Former Trump Campaign Manager Poised to Testify to January 6 Committee
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, Eric Trump, and campaign manager for Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign Bill Stepien, listen as President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign stop. Evan Vucci/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print…
The January 6 Committee’s Battle for Reality
An image of a tweet by former President Donald Trump is displayed at the House select committee hearing investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Andrew Harnik/AP Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.A democracy is only as strong as its…
January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/Congressional Quarterly/Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Look, who knows what the upshot of the January 6 Committee hearings will be. That Trump and his cronies tried to overthrow election results has been clear for more than…
Cheney: Trump Said Capitol Attackers “Were Doing What They Should Be Doing”
Donald Trump speaks on January 6 2021.Gripas Yuri/Abaca via Zuma Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.While rioters rampaged through the Capitol on January 6, President Donald Trump told staff with him that he approved of the attack, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) revealed…
The January 6 Committee Doesn’t Need New “Bombshells.” We Already Know What Happened.
Mother Jones illustration; Evan Vucci/AP; Getty Facts matter: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter. Support our nonprofit reporting. Subscribe to our print magazine.Sometimes one quote sums up a problem perfectly. As the congressional committee investigating January 6 prepared to begin its public hearings, Sunday show host Margaret Brennan of CBS posed a…
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…