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Jan. 6 hearing live updates Committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump’s testimony

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The House Select Committee investigating the Capitol attack holds a hearing to review findings of the events of Jan. 6, 2021. (Video: The Washington Post)

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Updated October 13, 2022 at 3:42 p.m. EDT|Published October 13, 2022 at 10:44 a.m. EDT

The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, voted Thursday to subpoena testimony and documents from former president Donald Trump, a dramatic culmination of its year-and-a-half-long investigation, and a sign that the committee wants to continue its work beyond this Congress.

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“This is a question about accountability to the American people,” Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said ahead of the vote. “He must be accountable.”

The unanimous vote came at the end of a meeting that also revealed new details about warnings from the Secret Service that armed supporters of Trump would go to the Capitol, with one agent describing that morning as the “calm before the storm.”

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Committee unanimously votes to subpoena Trump for testimony, documents

By Mariana Alfaro

The committee voted unanimously to subpoena former president Donald Trump for testimony and documents on the events of Jan. 6, 2021.

Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) said it is the panel’s “obligation” to seek Trump’s testimony. He said he recognized that the step is an extraordinary one, but noted that there is precedent in American history for Congress to compel the testimony of a president.

Trump, Thompson said, is “the one person at the center of the story of what happened on January 6th.”

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Congressional leaders frantically called Pence, Virginia’s governor and others for help

By Azi Paybarah

On Oct. 13, the Jan. 6 Committee played a video of House Speaker Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate leader Schumer (D-N.Y.) and GOP leaders during the Capitol attack. (Video: The Washington Post)

As Trump supporters attacked the capitol Jan. 6, congressional leaders were taken to a secure location where they frantically called for help, reaching out to Vice President Mike Pence, the governor of Virginia and others, according to never-before-seen video that the House select committee showed Thursday.

In one scene, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called Pence. In another, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) told acting attorney general Jeff Rosen by phone, “Yeah, why don’t you get the president to tell them to leave the Capitol, Mr. Attorney General, in your law enforcement responsibility? A public statement — they should all leave.” And in another clip, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) was seen saying, “We need active-duty National Guard.”

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Insight: Rare, historic look at Pelosi inside secure, undisclosed location

By Paul Kane

Thanks to an unusually on-the-scene documentarian, the Jan. 6 committee revealed never-before-seen moments of that day in which House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other congressional leaders tried to step into the leadership vacuum left by President Donald Trump.

Pelosi, along with Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.), about to become majority leader, House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) and other GOP leaders were seen working the phones to try to rally military and law enforcement backup to retake the Capitol.

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Even after being driven to the White House, Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol

By Mariana Alfaro

Trump continued to demand to be taken to the Capitol to join his supporters, even after he was driven back to the White House following the rally at the Ellipse.

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said Trump’s motorcade was held on West Executive Avenue outside the White House because “he still wanted to join the crowd.”

“I recall him … saying that he wanted to physically walk and be a part of the march, and then saying that he would ride the Beast, if he needed to, ride in the presidential limo,” former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told investigators.

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Insight: Panel findings appear to be in use by prosecutors

By Tom Hamburger

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) noted in her opening statement that the Justice Department is apparently pursuing “many of the issues identified in our prior hearings.” Similarly, the ongoing investigation into alleged efforts to overturn Georgia results by the Fulton County, Ga., district attorney relies in part on material obtained by the Jan. 6 panel. Committee findings are cited repeatedly in recent requests for testimony from the Georgia prosecutor.

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Insight: Pelosi’s filmmaker daughter revealed to have shot behind-the-scenes footage at Capitol

By Jacqueline Alemany

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) daughter, documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, shot behind-the-scenes video of her mother and congressional leadership, according to a person familiar with the footage. She was present to capture her mother during the historic day, but instead ended up capturing stunning video of congressional leaders working to get the National Guard and law enforcement to the Capitol while it was under siege.

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Insight: Secret Service aware Jan. 6 protesters were plotting violence earlier than previously known

By Carol D. Leonnig

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack presented new evidence on Oct. 13, showing the Secret Service was aware of threats. (Video: The Washington Post)

Secret Service agents in charge of assessing the risks of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest were aware that many of President Donald Trump’s supporters were plotting violence, planning to come armed and vowing to attack political figures, much earlier than previously known, according to records shared at the congressional hearing Thursday.

Committee member Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) said the Secret Service had detailed information about threats by Trump supporters who were promising to kill those in their path and target the U.S. Capitol in the days before the riot, but appeared to do little to warn or take cautionary steps to protect against the brewing plan to attack the country’s legislature and vice president.

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Crowd planned to be violent, email circulated among security officials shows

By Azi Paybarah

An email that circulated among the Secret Service and other top intelligence officials warned that people in the crowd gathered at President Donald Trump’s rally on Jan. 6, 2021, were armed and planned to be violent, according to excerpts shown by the House committee.

That email included communications among rallygoers. “Trump has given us marching orders,” read one message posted on a website popular with Trump supporters. “Keep your guns hidden,” another message read. Another instructed participants to bring “full kits, 180 rounds minimum for main rifle, another 50 for sidearm, per person.”

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Committee to investigate whether Trump tried to block Secret Service from testifying

By Eugene Scott

The committee will be looking into whether President Donald Trump attempted to keep Secret Service officials from discussing their interactions with him on Jan. 6, 2021.

