Washington Post – Politics:
Trump White House discussions about using presidential emergency powers have become an important but little-known part of the panel’s inquiry.
Author: Jacqueline Alemany
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Meadows was warned of violence ahead of Jan. 6, new court filings show
Washington Post – Politics:
In advance of Jan. 6, 2021, a top Secret Service official warned White House chief of staff Mark Meadows about the threat of violence that day as Trump supporters planned to mass on the Capitol, according to new testimony released late on Friday by the House committee investigating the insurrection.
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Democrats ramp up investigation into impact of disinformation on elections
Washington Post – Politics:
The leaders of the House Oversight and Reform and House Administration committees sent letters on Wednesday to election officials in Florida, Arizona, Texas and Ohio — all Republican-led states — requesting the information while noting their concerns about new laws in the states affecting election administration.
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Biden White House waives executive privilege for more Trump records
Washington Post – Politics:
In a letter released Wednesday by the archives, President Biden declines to assert executive privilege over the records — the latest batch sought by the committee after the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s bid to block the committee from accessing related documents it requested from the Archives.
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DOJ rebuffs Democrats’ request for inventory of Trump’s boxes
Washington Post – Politics:
The Justice Department this week rebuffed a request from the House Oversight Committee for more details about the 15 boxes of White House records that former president Donald Trump improperly removed to Mar-a-Lago, hinting in a letter that an ongoing investigation prevents the department from doing so.
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Jan. 6 committee frustrations with DOJ grow as contempt vote looms
Washington Post – Politics:
The committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob has been rebuffed by former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino Jr.
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Democrats in Congress ask Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases
Washington Post – Politics:
Top Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Supreme Court requesting that Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from any future cases involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election or the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Jan. 6 committee to seek interview with Ginni Thomas
Washington Post – Politics:
The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob weighs contempt charges against former Trump aides Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro over their refusal to comply with subpoenas.
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Jan. 6 committee faces a thorny challenge: Convincing the public to care
Washington Post – Politics:
The House Jan. 6 committee has tried to recruit high-profile journalists to write its report about the attack on the Capitol, hoping to build a narrative thriller that compels audiences and is a departure from typically dry government reports.