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Hearing Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 12 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "It is ethically inappropriate for you to fail to be candid with this committee and to give us the canned, rehearsed answer that you have been programmed by the Trump White House to provide. Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to...
senate Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript · 12 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "It is ethically inappropriate for you to fail to be candid with this committee and to give us the canned, rehearsed answer that you have been programmed by the Trump White House to provide. Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Angela...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 11 transcript matches
SPEAKER_06 "You're unwilling to state it, instead adopting a script that's been dictated to you by the White House. You prepared this answer with the White House, did you not? You consulted with the White House before you invoked Justice Jackson. That's the script, as you well know, that nominees sitting where you are right now have used again and again and again. Let me ask you, was the Capitol attack on January 6th? You've watched the videos. You've seen the"
Hearing “Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
SPEAKER_29 "My role as Special Counsel... My recollection and understanding is the payment, the $20,000 that I approved, was for a confidential human source to assist in the review of video and photographic evidence showing people who were attacking the Capitol, attacking police officers, obstructing the proceeding, and seeing if we could prove that some of those people had come directly... He did"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and Stuart Gordon Nash, both of the District of Columbia, each to be an Associate...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "You know how pathetic and absurd you sound to the American public? You know how absolutely unacceptable this kind of answer is where you deny what the facts are? Let me ask you, Mr. Crowell, was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? There was violence and the Capitol was attacked, correct? There was violence and the Capitol was attacked, correct? But you're unwilling to say the Capitol was"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Kathleen S....
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "Let's try another question, Ms. Westerkamp. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6th, 2021? We're not going to get an answer from you. And let me try Ms."
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on federalism, sanctuary cities, and the rule of law.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Mar 25, 2026 · Transcript · 7 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "Let's try another question, Ms. Westerkamp. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6th, 2021? We're not going to get an answer from you. And let me try Ms."
CRS Report
Resolving Subpoena Disputes in the January 6 Investigation
Posts · Oct 21, 2021
The inquiry conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol (Select Committee) has recently garnered headlines not only for the Committee’s extensive...
Hearing Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on America 250 and American citizenship.
senate Constitution Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
SPEAKER_11 "the electoral college. Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? A joint session of Congress convicted of attacking the Capitol, correct? Uh, I don't know if any court used the phrase attacking the Capitol. I think the Supreme Court, wouldn't you use it to describe what happened on that day? Everybody in America has seen the videos. Everybody in America knows that Capitol police were injured. Some died. Wasn't it an attack on the Capitol? Senator, um, it was an to say honestly and candidly to this committee that the Capitol was attacked? Well, Senator, to say honestly and candidly to this..."
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"the electoral college. Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? A joint session of Congress convicted of attacking the Capitol, correct? Uh, I don't know if any court used the phrase attacking the Capitol. I think the Supreme Court, wouldn't you use it to describe what happened on that day? Everybody in America has seen the videos. Everybody in America knows that Capitol police were injured. Some died. Wasn't it an attack on the Capitol? Senator, um, it was an to say honestly and candidly to..."
Testimony SPEAKER_20
H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an ...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Instead of making us safer, this will cause our communities to live in even more fear. If the Trump administration cared about public safety, they would not create a $1.8 billion slush fund to reward people who stormed the Capitol and attacked Capitol Police. If Trump cared about public safety, he would not pardon a major cocaine"
Testimony SPEAKER_29
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"My role as Special Counsel... My recollection and understanding is the payment, the $20,000 that I approved, was for a confidential human source to assist in the review of video and photographic evidence showing people who were attacking the Capitol, attacking police officers, obstructing the proceeding, and seeing if we could prove that some of those people had come directly... He did"
Testimony WELCH, PETER
Hearings to examine holding rogue judges accountable.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"So was President Trump acting appropriately to assert that the election was stolen? Were the people who came on January 6th and attacked the Capitol, attacked police officers who injured in a couple of"
CRS Report
Intelligence Coordination on Domestic Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Background and Issues for Congress
Reports · Sep 1, 2022
This report provides an overview of the evolution of domestic intelligence activities by the intelligence and law enforcement communities, as well as the processes by which intelligence and law...
CRS Report
Understanding and Conceptualizing Domestic Terrorism: Issues for Congress
Reports · Dec 29, 2023
The federal government defines domestic terrorism (DT) as ideologically driven crimes committed by individuals in the United States that are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population or...
CRS Report
Introduction to Criminal Referrals by Congress
Posts · Dec 20, 2022
Earlier this week, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Select Committee) unanimously reported its final investigative report to the House of...
