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Jan. 6 takeaways: Final revelations from investigation

December 30, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

Destroyed documents. Suggestions of pardoning violent rioters. Quiet talks among cabinet officials about whether then-President Donald Trump should be removed from office. Interview transcripts released by House investigators in recent days — more than 100 so far — give further […]


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Jan. 6 trial highlights missed warnings before Capitol siege

October 23, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

In a telephone call days after the 2020 election, Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes urged followers to go to Washington and fight to keep President Donald Trump in office. A concerned member of the extremist group began recording because, as […]


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White House insiders to talk about Trump’s actions on Jan. 6

July 21, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

Matt Pottinger was a journalist in China, concerned about the country’s drift toward authoritarianism, when he decided — at age 31 — to enlist in the U.S. Marines after the invasion of Iraq. “Our form of government is not inevitable,” […]


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House January 6 committee plans eight hearings for June

April 29, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol plans to hold eight public hearings in the month of June after wrapping up its depositions in May, the panel’s chair, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said Thursday. “We’ll tell […]


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Trump attorneys cite immunity, want Jan. 6 lawsuits tossed

January 11, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his associates argued Monday that incendiary statements by Trump and others last Jan. 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties. In response to civil […]