Category: January 6 Committee

What’s the ‘Elephant in the Room’ of the Jan 6. Investigation?

As the congressional body investigating the now infamous 4-hour-long pro-Trump protest wraps up its work, many issues remain unresolved. Indeed, among Democrats, only Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pointed to the central question: what role did law enforcement play in what her colleagues, the media, and Justice Department call an “insurrection”? In this hard-hitting episode of Over the…


[Premiering at 10AM ET] Exclusive: Patrick Byrne Reveals What Was Discussed in Secret White House Meeting with Flynn, Powell, and Trump

On the morning of July 15, Patrick Byrne, founder and former CEO of Overstock, will give closed-door testimony to the January 6th Select Committee regarding a meeting that was held in the White House on Dec. 18, 2020. That meeting—which had President Donald Trump, General Michael Flynn, and Sydney Powell in attendance—has been shrouded in…


House January 6 Committee Alleges Ties Between Trump, ‘Extremist’ Orgs in 7th Hearing

In its seventh hearing on July 12, the House January 6 Committee alleged ties between President Donald Trump and “extremist” right-wing groups. Much of the evidence centered around testimony provided by former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone. Cipollone, who was involved in a Dec. 18, 2020, meeting at the White House that included both internal…


Trust the American People, Not the January 6 Committee

Commentary As I wrote in my last column, I was stunned when Susan Ferrechio of the Washington Times reported that the Jan. 6 Committee “has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and obtained more than 25,000 documents related to last year’s riot at the Capitol — yet most of the evidence remains a secret.” I described…


Trust the American People, Not the Jan. 6 Committee

Commentary As I wrote in my last column, I was stunned when Susan Ferrechio of The Washington Times reported that the Jan. 6 House Select Committee “has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and obtained more than 25,000 documents related to last year’s riot at the U.S. Capitol—yet most of the evidence remains a secret.” I…


Lenin’s Show Trials and the January 6 Committee

Commentary I have watched with horror the totalitarian pattern of the Jan. 6 Committee. As I wrote last month, this is a staged show trial worthy of Vladimir Lenin who developed the technique (later used to great effect by Joseph Stalin) while creating the Soviet dictatorship. As Laura Engelstein wrote in her brilliant study “Russia…


Cassidy Hutchinson, Liz Cheney’s Christine Blasey Ford

Commentary According to Mr. Google, I am 3,430 miles from home. It’s nice to be back in London, though I’m sorry to report that my visit was occasioned by the funeral of an old and dear friend. (By “old friend” incidentally, I mean that we had been friends a long time, not that he was…


Jan. 6 Panel Releases Incomplete Texts to Suggest Sen. Ron Johnson Was Involved in Electoral Conspiracy

The Jan. 6 Committee in a recent release tried to discredit Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) by unveiling text messages purportedly showing that the Wisconsin Republican was part of a multifaceted conspiracy to hand a false electoral slate for Michigan and Wisconsin to Vice President Mike Pence. Specifically, the Jan. 6 panel suggested that Johnson’s chief of…


Former Meadows Aid’s Jan. 6 Testimony Denied by Trump, Secret Service

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, is facing criticism from President Donald Trump and members of the Secret Service for alleged false statements to the Jan. 6 Committee on June 28 while under oath. For some observers, Hutchinson’s testimony as a top former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was much…


Former Meadows Aide’s Jan. 6 Testimony Denied by Trump, Secret Service

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide, is facing criticism from President Donald Trump and members of the Secret Service for alleged false statements to the Jan. 6 Committee on June 28 while under oath. For some observers, Hutchinson’s testimony as a top former aide to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows was much…