CRS Report
Litigating the January 6 Committee’s Subpoena to Former President Trump
Posts · Nov 17, 2022
On October 21, 2022, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Select Committee) issued a subpoena to former President Donald J. Trump as part of its...
CRS Report
Beyond January 6th: White House Confidentiality and Congressional Investigations
Posts · Aug 5, 2022
One significant aspect of the recent hearings held by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Committee) has been the frequency and prevalence...
CRS Report
Executive Privilege and Former Presidents: Constitutional Principles and Current Application
Posts · Sep 20, 2021
A number of congressional committees, including the newly created House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (Select Committee), are currently...
Hearing Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of AI surveillance pricing.
senate Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism Subcommittee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Hearing Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Hearing Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition and transparency lowers prescription drug costs.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD "and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_21 "Did you discuss your answers to these questions with the White House before coming here today? Let me ask you, was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? You have to be now the author of the most obvious"
CRS Report
House Rules Changes Affecting Committee Procedure in the 118th Congress (2023-2024)
Reports · Apr 26, 2023
As agreed to in the House, H.Res. 5, a resolution adopting the rules of the House of Representatives, provided amendments to the rules, as well as separate orders, that affect committee procedure in...
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"college in the 2020 election? A joint session of Congress determined that Joseph Biden won determined that President Trump did not win the electoral college. Was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? Senator, there was violence and vandalism on that day, including with regard"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"It is ethically inappropriate for you to fail to be candid with this committee and to give us the canned, rehearsed answer that you have been programmed by the Trump White House to provide. Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol attacked? Judge St. John, but federal judges have not only acknowledged but stated"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"What kind of enforcer are you going to be if you can't tell the truth to a committee of Congress? And don't tell me that you can't answer because you're general counsel of the FCC. The United States Congress certified Joseph Biden as president. Judge Cook, was the Capitol attacked on January So you're unwilling to say what Justice Coney Barrett has said, what Judge Kelly has"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"It is ethically inappropriate for you to fail to be candid with this committee and to give us the canned, rehearsed answer that you have been programmed by the Trump White House to provide. Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Let me move on. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021? Was the Capitol attacked? You're a federal"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"What kind of enforcer are you going to be if you can't tell the truth to a committee of Congress? And don't tell me that you can't answer because you're general counsel of the FCC. Judge Cook, was the Capitol attacked on January 6th, 2021? So you're unwilling to say what Justice Coney Barrett has said, what Judge Kelly has"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florid...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"and yet he is in favor of a slush fund that, in effect, rewards those individuals who attack Capitol Police in that insurrection and riot. And he refuses to see it for what it was and describe it to the American people accurately and truthfully. His prescribed, rehearsed lines, prepared by the White House legal"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"You know how pathetic and absurd you sound to the American public? You know how absolutely unacceptable this kind of answer is where you deny what the facts are? Let me ask you, Mr. Crowell, was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? There was violence and the Capitol was attacked, correct? There was violence and the Capitol was attacked, correct? But you're unwilling to say the Capitol was"
Testimony SPEAKER_21
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Did you discuss your answers to these questions with the White House before coming here today? Let me ask you, was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? You have to be now the author of the most obvious"
Testimony SPEAKER_21
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"You've seen the videos. You're supposed to be the inspector general. Capitol police were injured. Some died. Was the Capitol attacked? Well, there was protest"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You're unwilling to state it, instead adopting a script that's been dictated to you by the White House. You prepared this answer with the White House, did you not? You consulted with the White House before you invoked Justice Jackson. That's the script, as you well know, that nominees sitting where you are right now have used again and again and again. Let me ask you, was the Capitol attack on January 6th? You've watched the videos. You've seen the"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Who got more electoral college votes? And was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? Mr. Pozos, who won the 2020"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Who got more votes in the electoral college? Was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? So the Capitol was attacked? So the Capitol was"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Who won more votes in the election among the American people? Was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? Like your other nominees, you're going to adopt the"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine Protecting American Citizenship lll: Denaturalizat...
