Outside during the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021 attack on the building (Tyler Merbler, bit.ly/3s5yBmQ; CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en)
Welcome to the homepage of Lawfare’s January 6 Project: our coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the government's response. Here you will be able to find Lawfare articles and podcasts exploring the many legal and policy issues arising out of the attack, as well as a repository of significant documents, congressional hearings, case information and other related materials.
Use the buttons to navigate Lawfare’s collection of primary source documents relating to the congressional response, criminal prosecutions, and civil litigation. And find Lawfare’s analysis and commentary at the links below. This information will be updated continually.Primary Source Documents
The Aftermath
Lawfare's latest podcast series explores the government's response to the events of January 6. Launched on the one-year anniversary, this podcast is ongoing. Find all episodes of the Aftermath here.
The Search for Accountability:
A Guide to Lawfare's Jan. 6 Project
Click here to read the story of Jan. 6’s aftermath—and all of Lawfare’s coverage of it—in one place.
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“He’s a Criminal Defendant”: A Protective Order Saga in the Trump Jan. 6 Case
A dispatch from Judge Tanya Chutkan’s courtroom -
Escape From D.C.: The Sequel. Why Trump's Vowed Change of Venue Motion in His Jan. 6 Case Is Dead on Arrival
If Trump files such a motion, he will almost certainly lose it. -
Trump Faces Arraignment #3
The proceeding was short and simple. The anti-circumcision protester outside was a bit incongruous. -
The Lawfare Podcast, Emergency Edition: The Trump Jan. 6 Indictment
For an emergency edition of the podcast, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Scott R. Anderson, Roger Parloff, Quinta Jurecic, Natalie Orpett, and Anna Bower to unpack the Trump indictment. -
The Big One: Trump Is Indicted for Jan. 6
Donald Trump faces accountability for his grandest crime. -
Trump Jan. 6 Indictment: The Statutes
The laws under which Trump faces charges.