Jan. 6 Coverage

WASHINGTON—An FBI special agent and federal prosecutors deny allegations from defense attorneys in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial that a paid informant spied on the defendants and their attorneys. In a declaration filed on March 23 in U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly’s court, FBI Special Agent Kristina Spindel said the bureau never asked the […]

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) could only review one of the dozens of videos from Jan. 6, 2021, that Fox News host Tucker Carlson broadcast after receiving access from Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, a lawyer for the police agency says. The single video that was reviewed was available to the public before Carlson […]

Former Clinton White House and feminist author Naomi Wolf issued a “formal letter of apology” to Republicans and conservatives after believing what she described as “lies” about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Wolf, who drew headlines in 2021 and 2022 for questioning official narratives about COVID-19 vaccines and lockdowns, wrote that “peaceful Republicans and […]

Now we turn to Former Vice President Mike Pence sharply criticizing former President Donald Trump saying Trump endangered his family.  

Defendants in the ongoing Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Breach trial suffered a defeat on Monday, as the court ordered that the defendants may not cross-examine an FBI agent for most of the defense attorneys’ allegations that spawned from internal FBI messages inadvertently leaked in court. Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump-appointed judge, on Monday addressed allegations […]

A song recorded by former President Donald Trump and the “J6 Prison Choir”—a group of men charged for their involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol—hit the number one spot on iTunes over the weekend. The two-minute song is titled “Justice For All,” and features the Jan. 6 inmates singing the […]

Security footage shown to the public for the first time this month by Fox News’ Tucker Carlson does not exonerate Jan. 6 defendants, prosecutors argue in a new court filing. Republicans gave Carlson access to tens of thousands of hours of footage from Jan. 6, 2021, and he broadcast clips on his show, including footage […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will “slowly roll out” the security footage recorded during the Jan. 6 Capitol breach to news outlets. “We will slowly roll out to every individual news agency, they can come see the tapes as well,” McCarthy told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “Let everyone see them to bring […]

Rogers Roots, an attorney representing Dominic Pezzola, a Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach defendant, alleged on Sunday that the FBI had committed crimes by altering evidence and requested that the court appoint a special master to review the evidence. Roots’s move came days after the testimony of FBI Special Agent Nicole Miller, who was involved in […]

A dramatic new Metropolitan Police Department bodycam video shows how officers and medics from three police agencies worked for 15 minutes to try to revive a lifeless Rosanne Boyland after she was dragged feet-first through the Lower West Terrace tunnel on Jan. 6, 2021. The urgent efforts to restart Boyland’s heart were a stark contrast […]

A federal judge in the District of Columbia has ordered former President Donald Trump’s former trade and political adviser Peter Navarro to turn over hundreds of emails from a private email account that related to his official work. In August 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil claim (pdf) against Navarro, alleging copies […]

A woman charged with breaking into the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and engaging in disruptive conduct once inside, was convicted just days after a federal judge denied her the opportunity to review newly released security footage. On Thursday, a federal jury convicted defendant Sara Carpenter of felony counts of civil disorder, obstruction of […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has agreed to a full public release of the security footage recorded at the U.S. Capitol during the events of Jan. 6, 2021. In an interview with Breitbart News that aired on Thursday, McCarthy discussed his decision to share the footage with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and said defendants […]

A defendant in the Proud Boys trial over Jan. 6, 2021, charges moved March 9 to dismiss the case, after some footage from the day of the breach was shown for the first time. Dominic Pezzola is one of the Proud Boys members on trial for obstruction of an official proceeding and other charges. The […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) released thousands of hours of Jan. 6 footage to Tucker Carlson. The speaker defended his decision to release the footage on March 7. Meanwhile, Carlson struck back at criticism from Senate leaders.  

Lawmakers are responding to new Jan. 6 footage released. The footage appears to show that scenes at the capitol building were much more peaceful than previously publicized.  

News Analysis The unveiling of some of the 41,000 hours of video from Jan. 6, 2021, that was hidden from public view for more than two years has sparked a new national conversation about just how much still isn’t known about the Capitol incursion. Fox News host Tucker Carlson was given exclusive access by House […]

Revolver News founder and editor has followed and reported extensively on the events of Jan. 6, 2021. NTD spoke with him for his analysis of the newly disclosed footage.

