The January 6 report / by The House January 6th Committee ; with a foreword on the coup conspiracy by Ari Melber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, author.

Contributor:

Melber, Ari, 1980- writer of foreword.

United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, issuing body.

Series:

United States. Congress. House. Report ; 117-663.

Report / 117th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives ; 117-663

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitol Riot, Washington, D.C., 2021.

Trump, Donald, 1946-.

Trump, Donald.

Riots--Washington (D.C.)--21st century.

Riots.

Political violence--Washington (D.C.)--21st century.

Political violence.

Governmental investigations--United States--21st century.

Governmental investigations.

Domestic terrorism--United States--21st century.

Domestic terrorism.

Presidents--United States--Election.

Presidents.

Presidents--United States--Election--2020.

Washington (D.C.).

United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--2021-.

Genre:

Legislative materials.

Physical Description:

xxxii, xxiii, 692 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

January 6th report

January sixth report

Final report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol

Place of Publication:

New York : Harper, [2022]

Summary:

"The formal findings of the bipartisan Congressional inquiry into the coordinated attempt to overthrow the 2020 election, with a foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber" -- from back cover.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PRELIMINARIES

Executive Summary: Overview of the Evidence Developed

Referrals to the U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel and House Ethics Committee

Efforts to Avoid Testifying, Evidence of Obstruction, and Assessments of Witness Credibility

Summary: Creation of the Select Committee; Purposes

Select Committee Witnesses Were Almost Entirely Republican

NARRATIVE

ch. 1 The Big Lie

1.1. The Big Lie Reflected Deliberate Exploitation of the "Red Mirage"

1.2. Trump's Pre-Election Plans to Declare Victory

1.3. Trump's Pre-Election Efforts to Delegitimize the Election Process

1.4. President Trump's Launch of the Big Lie

1.5. Post-Election: President Trump Replaces His Campaign Team

1.6. President Trump's Campaign Team Told Him He Lost the Election and There Was No Significant Fraud

1.7. President Trump Had His Day in Court

1.8. President Trump Repeatedly Promoted Conspiracy Theories

1.9. President Trump's January 6th Speech

ch. 2 "I Just Want To Find 11,780 Votes"

2.1. The Electoral College, and President Trump's Attempt to Subvert It

2.2. The Plan Emerges

2.3. Outreach and Implementation of the Plan

2.4. An Outright Request for Victory

2.5. Some Officials Eagerly Assisted President Trump With His Plans

2.6. The Final Outreach to State Legislators

2.7. The Harm Caused by Demonizing Public Servants

ch. 3 Fake Electors And The "The President Of The Senate Strategy"

3.1. Laying the Groundwork for the Fake Elector Plan: The Chesebro Memos

3.2. President Trump and the Campaign Adopt the Fake Elector Scheme

3.3. The Campaign Legal Team Bows Out, and Giuliani Steps In

3.4. Some of the Proposed Fake Electors Express Concerns About the Plan

3.5. On December 14th, The Fake Electors Meet and Vote

3.6. The Fallout from the Fake Elector Plan

ch. 4 "Just Call It Corrupt and Leave the Rest to Me"

4.1. The DOJ Found No Significant Evidence of Fraud

4.2. November 23, 2020: Barr Challenges President Trump's Election Lies

4.3. December 1, 2020: President Trump is Irate After Barr Says There is No Significant Fraud

4.4. December 14, 2020: Barr Submits His Resignation

4.5. Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue Hold the Line

4.6. President Trump is Introduced to Jeffrey Clark

4.7. December 27th Phone Call

4.8. Congressman Scott Perry Calls Donoghue

4.9. December 28, 2020: The Clark Letter

4.10. December 29th Meeting

4.11. Rosen's December 30th Call with President Trump

4.12. December 31st Meeting

4.13. January 2, 2021: Rosen and Donoghue Confront Clark Again

4.14. January 3, 2021: Clark Informs DOJ Leadership that He Will Accept President Trump's Offer

4.15. President Trump's Unprecedented Attempt to Subvert the DOJ

ch. 5 "A Coup In Search of A Legal Theory"

5.1. President Trump and His Allies Embark on a Desperate Gambit to Block Certification of the 2020 Presidential Election

5.2. President Trump and his Allies Exert Intense Public and Private Pressure on the Vice President in Advance of the Joint Session of Congress on January 6th

5.3. President Trump and his Allies Continue to Pressure the Vice President on January 6th, Threatening His Life and Our Democracy

5.4. President Trump Endangers Pence's Life, Causing the Vice President, His Family, and Staff to Narrowly Miss the Rioters as They Flee the Mob Attacking the Capitol

5.5. Aftermath of the Attack

ch. 6 "Be There, Will Be Wild!"

6.1. How Far-Right Extremists and Conspiracy Theorists Planned for January 6th

6.2. The Proud Boys: "[Y]ou Want to Storm the Capitol"

6.3. The Oath Keepers: "He Called Us All to the Capitol and Wants Us to Make it Wild!!!"

6.4. "Trump Said It's Gonna be Wild!!!!!!! It's Gonna be Wild!!!!!!!"

6.5. "Ready to Step in And Do What Is Needed"

6.6. "Friends of Stone"

6.7. White Nationalists: "The Capitol Siege was Fucking Awesome "

6.8. The Three (III%) Percenters: "#OccupyCongress"

6.9. QAnon: "Operation Occupy the Capitol"

6.10. TheDonald.win: "Occupy the Capitol"

6.11. How the White House and Rally Organizers Prepared for January 6th

6.12. "He's Calling on You, He Needs Your Help"

6.13. "Trump is Supposed to Order Us to the Capitol"

6.14. "Well, I Should Walk With the People"

6.15. "POTUS Likes the Crazies"

6.16. January 5, 2021: "Fort Trump"

6.17. "Together, We Will STOP THE STEAL"

ch. 7 187 Minutes Of Dereliction

7.1. "Reinsert the Mike Pence Lines"

7.2. "I'll Be There With You"

7.3. The President's Anger When He Could Not March to the Capitol

7.4. "We're Going to Try to Get the President to Put Out a Statement"

7.5. "He Doesn't Want to Do Anything"

7.6. "He Thinks Mike Deserves It"

7.7. "I Guess The/re just More Upset About the Election Theft Than You Are"

7.8. "Stay Peaceful!"

7.9. "The President Needs to Stop This ASAP"

7.10. "We Love You. You're Very Special"

7.11. "Remember This Day Forever!"

7.12. President Trump Still Sought to Delay the Joint Session

7.13. He "Just Didn't Want to Talk About It Anymore"

7.14. President Trump's "Rhetoric Killed Someone"

ch. 8 Analysis Of The Attack

8.1. The Mob Assembles in Washington

8.2. March of the Proud Boys

8.3. The Initial Attack

8.4. President Trump's Mob Descends on the U.S. Capitol

8.5. The Mob Surges

8.6. The United States Capitol is Breached

8.7. President Trump Pours Fuel on the Fire

8.8. The Evacuation

8.9. Clearing the U.S. Capitol Building and Restricted Grounds

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommendations

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Government Agency Preparation For And Response To January 6Th

Appendix 2 Dc National Guard Preparation For And Response To January 6Th

Appendix 3 The Big Rip-Off: Follow The Money.

Notes:

"Official edition of the House Report" -- back cover.

"To read the full appendices of The January 6 Report, visit https://january6th.house.gov/

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780063315501

0063315505

OCLC:

1346945968