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Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

The impact of the January 6 Capitol attack on corporate political giving patterns.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How have claims about 'paid protesters' been used politically in past U.S. protests, and what investigations followed those claims?

Claims that protesters are “paid” have repeatedly been deployed in U.S. politics to delegitimize dissent and shift blame for unrest, from allegations around the Dakota Access Pipeline and Charlottesvi...

Jan 29, 2026
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did trump linked organizations pay 12 million for january 6 insurectionists?

A body of reporting shows -aligned political committees and campaign entities routed more than $12 million to people and firms involved in organizing the that preceded attack, but the available record...

Jan 26, 2026
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How much have Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft given to Democratic candidates in the last three election cycles?

The public record included in the supplied reporting does not contain a clean, company-by-company total of how much , (), and gave to across the last three federal election cycles, so a precise dollar...

Jan 15, 2026

What were the biggest controversies and scandals in Trump's first presidency?

Donald Trump’s first presidency was dominated by a handful of recurring controversies — the probe into Russian contacts and election interference, two impeachments tied to Ukraine and to the post‑2020...

Jan 7, 2026

Does Jack Smith's recent filing allege Trump paid for Jan. 6 rioters' transportation or expenses?

Jack Smith’s public filings and released testimony frame former President Donald Trump as the central organizer and instigator of the events that produced the Jan. 6 riot, but the reporting and unseal...

Jan 29, 2026

How has Turning Point USA aligned with Trump's agenda?

) has been a leading conduit between conservative youth organizing and the movement, deploying campus activism, high-profile events, and a partisan advocacy arm to amplify Trump-era policies and elect...

Jan 23, 2026

Is Jeremy 'Jake' Lang a paid agitator?

There is no reporting in the documents provided that demonstrates is a ; contemporary coverage uniformly describes him as a far-right influencer and provocateur who organizes stunts and rallies, but d...

Jan 15, 2026

Which New York‑chartered banks disclosed cutting or restricting lending relationships with the Trump Organization after February 2024?

The reporting supplied contains no documented instance of a New York‑chartered bank publicly disclosing that it cut or restricted lending relationships with the Trump Organization after February 2024;...

Jan 13, 2026

Did trump lead a coup

The available reporting documents a sustained, multi-pronged effort by Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in a violent assault on the Capitol on January 6, 2021;...

Jan 13, 2026

What were the immediate media reactions to Trump's January 6 rally statements?

Mainstream and fact‑checking outlets immediately characterized former President Donald Trump’s January 6 rally remarks as incendiary and potentially mobilizing, pointing to repeated calls to “fight” a...

Jan 23, 2026

What role did Ivanka Trump play in the January 6 events according to witnesses?

Witnesses and documentary evidence presented to committee portray as a proximate participant inside who repeatedly tried to influence during attack, including entering the president’s presence to urge...

Jan 16, 2026

What were the long‑term political consequences (re‑election, retirement, committee changes) for the seven GOP senators who voted to convict?

Seven Republican senators — Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey — who voted to convict Donald Trump in the second impeachment trial encount...

Jan 7, 2026

What legal findings did the committee make about Trump's intent and coordination regarding the riot?

The House Select Committee concluded that former President Donald Trump engaged in premeditated efforts to overturn the 2020 election and that those actions formed part of a “multi‑part conspiracy” ti...

Jan 6, 2026

What legal findings or court rulings have linked Trump to financing or facilitating the Capitol breach?

There is no reporting in the provided sources that a court has found Donald Trump personally financed or legally “facilitated” the January 6, 2021 Capitol breach; the closest directly relevant legal d...

Feb 6, 2026

Why do the Democrats continue to call Trump and the supporters Nazis and fascist

Democrats and many left-leaning commentators call and some of his supporters “fascist” or liken them to Nazis for a mix of observed behaviors—most notably the attack, alliances with extremist groups, ...

Feb 5, 2026

Did any Christian leaders publicly endorse Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign?

: multiple Christian leaders publicly endorsed ’s 2020 re‑election bid — a mix of high‑profile evangelical pastors and televangelists actively campaigned for him while broader white evangelical voters...

Feb 5, 2026

Which evangelical leaders or organizations publicly abandoned endorsement of Donald Trump after 2020?

A modest but consequential cohort of -2025">evangelical leaders publicly withdrew or withheld their endorsement of after 2020, driven by moral objections to his conduct, the attack on the Capitol and ...

Feb 5, 2026

What did the House Jan. 6 Select Committee conclude about coordination between political actors and rioters?

concluded that political actors — most centrally and several of his allies — played a direct role in inspiring, facilitating and coordinating the crowd that attacked on , 2021, and that extremist righ...

Feb 3, 2026

trump's 2nd term + have any 2nd term cabinet members resigned

began his second, nonconsecutive presidential term on January 20, 2025, with a 22-person cabinet that largely confirmed as expected . Reporting through early 2026 shows an : multiple news organization...

Feb 3, 2026

have any of trump's cabinet resigned

Yes — across ’s presidencies there have been multiple : his first administration was notable for unusually high turnover, with a string of high-profile departures (including secretaries who resigned f...