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US: January 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount

They've interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and travelled around the country to talk to election officials who were pressured by Donald Trump

US Justice Department seeks jail for Capitol riot suspect found with rifle

A North Carolina man who assaulted two police officers during the Jan. 6 riot had an assault rifle and ammunition in his vehicle when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month

Trump asks Supreme Court to block release of documents to Jan 6 riots panel

Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court Thursday in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Trump's attorneys argued in their petition to the Supreme Court that both the Constitution and the Presidential Records Act give former Presidents a clear right to protect their confidential records from premature dissemination. This case presents a clear threat to that right." A federal appeals court ruled against Trump two weeks ago, but prohibited documents held by the National Archives from being turned over before the Supreme Court has a chance to weigh in. Trump appointed three of the nine justices. Trump sued the House Jan. 6 committee and the National Archives to stop the White House from allowing the release of documents related to the insurrection. Trump is claiming that as a former president he has right to assert executive privilege over the records, arguing that releasing them .

Panel probing Jan 6 attack seeks interview with GOP Rep Jim Jordan

The House panel investigating the January 6 US Capitol insurrection requested an interview and information from Republican Rep Jim Jordan of Ohio

Panel probing Capitol attack seeks interview with GOP Rep Scott Perry

The House panel investigating the January 6 US. Capitol insurrection requested an interview with Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania

Roger Stone says he invoked 5th amendment at Capitol riots deposition

Longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone says he has asserted his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in an interview with the House panel investigating the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection. Stone -- who was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress, but subsequently pardoned by Trump -- told reporters as he left the deposition Friday that I did my civic duty and I responded as required by law but that he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to every question. The committee subpoenaed Stone last month, noting that he spoke at rallies on the day before the insurrection and used members of a far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, as personal security guards while he was in Washington. Several members of that militia group broke into the Capitol on Jan. 6, along with hundreds of other supporters of former President Donald Trump, and have been charged with conspiring to block the certification of the vote. Stone is one of several in Trump's inner circle who have refused to answer ..

Fox News stars tried to get Trump to act on Jan 6 insurrection, texts show

The revelation that Fox News Channel personalities sent text messages to the White House during the Jan. 6 insurrection is another example of how the network's stars sought to influence then-President Donald Trump instead of simply reporting or commenting on him. Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, according to Republican Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, vice chair of the congressional committee probing the riot. Mark, the president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home, texted Ingraham, host of The Ingraham Angle. This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy. Please get him on TV, texted Kilmeade, a Fox & Friends host. Destroying everything you have accomplished. Hannity, like Ingraham a prime-time host, wondered whether Trump could give a statement and ask people to leave the Capitol. Cheney's release of the text messages la

House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress in Jan 6 probe

The House voted Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan 6 Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection.

Penal probing Capitol riots votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows

The House panel investigating the Jan 6 Capitol insurrection voted Monday to recommend contempt charges against former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows

Panel probing Capitol attack subpoenas 6 who helped plan Trump rallies

The House committee investigating the January 6 riots is subpoenaing six people who the panel says were involved in planning of rallies aimed to overturn Donald Trump's defeat

Capitol riots panel threatens contempt vote after Mark Meadows withdraws

The leaders of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection are threatening to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress

Ex-US VP Mike Pence's former top aide cooperating with Jan 6 panel: Report

The former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence is cooperating with the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Panel probing Jan 6 riots postpones deposition with former DOJ official

The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection has postponed a deposition with a former Justice Department official Saturday, according to a panel spokesman.

Trump's social media venture seeks to raise $1 bn, taps hedge funds

Trump Media & Technology Group, which has yet to roll out the social media app it says it is developing, already stands to receive $293 million.

Panel probing Capitol riot seeks contempt charge against Trump-era official

The US House committee probing the January 6 attack on the Capitol has voted in favour of seeking a contempt charge against former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark.

Appeals court weighs Trump arguments to withhold records of Jan 6 incident

A panel of judges questioned whether they had the authority to grant Donald Trump's demands and overrule President Joe Biden's decision to grant Congress documents related to the Jan 6 insurrection

California man charged with conspiracy in January 6 events at US Capitol

A California resident has been charged with conspiracy and obstruction of official proceedings during the events at the US Capitol on January 6 and with other offences

FB denies whistleblower's claims it contributed to Capitol riot: Report

Facebook executive Nick Clegg, in a defiant internal memo, said that a former employee will accuse the company of contributing to the US Capitol riot, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Donald Trump seeks reinstatement of Twitter account in court filing

Trump's request for a preliminary injunction against Twitter was filed late Friday in Miami, Florida

Fencing around Capitol to come down, but building still closed to visitors

The fencing installed around the Capitol after the deadly January 6 insurrection will start being removed as soon as Friday, but most visitors are still not allowed inside the iconic building