John Eastman has been a central figure in the ongoing hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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House Jan. 6 panel calls surprise hearing to present new evidence
The committee investigating the Capitol riot says it will hold a hearing at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Federal agents search Trump-era official’s home, subpoena Republican leaders
Authorities also seized records from key Republicans in at least five states linked to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
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Trump told Justice Department to call election ‘corrupt,’ witnesses testify
Former Trump aides testify that several Republican members of Congress sought pardons from the president that would shield them from criminal prosecution, as the House Jan. 6 committee continues its hearings.
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Ginni Thomas responds to House’s Jan. 6 committee; hearings stretch into July
Among other new evidence, the House’s Jan. 6 committee is reviewing new documentary film footage of President Trump’s final months in office, obtained through a subpoena.
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‘Nowhere I feel safe’: Election officials recount threats
Georgia election worker Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack how Trump’s false claims fueled threats.
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South Paris man charged in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection at Capitol
Todd Tilley, 61, is the fifth person with Maine ties to be charged in connection with the 2021 riot.
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Jan. 6 panel: Local election ‘heroes’ rebuffed Trump, then faced threats
Trump’s pressure on local election officials, described as potentially illegal, was fueled by the president’s false claims of voter fraud which, the panel says, led directly to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol.
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Speaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden’s win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows
Frontliners for Liberty went from obscurity to the national spotlight with the disclosure that the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had invited pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman to speak to its members in December 2020.
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Trump criticizes McCarthy for ‘bad decision’ to walk away from Jan. 6 panel
Trump appeared to concede that it was a huge blunder to cede total control of the committee to his political enemies, effectively giving him no way to influence the proceedings.