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Evaluating the Jan. 6 Committee’s Evidence
The committee promised to prove seven key points about the former president’s conduct. How did it do? A summary and evaluation of the committee’s evidence. -
Cutting Off Financing for the Next Capitol Insurrection
Far-right extremists have done little to disguise how they crowdfund their activities and legal defenses. -
The Lawfare Podcast: A Jan. 6 Criminal Update with Roger Parloff
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2019 Trump Obstruction of Justice Memo Released
The newly released memo reveals the reasoning that then Attorney General Bill Barr relied on to decline to prosecute former President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice in the Mueller investigation. -
Escape From D.C.: Analyzing Jan. 6 Venue Transfer Motions
Many Jan. 6 defendants are seeking to move the locations of their trials to avoid alleged bias among jurors in Washington. Are they likely to succeed? -
“She’s Sitting There With Rudy Giuliani”: Fulton County Comes to Colorado
It’s Jenna Ellis’s turn to attempt to fight off a grand jury subpoena—and fail. -
Point #4: Evidence That Trump Tried to Convince State Lawmakers and Election Officials to Alter Election Results
A summary and evaluation of the committee’s evidence. -
Point #5: Evidence That Trump’s Campaign Team Directed Republicans in Multiple States to Produce and Officially Submit Fake Electoral Slates
A summary and evaluation of the committee’s evidence. -
Point #6: Evidence That Trump Assembled a Destructive Group of Rioters in Washington and Sent Them to the Capitol
A summary and evaluation of the committee’s evidence. -
Point #2: Evidence That Trump Tried to Pressure the Justice Department to Spread His Allegations of Election Fraud
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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.
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