Jan. 6 panel shutting down after referring Trump for crimes – The Denver Post

By MARY CLARE JALONICK (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and having sent its work to the Justice Department along with a recommendation for prosecuting former President Donald Trump. The committee’s time officially ends Tuesday when the new Republican-led House is sworn

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Sandy Hook attorney: Jan. 6 panel asks for Alex Jones’ texts – The Denver Post

By JIM VERTUNO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An attorney representing two parents who sued conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims about the Sandy Hook massacre said Thursday that the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee has requested two years’ worth of records from Jones’ phone. Attorney Mark Bankston said in court that the committee investigating the attack on the

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Jan. 6 witness: Trump ‘detached from reality’ over election – The Denver Post

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president was becoming “detached from reality” and clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was

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