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Ben Jacobs

Freelance Writer

    Latest articles by Ben Jacobs

    Politics
    4 things we learned from Monday’s January 6 hearing4 things we learned from Monday’s January 6 hearing
    Politics

    Including how an “apparently inebriated” Rudy Giuliani encouraged Trump to falsely claim he won the election.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    Trying the case at the scene of the crimeTrying the case at the scene of the crime
    Politics

    The January 6 committee’s first hearing evoked the day of the Capitol attack, held in the same building before a roomful of people who had been there.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Explainers
    The first January 6 hearing served up surprising revelations — that all point to TrumpThe first January 6 hearing served up surprising revelations — that all point to Trump
    Explainers

    The first hearing of the January 6 select committee lived up to the ample hype surrounding it.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    What to expect from the January 6 hearingsWhat to expect from the January 6 hearings
    Politics

    The House committee on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot hopes for a public reckoning on the events that culminated in the attack.

    By Ben Jacobs
    Politics
    The RNC’s January 6 committee strategy seeks some distance from Trump’s election liesThe RNC’s January 6 committee strategy seeks some distance from Trump’s election lies
    Politics

    In document obtained by Vox, the RNC recommends pushing back on the select committee while taking care not to be seen as explicitly speaking on behalf of Trump.

    By Ben Jacobs

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