Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol Books

In November 2020, the American people cast their votes in one of the most scrutinized elections in U.S. history. Dozens of courts, bipartisan election officials, and the Department of Justice all confirmed there was no evidence of widespread fraud. Yet, despite these facts, false claims about a ‘sto...

From Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Once official results affirmed Joe Biden’s victory, President Trump and his allies orchestrated an extensive campaign to overturn the outcome through extralegal means. The Committee detailed direct pressure applied to state officials—particularly in Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan—to al...

From Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Democracy becomes fragile the moment facts are treated as optional. One of the report’s foundational arguments is that the 2020 election, despite taking place during a pandemic and amid deep political division, was secure, lawful, and extensively scrutinized. Election officials across the country ad...

From The January 6th Report: Findings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

A false story can become politically more powerful than the truth if it is repeated often enough and tied to identity, anger, and fear. The report identifies the “Big Lie” as the central driver of the January 6 crisis: the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump. According to...

From The January 6th Report: Findings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

The rule of law often survives because ordinary officials do their jobs under extraordinary pressure. A major section of the report details how state and local election officials became targets of direct and indirect efforts to alter certified results. In places such as Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, a...

From The January 6th Report: Findings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Attack on the U.S. Capitol

Violence rarely erupts out of nowhere; it often emerges where ideology, organization, and permission intersect. The report argues that extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers played a significant role in transforming January 6 from a political protest into a coordinated breach of th...

From The January 6th Report: Findings of the Select Committee to Investigate the Attack on the U.S. Capitol