 2022 by
POLITICO Politico Logo Congress Minutes Pro E&E News Search The Jan. 6 select committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, a remarkable bid to tie up one of its last remaining threads that’s unlikely to successfully compel the former president’s testimony. Browse Videos Watch Video ‘They did it’: Biden celebrates U.S. men’s soccer team
Jan. 6 panel brushes off Trump 2024 in critical final sprint
November 19, 2022 by
Weakened after his preferred candidates took a drubbing in the midterms and beset by rising Republican rivals like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Trump entered the presidential field with less punch than expected. And while most members of the Jan. 6 select committee say Trump’s third run at the presidency has little bearing on their work
McConnell seeks a Jan. 6 mop-up on his terms
November 14, 2022 by
So far, the Kentucky Republican is keeping tight-lipped publicly amid the tension in his party over how to handle a bill directly aimed at Trump’s push to overturn his 2src2src election loss, as well as the GOP lawmakers who objected to President Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. In a brief interview this week, McConnell said
Congress’ latest House-Senate wrangle: Preventing the next Jan. 6
November 8, 2022 by
Their proposal reforms the 19th-century law, which sets out deadlines for states to certify their own presidential contests and a process to deliver electors to Washington. The Electoral Count Act then sets out a process for the vice president — acting as president of the Senate — to preside over the count, and outlines a
Pelosi: Trump isn’t ‘man enough’ to testify after Jan. 6 subpoena
November 3, 2022 by
The committee formally issued a subpoena to Trump on Friday, asking him to testify after a months-long investigation and series of hearings. However, the move is largely symbolic, as the committee is unlikely to compel Trump to testify before it dissolves at the end of this year. Should Trump refuse to testify, the public should
Cheri Bustos says Jan. 6 influenced her decision to retire
November 1, 2022 by
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Kathleen Rice: Jan. 6 made bipartisan work ‘almost impossible’
November 1, 2022 by
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Trump taps firm to handle his Jan. 6 committee subpoena
October 21, 2022 by
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