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Jan 6 panel unlikely to call ex-president Donald Trump, says chairman

House investigators are unlikely to call Donald Trump to testify about his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection, and will instead on interviews with aides, family and others who were close to him

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey backs Musk's plan to reverse Trump's ban

"I think it was a morally bad decision to be clear and foolish in the extreme," Jack Dorsey said at a Future of the Car event hosted by the Financial Times

Donald Trump Jr. meets committee investigating US Capitol Hill violence

Trump Jr. is one of nearly 1,000 witnesses the committee has interviewed as it works to compile a record of the attack, the worst on the Capitol in more than two centuries

January 6 riots panel puts Garland in 'precarious' spot, ups pressure

Lawmakers investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message

Judge OKs emails to panel probing Jan 6 riots, sees likely Trump crimes

A federal judge on Monday ordered the release of more than 100 emails from Trump adviser John Eastman to the House committee investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol

Panel probing Jan 6 riots sets contempt vote for 2 former aides pf Trump

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Thursday that it had set a vote for next week to consider contempt of Congress charges for two aides of former President Donald Trump. The committee will meet Monday to discuss whether to recommend referring for potential prosecution Trump's former trade adviser, Peter Navarro, and Dan Scavino, the onetime chief of staff for communications. The committee subpoenaed Navarro for his testimony in early February, seeking to question the Trump ally who promoted false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Though Navarro sought to use executive privilege to avoid cooperation, the Biden administration this month denied claims from him and another onetime Trump aide, former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Scavino, who was subpoenaed last September, called the committee vote an unprecedented partisan assault on executive privilege. The committee knows full well that President Trump has invoked executive privilege and it i

Proud Boys leader arrested on charge of conspiracy in Capitol attack

A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group have been arrested on a conspiracy charge for his suspected role in a coordinated attack on the US Capitol

1st trial in Capitol riot of Texas man ends in conviction on all counts

A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the US Capitol with a holstered handgun

Jury picked for first trial stemming from US Capitol riot last year

A federal jury is scheduled to hear attorneys' opening statements on Wednesday for the first trial stemming from the riot at the US Capitol last year.

Panel probing Capitol riots requests interview with Ivanka Trump

The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection is asking Ivanka Trump, daughter of former President Donald Trump, to voluntarily cooperate with its investigation. The committee sent a letter Thursday requesting a meeting in early February asking to discuss her father's actions, including a telephone call they say she witnessed as he tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject the 2020 election results, among other issues. Ivanka Trump was an adviser to her father in the White House. Testimony obtained by the Committee indicates that members of the White House staff requested your assistance on multiple occasions to intervene in an attempt to persuade President Trump to address the ongoing lawlessness and violence on Capitol Hill," wrote the committee chairman, Bennie Thompson. The committee issued subpoenas earlier this week to Rudy Giuliani and other members of Trump's legal team who filed bogus legal challenges to the 2020 election that fuelled the

US House Jan 6 committee seeks cooperation from Republican Kevin McCarthy

The US House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol riot has asked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for a voluntary interview and records in his possession that are related to the attack.

Planners of Jan 6 Trump rally subpoenaed by panel probing Capitol riot

The House panel investigating the US Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas to two Republican strategists and a Trump administration official

Trump made protected speeches: Attorneys want Jan 6 lawsuits tossed

Attorneys argued that incendiary statements by Trump and others last January 6 prior to the Capitol riot were protected speech and in line with their official duties.

Intelligence reports repeatedly failed to forecast US Capitol riot

Intelligence reports compiled by the US Capitol Police in the days before last year's insurrection envisioned only an improbable or remote risk of violence

In pictures: First anniversary of the US Capitol riot in Washington

Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that President Joe Biden's speech on the first anniversary of Capitol riot was a "political theater"

Terror, shattered glass and thanks: US lawmakers recall January 6

One year later, their voices still quavered and they gratefully credited the US Capitol Police with saving their lives. And, perhaps, preserving American democracy as well

Dozens gather outside DC jail in support of imprisoned US Capitol rioters

Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside the jail in Washington, DC to show support for detainees being held at the facility in connection with events at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021

Biden speech on Capitol riot is 'political theater': Former President Trump

Former US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that President Joe Biden's speech on the first anniversary of Capitol riot was a "political theater".US President Joe Biden today marked the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot, by blaming former President Donald Trump. Speaking at Congress, Biden held his predecessor responsible for the attack on the seat of American democracy.In a statement, Trump said that Biden used his name during the speech to "divide" America."Biden, who is destroying our nation with insane policies of open borders, corrupt elections, disastrous energy policies, unconstitutional mandates, and devastating school closures, used my name today to try to further divide America," read the statement."This political theater is all just a distraction for the fact Biden has completely and totally failed.""Our Country no longer has borders, has totally and completely lost control of Covid (record numbers!), is no longer Energy Independent,

Biden to address Trump's role in Jan 6 Capitol attacks: White House

President Joe Biden will speak about the responsibility that he believes former President Trump had in the January 6 attacks, marking the first anniversary of the deadly event

Donald Trump cancels press conference scheduled for Jan 6 in Florida

Former President Donald Trump has cancelled a press conference he had planned to hold in Florida on the anniversary of the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol by his supporters. Trump said in a statement Tuesday evening that he would instead be discussing his grievances at a rally he has planned in Arizona later this month. Trump had been expected to use the press conference to rail against the congressional committee investigating the events of Jan 6, when a mob of his supporters violently stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the peaceful transfer of power, and to repeat his lies about the 2020 election. Trump continues to insist the election was stolen and the real insurrection was on Nov 3, 2020, the day Democrat Joe Biden won a 306-232 Electoral College victory. Federal and state election officials and Trump's own attorney general have said repeatedly the election was fair. The event would have been Trump's second press conference since leaving office.