The Trump ally’s trial begins the same week the Jan. 6 committee plans to hold a hearing to detail a “minute by minute” account of Jan. 6.
Author: Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY
Atlanta-area DA weighing whether to call Trump to testify before grand jury in election fraud probe
A focus of the inquiry has been Trump’s Jan. 2, 2021, telephone call in which he urged state officials to tilt the 2020 statewide vote in his favor.
DHS watchdog: Secret Service deleted Jan. 5 and 6 text messages after investigators requested records
Homeland Security staffers told investigators records from the day before and day of the Capitol riot could not be provided until DHS attorney review.
Secret Service Director James Murray announces retirement
The career Secret Service agent’s rise through the ranks was capped by three-year tenure as director. He is leaving for a private sector job.
DOJ directs agents to intervene in excessive force cases, first change in policy in 18 years
The change, which takes effect July 19, comes nearly two years after George Floyd died in Minneapolis.
Buffalo attack highlights most lethal domestic threat: Racist, extremist violence
Hate and extremism experts have warned for years about domestic, racially motivated violence. The Buffalo shooting is the latest example, they say.
Donald Trump Jr. appears before Jan. 6 committee, latest family member to meet with House panel
His appearance follows voluntary meetings involving sister Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Judge finds Trump in contempt in New York civil fraud inquiry, fines him $10K a day; Trump to appeal
The Trump Organization is under investigation by the New York attorney general who claims it gave misleading information to banks and tax authorities.
Brooklyn subway shooting suspect was traced to firearm. Is it a case for Biden’s ghost gun regulations?
President Joe Biden unveiled new regulations for untraceable ghost guns days before police tied Brooklyn subway shooting suspect to Ohio gun purchase.
Jan. 6 committee alleges Trump, others engaged in criminal conspiracy amid bid to overturn election
The committee’s extraordinary filing was part of its continuing legal effort to force former Trump legal adviser John Eastman to disclose documents.