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The U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attacks is resuming its hearings on Oct. 13, 2022, and is expected to produce a report before the November midterm elections about rioters’ attempted coup and efforts to prevent President Joe Biden from assuming office. The bipartisan committee is not authorized to indict or arrest anyone. Still, the committee hearings have prompted speculation about whether former President Donald Trump or his top advisers might face charges. The group does have the power to recommend legal actions for the Justice Department to take action against Trump and others. But even without legal teeth, the committee can serve other purposes, like influencing public opinion, for example, or recommending policy reforms. There’s a long p...

The gymnasts testified at a Senate hearing on the bureau's delayed -- and flawed -- response to early accusations against the team doctor. Candice Norwood Originally published by The 19th American gymnast and Olympian McKayla Maroney condemned the FBI on Wednesday for failing to act on her reports of sexual abuse against former USA gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar in the summer of 2015. “Not only did the FBI not report my abuse, but when they eventually documented my report 17 months later, they made entirely false claims about what I said,” Maroney told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Maroney appeared before the committee alongside fellow gymnasts and survivors Simone Biles, Maggie Nichols and Aly Raisman during a hearing to examine how the FBI handled its in...

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The Jan. 6 Committee Could Learn From The Failures Of Truth Commissions To Bring Justice And Accountability

‘Not Ever Over’ – Simone Biles, U.S. Gymnasts Castigate FBI Over Its Failures On Larry Nassar Case