Former US Capitol Police officer Tarik "T.K." Johnson spoke to NPR's Leila Fadel about his experience of protecting fellow officers and Congress members from rioters on January 6, 2021.
A federal judge says former President Donald Trump signed legal documents after the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he knew were inaccurate. U.S. District Court Judge David Carter specifically cited claims from Trump's attorneys that Fulton County in Georgia had improperly counted more than 10,000 votes of dead people, felons and unregistered voters. Those false allegations were part of a filing that Trump's legal team made in Georgia state court on Dec. 4, 2021.
A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.
Using text messages, video and recorded calls, the DOJ is arguing that the defendants set out to overturn the 2020 election results by storming the Capitol and interrupting the electoral vote count.
Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.
Gov. Ron DeSantis says a plate featuring the Revolutionary War-era Gadsden flag sends a "clear message to out-of-state cars." Others say the flag symbolizes a dangerous far-right extremist ideology.
As the Jan. 6 hearings have played out, there has been only some, if any, movement in people's views of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, but independents' views have changed since a December poll.
Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.
"The RNC and Republicans on Capitol Hill know they are poised for a great election year and what's the biggest thing that could be a hurdle to that? Donald Trump," says one longtime GOP consultant.
Here are some of the standout moments made so far in the Jan. 6 committee hearings, as the committee laid out its case that former President Trump is responsible for the insurrection.
Trump made a fateful choice in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2020, days after the Electoral College voted, to choose a path that led to the insurrection on Jan. 6.
The committee showed video clips and text messages to demonstrate how far-right groups were emboldened by Trump's false claims about the 2020 election.