“After concluding its review of the voluminous additional Secret Service communications from January 5th and January 6th, the committee will be recalling witnesses and conducting further investigative depositions based on that material following that activity, we will provide even greater detail in our final report,” Rep. Peter Aguilar (D-Calif.) said. “And I will also note this: the committee is reviewing testimony regarding potential obstruction on this issue, including testimony about advice given not to tell the committee about this specific topic. We will address this matter in our report.”

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Secret Service knew armed Trump supporters would show up at the Capitol on Jan. 6

By Mariana Alfaro

The Secret Service knew armed supporters of President Donald Trump would go to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with one agent describing that day’s morning as the “calm before the storm.”

Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.) read emails from the Secret Service in which agents can be seen tracking online conversations on pro-Trump blogs in which the former president’s supporters talked about weapons and threatened violence ahead of Jan. 6.

“The Secret Service had advance information more than 10 days beforehand regarding the Proud Boys’ planning for January 6th,” Schiff said, referring to the far-right group with a history of violence.

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Memo urged Trump to falsely declare that only votes counted on Election Day ‘deadline’ were valid

By Azi Paybarah

A memo written by an outside adviser to President Donald Trump urged him to declare victory on election night and falsely tell the public that “only the votes counted by the Election Day deadline” were valid.

The memo, written by Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, a conservative foundation, was obtained by the National Archives and sent to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a member of the committee, said “there is no Election Day deadline” because absentee and mail-in ballots in many places are processed later. “Everyone knew that ballot-counting would lawfully continue past Election Day,” Lofgren said.

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Insight: Elaine Luria, the lone committee member facing tough election

By Paul Kane

Just 24 hours ago, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) faced off against her Republican opponent in the first debate in what is considered a bellwether race for the November midterms.

On Thursday, Luria got back to the Capitol for the Jan. 6 committee hearings, reviewing testimony in which the Justice Department went into political chaos ahead of the congressional certification of President Biden’s win over Trump.

In Virginia’s 2nd District, Luria, Kiggans meet for a fiery first debate

Luria occupies a rare role on the panel, the only member facing a tough reelection in November. Two members, Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), are retiring.

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Trump directly participated in effort to use fake electors to overturn election, panel says

By Eugene Scott

President Donald Trump’s efforts to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 election were not limited to pressuring state officials and Department of Justice officials, the Jan. 6 committee said. According to the panel, he also sought to involve fake electors in his plan, though he was told that would violate the Electoral Count Act.

“This was something done not only with the president’s knowledge, but also with his direct participation,” Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) said Thursday.

“All of this demonstrates President Trump’s personal and substantial role in the plot to overturn the election. He was intimately involved. He was the central player,” she added.

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Insight: Proposed order to withdraw troops shows Trump racing to complete unfinished business

By Ashley Parker

In making the case that Donald Trump knew he had lost the election and was racing to complete unfinished business before leaving office, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reminded me of one of Trump’s major obsessions: withdrawing troops from abroad.

“Knowing he was leaving office, he acted immediately and signed this order on November 11th, which would have required the immediate withdrawal of troops from Somalia and Afghanistan all to be complete,” Kinzinger said.

Though military officials ultimately averted Trump’s order, which they viewed as both infeasible and dangerous, it underscores Trump’s long skepticism of overseas entanglements. And in the end, Trump got what he wanted, albeit on a slightly slower timetable: In August of his first year in office, President Biden finished the drawdown of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Subpoenaed!

Jan. 6 hearing live updates Committee votes unanimously to subpoena Trump’s testimony

Committee unanimously votes to subpoena Trump for testimony, documents

Congressional leaders frantically called Pence, Virginia’s governor and others for help

Insight: Rare, historic look at Pelosi inside secure, undisclosed location

Even after being driven to the White House, Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol

Insight: Panel findings appear to be in use by prosecutors

Insight: Pelosi’s filmmaker daughter revealed to have shot behind-the-scenes footage at Capitol

Insight: Secret Service aware Jan. 6 protesters were plotting violence earlier than previously known

Crowd planned to be violent, email circulated among security officials shows

Committee to investigate whether Trump tried to block Secret Service from testifying

Secret Service knew armed Trump supporters would show up at the Capitol on Jan. 6

Memo urged Trump to falsely declare that only votes counted on Election Day ‘deadline’ were valid

Insight: Elaine Luria, the lone committee member facing tough election

Trump directly participated in effort to use fake electors to overturn election, panel says

Insight: Proposed order to withdraw troops shows Trump racing to complete unfinished business

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Subpoenaed!

Committee unanimously votes to subpoena Trump for testimony, documents

Congressional leaders frantically called Pence, Virginia’s governor and others for help

Insight: Rare, historic look at Pelosi inside secure, undisclosed location

Even after being driven to the White House, Trump demanded to be taken to the Capitol

Insight: Panel findings appear to be in use by prosecutors

Insight: Pelosi’s filmmaker daughter revealed to have shot behind-the-scenes footage at Capitol

Insight: Secret Service aware Jan. 6 protesters were plotting violence earlier than previously known

Crowd planned to be violent, email circulated among security officials shows

Committee to investigate whether Trump tried to block Secret Service from testifying

Secret Service knew armed Trump supporters would show up at the Capitol on Jan. 6

Memo urged Trump to falsely declare that only votes counted on Election Day ‘deadline’ were valid

Insight: Elaine Luria, the lone committee member facing tough election

Trump directly participated in effort to use fake electors to overturn election, panel says

Insight: Proposed order to withdraw troops shows Trump racing to complete unfinished business

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