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Lawyer Advising Trump During January 6th Appointed to Rehash the President’s 2020 Election Fraud Claims

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025

A lawyer who had multiple phone calls with President Donald Trump the day of the January 6th insurrection has been appointed by the President to investigate debunked allegations that widespread fraud changed the outcome of the 2020 election. He has 130 days as a “special government employee” to complete his assignment.

Assault on America’s Democratic Process: The January 6th, 2021 Insurrection by the Numbers

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025

Today, we’re taking a look at the numbers associated with the January 6th, 2021 insurrection, one of the most serious assaults on the American democratic process in the country’s history.

Final January 6th Committee Hearing Dec. 19th, Including a Criminal Referral Vote for Former President Trump

December 18, 2022December 19, 2022

Monday, December 19th, 1 pm Eastern, the January 6th Committee holds its last hearing, with some additional witness information from members of the U.S. Secret Service, and a vote on criminal referrals – including for former President Trump.

ADM for Oct. 13, 2022: January 6th Committee Concludes Hearings with New Bannon Audio, Unheard Witnesses

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

The January 6th Committee meets again on Thursday, October 13th, which the committee chairman Bennie Thompson says will likely be the last hearing, barring additional revelations.

American Democracy Minute for July 12, 2022: Cipellone’s Testimony & Possibly Bannon’s May Heat Up the Jan. 6th Committee Hearings

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022

Both the weather and the January 6th insurrection hearings are heating up. Last week’s closed door testimony by former White House Counsel Pat Cipellone, and possible testimony by Trump advisor Steve Bannon, may shore up details of the insurrection.