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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Cassidy Hutchinson’s Take on Her Trump-World Lawyer—and Why It Still Matters
Her memoir reveals the troubling dynamics of a common phenomenon in the Trump probes: a witness represented by an attorney paid for by Trump-aligned sources. -
Trump and Smith: Reunited at the D.C. Circuit
The former president shows up for his first D.C. Circuit argument. -
The Lawfare Podcast: Debriefing on the Presidential Immunity Argument at the D.C. Circuit
What happened yesterday at the oral arguments on Trump's appeal of his presidential immunity defense? -
The Aftermath: Season 2 Is Here
This season of our narrative podcast series picks up where the Jan. 6 committee leaves off, in the search for accountability after the insurrection. -
January 6 Reaches the Supreme Court
Why Special Counsel Jack Smith asked the justices to leap-frog the court of appeals and where we go from here. -
Lawfare No Bull: Six Hours Worth of Motions Arguments in Fulton County