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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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Point #7: Evidence That During the Attack, Trump Ignored Requests to Speak Out and Failed to Act Quickly
A summary and evaluation of the committee's evidence. -
Lindsey Graham Can’t Ignore a Fulton County Subpoena
A federal court is poised to decide whether to quash the Fulton County subpoena to the South Carolina senator. -
Where’s Rudy? A Fulton County Court Wants to Know
Is New York’s former mayor too sick to testify before the special purpose grand jury in Georgia? -
What We Do and Don’t Know About the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search
The FBI’s surprise search of former President Trump’s residence has raised unanswered questions and engendered wide speculation. Here is a guide for the perplexed. -
The Aftermath, Episode 4: A Bipartisan Interlude
In this episode, we recall the brief period, now all but forgotten, in which Democrats and Republicans worked together to confront what had happened on Jan. 6. -
The Lessons—and Limits—of the Jan. 6 Committee
What factors helped get the Jan. 6 committee’s work off the ground, and to what extent can and should they be replicated in future investigations?