senate Judiciary Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"But for you to simply avoid a factual and responsive answer, I think is a disrespect to this committee as well as to us. Let me try another question. Was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? Mr. Hendershot. It's a matter of"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Let's try another question, Ms. Westerkamp. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6th, 2021? We're not going to get an answer from you. And let me try Ms."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Mr. Rickey, who won the 2020 election? Was the Capitol attacked, Mr. Rickey, on January 6th? Was the Capitol attacked? Was the Capitol attacked? Was the Capitol attacked? Ms. Lane, was the Capitol"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Let's try another question, Ms. Westerkamp. Was the United States Capitol attacked on January 6th, 2021? We're not going to get an answer from you. And let me try Ms."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Mr. Rikhye, who won the 2020 election? Was the Capitol attack, Mr. Rikhye, on January 6th? Was the Capitol attack? Was the Capitol attack? Was the Capitol attack? Ms. Lane, was the Capitol"
Testimony DEAN, MADELEINE
Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025
"because I guess you don't look Capitol Police officers in the eye. They stood for us. I'll never forget standing in that gallery. I was standing next to Dean Phillips and we were just listening to the arguments to not certify. And we were saying the word shame and he said something else. And then, Veronica, you'll remember this. We heard this series of announcements. Please sit down. What? Please prepare to lie down. And then please get your gas masks out from under your seats. Well, I don't..."
CRS Report
Violence Against Members of Congress, Their Families, and Staff: Policy Responses
InFocus · Feb 17, 2026
The personal security and safety of Members of Congress, their families, and their staffs are of enduring concern for the House, the Senate, and the United States Capitol Police (USCP). In the...
Testimony MOSKOWITZ, JARED
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"accountability, the President needs to understand his actions were the problem. Troy Nels, oh my god, him again. I'm happy to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Capitol Police. Daryl Issa, the violence and turmoil we witnessed in Washington, D.C. was completely unacceptable. Rep McClintock, the attack on Capitol strikes the most sacred act of our democracy. And former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, whose name we heard a lot today, what did he have to say about it? Let me be clear, last..."
Hearing Hearings to examine holding rogue judges accountable.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Jan 7, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WELCH, PETER "So was President Trump acting appropriately to assert that the election was stolen? Were the people who came on January 6th and attacked the Capitol, attacked police officers who injured in a couple of"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
DURBIN, RICHARD J. "So now Mr. Comey is being prosecuted for taking pictures of seashells. This prosecution personally ordered by the president, who despises Mr. Comey for overseeing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent extremists like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, a group which we in the Senate know well for their January 6th escapade, the same people you gave a clean slate for their role in attacking this Capitol. A federal judge recently..."
Hearing H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act; H. Res. 1335 – Condemning actors seeking to...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_21 "He said that he wasn't going to use a single dollar of taxpayer funding for the ballroom. Of course, he's trying to do that. That's why I have that other amendment. Go down the list. He says on this, on his $1.8 billion slush fund for people who attacked the Capitol and assaulted police officers in an act of domestic terrorism, he says, I kind of like this"
Hearing “From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law”
house Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee · Apr 28, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
RASKIN, JAMIE "Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and I want to thank all our witnesses for joining us today. We are in a weird time warp groove with our friends across the aisle. Most of their energy is now focused on pardoning people who attacked the Capitol on January 6th, wounding and injuring 150 of our police officers, disfiguring and disabling some of them for life. Their time is spent vacating the criminal convictions of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who engaged"
Hearing Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights Subcommittee · Mar 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "The same goes for the rest of the subpoenas my colleagues on the other side want to talk about today. Jack Smith was investigating a massive conspiracy by Trump officials and their allies to overturn an election and attack the Capitol on January 6th. Is anyone surprised that he issued subpoenas as part of that investigation? And"
CRS Report
United States v. Bannon: Criminal Contempt of Congress and Bad Faith
Posts · Jul 1, 2024
On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (D.C. Circuit) decided United States v. Bannon, an appeal of Stephen Bannon’s conviction under the criminal contempt of Congress...
CRS Report
Congressional Court Watcher: Recent Appellate Decisions of Interest to Lawmakers (May 6–May 12, 2024)
Posts · May 13, 2024
The federal courts issue hundreds of decisions every week in cases involving diverse legal disputes. This Sidebar series selects decisions from the past week that may be of particular interest to...
CRS Report
Committee Discretion in Obtaining Witness Testimony
Posts · Dec 22, 2023
Early in December 2023, Hunter Biden, son of President Biden, refused to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Committees on Oversight and Accountability and the Judiciary (the Committees)...
CRS Report
Executive Privilege and the January 6 Investigations: The Presidential Records Act and Relevant Judicial Considerations
Posts · Sep 20, 2021
As discussed in this companion Sidebar, a former President retains the right to invoke executive privilege to protect covered communications that were made while in office. The strength of those...
