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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? -
The Lawfare Podcast: How the Police Contributed to the January 6th Insurrection
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Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony Changed Our Minds About Indicting Donald Trump
Hutchinson’s testimony on former President Trump’s comments during Jan. 6 serve as additional proof of intent and context, and—crucially—a material act to increase the likelihood of violence. -
The Lawfare Podcast: The Jan. 6 Committee Takes On the Big Lie
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The Lawfare Podcast: The Jan. 6 Committee, Day Six
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Livestream: Jan. 6 Select Committee Hearing Day Six
The hearing was abruptly scheduled a day in advance to present “recently obtained evidence,” according to the committee. -
First Nixon, Then Trump: The Serious Problem of the President-as-Candidate
Deceptive campaign tactics and dirty tricks cut more deeply into democracy when a president—rather than any other candidate—engages in them. -
Livestream: Jan. 6 Select Committee Hearing Day Five
The committee will hear testimony from three Justice Department officials: former Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, former Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue, and former Assistant Attor... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Rebroadcast: The Most Intense Online Disinformation Event in American History
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Lawfare No Bull: Day Four of the Jan. 6 Committee Hearings
Today on Lawfare No Bull: On June 21, the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 on the U.S. Capitol held its fourth public hearing. -
Livestream: Jan. 6 Select Committee Hearing Day Four
The committee will hear testimony from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger; Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer at the Georgia secretary of state’s office; Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bow... -
Actual Knowledge, Willful Blindness, and the Jan. 6 Hearings
Proving Trump’s criminal liability might turn on whether the former president actually knew that his claims of widespread fraud were false or believed there to be a “high probability” they were false.
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