Jan.6 Capitol Riots

Former President Donald Trump reportedly told close confidants that if he is re-elected, he could pardon allies should they face charges from the current Department of Justice in two major investigations. What Happened: Trump has been telling confidants since last summer that pardons for higher-...

Donald Trump’s claims of “absolute immunity” in a case involving injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan.6 insurrection were not accepted by the U.S. Department of Justice. What Happened: The DoJ told a federal appeals court in Washington that it...

Former President Donald Trump’s efforts to have a lawsuit thrown out have failed. The legal action was brought on by Capitol police officers who suffered injuries in the Jan. 6 insurrection. What Happened: U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected claims by Trump that presidential immunity...

Washington, DC descended into anarchy on Jan.6, 2021, after supporters of former President Donald Trump descended upon the U.S. Capitol, which at the time was preparing to count the Electoral College votes ahead of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.  On Friday, it will be exactly two...

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that the Jan.6 committee’s decision to refer him to prosecutors “strengthens” him. What Happened: Trump said on Truth Social in a statement in response to the Committee’s criminal referral, “What doesn’t kill me makes me...

Former President Donald Trump's words on Jan.6 "angered" his Vice President Mike Pence who described them as "reckless." What Happened: Pence touched on a tweet by Trump during the Jan. 6 insurrection in an interview with ABC's David Muir on Sunday. “I mean, the president’s words were...

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday she doesn’t believe former President Donald Trump will make an appearance before the Jan.6 committee probing the Capitol insurrection. What Happened: The House Speaker made the comments in an interview...

The U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday that it has indicted a person for threatening to kill President Joe Biden and Jan.6 House Select Committee Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.). What Happened: Robert Maverick Vargo, 25, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of threatening the...

Former President Donald Trump will be issued a subpoena by the committee probing the Jan.6 riots “shortly.” What Happened: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the vice chair of the committee, said Trump will be issued the subpoena to testify under oath, reported...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) described what he experienced on Jan.6 when rioters entered the U.S. Capitol. What Happened: Schumer said that he and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) were “resolute” about calling in the military...

The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly preparing to force former White House staffers to testify about what former President Donald Trump said and did around the time of the Jan.6 Capitol insurrection.  What Happened: The prosecutors at the Justice Department are...

Former President Donald Trump reportedly wanted to redo a speech two days after reluctantly agreeing to hand over power to current President Joe Biden’s administration. What Happened: Trump wanted to deliver a speech in which he would emphasize the untruth that the 2020 presidential...