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Based on her record, it appears she will be faithful to the President. How about her faithfulness to the rule of law? Ms. Westerkamp's social media account reads like a Trump fan fiction, questioning the outcome of the 2020 election, whitewashing the January 6th attack on the Capitol and attacking Chief Justice Roberts for not being sufficiently conservative. For example, on Election Day in 2020, Ms. Westerkamp tweeted, and I quote, if you cheat, you will win. On January 6th, 2021, she claimed..."
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Based on her record, it appears she will be faithful to the President. How about her faithfulness to the rule of law? Ms. Westerkamp's social media account reads like a Trump fan fiction, questioning the outcome of the 2020 election, whitewashing the January 6th attack on the Capitol and attacking Chief Justice Roberts for not being sufficiently conservative. For example, on Election Day in 2020, Ms. Westerkamp tweeted, and I quote, if you cheat, you will win. On January 6th, 2021, she claimed..."
CRS Report
Protecting Against Rogue Drones
Resources · Sep 3, 2020
Rules for Unmanned Aircraft As of September 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had registered about 1.7 million unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), often referred to as drones. More than...
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Let me ask you about the January 6th incident. Would you agree the Capitol was attacked on January 6th? Well, an attack on police officers who were guarding the Capitol is an attack on the Capitol, correct? Well, an attack on police officers who were guarding the Capitol is an attack on the Capitol,"
Hearing H.R. 8481, the Kayleigh’s Law Act of 2026; H. J. Res. 1, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the...
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_20 "Instead of making us safer, this will cause our communities to live in even more fear. If the Trump administration cared about public safety, they would not create a $1.8 billion slush fund to reward people who stormed the Capitol and attacked Capitol Police. If Trump cared about public safety, he would not pardon a major cocaine"
Hearing Hearings to examine Protecting American Citizenship lll: Denaturalization and its Constitutional Limits.
senate Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_06 "But for you to simply avoid a factual and responsive answer, I think is a disrespect to this committee as well as to us. Let me try another question. Was the Capitol attacked on January 6th? Mr. Hendershot. It's a matter of"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2026 Legislative Branch Bill, Updated Interim Subcommittee Allocations
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 26, 2025 · Transcript
DEAN, MADELEINE "because I guess you don't look Capitol Police officers in the eye. They stood for us. I'll never forget standing in that gallery. I was standing next to Dean Phillips and we were just listening to the arguments to not certify. And we were saying the word shame and he said something else. And then, Veronica, you'll remember this. We heard this series of announcements. Please sit down. What? Please prepare to lie down. And then please get your gas masks out from under your seats. Well, I don't know if your orientation included it, but I had no idea we had gas masks under our seats and that we..."
Hearing “False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Detention Center”
house Oversight Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
CROCKETT, JASMINE "from any investigation, audit, lawsuit, or prosecution by any federal agency for any violation of federal law. He created the $2 billion fund to pay January 6th insurrectionists for attacking the Capitol. He's protecting the pedophiles and sex traffickers in the Epstein"
Hearing “A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security”
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript
THOMPSON, BENNIE G. "administration. President Trump campaigned on $2 a gallon gas, ending inflation and lowering the cost of living. Instead, he started a reckless war with Iran that has driven gas prices sky high and imposed tariffs that sent inflation soaring. Everything is more expensive. Americans are paying higher prices. Families are struggling to put food on the table and working harder than ever to make the rent and pay their bills. Now, Trump wants the same people who are barely getting by to pick up the tab for his billion-dollar White House ballroom, a ballroom he originally told us would be paid for..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
FLETCHER, LIZZIE "I don't know. Was it so the president could create a slush fund to give out to people who attacked the Capitol and Capitol Police officers on January 6th? I don't know. But we need to make sure that we are not allowing that, either of those things. We can't cut NIH funding, and we should all vote against this slush fund when it comes before"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter McCoy, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Montenegro, Daniel Travis, of California, a Career...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
KAINE, TIM "As a U.S. attorney, you had a great track record. One of the things that I particularly appreciated is in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, when you were then the U.S. attorney, your social media account had you say this. Let me be perfectly clear. Federal crimes were violated today at our nation's Capitol building. Anyone who traveled from the District of South Carolina with intent to aid this travesty or commit acts of destruction will be prosecuted by our office. And I appreciated"
Hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_36 "Before January 6th, the Southern Poverty Law Center spent years warning about organizations like the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and other extremist movements. Professor McCord, can you explain what SPLC must have seen in those groups that caused them to raise concerns about them long before their attack on the Capitol? How did the prosecution of anti-government actors who participated in the storming"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.545, to prohibit certain uses of xylazine, H.R.2159, to direct the Attorney General of the United States to submit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 26, 2026 · Transcript
DURBIN, RICHARD J. "By any measure, Kash Patel does not have the experience, judgment, or temperament of Robert Mueller. Mr. Patel falsely claimed the FBI was planning the January 6th attack on the Capitol for a year. Falsely claimed"
CRS Report
Special Event Security and National Special Security Events: A Summary and Issues for Congressional Consideration
Reports · Oct 9, 2024
Following the end of the Cold War, policymakers began to be concerned with a rise in international and domestic terrorism threats. Because of this, Congress debated and legislated on the security of...
