Power & elections

January 6

The speech, the attack and a prosecution that never reached trial

The initial Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, recorded by a security camera.
U.S. Capitol Police · Source & image context ↗

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Documented attack · acquittal · federal case dismissed

Historical responsibility and criminal guilt are different judgments. Neither cherry-picked speech clips nor procedural outcomes settle the whole record.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

READ THE FILE

Evidence & assessment.

Open an article for its evidence, labeled AI assessment and numbered sources. Read the complete static edition ↗

OPEN THE RECORD

Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. House January 6 Committee final report, Chapter 7: presidential actions during the attack ↗

    Congressional findings, not a criminal verdict; Chapters 2 and 7 belong to one report.

  2. Senate roll call: second Trump impeachment, 57–43 vote (February 13, 2021) ↗

    Official vote: a majority voted guilty but the constitutionally required two-thirds threshold was not reached.

  3. Special Counsel Jack Smith: election-case final report, Volume I (January 2025) ↗

    Prosecutor's account and charging assessment. Read the dismissal explanation around printed page 137; Trump was never tried in this case.

  4. Supreme Court: Trump v. United States (July 1, 2024) ↗

    The controlling Supreme Court decision separates core constitutional acts, other official conduct and unofficial acts; it does not find disputed events never happened.

  5. Justice Department: January 20, 2025 Capitol-related clemency ↗

    Official description of the 2025 clemency action; clemency changes punishment and legal consequences, rather than resolving historical evidence.