Jan. 6 panel’s Trump evidence raises pressure on DOJ

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol was able to offer additional damning evidence against Donald Trump in its final hearing for the summer, ramping up the pressure on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to more directly investigate the former president.  

Thursday’s hearing furthered insight into Trump’s state of mind the day of the riot and after as he removed language from a Jan. 6 address asking rioters to leave the Capitol and on Jan. 7 as he slashed language from an address condemning their actions...