Testimony ROSS, DEBORAH K.
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"foreseeable to him thank you mr. chairman I have two UC's don't I can state her unanimous consent I asked unanimous consent to enter into the record a tweet from representative Biggs on January 7th 2021 in which he said quote yesterday criminal rioters hijacked a joint session of conjecture that objection and the second one is a unanimous consent to enter into their record and interview from March 2024 on the Capitol Hill show in which you called on those who attacked the Capitol on January 6th..."
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"6th, 2021? Yes, there was a lot of violence and vandalism at the Capitol and attacks on law enforcement. So I hesitate to use the word attack just because it would be something that would apply to everybody, and I believe in precision. I actually don't think I quite finished my answer, Senator. I don't have a problem with of those people attack the Capitol, and there was vandalism, and there was violence, and they attack law enforcement. And I denounce all of that. So yes, Senator, I don't..."
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Yes, there was a lot of violence and vandalism at the Capitol and attacks on law enforcement. So I hesitate to use the word attack just because it would be something that would apply to everybody, and I believe in precision. I actually don't think I quite finished my answer, Senator. I don't have a problem with of those people attack the Capitol, and there was vandalism, and there was violence, and they attack law enforcement. And I denounce all of that. So yes, Senator, I don't think we're..."
Testimony KNOTT, BRAD
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Do you yield your time? Mr. Smith, just briefly, if there was no mob on January 6th that attacked the Capitol, we would not be here today, would"
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"Chief among those criminal efforts was Mr. Trump's dissemination of demonstrably and often obviously false claims of election fraud in key states, claims that Donald Trump himself knew weren't true. In order to pressure officials to ignore vote tallies and submit fraudulent certificates of fake electors to Congress, he repeated these false claims and ultimately used them to direct an angry mob to attack the Capitol. So I represent southeastern Pennsylvania, which was one of the states targeted..."
Testimony SCANLON, MARY GAY
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"I mean, the bottom line is that despite the facts and over objections from his allies, Trump still went to the ellipse on January 6th and lied about Pennsylvania's votes to direct his angry mob to attack the Capitol. So I just want to thank you for your work and your years of service to the country. And I would invite everyone to read your deposition and to read the reports, because it tells a very different story than what our colleagues"
Testimony SPEAKER_29
“Oversight of the Office of Special Counsel Jack Smith”
house Judiciary Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"when he's making these sort of statements and he's saying that they need to fight if they want to save their country there are in fact people in the crowd chanting fight for Trump that that all happened during the lip speech before people headed towards the Capitol and the Capitol was attacked and did cited a number of rioters who ultimately admitted that they had committed their crimes at the behest and in the name of Donald Trump okay and it"
Testimony WELCH, PETER
Hearings to examine holding rogue judges accountable.
