The former president could be convicted of conspiracy to defraud the U.S.
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Jan. 6 hearing dominates top TV networks — except one
America’s top television networks turned prime time over to a gripping account of former President Donald Trump’s actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — with one prominent exception.
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Commentary: Only the DOJ can fill the gap in the evidence against Trump
Mounting impatience with the Justice Department is misplaced; a charge against the former president can’t be nailed overnight.
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Secret Service watchdog knew in February that texts had been purged
The purged texts of Secret Service agents could shed light on what Trump was planning and saying.
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Trump’s choices escalated tensions and set U.S. on path to Jan. 6, panel finds
The committee, which interviewed more than 1,000 people in all, has not limited its inquiry to the president, unveiling new information about the cast of characters who enabled some of Trump’s darkest impulses following the election.
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Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing
The 2 witnesses will add to the committee’s narrative in its 8th, and possibly final, hearing this summer.
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Committee says upcoming hearing will show Trump’s Jan. 6 ‘dereliction of duty’
The committee says it continues to receive fresh evidence and isn’t ruling out additional hearings or interviews with a bevy of people close to the former president.
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Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General said the messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, were erased ‘as part of a device-replacement program.’
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Trump attempted to contact Jan. 6 witness, House panel says
The panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol siege convenes Tuesday for a public hearing probing what it calls the final phase of Trump’s multi-pronged effort to halt Joe Biden’s victory.
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Jan. 6 committee to connect Oath Keepers, Proud Boys and QAnon to Trump allies
The hearing could be one of the most consequential held by the panel, potentially answering the long unresolved question of whether Trump knew that far-right extremist groups would storm the Capitol.