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Capitol siege aftermath

The events and consequences following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

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Jan 27, 2026
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Were firearms found inside the U.S. Capitol building on January 6, 2021?

Yes: investigators and prosecutors established that some people brought and other deadly weapons to the events and that at least some of those firearms were on Capitol grounds and, in some prosecution...

Jan 25, 2026
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Which major companies publicly refused to contribute to Trump’s inauguration or campaign in 2024?

is the clearest, named example in the reporting of a major company that publicly refused to contribute to ’s inauguration or campaign in 2024, having “kept its promise to withhold donations to electio...

Jan 22, 2026
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Who were the top witnesses in the January 6 committee hearings?

Select Committee's most consequential witnesses combined frontline law-enforcement testimony with insider and campaign revelations: former White House aide and multiple officers were focal figures, wh...

Feb 5, 2026

which major companies did not contribute to trump

Major companies that publicly kept promises not to bankroll the “” or to withhold donations after include , , and several others tracked by watchdogs; independent checks also show firms like / have no...

Feb 3, 2026

How many Proud Boys or Oath Keepers that trump pardoned work for the Department of Homeland Security?

There is no publicly reported, verifiable count of how many—if any— or who received pardons from now work for the ; major news organizations documented the blanket clemency and the identities of many ...

Jan 27, 2026

What were the findings of the January 6 committee regarding the riot's organization?

concluded that the was not a spontaneous crowd surge but the culmination of a months‑long, multi‑threaded effort to —one that included coordinated legal and political pressure campaigns, a fake‑electo...

Jan 12, 2026

How did Congress and the media react to the officer’s identity and conduct after the January 6, 2021 attack?

Congressional reaction to the officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 was multifaceted: lawmakers held hearings, awarded honors and pressed for reforms while simultaneously fighting over respon...

Jan 12, 2026

Who were the actual January 6 riders at the Capitol?

The people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 were overwhelmingly supporters of then‑President Donald Trump who marched from a rally at the Ellipse to disrupt the congressional certificat...

Jan 7, 2026

How many died at the insurrection on jan 6 2025 at the us capital?

The commonly reported toll from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is five dead in the siege and its immediate aftermath, a figure used repeatedly by news organizations and congressional Democra...