Newly released footage of Jan. 6 is making headlines. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are now responding to the release. President Joe Biden proposes to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund Medicare. How is the White House framing it, and why do Republicans say they won’t let Biden’s plan see the light […]

Newly released footage from the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, indicates that lawmakers on the now-defunct Democrat-led Jan. 6 investigative committee selectively edited footage to show Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) fleeing the building while concealing the broader context that Hawley was among a larger group of lawmakers and congressional staff being […]

A growing number of people charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol are requesting trial delays so they can review newly disclosed footage. Shane Jenkins became one of the latest defendants when he filed a motion through an attorney to delay the trial due to the disclosure of […]

Donald Trump heaped praise on Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson for releasing unseen footage from the Jan. 6 Capitol breach revealing that events which unfolded on the day were not as violent or part of an insurrection as portrayed by mainstream media. The Jan. 6 committee investigating the breach as well as other lawmakers, including […]

The face of the Jan. 6 incursion—the so-called “QAnon Shaman” Jacob Chansley—was peacefully escorted around the U.S. Capitol by police on Jan. 6, Fox News host Tucker Carlson alleged on March 6 in his first special based on exclusive access to 41,000 previously unseen hours of Capitol security video. Carlson showed CCTV security video of […]

Fox News host Tucker Carlson said that his show will air Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol footage this week and claimed it will show that federal and congressional officials “are lying” to Americans. “The defenders of democracy are defending democracy again,” the Fox News host said last week. “They’re telling you it’s really, really dangerous. And anyone […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–At a conference where many speakers touted the importance of seeking the truth, hundreds of attendees hungered to learn more about a seemingly taboo topic—the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. Most Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) events feel like pep rallies, with speakers whipping up applause and cheers from fans. […]

The U.S. Department of Justice argued Thursday that it doesn’t back former President Donald Trump’s argument that he has absolute immunity from civil lawsuits in connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. In a court filing submitted (pdf) to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, DOJ lawyers wrote that […]

Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to share footage of the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol with Fox News host Tucker Carlson a “despicable” move. “Look, I think what McCarthy did was despicable, damaged our security,” Schumer told The Hill on Tuesday. Schumer went on […]

Jan. 6 defendants can access at least some of the security footage that the GOP has made available to Tucker Carlson, top Republicans say. “It is our intention to make available any relevant videos and documents on a case-by-case basis as requested by attorney’s representing defendants,” Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Administration’s Oversight […]

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said he plans on suing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after providing Fox News’ Tucker Carlson with tens of thousands of hours of footage of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. During a Thursday interview with Steve Bannon on his “War Room” podcast, Lindell said he is planning to file a […]

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the special appointee investigating former President Donald Trump, has been seeking the communications records of various Republican lawmakers in a broader investigation into the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Smith was appointed as special counsel in November of last year. He was primarily tasked with investigating Trump’s […]

Newsmakers sits down with Will Pope, a Jan. 6 defendant, to give us his story about his trial, and to go over the significance of footage recently handed over to Fox News host Tucker Carlson and what it could mean for Will.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has broken his silence on why he gave Fox News host Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 Capitol surveillance footage. McCarthy told The New York Times on Wednesday that he was making good on a pledge to disclose the footage, and that the disclosure serves the […]

The former chairman of the now disbanded House Jan. 6 Committee raised concerns about House Speaker Kevin McCarthy turning over 40,000 hours of security footage from that day to Fox News host Tucker Carlson. On Monday, Axios first reported that McCarthy had shared the thousands of hours of security footage from the U.S. Capitol on […]

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has given Fox News’ Tucker Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of surveillance footage from Jan. 6, 2021. Fox News confirmed the receipt of the footage, which was originally reported by Axios, in an email to the Epoch Times. Reportedly, Carlson’s producers were on the Hill as early […]

Victoria White, a January 6 defendant, talks with NewsMakers about her experience on Capitol Hill and why she decided to reject a plea deal from federal prosecutors.

A U.S. judge is demanding answers from lawyers representing a defendant after the man proclaimed he was innocent one day after admitting he entered the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in violation of federal law. U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta on Feb. 3 gave the defense and prosecutors one week to explain why […]

Jurors convicted four members of the Oath Keepers on Jan. 23 of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Hackett of Sarasota, Florida; Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas; David Moerschel of Punta Gorda, Florida; and Edward Vallejo of Phoenix were convicted of seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to […]

Three men serving in the U.S. Marines have been arrested because they allegedly took part in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Joshua Abate, Micah Coomer, and Dodge Dale Hellonen were arrested this week on charges of knowingly entering and remaining in the Capitol without lawful authority, disorderly conduct in the building, […]

