The January 6th report The report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Book - 2022

"Presents the full text of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol's report, which addresses the origins of the insurrection, how it was organized and funded and the role of Donald Trump and other high-ranking officials"--

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Genres
Legislative materials
Published
New York : Celadon Books 2022.
Language
English
Corporate Author
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
Corporate Author
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (author)
Other Authors
David Remnick (writer of preface)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"Published by Celadon Books in collaboration with The New Yorker"--Page opposite title page.
Appendices not included. To view the full report, visit https://www.govinfo.gov/committee/house-january6th?path=/browsecommittee/chamber/house/committee/january6th/collection/CRPT
Physical Description
xxviii, xxii, 724 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9781250877529
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Thoughtfully prepared edition of the public-domain report issued by the U.S. House of Representatives. In the eyes of the Jan. 6 Committee, the principal agent of the attempted coup was Donald Trump. Indeed, Trump incited insurrectionists well before his famous "will be wild" tweet, and he called those insurrectionists off, after what the committee deemed "187 minutes of dereliction," only when "it was obvious that the riot would fail to stop the certification of the vote." This exhaustive report, like its hearings, is structured thematically, with sections devoted to such issues as the insurrectionist groups whom Trump and his allies recruited, including the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, who invoked not just 1776, but also the Bolshevik storming of the Winter Palace. ("No historical event has been less American.") Another section treats the bizarre legal theories advanced by John Eastman, who "concluded that President Trump could remain president if--and only if--Vice President Pence followed Eastman's illegal advice and determined which electoral college ballots were 'valid.' " Apart from punishment of the criminals, the committee recommends some actions that are likely to cause controversy (and which will doubtless be ignored by the Republican-majority House in January 2023--e.g., the call to monitor media companies (read Fox, OAN, et al.) whose programming has "had the effect of radicalizing their consumers, including by provoking people to attack their own country." This edition, prepared in conjunction with the New Yorker, includes excellent commentary by David Remnick, who has long been reporting on related events. Sometimes snippy, as when he refers to the insurrectionists' "cosplay battle gear," Remnick provides useful context, while committee member Jamie Raskin adds recommendations to the report, including direct election of presidents and abolition of the Electoral College in order to "break out of the GOP's matrix of democracy suppression." A must-read for politics-watchers. Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.