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Trump claims ‘there was no insurrection’ in video blasting Jan 6 report

Former president claims Jan 6 violence was ‘protest that got tragically out of control and which the left has been weaponizing ever since’

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022

After Jan. 6: Congress born of chaos ends in achievement

The 117th Congress opened with the unfathomable Jan. 6, 2021, mob siege of the Capitol

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2022

Final report on Jan. 6 insurrection blames Trump alone

By laying out what Trump did to pressure states, federal officials and even Vice President Mike Pence, the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans says it is trying to prevent anything similar from happening again.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 24, 2022

Final Jan. 6 report details Trump’s ‘reckless’ attempt to overturn Georgia vote

ATLANTA — Former President Donald Trump “recklessly” promoted lies about voter fraud at a ballot counting center in Atlanta despite being told at least four times his claims were false, according to the final report of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service · Dec 23, 2022

House Jan. 6 panel pushes for Capitol Police changes, funding - Roll Call

The final report from the House Jan. 6 select committee added to bipartisan calls for changes to the U.S. Capitol Police.

Roll Call · Dec 23, 2022

Jan. 6 report: Coup plotted for months

Trump's team had "fake electors" scheme lined up well before the election, panel finds in 845-page final report

Salon · Dec 23, 2022

Committee report focus is not on demonstrators – 5 essential reads on the symbols they carried on Jan. 6

As the final report emerges from the congressional committee investigating the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, the focus is on the role of then-President Donald Trump and those close to him. That’s crucial information, but it leaves out another important chapter of the story.

The Conversation · Dec 23, 2022

Jan 6 report reveals identity of Trump ally who was architect of fake elector plot

Plot involved putting forward fake electors in seven battleground states that President Joe Biden had won and having them cast fake electoral college votes in Donald Trump’s favour

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Trump lies, a fake elector architect and 200 acts of pressure: Key findings from Jan 6 committee’s report

The 845-page report was released on Thursday night, bringing to an end the 17-month-long investigation into the events surrounding the Capitol riot. Here are some of the highlights from the report:

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022

Jan 6 committee report finds Trump and his allies engaged in 200 acts attempting to overturn election

Bombshell report places the blame for the Capitol riot squarely on the shoulders of ‘one man’: former president Donald Trump

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2022