Truthout
Capitol Breach
![Rep. Adam Kinzinger listens during the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, on July 27, 2021, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0729-adam-kinzinger-400x300.jpg)
GOP’s Kinzinger Tells CNN “Nobody Actually Believes the Election Was Stolen”
“Nobody actually believes the election was stolen … but a lot of them are happy to go out and say it was,” he said.
![Toyota Olympic fleet cars parking outside the Olympic Village ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 21, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/2021_0729-toyota-olympics-400x300.jpg)
Companies Resuming Political Spending After January 6 Include Olympic Sponsors
Among the Olympic sponsors who made commitments to halt donations, about half appear to have held their promise.
![Protesters gather in front of the Oregon state capitol building during a "Stop the Steal" rally on November 7, 2020, in Salem, Oregon.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0728-oregon-capitol-protest-400x300.jpg)
Former Oregon GOP Rep. Pleads Guilty to Letting Violent Mob Into State Capitol
Video footage shows former Rep. Mike Nearman opening the door for the far right mob, who then clashed with police.
![Rep. Jim Jordan, left, listens as House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks at a news conference on July 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0727-jim-jordan-400x300.jpg)
Jim Jordan Admits on Fox News That He Spoke to Trump on January 6
The admission by the Trump-allied congressman could result in his being subpoenaed by the commission to testify.
![From left, Representatives Bob Good, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Andy Biggs, Matt Gaetz and Louie Gohmert hold a news conference outside the U.S. Department of Justice on July 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0728-gaetz-greene-400x300.jpg)
Republican Reaction to 1/6 Hearing Was an Explosion of Denial
The unreality of all this denial serves to underscore the broader surrealist landscape we find ourselves in.
![Rep. Mo Brooks conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center on June 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0728-mo-brooks-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Says It Won’t Defend Mo Brooks as Inciting Violence Isn’t an Official Duty
Brooks's actions that day were campaign related and outside the scope of his duties as a congressman, the DOJ said.
![House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, right, Rep. Kelly Armstrong, left, and Rep. Jim Jordan, 2nd left, arrive at a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol, on July 27, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0727-mccarthy-jordan-400x300.jpg)
Having Failed to Sabotage Jan 6 Inquiry, McCarthy Is Blaming Pelosi for the Riot
“Every single lie uttered by the Republicans this morning has been debunked time and again,” Pelosi's office responded.
![From left: U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell, Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Michael Fanone, Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer Daniel Hodges and U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Harry Dunn are sworn in to testify before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on July 27, 2021, at the Canon House Office Building in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0727-capitol-police-400x300.jpg)
First 1/6 Hearing Reveals What We Already Know: It Was a GOP Riot
The opening day of the 1/6 committee was a harrowing recounting of the Trump-fueled violence of the day.
![Trump supporters scream at the photographer in the U.S. Capitol](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/2021_0726-january6-400x300.jpg)
Cheney and Kinzinger Are Bad — But I Hope They Bring the Fire on 1/6 Committee
If Pelosi is wise, she will have Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger ask all the dagger questions during these hearings.
![Donald Trump speaks to his audience, in an indoor venue](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/2021_0726-trump-400x300.jpg)
The Big Lie Promises to Be a Centerpiece of the GOP’s 2022 Election Strategy
The last thing Republicans want to be talking about in that campaign is the trainwreck of January 6.