Global InformationUnited States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack information
| Select committee | |
|---|---|
Defunct United States House of Representatives 117th Congress | |
 Committee logo | |
| History | |
| Formed | July 1, 2021 |
| Disbanded | January 3, 2023 |
| Leadership | |
| Chair | Bennie Thompson (D) Since July 1, 2021 |
| Vice chair | Liz Cheney (R) Since September 2, 2021 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 9 |
| Political parties | Majority (7)
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| Jurisdiction | |
| Purpose | To investigate the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 |
| Senate counterpart | None |
| Website | |
| january6th-benniethompson | |
The United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (commonly referred to as the January 6th Committee) was a select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives established to investigate the U.S. Capitol attack.[1]
After refusing to concede the 2020 U.S. presidential election and perpetuating false and disproven claims of widespread voter fraud, then-President Donald Trump summoned a mob of protestors to the Capitol as the electoral votes were being counted on January 6, 2021. During the House Committee's subsequent investigation, people gave sworn testimony that Trump knew he lost the election.[2] The Committee subpoenaed his testimony, identifying him as "the center of the first and only effort by any U.S. President to overturn an election and obstruct the peaceful transition of power".[3] He sued the committee and never testified.[4][5]
On December 19, 2022, the Committee voted unanimously to refer Trump and the lawyer John Eastman to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution.[6] Recommended charges for Trump were obstruction of an official proceeding; conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to make a false statement; and attempts to "incite", "assist" or "aid or comfort" an insurrection.[7] Obstruction and conspiracy to defraud were also the recommended charges for Eastman.[8]
Some members of Trump's inner circle had cooperated with the committee, while others defied it.[9] For refusing to testify:
- Steve Bannon and Peter Navarro were convicted of contempt of Congress. Each was sentenced to four months in prison,[10][11] and Navarro began his sentence in March 2024.[12]
- Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino were also held in criminal contempt by Congress (but not prosecuted by DOJ).[13][14]
- Representatives McCarthy, Jordan, Biggs, and Perry were referred to the House Ethics Committee.[15]
The Committee interviewed over a thousand people[16] and reviewed over a million documents.[3] On December 22, 2022, it published an 845-page final report[17][18][19] (including the executive summary released three days earlier).[20] That week, the committee also began publishing interview transcripts.[21]
The committee was formed through a largely party-line vote on July 1, 2021, and it dissolved in early January 2023.[a][22] Its membership was a point of significant political contention. The only two House Republicans to vote to establish the Committee[23] were also the only two Republicans to serve on it: Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.[b][24][25] The Republican National Committee censured them for their participation.[26]
- ^ "Committees". U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2021.
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- "Jason Miller suggests Jan. 6 committee should have included what he said next on 2020 election analysis". CBS News. June 10, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- Herb, Jeremy; Cohen, Marshall; Cohen, Zachary; Rogers, Alex (June 10, 2022). "Takeaways from the prime-time January 6 committee hearing". CNN. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- Dáte, S. V. (June 13, 2022). "Trump Knew His Election Fraud Claims Were A Big Lie, Trump's Own Aides Said". HuffPost. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- Broadwater, Luke; Haberman, Maggie (June 12, 2022). "Trump's inner circle pushed back as he claimed the election was stolen. Here are the latest developments". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
- Papenfuss, Mary (December 23, 2022). "Trump Admitted It Was 'Embarrassing' He Lost, According To Cassidy Hutchinson Transcript". HuffPost. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
TrumpSubpoenawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Thompson, Bennie; Cheney, Liz (November 14, 2022). "Thompson & Cheney Statement on Donald Trump's Defiance of Select Committee Subpoena". Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (january6th.house.gov). Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, Trump v. Select Committee et al. (S.D. Fla., November 11, 2022) (No. 9:22-cv-81758).
- ^ Mangan, Dan; Wilkie, Christina (December 19, 2022). "Jan. 6 committee sends DOJ historic criminal referral of Trump over Capitol riot". CNBC. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Broadwater, Luke (December 19, 2022). "Accusing Trump of insurrection, the Jan. 6 committee refers him to the Justice Dept". The New York Times. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Watson, Kathryn (December 19, 2022). "Who is John Eastman and why is he being referred for charges by the Jan. 6 committee?". CBS News. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Blake, Aaron (January 24, 2022). "Some Trump allies are cooperating with the Jan. 6 committee. Here's what we know". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sneed, Tierney; Polantz, Katelyn (March 19, 2024). "Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro begins serving prison sentence after historic contempt prosecution". CNN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ Alemany, Jacqueline; Sonmez, Felicia; Zapotosky, Matt; Dawsey, Josh (April 6, 2022). "House votes to hold ex-Trump aides Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ Perez, Evan; Reid, Paula; Sneed, Tierney; Cohen, Zachary (June 3, 2022). "Grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro for contempt of Congress". CNN. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Sangal-2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Thrush, Glenn; Broadwater, Luke (May 17, 2022). "Justice Dept. Is Said to Request Transcripts From Jan. 6 Committee". The New York Times.
- ^ "Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol - December 00, 2022 - 117th Congress Second Session - House Report 117-000" (PDF). United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. December 22, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Broadwater, Luke (December 22, 2022). "Jan. 6 Panel Issues Final Report on Effort to Overturn 2020 Election - "Our democratic institutions are only as strong as the commitment of those who are entrusted with their care," Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a forward to the report". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ Sangal, Aditi; Hammond, Elise; Chowdhury, Maureen; Vogt, Adrienne (December 21, 2022). "House Jan. 6 committee report delayed and anticipated to be released Thursday". CNN. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "Introductory Material to the Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol" (PDF). United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. December 19, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Sangal, Aditi; Hammond, Elise; Chowdhury, Maureen; Vogt, Adrienne (December 21, 2022). "House Jan. 6 committee releases 30-plus interview transcripts". CNN. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ "118th Congress Begins". www.house.gov. January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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USHR-2021bwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Rudwitch, John; Sprunt, Barbara (February 6, 2021). "Wyoming GOP Censures Liz Cheney For Voting To Impeach Trump". NPR. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Naylor, Brian (October 29, 2021). "GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run for reelection". NPR. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ Orr, Gabby (February 4, 2022). "RNC approves censure of Cheney, Kinzinger for involvement in January 6 committee". CNN. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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