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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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The Lawfare Podcast: What's up with the Fulton County Special Grand Jury
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Jan. 6 Committee, Day Seven
The Jan. 6 committee held its seventh in a series of prominent hearings unveiling the findings of its investigation to the public. Lawfare Editor in Chief Benjamin Wittes moderated a conversation with La... -
Donald Trump’s Impeachment Lies to Congress
The big reveal from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and the Jan. 6 hearings that nobody’s talking about. -
The Lawfare Podcast: What We Talk About When We Talk About Algorithms
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On Guns, Insurrections, and Magnetometers: A Sidelight From Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony
Hutchinson’s testimony suggests that the crowd on Jan. 6 was armed even more extensively than previously thought. -
Why the Jan. 6 Committee Is Talking About Justice Department Independence
The concept has proved strikingly difficult for journalists and former Justice Department officials to communicate to the public. Will the committee be any more successful?
