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Shawna Chen

DoD, Army say they did not preserve top Trump officials' text messages

Photo of Trump supporters crowded onto the U.S. Capitol as an American flag flies in the foreground
Thousands of Trump supporters violently storm the Capitol to support then-President Trump's baseless claims that he won the election on Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington D.C. Photo: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Ex-defense secretary denies Trump ordered troops to protect Capitol on Jan. 6

Christopher Miller, former acting Defense secretary, attends a House Freedom Caucus news conference outside the U.S. Capitol in February. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Jan. 6 defendant sentenced to 63 months in prison for assaulting police

Thousands of Trump supporters violently storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to support his baseless claims that he won the 2020 election. Photo: Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Shawna Chen

Biden slams Trump: "You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-American"

Photo of Joe Biden speaking on the left and Donald Trump looking to the side on the right
Photos: Alex Wong and Chet Strange via Getty Images
Andrew Solender

New Jan. 6 footage shows Pence, Senate leaders working to quell violence

A video of Jan. 6 rioters inside the US Capitol displayed on a screen during a hearing of the Select Committee.
A video of Jan. 6 rioters inside the Capitol displayed on a screen during a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack. Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Erin Doherty

Trump resisted pressure to condemn Jan. 6 violence, witness testifies

A hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on July 21.
A hearing of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on July 21. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
Andrew Solender
Updated Jul 22, 2022 - Politics & Policy

Secret Service, NSC feared Pence would be trapped at Capitol on Jan. 6

Source: Jan. 6 committee
Shawna Chen

Pulitzer rejects Trump's challenge to Post, NYT Russia stories after reviews

Photo of Donald Trump speaking from a podium
Former President Trump speaks after a panel on policing and security on July 8 in Las Vegas. Photo: Bridget Bennett via Getty Images
Andrew Solender

Liz Cheney says Trump attempted to reach out to Jan. 6 witness

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