Kevin McCarthy Sided With Trump After January 6. Trump Just Rewarded Him.
Kevin McCarthy dealing with Donald Trump on January 4, 2019.Alex Wong/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In April, the New York Times revealed that Kevin McCarthy, the House Minority Leader, had told Republican colleagues he planned to ask then-President Donald Trump…
An Infamous MAGA Lawyer Is Funding Wacky Legal Defenses for January 6 Suspects
Mother Jones illustration; Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty; Jon Cherry/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Kelly Meggs, an Oath Keeper facing seditious conspiracy charges over the January 6 insurrection, is getting new lawyers. And his outgoing attorney says that a nonprofit set up by Sidney Powell—the infamous…
What the January 6 Subpoenas Say About Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy addressing reporters on May 11. Rod Lamkey/CNP via Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Consider Kevin McCarthy. The California Republican on Thursday received a subpoena—along with four of his GOP colleagues—from the committee investigating the January 6 insurrection on…
Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes Sought Trump’s Approval for Violence on January 6
Aaron C. Davis/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.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…
Exclusive Audio: Far-Right Paramilitary Member Warned 1/6 Committee Witness Against Speaking Out
Michael Kenny, foreground, guarding Michael Flynn on December 12, 2020 in Washington.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.In a phone call last month, a member of a far-right paramilitary group warned an Arizona woman who gave congressional investigators information about…
The 1/6 Committee Has Concluded Trump Broke the Law. But It May Not Urge DOJ to Charge Him.
Donald Trump speaking on January 6.Shawn Thew/CNP via ZUMA Wire Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.The House panel investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol may not send the Justice Department criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump and some…