senate Judiciary Committee · Jan 7, 2026
"they were violent. They attacked the Capitol. And then during that time that that attack was going on and President Trump was"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Judge St. John, but federal judges have not only acknowledged but stated clearly that the Capitol was attacked. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her dissent in Fisher versus the United States, said, and I'm quoting, a mob of rioters that breached the Capitol on January"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"2021, and that the rioters, quote, conduct, which includes trespassing and a physical confrontation with law enforcement, was part of a successful effort to forcibly halt the certification of election results. Do you agree with Justice Coney Barrett? So you agree that the Capitol was attacked on January 6? I'm comfortable adopting that language. Yes, Senator. Justice Barrett said that a mob of rioters breached the Capitol, and Judge Timothy"
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"So if you look at each state, the governor under one of our acts is required to certify 6th, 2021? Yes, there was a lot of violence and vandalism at the Capitol and attacks on law enforcement. So I hesitate to use the word attack just because it would be something that would apply to everybody, and I believe in precision. I actually don't think I quite finished my answer, Senator. I don't have a problem with of those people attack the Capitol, and there was vandalism, and there was violence,..."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Judge Lamberth has said, federal district court judges and a Supreme Court justice, that the Capitol was attacked. You're unwilling to say that. we're disagreeing. Judge Cronin, what's your answer to"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Judge St. John, but federal judges have not only acknowledged but stated clearly that the Capitol was attacked. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in her dissent in Fisher versus the United States, said, and I'm quoting, a mob of rioters that breached the Capitol on January"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"2021, and that the rioters, quote, conduct, which includes trespassing and a physical confrontation with law enforcement, was part of a successful effort to forcibly halt the certification of election results. Do you agree with Justice Coney Barrett? So you agree that the Capitol was attacked on January 6? Justice Barrett said that a mob of rioters breached the Capitol, and Judge Timothy"
Testimony GREGORY CARL COOK
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"the number. Yes, there was a lot of violence and vandalism at the Capitol and attacks on law enforcement. So I hesitate to use the word attack just because it would be something that would apply to everybody, and I believe in precision. I actually don't think I quite finished my answer, Senator. I don't have a problem with of those people attack the Capitol, and there was vandalism, and there was violence, and they attack law enforcement. And I denounce all of that. So yes, Senator, I don't..."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Judge Lamberth has said, federal district court judges and a Supreme Court justice, that the Capitol was attacked. You're unwilling to say that. Judge Cronin, what's your answer to that"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"Well, you've watched those reports. The Capitol was attacked, was it not? What's your answer,"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"We all abhor attacks on police. Not one of you is willing to say that the Capitol was attacked. Again, pathetic and"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"We're seeing it now as a bulwark of our rights and democracy, despite the politicization and weaponization of the Department of Justice. And I am deeply disappointed that you're unwilling to say the truth that you all saw on that day. The Capitol was attacked, not just police officers. The Capitol of the United States was attacked in an effort to stop the lawful transfer"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of James Andrew Crowell IV, and St...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 23, 2026
"This goes beyond violence to any individual. It goes to the essential functioning of our democracy, and you're willing to apparently kowtow to the canned script that has been given you about certifying Joe Biden about violence on January 6th, but not willing to say that Joe Biden was elected president of the United States, won the popular vote, and the Capitol was attacked on January 6th. I don't know how to put it more plainly, but I'm really ashamed and so deeply disappointed. Thank"
Testimony SPEAKER_21
Hearings to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New...
senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"Well, there was protest activity? But you wouldn't agree with me that the Capitol was attacked? Police officers attacked on that"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You know about the injuries done to Capitol Police, law enforcement, who took the same oath you did as a district court judge, and you are unwilling to state that the Capitol was attacked on January 6th? Let me just be very clear,"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"These issues are a matter of right and wrong. There are issues in life that involve right and wrong, as you know. Attacking the Capitol is wrong. Lying about whether it happened is wrong. Stating truth is right. And pardoning people who attack the Capitol is"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the nominations of Sheria Akins Clarke, to be Unit...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"A, you're supposed to tell the truth, If you can't even sit here and say that Joe Biden won that election or that the Capitol was attacked, what's"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on feder...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 25, 2026
"Spouting these preposterous canned answers in a forum in which, A, you're supposed to tell the truth and, B, you're supposed to demonstrate the judicial capacity to make independent, factual decisions in hard cases. If you can't even sit here and say that Joe Biden won that election or that the Capitol was attacked, what's"
Testimony CROCKETT, JASMINE
“False Narratives Surrounding Conditions at the Delaney Hall ICE Deten...
house Judiciary Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"from any investigation, audit, lawsuit, or prosecution by any federal agency for any violation of federal law. He created the $2 billion fund to pay January 6th insurrectionists for attacking the Capitol. He's protecting the pedophiles and sex traffickers in the Epstein"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"So now Mr. Comey is being prosecuted for taking pictures of seashells. This prosecution personally ordered by the president, who despises Mr. Comey for overseeing the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election. You have also baselessly indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization that has worked tirelessly to expose violent extremists like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, a group which we in the Senate know well for their January 6th escapade, the same..."
