Tag Archive for: Jan. 6

Jan. 6 Public Hearings That Begin On June 9 Will Be “Must Watch TV”

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 2, 2022 The televised hearings of the House Jan. 6 Committee that begin next Thursday will have historical significance in the battle taking place in our country between democracy and autocracy. The House Select Committee is investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol – the first since the […]

It’s Time For Trump To Face The Music

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 28, 2022 It’s time for former President Trump to face the music. The rule of law is a cornerstone of our democracy. “Nobody is above the law” is a fundamental tenet of our legal system. Trump believes otherwise. Trump’s views about complying with laws were succinctly captured during the […]

There Must Be Consequences For Attempting To Steal A Presidential Election

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 21, 2022 In a speech to the House of Commons in 1948,Winston Churchill said that “those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” This warning looms large as we head into the public hearings to be held by the House Jan. 6 Committee in late May […]

E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: The Jan. 6 Committee And Merrick Garland Must Protect Our Endangered Democracy

  “Every piece of evidence that Trump committed a crime should be at the forefront of the hearings.” – D21 President Fred Wertheimer “Our democracy is sleepwalking toward catastrophe,” E.J. Dionne Jr. writes in his new column in The Washington Post. “With the Jan. 6 committee expected to hold hearings soon — in May or early […]

The Jan. 6 Committee Comes Into Play

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 14, 2022 As we head into the 2022 congressional elections, the implications of Trump’s Big Lie, the January 6 violent insurrection at the Capitol, and the voter suppression and election sabotage laws that followed, are coming into major play. In early June, the House Jan. 6 Committee is expected […]

WATCH: D21 President Fred Wertheimer On Trump, The Jan. 6 Investigation, & More

  Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Inside America with Ghida Fakhry, TRT World. April 13, 2022.

The Jan. 6 Investigation Heads To A Critical Stage

Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 7, 2022 The Jan. 6 Committee in the House is investigating the events surrounding the violent insurrection attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and the events leading up to it. The Committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses, including recently the President’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband […]

LISTEN: Fred Wertheimer On The Roadmap To Holding Trump Accountable

  Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer on Background Briefing With Ian Masters on March 31, 2022. (25 minutes)

Finally, A Road Map To Hold Trump Accountable, Former Amb. Norman Eisen And D21 President Fred Wertheimer Write In CNN Op-Ed

“Judge David Carter’s decision on Monday finding Trump ‘more likely than not’ committed crimes, sets out a road map for finally imposing consequences for the big lie,” former Ambassador Norman Eisen and Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer write in an op-ed published on CNN. The Judge’s decision, they write, “does so by tackling the thorniest […]

Ginni Thomas Texts To Trump COS Mark Meadows Emphasize The Extraordinary Importance Of The Jan. 6 House Committee Investigation

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The revelations yesterday that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of text messages to President Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to continue the fight to overturn the 2020 election, emphasize the extraordinary importance of the work of the House […]