President Joe Biden on Jan. 6, two years after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol, awarded medals to Capitol Police officers who were on duty that day as well as poll workers and election officials. Biden gave Presidential Citizens Medals to 14 individuals, including officers Harry Dunn and Eugene Goodman, as he hailed the response by law […]

A former West Virginia state delegate who plead guilty to felony charges after entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, may once again return to the building, this time as a member of the House of Representatives. Derrick Evans, a former Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, plead guilty in March […]

Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Jan. 6 inched closer to holding the speaker’s gavel for the 118th Congress, winning over most of the 20 members who have opposed him all week. President Joe Biden awarded presidential medals to election officials and police officers on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach. Newly disclosed tax […]

Democrat leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and members of Congress hold a remembrance ceremony at 10:00 a.m. ET on Jan. 6, the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. NTD will livestream the event.

U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) have made 100 “significant improvements” to security following the Jan. 6, 2021 breach, but there is still much to be done nearly two years after the incident, according to a top official. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a press release on Jan. 2 that the breach of the Capitol was […]

Benny Johnson, columnist and host of the Benny Show, is currently serving as the chief creative officer of Turning Point USA. NTD asked Johnson about the House Jan. 6 Committee referring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. What are his thoughts on this, and where could things go from here?

The Jan. 6 Committee has released its long-anticipated report of its investigation into the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in which its authors took aim at former President Donald Trump, blaming him for having engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The 814-page full report […]

A group of five House Republicans on a shadow committee released a report on Wednesday with key findings about security failings they say were ignored by the official Democrat-led House Jan. 6 committee. The report focuses on “why the Capitol was left so unprepared” on Jan. 6, 2021, when protests turned violent, and the U.S. […]

”The Real Story of January 6,” a documentary by The Epoch Times, reveals the truth that has been hidden from the American people. While a narrative has been set that what took place that day was an insurrection, key events and witnesses have been ignored, until now. The documentary takes an unvarnished look at police […]

Former President Donald Trump on Friday responded to the House Jan. 6 panel’s vote to subpoena him with less than a month to go before the 2022 midterms. In a 15-page letter (pdf) to the panel, the former president did not indicate whether he would testify after members of the panel voted to approve the […]

Former President Donald Trump on Oct. 13 denounced the Jan. 6 committee, after the Democrat-dominated panel voted ​unanimously to subpoena him. “Why didn’t the Unselect Committee ask me to testify months ago? Why did they wait until the very end, the final moments of their last meeting?” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. “Because […]

The House of Representatives committee that is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol has postponed its final hearing, which was slated to take place on Sept. 27. “In light of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, we have decided to postpone tomorrow’s proceedings. We’re praying for the safety of all […]

The U.S. House of Representative committee which is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol, will be holding its next hearing on the matter on Sept. 28, according to the chairman of the panel. The public hearing on Sept. 28 will likely be final “unless something else develops,” Chair Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told […]

The House January 6 Committee in its fifth public hearing focused on efforts by President Donald Trump to sway the Justice Department (DOJ) to respond to his claims of election fraud. The hearing is the most recent in an extended effort by the commission to paint the January 6 “Stop the Steal” rally as part […]

The House Jan. 6 Committee on June 21 held its fourth day of public hearings, during which it argued that President Donald Trump had organized a pressure campaign against state legislatures and secretaries of state to get them to reject the results of elections in their states, which Trump said were rife with fraud. Tuesday’s […]

Former President Donald Trump has issued a 12-page rebuttal statement calling the House January 6 Committee hearings a “smoke and mirrors show” to distract from the economic and social upheavals Americans are enduring under the Biden administration. “Seventeen months after the events of January 6th, Democrats are unable to offer solutions. They are desperate to change […]

The Jan. 6 select committee launched a full-frontal assault on former President Donald J. Trump and his “riotous mob” of supporters on June 9, claiming Trump orchestrated the violence at the Capitol in early 2021 as part of a “coup” to remain in power and nullify the 2020 election results. The two top officials on […]

WASHINGTON—More than six months after the Jan. 6 breach on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, the remaining high-security fence surrounding the white-domed building has been removed, police said on Sunday. Workers began removing the last of the eight-foot-high black mesh fencing on Friday, which at one point surrounded several blocks of […]

McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he opposes a bipartisan agreement that was announced last week to create an independent commission with subpoena power to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Republican state senators in Georgia started a push on Monday to delay the Jan. 6 counting of electoral votes. At least a dozen have signed a letter directed to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to officially delay the count—and the number is still growing. “There’s about 16 or 18 of us now that signed […]