“They’re Going to Waste a Lot of People’s Time”: House Democrats Gird for Benghazi 2.0

J6 Panel to DOJ: Prosecute Trump • Hicks Twists the Knife • Musk Madness [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( “They’re Going to Waste a Lot of People’s Time”: House Democrats Gird for Benghazi 2.0 Good morning from the Hive newsroom! The January 6 committee sent a message yesterday to the Department of Justice: Prosecute Trump. As Eric Lutz [reports](, the committee accused Trump of several crimes, including inciting an insurrection, leaving it to the DOJ to decide whether or not to prosecute the former president. Plus, Bess Levin [points out]( how Hope Hicks helped twist the knife in video testimony aired during the final hearing. Meanwhile, Abigail Tracy [reports]( on how the Democrats are preparing for House Republicans to “launch a dizzying flurry of investigations” and unleash “information warfare.” Representative Joaquin Castro tells her, “it looks like we may move into a Benghazi-era again.” Finally, Caleb Ecarma [asks](, “When will the Elon Musk Twitter show actually come to an end?” Thanks for reading. [“They’re Going to Waste a Lot of People’s Time”: House Democrats Gird for Benghazi 2.0]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [Democrats know what it’s like to be the subject of wall-to-wall Republican investigations. As the House GOP sets its sights on probes into Dr. Fauci, Hunter Biden, and more, can Democrats win at information warfare?]( [Read more button](   [January 6 Committee Approves 4 Criminal Referrals Against Donald Trump, Urges DOJ to Prosecute]( By [Eric Lutz]( [In its final public meeting, Bennie Thompson’s House panel issued criminal referrals against the former president and top allies, and filed ethics complaints against several sitting GOP lawmakers, including Kevin McCarthy, who could assume the speakership next month.]( [Read more button](   [Hope Hicks Shows Up to Twist the Knife as 1/6 Committee Implores the DOJ to Prosecute Donald Trump]( By [Bess Levin]( [A nice touch by the January 6 investigators.]( [Read more button](   [When Will the Elon Musk Twitter Show Actually Come to an End?]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The weekend brought more chaos at Twitter. Tesla closed at a two-year low. And Musk, who spent Sunday palling around with Jared Kushner in Qatar, failed his own confidence vote (via Twitter poll).]( [Read more button](   [Report: Trump’s Golf Cart Is Retrofitted With a Laptop and Printer So He Can Read “Uplifting News Articles” and “Online Posts” About Himself]( By [Bess Levin]( [Inside Trump’s sad little Mar-a-Lago life, where his assistants beg people to call him and “boost his spirits with positive affirmations” and people clap after he cuts his food with a fork and knife.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](newsletter=vf) Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2022 Condé Nast