With the new year, the House select committee investigating the attack of Jan. 6, 2021 — two years ago today — has wrapped up its work.

American Oversight’s investigations of Trump’s attempt to overturn his loss and the government’s response to the insurrection have resulted in the release of key documents that align with a number of the committee’s findings.

As the November elections get closer, the number of candidates on the ballot beholden to the Big Lie remains alarmingly high.

Records released by the Arizona Attorney General in response to American Oversight’s request for Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich's and Solicitor General Beau Roysden's communications spanning from Jan. 6 to Jan. 8, 2021.

American Oversight letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland requesting an investigation of the Department of Defense's failure to preserve test messages and other communications from Jan. 6, 2021, the day of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

American Oversight sued the Election Assistance Commission for the release of communications between select commissioners and known election conspiracy theorists and voting-restriction advocates, including EAC advisory board member Cleta Mitchell. 

“Call Secretary McCarthy… he has not released the DCNG to assist,” an official in the department’s national security division emailed senior leaders at 4:01 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021. American Oversight has updated its detailed, minute-by-minute timeline of the government’s response to the attack on the Capitol with newly obtained records.

Records from the U.S. Department of Justice in response to American Oversight's request for high-ranking officials’ communications from Jan. 6, 2021, concerning the attack on the U.S. Capitol. These records also include documents related to a conference call convened by Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller on Jan. 4, 2021, concerning public events planned for Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall.