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As an alleged assassination plot is foiled outside Brett Kavanaugh’s home, the issues of protecting judges and the First Amendment right to protest have come into conflict, reports Rachel Sharp

WASHINGTON — The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 focused Thursday on how then-President Donald Trump sought to misuse the Justice Department to convince states and the courts that there was widespread election fraud.

Read the full transcript from the June 23 hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

The US committee investigating the Capitol riot hears of efforts by an increasingly desperate Donald Trump to stay in power after he lost the election. These are the biggest revelations.

Latest hearing focuses to Donald Trump’s efforts to pressure US Justice Department to ‘say the election was corrupt’.

Are you listening, Merrick Garland? Protecting the DOJ means keeping Trump's stubby fingers off it

Former attorney general says ‘I am not sure we would have had a transition at all’ if investigation had not immediately taken place

In fifth hearing this month, ex-Justice Department officials tell January 6 panel about Trump efforts to overturn vote.

The raid came before the January 6 select committee would hear testimony about Jeffrey Clark’s actions

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pushed Department of Justice officials to falsely claim there was evidence of fraud in the 2020 election and attempted to replace the acting attorney general when he refused to comply with his demands, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump pushed Department of Justice officials to falsely claim there was evidence of fraud in the 2020 election and attempted to replace the acting attorney general when he refused to comply with his demands, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection will…