Tag: Storming of the US Capitol (Jan, 2021)

Ohio Man Who Blamed Trump for Storming the Capitol Is Found Guilty

An Ohio man who claimed that Donald J. Trump was legally responsible for his decision to break into…

Two Trump White House Lawyers Meet With Jan. 6 Investigators

Two of former President Donald J. Trump’s top White House lawyers met on Wednesday with the House committee…

Blaming Trump, Jan. 6 Suspect Says He Fell Down a ‘Rabbit Hole’ of Lies

Instead, at his trial this week, Mr. Shamansky has painted Mr. Thompson as an impressionable man who filled…

In Conference Call Before Riot, a Plea to ‘Descend on the Capitol’

One week before an angry mob stormed the Capitol, a communications expert named Jason Sullivan, a onetime aide…

Trump and Ukraine: Former Advisers Revisit What Happened

Trump’s ignorance of world affairs would have been a liability under any circumstance. But it put him at…

Jan. 6 Panel Has Evidence for Criminal Referral of Trump, but Splits on Sending

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the House committee investigating the Capitol attack have grown divided over whether to…

Donald Trump Jr. Text Laid Out Strategies to Fight Election Outcome

Former President Donald J. Trump’s eldest son sent the White House chief of staff a text message two…

Pro-Trump Rally Planner Is Cooperating in Justice Dept.’s Jan. 6 Inquiry

Ali Alexander, a prominent organizer of pro-Trump events after the 2020 election, has agreed to cooperate with the…

Legal Effort Expands to Disqualify Republicans as ‘Insurrectionists’

The lawyers bringing the new suits believe they have a stronger case to show that the elected officials…

Judge Finds Man Not Guilty in First Jan. 6 Acquittal

A federal judge decided on Wednesday that a former government contractor from New Mexico who claimed that the…

House Votes to Find Two Trump Aides in Contempt in Jan. 6 Inquiry

WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday voted to recommend criminal contempt of Congress charges against Peter Navarro and…

Justice Dept. Investigation of Jan. 6 Confronts Sprawling Cast of Characters

Prominent among them, according to interviews and documents, was Amy Kremer, a former Tea Party activist who helped…