The January 6 insurrection

(Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)

Echoes of Watergate: Trump’s appointees reveal his push to topple Justice Dept.

With raw emotion, former Justice Department officials described to the Jan. 6 committee how close the department came to catastrophe.

By Michael Kranish and Rosalind S. Helderman3 days ago

Rep. Scott Perry played key role in promoting false claims of fraud

By Jacqueline Alemany, Emma Brown and Amy Gardner3 days ago

U.S. broadens Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy indictment of Oath Keepers

By Spencer S. Hsu4 days ago

Trump called Jan. 6 participants ‘smart,’ filmmaker says

By Josh Dawsey4 days ago

The subtle stagecraft behind the Jan. 6 hearings

By Sarah Ellison, Jacqueline Alemany and Josh Dawsey4 days ago

Home of Jeffrey Clark, Trump DOJ official, searched by federal agents

By Spencer S. Hsu, Devlin Barrett and Josh Dawsey3 days ago

Perspective

How journalists can spot the signs of autocracy — and help ward it off

By Margaret Sullivan4 days ago

Opinions

Jan. 6 hearings should focus on saving our democracy

Letters to the Editor

5 lessons from Thursday’s devastating Jan. 6 hearing

Opinion by Jennifer Rubin

It will be bad if Merrick Garland prosecutes Trump — and worse if he doesn’t

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

John Hinckley paid for attacking democracy. Will Trump’s cronies?

Opinion by Matt Bai

What Trump’s anger at Kevin McCarthy really says about Jan. 6

Opinion by Greg Sargent

The Jan. 6 hearings’ slippery slope

Opinion by Gary Abernathy

Videos from the hearings

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Fifth Jan. 6 hearing in three minutes

In the Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 23, witnesses described how President Donald Trump pressured the Justice Department to investigate election fraud.

June 23

'We'll call you when there's an oil spill,' Clark was told

June 23

Five Republicans asked Trump for pardons over Jan. 6

June 23

Trump asked DOJ officials to seize voting machines

June 23

Witness warned of mass resignations from Justice Dept.

June 23

Engel describes 'meritless' lawsuit sent by Trump

June 23

Donoghue tried to be 'blunt' with Trump on 2020 conspiracies

June 23

Donoghue describes his ‘contentious meeting’ with Clark

June 23

Witnesses describe how Trump floated removing Rosen

June 23

Donoghue says Trump called Antrim County report ‘accurate’

June 23

Cheney gives summary of committee's findings so far

June 23

Kinzinger says Trump wanted to sow doubt in election process

June 23

Georgia election worker reflects on Trump team targeting

June 21

The Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage

(Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post)

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