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Man sentenced to nearly 7 years in Jan. 6 assault of Officer Brian Sicknick

Julian Khater admitted he used chemical spray on officers defending the U.S. Capitol, including Sicknick, who died the next day. George Tanios was sentenced to 5 months.

By Rachel Weiner and Spencer S. Hsu2 days ago

Four other Oath Keepers found guilty of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

By Rachel Weiner6 days ago

Man photographed in Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6 convicted of 8 counts

By Paul Duggan6 days ago

Three active-duty Marines with intelligence jobs charged in Jan. 6 breach

By Spencer S. Hsu and Alex Horton2 weeks ago

How Jack Smith charged Kosovo’s president and blew up a Trump meeting

By Devlin Barrett and Rosalind S. Helderman5 days ago

The Jan. 6 Committee Report

Read the committee’s final report

By Aaron BlakeDecember 22

Key findings from the final report

By Aaron BlakeDecember 23

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

By Cat Zakrzewski, Cristiano Lima and Drew HarwellJanuary 17

The most intriguing revelations, new evidence from Jan. 6 transcripts

By Patrick Marley, Hannah Allam, Rosalind S. Helderman, Mary Jo Murphy and Dan LamotheJanuary 3

Opinions

What the Jan. 6 committee’s social media discoveries can teach us

Opinion by the Editorial BoardJanuary 26

The Jan. 6 committee report contains a treasure trove in fine print

Opinion by Benjamin WittesJanuary 25

Light sentences are inappropriate for Jan. 6 defendants

Letters to the EditorJanuary 11

An examination of a Jan. 6 defendant missed an important point

Letters to the EditorJanuary 9

To save himself, McCarthy just destroyed the House

Opinion by Dana MilbankJanuary 7

Two years after Jan. 6, an attempted bomber remains at large

Opinion by the Editorial BoardJanuary 5

Catch UpWatch short recaps of the committee’s hearings

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January 17, 2023

Who are the Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy?

January 12, 2023

What you need to know about the Proud Boys Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial

January 12, 2023

Trump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6

January 11, 2023

Trial starts for alleged Jan. 6 rioter photographed in Pelosi’s office

January 10, 2023

Far-right personality ‘Baked Alaska’ sentenced to 60 days for Jan. 6

January 10, 2023

At Proud Boys trial, U.S. aims to win another seditious conspiracy case

January 9, 2023

Ashli Babbitt’s mother arrested on Capitol riot anniversary

January 6, 2023

Biden warns of dangers posed by ‘big lie,’ rewards heroes of Jan. 6

January 6, 2023

Review of Jan. 6 cases finds judges give harsh lectures, lighter sentences

January 6, 2023

Supporters raise millions to rebrand Jan. 6 rioters as ‘patriots’

January 6, 2023

A Harvard professor’s book asks: What if the Jan. 6 attack had succeeded?

January 6, 2023

Social Security numbers of Trump officials, allies posted in Jan. 6 files

January 6, 2023

At trial, Oath Keeper alleges specific plan to stop vote count

January 5, 2023

Prison or mercy? A Jan. 6 rioter weighs his sins and confronts his fate.

January 5, 2023

Milley told Jan. 6 panel he’s become a political ‘lightning rod’

January 3, 2023

Jack Smith returns to U.S. weeks after becoming Trump special counsel

January 3, 2023

The most intriguing revelations, new evidence from Jan. 6 transcripts

January 3, 2023

Seating jury of D.C. residents a challenge in Proud Boys trial

January 1, 2023

D.C. mayor: Feds failed on Jan. 6 by thinking far-right was ‘friendly’

December 29, 2022

Jan. 6 panel aimed to write history. Will it upend Trump’s political future?

December 23, 2022

How cartoonists are deriding Trump amid the Jan. 6 report

December 23, 2022

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The Attack: Before, During and After

An investigation by The Post reveals numerous new warnings of violence on Jan. 6 that went unheeded, the cost of President Donald Trump’s inaction as the Capitol was overrun and the distrust that has spread across the country in the aftermath.

October 31, 2021