Tag Archive for: Jan. 6

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 […]

The Walls May Be Starting To Close In On Trump

FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  March 3, 2022 The walls may be starting to close in on Donald Trump, even as polls indicate he maintains a tight grip on Republican voters, and GOP officeholders and candidates continue to bend the knee to Trump. Yesterday in a court filing, the House Jan. 6. Committee asserted for the […]

E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: Real Accountability For Jan. 6 Requires Political Reform

 “The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was an attempt, through force and violence, to overturn the will of the majority expressed in a free and fair election,” Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. writes in a new op-ed. “In a well-functioning democratic republic,” he writes, “its anniversary would engender a commitment across party lines to protecting and enhancing […]