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![Rep. Bennie Thompson speaks during a hearing](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0802-jan-6-hearing-400x300.jpg)
January 6 Commission Is Necessary But Isn’t Likely to Break Trump’s Grip on GOP
Rather than try to prove themselves innocent, Republicans are following Trump's lead to discredit the commission itself.
![Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. flags](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0802_trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s “Shadow Cabinet” Ensures His Coup Is Ongoing
Trump’s neofascist coup is no longer limited to himself and his fellow D.C. insiders.
![Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on July 24, 2021, in Phoenix, Arizona.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1330466317-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Tax Returns Must Be Handed Over to Congress, DOJ Says
The Justice Department ruled that the Treasury must provide the tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
![Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan on July 18, 2021, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0730-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump May Have Broken Promise to Donate Salary in Last Year as President
Though he donated much of his salary, Trump still found ways to get large sums of tax dollars spent at his properties.
![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.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster of New Jersey on July 7, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0729-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Pushed Then-DOJ Head Rosen Daily to Probe False Fraud Claims in Late 2020
Details over Trump's pressure campaign on Rosen could be investigated by the January 6 commission.
![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.