A burst of legal maneuvering reflects the accelerating sweep of the inquiry by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.
Author: Tom Hamburger
Biden denies executive privilege claims for Navarro and Flynn in Jan. 6 committee probe
President Biden has informed former White House advisers Peter Navarro and Michael Flynn that he will not invoke executive privilege on their behalf.
House Jan. 6 committee issues subpoena to former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro
Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), chairman of the bipartisan committee, said Navarro “appears to have information directly relevant” to the panel’s investigation.
Jan. 6 committee seeks testimony from Ivanka Trump to discuss her father’s attempt to overturn the election results
The committee if focused on efforts to pressure Vice President Pence to reject Joe Biden’s victory when he presided over the electoral vote count in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Jan. 6 panel grapples with how to secure testimony from lawmakers, Pence
House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Twitter, Alphabet, Meta and Reddit
The House select committee issued subpoenas to four social media companies who have so far provided “inadequate response” to requests for information and records relating to the spread of misinformation and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Thompson says some of the Jan. 6 protesters met with members of Congress
Jan. 6 committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) did not elaborate on whether his panel has information that these lawmakers had any knowledge about the possibility of violence on Jan. 6.
Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump’s hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals
One area of particular interest is acquiring and scrutinizing several versions of a video Donald Trump reportedly recorded before finally releasing a message 187 minutes after the insurrection began asking his supporters to disperse.
Jan. 6 committee allows Trump DOJ official to postpone appearance after he loses his lawyer
Jeffrey Clark, the former acting head of the DOJ’s civil division, emerged as a key player in Donald Trump’s post-election efforts to challenge the 2020 election before the inauguration of President Biden.
Jan. 6 committee lays out legal arguments against Bannon’s subpoena defiance in private letter to his attorney
Chairman Bennie G. Thompson detailed why the panel rejects the former Trump adviser’s claim that he does not have to comply because the former president is asserting executive privilege.