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NPR investigation shows how the government tried to erase information about January 6

This week marks the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. An NPR investigation details how the Trump administration is trying to erase government information on the attack.

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Corrected: January 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM MST
This story provides an incorrect web address for NPR’s visual archive of Jan. 6, 2021. The correct address is npr.org/j6archive.
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Tom Dreisbach is a correspondent on NPR's Investigations team focusing on breaking news stories.
Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First.
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