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"from any liability for violating the tax laws. So let me ask you, since you don't believe anyone should be above the law, about the January 6th rioters pardoned. We've taken a look at some of the people that the president pardoned on his first day in office, the ones who attacked this Capitol. And I'll use the word attack because I was here and I saw what"
Testimony SPEAKER_21
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"He said that he wasn't going to use a single dollar of taxpayer funding for the ballroom. Of course, he's trying to do that. That's why I have that other amendment. Go down the list. He says on this, on his $1.8 billion slush fund for people who attacked the Capitol and assaulted police officers in an act of domestic terrorism, he says, I kind of like this"
Testimony SPEAKER_32
H.R. 8464 – Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act; H.R. 8312 – Fraud Preven...
house Rules Committee · Jun 8, 2026
"Trump cartel, in my view, has run the largest pay-to-play scheme in the history of the country. And one of the other problems with this Republican budget reconciliation bill is the fact that it doesn't contain an outright prohibition on the $1.8 billion corrupt slush fund that Donald Trump is trying to jam down the throats of the American people to pay off and compensate people who violently attacked this Capitol on January 6th and brutally beat police officers. Why in the world would we not..."
Testimony THOMPSON, BENNIE G.
“A Review of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of...
house Homeland Security Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"administration. President Trump campaigned on $2 a gallon gas, ending inflation and lowering the cost of living. Instead, he started a reckless war with Iran that has driven gas prices sky high and imposed tariffs that sent inflation soaring. Everything is more expensive. Americans are paying higher prices. Families are struggling to put food on the table and working harder than ever to make the rent and pay their bills. Now, Trump wants the same people who are barely getting by to pick up the..."
Testimony FLETCHER, LIZZIE
Full Committee Markup of 16 Bills
house Energy and Commerce Committee · May 21, 2026
"I don't know. Was it so the president could create a slush fund to give out to people who attacked the Capitol and Capitol Police officers on January 6th? I don't know. But we need to make sure that we are not allowing that, either of those things. We can't cut NIH funding, and we should all vote against this slush fund when it comes before"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Cri...
house Judiciary Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"Mr. Chairman, thank you very much, and I want to thank all our witnesses for joining us today. We are in a weird time warp groove with our friends across the aisle. Most of their energy is now focused on pardoning people who attacked the Capitol on January 6th, wounding and injuring 150 of our police officers, disfiguring and disabling some of them for life. Their time is spent vacating the criminal convictions of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers who engaged"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"The same goes for the rest of the subpoenas my colleagues on the other side want to talk about today. Jack Smith was investigating a massive conspiracy by Trump officials and their allies to overturn an election and attack the Capitol on January 6th. Is anyone surprised that he issued subpoenas as part of that investigation? And"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"we're disagreeing. Judge Cronin, what's your answer to that The violence against those brave Capitol police officers was because there was an attack on the Capitol and an attempt to stop the lawful transfer of power. For you to refuse to say there was an attack on the Capitol simply because Donald Trump characterizes it as a quote, innocent journey, is disrespectful to those police officers. It is also fundamentally there was an attack on the Capitol simply because Donald Trump characterizes it..."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Mr. Mannion? The violence against those brave Capitol police officers was because there was an attack on the Capitol and an attempt to stop the lawful transfer of power. For you to refuse to say there was an attack on the Capitol simply because Donald Trump characterizes it as a quote, innocent journey, is disrespectful to those police officers. It is also fundamentally there was an attack on the Capitol simply because Donald Trump characterizes it as a quote, innocent journey, is disrespectful..."
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"also a Trump appointee, said, quote, as the court has said many times, the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a perilous event. It was an attack on people, including police officers, many of whom were injured. Do you think Judge Kelly is being less careful than he should be, calling it an"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"also a Trump appointee, said, quote, as the court has said many times, the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a perilous event. It was an attack on people, including police officers, many of whom were injured. Do you think Judge Kelly is being less careful than he should be, calling it an"
Testimony SPEAKER_11
Hearings to examine protecting American citizenship, focusing on Ameri...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"How about an attempted assassination of the Capitol Police? Had an attack on the Capitol? I'm willing to say that if I were in your courtroom and I gave these kinds of answers to you as a judge on the federal bench, you would throw me out of your"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America.
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Do you think Judge Kelly is being less careful than he should be, calling it an attack? You know, other judges have similarly acknowledged that there was an attack on the Capitol in January 6, 2021. I think it is fundamentally disrespectful to the Capitol"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"Do you think Judge Kelly is being less careful than he should be, calling it an attack? You know, other judges have similarly acknowledged that there was an attack on the Capitol in January 6, 2021. I think it is fundamentally disrespectful to the Capitol"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"They are not events. They were a riot, an insurrection, an attack on the Capitol. We were"
Testimony SCHIFF, ADAM B.
