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January 6 committee will hold 6 hearings in June, Chairman Bennie Thompson says, scaling back from the initial plan of 8 hearings this month
Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the House select committee, isn't ruling out holding more hearings…
Camila DeChalus
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Jamie Raskin says the GOP lawmakers' refusal to testify is unjustifiable and that they could 'plead the 5th'
Rep. Jamie Raskin says "it's shocking" that GOP lawmakers are refusing to cooperate in the congress…
Camila DeChalus
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House Homeland Security chair Bennie Thompson calls for federal probe of Ron DeSantis over Martha's Vineyard migrants stunt
Rep. Bennie Thompson urges Justice Department and Homeland Security officials to stop Gov. Ron DeSa…
Warren Rojas
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January 6 committee has already spoken to former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, chairman says
Barr was a staunch ally of Trump but broke with him in December 2020 by saying the Justice Deparmen…
Kelsey Vlamis
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These 37 House Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against Israel aid
Despite bipartisan opposition, the Israel aid bill garnered a majority and will be taken up by the …
Bryan Metzger
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A top House Democrat wants to remove Trump's Secret Service protection if he's sent to prison
As a former president, Trump is currently entitled to Secret Service protection for life.
Brent D. Griffiths
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January 6 committee chairman says 'you can't just watch TV' in response to reports of Trump doing exactly that while rioters stormed the Capitol
Trump's 187-minute silence "borders on dereliction of duty" and "might necessitate a referral" to t…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Trump ally Steve Bannon can be prosecuted in a single day, DOJ says
Federal prosecutors see the Steve Bannon case as "very straightforward" and want a trial date soon.
C. Ryan Barber,Sonam Sheth
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Mike Pence staffer who Trump banned from the White House is cooperating with January 6 committee: CNN
Marc Short was barred from the White House after urging former Vice President Mike Pence not to go …
Charles Davis
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Jan. 6 committee members push back on chair Bennie Thompson's claim that they won't ask the DOJ to indict Trump
It marks a rare public split within the committee investigating the Capitol riot. Thompson said it …
Sinéad Baker
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January 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson says hearings will show Trump and his allies mounted 'an attempted coup'
"Any legal jargon you hear about seditious conspiracy ... boils down to this," Thompson said. "Janu…
Jake Lahut
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Donald Trump being subpoenaed by the January 6 committee is not 'far-fetched', says Rep. Stacey Plaskett
Trump's legal team has told his former advisors, including Steve Bannon, Mark Meadows, and Dan Scav…
Alia Shoaib
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Jan. 6 committee leaders Thompson, Cheney blast Kevin McCarthy's claims that Trump had 'no involvement' in the riot as 'baseless'
During a KGET-TV interview, McCarthy suggested that the FBI and Senate agencies looked into Trump's…
John L. Dorman
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January 6 commission gives 15 social media companies 2 weeks to turn over records related to Capitol riot
The commission is looking for records about misinformation, efforts to overturn the 2020 election, …
Bryan Metzger
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The January 6 committee are seeking phone, email, and text records from 'several hundred people' for Capitol riot probe, including members of Congress
Chairman Bennie Thompson said there are "several hundred people that make up the list of individual…
Lauren Frias
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Bill Barr is emerging as the unlikely star of the House January 6 committee hearings
Former Attorney General William Barr is featuring prominently in the House January 6 committee's te…
C. Ryan Barber
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Former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman, an outspoken Trump critic, will join staff of Jan. 6 committee as an advisor
The former congressman from Virginia has been an outspoken Trump critic, calling the former preside…
John L. Dorman
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Congressional investigators on the January 6 committee will probe Trump and could subpoena former officials: report
The group will investigate Trump's call with McCarthy on the day of the Capitol riot. "Nothing is o…
Grace Panetta
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January 6 committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson says 'there's no question' that the Capitol riot was premeditated
"The worst kept secret in America is that Donald Trump invited individuals to come to Washington on…
Taylor Ardrey
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NAACP's Trump insurrection lawsuit expected to add 10 new plaintiffs, including members of Congress, per reports
Lawyers for the civil-rights organization brought the suit on behalf of Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mis…