Why January 6 Matters
Understand presidential elections, the Electoral College, the congressional electoral count and the peaceful transfer of executive power.
Explore Part I →A Supreme Citizens Civic History Project
JANUARY 6: MEMORY, RECORD & REPUBLIC
Elections. Transfer of Power. Constitutional Government. Historical Memory.
On January 6, 2021, Congress assembled at the United States Capitol to count the electoral votes submitted by the states. The proceeding followed weeks of election challenges, litigation, political disagreement and competing claims concerning the 2020 presidential election. While Congress was conducting the count, the Capitol was breached and the proceeding stopped. Hours later, Congress returned, resumed the electoral count and completed the constitutional process.
The starting point
Begin with the record.
January 6 produced investigations, prosecutions, constitutional disputes, Supreme Court decisions, security reforms, presidential clemency and continuing disagreement. This project is designed to distinguish evidence from interpretation and allegations from adjudicated findings.
POLITICAL LEADERS MAY CHANGE.THE REPUBLIC CONTINUES.Explore the Project
Eight paths through the historical record
The Road to January 6
Follow Election Day through January 5: certifications, recounts, litigation, competing elector documents, objections and preparations in Washington.
Explore Part II →January 6 — Minute by Minute
Follow synchronized timelines for Congress, the Vice President, the President, the rally, Capitol, law enforcement, agencies and public communications.
Explore Part III →Warnings, Security & Response
Examine intelligence, Capitol security, FBI and DHS reporting, the National Guard response and later investigations.
Explore Part IV →Investigations, Accountability & Courts
Separate impeachment, congressional findings, criminal prosecutions, Supreme Court decisions, civil cases and presidential clemency.
Explore Part V →Evidence Ledger & Source Vault
Search court filings, government reports, electoral certificates, video, audio, communications, law-enforcement records and other primary sources.
Explore Part VI →People, Voices & Oral Histories
Hear documented perspectives while keeping personal testimony clearly distinguished from independently established facts.
Explore Part VII →You Decide
Examine major disputed questions through supporting evidence, contrary evidence, adjudicated findings and unresolved issues.
Explore Part VIII →Independent External Research Archive
Explore the January 6 Memory Project
For visitors seeking January 6 prosecution records, the independent January 6 Memory Project preserves Department of Justice releases and linked federal court materials. Supreme Citizens provides constitutional and civic context; the external archive provides direct access to a substantial documentary prosecution record.
Explore the Independent Archive →Evidence Standard
How we handle the record
Established Fact
Supported by reliable evidence.
Primary Source
Original or contemporaneous record.
Court Finding
A judicial determination.
Government Finding
An official investigative conclusion.
Allegation
A claim not established merely by assertion.
Disputed
Material disagreement remains.
Conflicting Evidence
Reliable records materially conflict.
Later Development
Later evidence or law changed the record.
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Preserve the record. Identify the source. Distinguish fact from allegation. Distinguish evidence from interpretation. Let citizens examine the evidence.
Memory, Record & Republic
What can January 6 teach us?
The purpose of remembering January 6 is larger than remembering one day. It is an opportunity to understand how constitutional government operates when elections are disputed, institutions are tested and citizens profoundly disagree.
READ THE RECORD.
EXAMINE THE EVIDENCE.
THINK FOR YOURSELF.
PARTICIPATE AS A CITIZEN.
SUSTAIN THE REPUBLIC.
This is a civic and educational project. Historical pages should display a “Record current through” date and preserve corrections when reliable new evidence changes the record.