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![President Donald Trump speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0111-donald-trump-j-400x300.jpg)
“Stick to the Facts” — Judge Rejects Claim That Trump Urged “Peace” on Jan. 6
The judge's comments came during a hearing involving lawsuits that alleged Trump was responsible for the Capitol attack.
![Rep. Madison Cawthorn speaks to Trump supporters from the Ellipse at the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0110-madison-cawthorn-jan-6-400x300.jpg)
North Carolina Voters Challenge Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy
Members of Congress are barred from holding office if they gave “aid or comfort” to those involved in an insurrection.
![President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on October 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0107-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Was Against Telling Mob to “Stay Peaceful” During Jan. 6, Former Aide Says
Trump preferred to let the attack “play out” before issuing any messages, the former aide said.
![President Joe Biden is seen before giving remarks in Statuary Hall of the U.S Capitol on January 6, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0106-joe-biden--400x300.jpg)
Biden Is Finally Confronting Trump’s Big Lie — But There’s Much Left to Do
Even if the 1/6 commission succeeds in its important work, that work is only a beginning.
![National Security Advisor John Bolton and White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham listen as President Donald Trump participates in a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on July 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0106-stephanie-grisham-trump-400x300.jpg)
Grisham Says Trump “Gleefully” Watched as Loyalists Attacked Capitol a Year Ago
Stephanie Grisham and some other former Trump officials plan to discuss ways to derail Trump's ongoing political aims.
![Trump supporters roam under the U.S. Capitol Rotunda after breaching the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0106-peter-navarro-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
MSNBC Host to Navarro: Peaceful or Not, Trump Plot to Overturn Election “a Coup”
Navarro described the former president's “Green Bay sweep” plan to overturn the election on live television.
![Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the National Press Club on November 30, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0105-mike-pence-400x300.jpg)
Jan. 6 Committee Wants Pence to Testify — and It Could Be Aired on Prime-Time TV
The January 6 commission has not yet formally requested that the former vice president testify.
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Far Right Organizing Has Shifted to the Local Level, Making It Harder to Track
Thursday marks one year since a violent mob of thousands of Trump supporters descended on the U.S. Capitol.
![President Joe Biden, with Vice President Kamala Harris, arrives to meet with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on January 4, 2022, in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0104-biden-harris-covid-400x300.jpg)
Capitalism Is Preventing Bold Steps to Curb COVID as Cases Skyrocket
The president needs to get a handle on this at long last, and stop mollifying capitalists with exercises in futility.
![William Rivers Pitt now and 20 years ago](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1230-will-400x300.jpg)
Happy New Year! A Reflection on 20 Years at Truthout
That’s the thing about tomorrow: It’s only a rumor.