Among the lingering questions of the Jan. 6 probe is whether Donald Trump temporarily empowered Jeffrey Clark – a key ally in his campaign to overturn the 2020 election – to oversee the entire Justice Department.
A judge appointed by former President Ronald Reagan slammed prominent Republicans for making “preposterous” claims about how Jan. 6 cases have been handled by the courts and warned that such rhetoric “could presage further danger to our country.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence rejected the baseless conspiracy theory that the FBI orchestrated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is “likely the largest single day mass assault of law enforcement officers in our nation’s history,” said Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
A quarter of Americans have fallen for the baseless conspiracy theory that the FBI “probably” or “definitely” orchestrated the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Former President Trump is urging the Supreme Court to reject the Justice Department’s request to promptly determine whether he can be indicted for trying to overturn the 2020 election.
U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, who is spreading debunked conspiracy theories about the FBI’s involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, said the bureau is “going down.”
A Proud Boy member from Texas who shot at law enforcement after the FBI told him to surrender on charges for taking part in the U.C. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday.
