January 6th Attack on US Capitol

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3 Highlights in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Final Report on 2020 Election Subversion Case

Experts identify 3 important insights from the Special Counsel’s report, despite it otherwise containing very little new information.

Judge Cannon and the Special Counsel’s Report

Explaining the state of litigation over whether DOJ can publicly release the January 6th report - and how the Supreme Court may decide.
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Unpacking the Inspector General Report on January 6th and FBI “False Flag” Conspiracies

A top expert analysis of the evidence in the Inspector General report.

The Ethics Complaint Against Liz Cheney: Blue Smoke Without Fire

A recently released House of Representatives Subcommittee on Oversight report accuses former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney of unethical conduct and concludes that “the Federal…
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Deployment of the U.S. Military for Immigration Enforcement: A Primer

An expert explainer by leading expert on the domestic deployment of the U.S. military.
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Trump’s Legal Battles Over Jan. 6 Are Still Alive and Relevant

A breakdown of the civil cases that will still proceed against President Trump, with new rounds of briefs due on Weds.
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Clearinghouse: January 6th Election Interference Case – District of Columbia

This repository contains a collection of information for researchers, journalists, educators, scholars, and the public at large. This particular repository is part of a much larger…

Trump Trials Clearinghouse

Welcome to this all-source, public resource for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large.
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Does a “Presumptive” Privilege Protect President Trump from Prosecution for Pressuring Pence?

Prosecuting Trump for pressuring Pence to refuse to count valid electoral ballots would be a well-founded prosecution for a serious offense.
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Much Ado About Nothing: Recent Changes to Department of Defense Directive 5240.01

Recent changes to this Defense Department directive do not reflect any change in policy and provide no new authority to deploy the military domestically or to use lethal force…
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Proud Boys Threat Assessment: From the Planning of January 6th to Future Scenarios

The Proud Boys, more than any other organized extremist group, planned the January 6th attack on the US Capitol and led the charge. If they can harness the capacity to do it again,…
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