Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Continues Collecting Artifacts From Jan. 6 Capitol Attack. “Artifacts reflecting the violence, chaos and confusion at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6, 2021, have been added to the collections of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in a continuing effort to document the attack on that day and its larger impact on American democracy.”
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CNN: Special counsel investigating Jan. 6 sought Trump’s direct messages from Twitter, court transcripts reveal
CNN: Special counsel investigating Jan. 6 sought Trump’s direct messages from Twitter, court transcripts reveal. “The special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump and the aftermath of the 2020 election sought the former president’s Twitter direct messages, of which there were many, federal prosecutors and lawyers for Twitter revealed in newly unsealed transcripts from February court hearings about the search warrant.”
Washington Post: New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6
Washington Post: New video undercuts claim Twitter censored pro-Trump views before Jan. 6. “… the video and other newly obtained internal Twitter records show that, far from working to censor pro-Trump sentiment in the days before the Capitol riot, the company’s leaders were intent on leaving it up — despite internal warnings that trouble was brewing.”
FBI misused database for January 6 riot searches: court (Reuters)
Reuters: FBI misused database for January 6 riot searches: court. “A US court found the FBI improperly searched for information in a US database of foreign intelligence 278,000 times over several years, including investigating suspects in the January 6 Capitol riots, according to a ruling.”
Just Security: Introduction to Expert Statements on Democracy and Political Violence, submitted to January 6th House select committee
Just Security: Introduction to Expert Statements on Democracy and Political Violence, submitted to January 6th House select committee. “In collecting some of these statements and launching this collection, Just Security is providing an invaluable resource to all Americans, and others beyond, who still seek a more holistic understanding of January 6th, and who want to explore what the sobering conclusions of the Select Committee might mean for the future of our democracy.”
Just Security: January 6 Clearinghouse
Just Security: January 6 Clearinghouse. “Welcome to this all-source repository of information for analysts, researchers, investigators, journalists, educators, and the public at large. Check out our new addition below: A curated repository of deposition transcripts from the House Select Committee. Readers may also be interested in Major Highlights of the January 6th Report.”
Rolling Stone: Leaked Jan. 6 Committee Report Exposes Twitter’s Post-Insurrection Chaos
Rolling Stone: Leaked Jan. 6 Committee Report Exposes Twitter’s Post-Insurrection Chaos. “IN THE IMMEDIATE aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack, Twitter employees raged at their own company and its leadership, blaming them for the social media giant’s inept handling of Donald Trump and other top MAGA figures’ incitement to violence. ‘Do you want to have more blood on your hands?’ one staffer asked a top executive, Del Harvey, when she questioned whether Trump could inspire more violence in the insurrection’s aftermath.”
New Web Site Contains January 6 Report and “Attack Timeline”
Spotted on Twitter: a new Web site housing the January 6 report. There’s a chaptered and searchable version of the report, of course, but there’s also an “Attack Timeline” which provides information about what happened when, mapped out on a 3d model of the Capitol. Impressive.
Washington Post: House committee asks National Archives to review Trump storage unit
Washington Post: House committee asks National Archives to review Trump storage unit. “The House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the National Archives on Tuesday requesting a review to determine whether former president Donald Trump has retained any additional presidential records at his storage facility in Florida.”
WIRED: A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet
WIRED: A Peek Inside the FBI’s Unprecedented January 6 Geofence Dragnet. “THE FBI’S BIGGEST-EVER investigation included the biggest-ever haul of phones from controversial geofence warrants, court records show. A filing in the case of one of the January 6 suspects, David Rhine, shows that Google initially identified 5,723 devices as being in or near the US Capitol during the riot. Only around 900 people have so far been charged with offenses relating to the siege.”
Jan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred ‘terrifying’ choice (Washington Post)
Washington Post: Jan. 6 Twitter witness: Failure to curb Trump spurred ‘terrifying’ choice. “In an explosive hearing in July, an unidentified former Twitter employee testified to the House Jan. 6 committee that the company had tolerated false and rule-breaking tweets from Donald Trump for years because executives knew their service was his ‘favorite and most-used … and enjoyed having that sort of power.'”
CNN: House Oversight Committee asks Archives if Trump still possesses presidential records
CNN: House Oversight Committee asks Archives if Trump still possesses presidential records. “The House Oversight Committee is asking the National Archives for an assessment of whether there are presidential records still unaccounted for and in Donald Trump’s possession, according to a new letter obtained by CNN.”
Washington Post: Secret Service’s ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts
Washington Post: Secret Service’s ‘ludicrous’ deletion of Jan. 6 phone data baffles experts. “Experts are divided over whether the disappearance of phone data from around the time of the insurrection is a sign of incompetence, an intentional coverup, or some murkier middle ground. But the failure has raised suspicions about the disposition of records that could provide intimate details about what happened on that chaotic day, and whose preservation was mandated by federal law.”
Associated Press: Secret Service Jan. 6 texts erased despite Congress’ request
Associated Press: Secret Service Jan. 6 texts erased despite Congress’ request. “Secret Service text messages from around the time of the attack on the U.S. Capitol were deleted despite requests from Congress and federal investigators that they be preserved, the agency confirmed Tuesday in response to a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.”
Washington Post: Twitter went easy on Trump because it ‘relished’ the power, ex-employee says
Washington Post: Twitter went easy on Trump because it ‘relished’ the power, ex-employee says. “A former Twitter employee told the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection that the company gave former president Donald Trump more lenient treatment because it enjoyed the ‘power’ his stature lent to the social network.”