Former Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) official Jeffrey Clark’s plans to plead the Fifth to the House’s Jan. 6 committee could complicate the department’s willingness to prosecute him for contempt of Congress even as it…
Author: Rebecca Beitsch
Cheney warns of consequences for Trump in dealings with Jan. 6 committee
Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chairwoman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, suggested Wednesday that former President Trump could be held responsible for any falsehoods e…
Jan. 6 panel recommends contempt charges for Trump DOJ official
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol voted Wednesday night to refer Trump Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark for prosecution by the very agency where he once worked, the second…
Court orders release of some redacted passages of Mueller report
A federal judge is ordering the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release four redacted pages of the Mueller report that detail who the special counsel declined to charge in his probe into Trump campaign ties to Russia…
Meadows reaches initial cooperation deal with Jan. 6 committee
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has reached an initial deal to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, providing documents and agreeing to testify…
Jan. 6 panel plans vote to censure Trump DOJ official Clark
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will vote Wednesday night on whether to censure Jeffrey Clark, a move that would tee up a full House vote on whether to refer the former Justice De…
Jan. 6 panel faces double-edged sword with Alex Jones, Roger Stone
The House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol faces both risk and reward by turning to two Trump allies with a history of lying as it seeks to map out the planning and financing of the Jan. 6 rallies….
Former NYC commissioner to testify before Jan. 6 committee, demands apology
Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner who helped coordinate space for the Trump team’s “war room” at the Willard Hotel, plans to comply with a subpoena from the Jan. 6 committee but is demanding …
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and leaders
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is subpoenaing the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, going directly after the right-wing groups as well as their leaders.A…
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Roger Stone, Alex Jones
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot is subpoenaing Trump ally Roger Stone and far-right radio host Alex Jones along with others who helped plan and finance the rallies that preceded the attack on the…