
Nearly a year after his failed coup attempt, Donald Trump and his associates are attempting to delay and defy the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurgency.
Trump’s obstruction campaign, which has already reached the Supreme Court, raises doubts about whether the panel, which is already working under a tight deadline ahead of next year’s midterm elections, will be able to deliver on its promise of a historic account of his efforts to overturn the election. As he prepares for an ostensibly new run for the White House, Trump’s inner circle is involved in a strategy of averting a thorough reckoning over one of the most memorable days in American history and attempting to whitewash history.