Jan 6

Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., greets Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, a former Georgia election worker, after she testified at the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on Tuesday as committee members Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Jamie Raskin

Shaye Moss staffed an election office in Georgia. Then she was targeted by Trump

11:07am June 22, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Former Georgia election worker Shaye Moss testified at the Jan. 6 committee hearing Tuesday about the attacks she and her family received when Trump and Giuliani targeted them with false accusations.

John Eastman, left, listens as former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at the Jan. 6, 2021, "Save America" rally that preceded the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?

5:04am June 17, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol announced Monday that its second public hearing will take place on the morning of June 13.

Politics & Government

Second House Jan. 6 hearing scheduled for the morning of June 13

4:50pm June 06, 2022

The House select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection has not yet announced witnesses for either Thursday's or next week's hearings.

This sketch depicts Guy Wesley Reffitt (left) and his lawyer, William Welch, in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 28. A jury found Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Politics & Government

In the first Jan. 6 trial, a jury found Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt guilty

6:36pm March 08, 2022

by Tom Dreisbach

A jury found Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The case has been widely watched by other defendants as a potential bellwether.

File photo of former Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. He appeared for a deposition with the Jan. 6 select Committee on Nov. 5, 2021.

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 panel: Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark fails to cooperate in testimony

10:17am November 06, 2021

by Claudia Grisales

Former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark appeared for a deposition, but the panel says he failed to cooperate.

Prior to his arrest on charges stemming from the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Alan Hostetter led protests against lockdown policies related to COVID-19 and pro-Trump "Stop The Steal" rallies in California. In a recent video posted to the platform BitChute, h

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Why some alleged Capitol rioters are acting as their own attorneys

9:33am October 27, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

More than 100 people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol have pleaded guilty. But others are promising to take their cases to trial, including some who have decided to represent themselves.

Alan Hostetter, seen here in May 2020, became a leading activist against coronavirus-related lockdown policies in Orange County, Calif. Hostetter, a former police chief and yoga instructor, is now facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the insu

What Led A Police Chief Turned Yoga Instructor To The Capitol Riot?

9:49pm July 07, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

Alan Hostetter, once a police chief and yoga instructor, became known for protesting pandemic lockdowns in California. He's now facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the U.S. Capitol riot.