Speaking at a Faith and Freedom event in Tennessee, former President Donald Trump criticized the way January 6th defendants are being treated and pledged to review their cases and issue pardons where he sees fit. While he has not officially announced that he is seeking reelection, he occasionally strongly hints toward the possibility that he
The committee’s first daytime hearing was derailed after Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien’s wife went into labor Monday morning. After a nearly hour-long delay to to the start of the hearing, his counsel appeared and made a statement on the record instead, according to The Hill. Stepien was compelled to appear under a subpoena,
The House committee says it plans to show off new information the public will find “exciting”, but recent polling from NBC says American are increasingly over the drama. The NBC News poll compared the feelings of American from just after the incident in January 2021 to the beginning of May 2022. Previously, just over half of those
In a significant blow to the January 6th House committee, the Justice Department declined to follow up on its recommendation to charge former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and deputy chief of staff Dan Scovino. The committee found both in contempt of Congress after they refused to oblige by the panels subpoenas relating to
The Department of Justice indicted former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for shrugging off a subpoena, taking him into custody on Thursday evening. Navarro, 72, was indicted on on two counts of contempt of Congress, one for failing to provide papers, and another for failing to provide testimony. In the grand jury indictment, federal
Newly released audio recorded during the tumultuous events of January 6th, 2021 have now revealed that GOP Senator Lindsey Graham praised Joe Biden as the best man to lead the country while crowds stormed the Capitol building. As The Daily Mail reports: ‘We will actually come out of this thing stronger. Moments like this reset,’ a
Sources at CNN say the committee wants to interview her about her correspondence with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Vice Chair Liz Cheyney (R-WY) had previously been relucent to subpoena her for fear of causing controversy due to her husband, but now indicates she believes the texts warrant questioning. The committee has had ongoing
Former Attorney General William Barr blamed former President Trump for the shocking Jan. 6th Capitol riot. During an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, Barr was asked if the former president was responsible for what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Hill reports: “I do think he was responsible in the broad sense of
Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH) has declared his intent to not cooperate with the House select committee investigating the events of January 6th. He joins the ranks of Scott Perry (R-PA), former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, and former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. While Bannon has been charged with contempt and Meadows has charges
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is bringing a set of historians on board she openly admits are meant to craft the narrative she prefers. According to The Hill: Historians Jon Meacham and Doris Kearns Goodwin are slated to participate in one of the events organized at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 to mark the one-year
