Trump pressured his vice president, Mike Pence, to overturn his 2020 election defeat, aides to Pence told the congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021 protest march on the Capitol .
Former White House trade director and close Donald Trump ally Peter Navarro was indicted Friday for contempt of Congress after rejecting subpoenas by the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 assault on Congress.
Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, repeatedly asked her father to intervene to stop the violence by his supporters on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to Representative Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
Michigan legislative Democrats are continuing their push this week to get a new investigation established to look at the state’s ties to the protest at the nation’s capital on January 6th.
Utah lawmakers OK increased security after protests, death threats
‘We are living in a new and . dangerous world,” says one House member of the need for $1 million-plus security expansion.
(Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) One of a dozen protesters carries an upside down flag at the Utah Capitol around noon on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, as beefed-up security guards the building. Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would expand security protection for lawmakers, their staff and even candidates who may face threats of violence.
| March 3, 2021, 9:26 p.m.
After several members of the body disclosed that they’ve faced death threats while serving in elected office, the Utah House gave final passage Wednesday to a bill that would increase security for lawmakers and their staff.