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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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
What triggered the appointment of a special counsel, who is Jack Smith, and what, if anything, does this mean for the investigations into Donald Trump? -
The Lawfare Podcast, Emergency Edition: Another Special Counsel Investigation of Donald Trump
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Even Newt Gingrich Has to Testify in Fulton County
While you were recovering from election night, the former House speaker and I were in court. -
Mark Meadows Can’t Ignore a Fulton County Subpoena Either
Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has his first day in court—and it doesn’t go his way. -
Thinking Through the Jan. 6 Committee’s Trump Subpoena
Is Trump immune from the subpoena? Can the select committee enforce it if he refuses to comply? It’s complicated. -
Lawfare No Bull: Day Nine of the Jan. 6 Committee Hearings