Hearings to examine data and profit, focusing on the consumer cost of ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"He was the spokesperson against the president in the president's prosecution for inciting a violent attack on the Capitol. Todd Blanche writes, this memorandum serves as official notice that you are removed from your position of public affairs specialist with the Department of"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florid...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"They are not events. They were a riot, an insurrection, an attack on the Capitol. We were"
Testimony SCHIFF, ADAM B.
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche, of Florid...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"He was the spokesperson against the president in the president's prosecution for inciting a violent attack on the Capitol. Todd Blanche writes, this memorandum serves as official notice that you are removed from your position of public affairs specialist with the Department of"
Testimony BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"They are not events. They were a riot, an insurrection, an attack on the Capitol. We were"
Testimony SCHIFF, ADAM B.
Hearings to examine prescribing sunshine, focusing on how competition ...
senate Judiciary Committee · Aug 4, 2026
"He was the spokesperson against the president in the president's prosecution for inciting a violent attack on the Capitol. Todd Blanche writes, this memorandum serves as official notice that you are removed from your position of public affairs specialist with the Department of"
Testimony SPEAKER_06
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You're here to demonstrate your independence, and instead you are, in effect, protecting and perpetuating a lie that the Capitol was not attacked. That's what the President seems to believe. That's the loyalty that he demands of you, and you are putting loyalty to the President above fidelity to the Constitution and the truth. I don't know how you can continue as a district court judge, let alone serve on the Court of"
Testimony SPEAKER_14
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"I understand that, and a lot of people felt very strongly about it, and that's a legitimate point of view, but I think what Senator Kennedy's talking about is one of the limitations one has as a judge is the limitation on commenting on public matters, and there's a contrast I see. Senator Blumenthal was asking whether there was an attack on the Capitol on January 6th, and you felt that you could not comment on that because there may be some case or controversy that will come before you. That..."
Testimony SCHIFF, ADAM B.
Hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Mack Traynor, of North D...
senate Judiciary Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You were asked a series of questions about January 6th, and correct me if I'm wrong because I was not here at the time you were asked those questions, and you declined to go into whether this was an insurrection, the nature of the attack on the Capitol because you said it might involve a case of controversy that would come before you. Is that correct? So you felt it wouldn't be appropriate for you here today to discuss your views on what took place on January 6th. Is that"
Testimony RASKIN, JAMIE
“From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Cri...
house Judiciary Committee · Apr 28, 2026
"they are making threats against the Southern Poverty Law Center, which is the main not-for-profit organizational antagonist to the Ku Klux Klan and the neo-Nazi and the white extremist groups, and they're being investigated and prosecuted for having sent people undercover to research what's going on in those groups to get the information to government for prosecution. So now the administration, which has pardoned 1,600 extremists who attacked the U.S. Capitol, who violently assaulted our police..."
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Hearings to examine Arctic Frost.
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 24, 2026
"We heard it over and over again. It culminated in a deadly attack on the Capitol, which many of us lived through on January 6th. Then President Trump removed hundreds of pages of classified documents from the White House and as a private citizen, held them in his Mar-a-Lago residence, some next to a"
Testimony KAINE, TIM
Hearings to examine the nominations of Peter McCoy, of South Carolina,...
senate Foreign Relations Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"As a U.S. attorney, you had a great track record. One of the things that I particularly appreciated is in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, when you were then the U.S. attorney, your social media account had you say this. Let me be perfectly clear. Federal crimes were violated today at our nation's Capitol building. Anyone who traveled from the District of South Carolina with intent to aid this travesty or commit acts of destruction will be prosecuted by our office...."
Testimony SPEAKER_36
“The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II”
house Judiciary Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Before January 6th, the Southern Poverty Law Center spent years warning about organizations like the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, and other extremist movements. Professor McCord, can you explain what SPLC must have seen in those groups that caused them to raise concerns about them long before their attack on the Capitol? How did the prosecution of anti-government actors who participated in the storming"
Testimony DURBIN, RICHARD J.
Business meeting to consider S.545, to prohibit certain uses of xylazi...
senate Judiciary Committee · Mar 26, 2026
"By any measure, Kash Patel does not have the experience, judgment, or temperament of Robert Mueller. Mr. Patel falsely claimed the FBI was planning the January 6th attack on the Capitol for a year. Falsely claimed"