Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Thursday on CNN's "The Lead" that then-President Donald Trump incited the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol to undermine a free and fair election and the peaceful transfer of power. | Clips
Here’s what happened this week
House panel also released text messages in which Donald Trump’s son begged the White House to get his father to condemn the riot
The National Archives is poised to turn over yet another batch of documents to the House's investigation into the January 6 insurrection, according to a new set of letters released by the agency on Wednesday.
Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President Donald Trump, met on Tuesday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, according to two sources familiar with the meeting.
Before taking its decision, the select committee gamed out scenarios: what happens if Republicans defy the subpoenas?
On Sunday, former Obama administration Attorney General Eric Holder called for former President Donald Trump to "be held accountable" for the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. | Clips
Former Trump attorney John Eastman will be providing more than 10,000 pages of email correspondence to the January 6 Committee, according to a recent legal filing. Washington Post national political reporter Cleve Woodson Jr., Insider senior editor Kadia Tubman and Boston Globe opinion columnist Renée Graham discuss how these new documents will contribute to the Committee's public hearings in June.
Former president denies claims he wanted to deploy the 10,000 troops to a BLM protest
A source quoted in Wednesday's report indicated Trump Jr. was somewhat cooperative, 'cordial,' and claiming he answered questions without asserting the Fifth Amendment.
On the evening of January 6, 2021, Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right militia group Oath Keepers, called an unnamed person. With rioters still inside the Capitol, he was hoping to reach Donald Trump to get orders to use violence to keep the then-president in office, according to a new court filing from federal prosecutors. [
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the committee chair, said it’s “not our expectation” to call Trump since the panel already has heard witnesses relate his actions and behavior.