Author: Rebecca Beitsch

The biggest things we learned in each Jan. 6 hearing

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack spent more than 15 hours presenting their findings over eight hearings this summer, culminating in Thursday night’s prime-time presentation. Here is what we learned from each hearing. June 9: The Big Picture Trump was complacent about ‘Hang Mike Pence’ chants In her opening statement…

OIG asks Secret Service to stop internal investigation into ‘erased’ texts

A government watchdog has asked the Secret Service to stop its internal investigation into what it deemed were “erased” text messages. The inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service, made the demand in a letter late Wednesday after notifying lawmakers earlier this month that the agency appeared to have erased text messages as…

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Trump’s frantic 187 minutes

The House panel probing last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol is promising a “minute-by-minute” account of Donald Trump’s actions throughout the rampage, turning its focus Thursday on those crucial hours at the White House to boost the case that the former president had supported — if not instigated — the violence of Jan. 6. In a…

Jan. 6 panel says Secret Service may have violated law with ‘erased’ text messages

The Secret Service may have violated federal records laws by failing to preserve data – including information related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack – after it had been requested by investigators, the House committee investigating the riot said Wednesday. The condemnation came after the panel subpoenaed the agency following an allegation from the inspector…