There are still many unanswered questions about that dark day for U.S. democracy. Here is a look at what we’ve uncovered through public records requests and litigation, as well as what we’re still seeking to learn.

From the disturbing violence of Jan. 6 to the ongoing efforts to restrict voting and cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 election, 2021 has shown us just how fragile our democracy is.

“If the [acting attorney general] gets fired for not publicly espousing a falsehood, I walk,” texted top DOJ official Claire Murray on Jan. 3, 2021.

The lawsuit is the seventh American Oversight has filed seeking public information related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and calls for the release of officials’ communications with vocal Trump allies in the weeks after the 2020 election.

As lawmakers in various states move forward with their own sham election investigations, a web of familiar voter-fraud conspiracists have been linking up to promote the Big Lie.

Department of Justice emails from 2001 to 2004 regarding Manny Miranda, who is alleged to have unlawfully accessed and distributed strategic memos authored by Senate Democratic staffers. During his confirmation hearing, now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh testified that he had not known that Miranda was the source of the memos.

Records from the Department of State in response to American Oversight’s request for communications with any non-governmental email address attributed to Mike Pompeo, as well as emails he forwarded to his government account.

Records from the South Carolina Attorney General's Office in response to American Oversight's request for Attorney General Alan Wilson's communications dated from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8, 2021.

A Massachusetts judge and a court officer are currently facing federal charges for allegedly allowing a criminal defendant to exit using the rear door of the courtroom to evade ICE detention in April 2018.

On April 15, 2021, government ethics and accountability experts from American Oversight, Open The Government, the Campaign Legal Center, and Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington (CREW) participated in a liveblog event.