Filed Under: “January 6”
Raskin says what Trump did ‘makes the Watergate break-in look like the work of cub scouts’
By Jon Queally
‘Bombshell after bombshell’ dropped as Jan. 6 testimony homes in on Trump guilt
By Brett Wilkins
“Hutchinson’s testimony of the deeply detailed plans of January 6 and the inaction of those in the White House in response to the violence show just how close we came to a coup,” said one pro-democracy organizer
Study finds nearly 22 percent of Republican state legislators joined extremist Facebook groups
By David Neiwert
Researchers find GOP lawmakers pushing for censorship and voter suppression laws based on groups’ beliefs
Prosecutors: Capitol attackers stockpiled guns and supplies as part of siege plot
By Brandi Buchman
Trial evidence shows radical Oath Keepers group plotted to keep attacking Capitol even after Jan. 6
Military background among far-right extremist criminals has exploded since 2017, study finds
By David Neiwert
Nearly one in five of the 700-plus people under indictment for their actions on Jan. 6 have military backgrounds, echoing a phenomenon of extremist recruitment from the ranks of veterans by groups like the Oath Keepers
Initially ‘proud’ of Capitol attack, some far-right media figures switched to blaming leftists to align with leaders
By Kyle Mantyla
Far-right Americans supported violent insurrection long before they invaded the Capitol on 1/6
By Amanda J. Crawford
Donald Trump’s authoritarianism found a political movement more than it created one
Indicting Mark Meadows for contempt of Congress is not a political act
By Mark Sumner
Only the current president should have control over assertions of executive privilege, saying otherwise is a political act
Democratic leaders can’t rely on others to educate the public about Republican radicalization
By Jim Carroll
Americans will not understand that the GOP has embraced violence until President Biden and other Democrats tell them