The January 6 Project
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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Lawfare Daily: Former Deputy Chief of the Justice Department's Capitol Siege Section Alexis Loeb on President Trump's Pardons
Discussing the Jan. 6 pardons. -
The Situation: Today Nothing Happened
Reflections on Jan. 6 -
The High-Water Mark of the Jan. 6 Prosecutions
On the fourth anniversary of the attack, 1,583 have been arrested and 1,270 convicted. Now how many will be pardoned? -
Lawfare Daily: The New January 6 Reports
Discussing the DOJ Inspector General's report on Jan. 6. -
Lawfare Daily: 64 Days: A New Documentary Film About Jan. 6, with Director Nick Quested
What new information is in "64 Days?" -
Lawfare Daily: Legal Threats to the Jan. 6 Convictions with Kyle Cheney
Discussing a serious legal challenge to more than 90% of Jan. 6 cases.