Angry callers are threatening Congress. These interns are on the front lines - Roll Call Adam Kinzinger’s interns took on a sobering summer project — compiling a video of threats against their boss. Roll Call · Jul 28, 2022
PAC boosting Michigan Rep. Meijer in primary has family connection GOP Rep. Peter Meijer, who faces a Trump-backed opponent and tougher district this year, has a family-backed super PAC is helping him. Roll Call · Jul 27, 2022
Darren Bailey declines to answer questions on Trump, Jan. 6 panel and censuring Adam Kinzinger SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Darren Bailey saw an endorsement from Donald Trump as key to winning the Republican nomination for governor, traveling to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach in April to make his case. Chicago Tribune · Jul 27, 2022
Secret Service agents refuse to testify Anonymous news reports said Tony Ornato and Bobby Engel were willing to testify under oath. Now, not so much Salon · Jul 25, 2022
Jan. 6 panel deepens probe to Trump Cabinet, awaits Thomas The House Jan. 6 committee plans to interview more former Cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, as part of its investigation of the Capitol riot and Donald Trump’s role The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
Kinzinger tells GOP voters ‘you are being abused’ by leaders who know election wasn’t stolen Retiring congressman begs party to stop letting Trump’s allies use them for money The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to Republicans: Your leaders "have been lying to you" "They know the election wasn't stolen." Axios · Jul 24, 2022
Missouri Democrats planning ‘Hawlin’ Hawley’ 5K race to mock senator’s dash from Jan 6 rioters Footage released by January 6 committee showed him scampering through halls away from Capitol rioters mere hours after he was photographed raising a fist in solidarity with mob The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability Committee chairman Bennie Thompson said Mr. Trump ‘recklessly blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption’ as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 U.S. election The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022
In riveting Season 1 finale, Jan. 6 committee used Trump's allies against him The season finale of the Jan. 6 committee hearings was a tour de force of emotion, violence, deception and bravery that detailed the fallout of President Donald Trump's actions — or lack thereof — during the deadly attack on the Capitol. Los Angeles Times · Jul 22, 2022
Stephen Colbert on Trump: ‘A stain on our history – and that stain is ketchup’ Late-night hosts discuss the latest primetime hearing, Trump’s refusal to stop the insurrection, and Biden’s Covid diagnosis The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2022
Liz Cheney braces for primary loss as focus shifts to 2024 Liz Cheney’s pointed criticism of former President Donald Trump on the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is likely to hurt her reelection chances in Wyoming The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022
'Unbridled destructive energy': Takeaways from Thursday's hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee offered new details Thursday about the 187 minutes — from 1:10 pm to 4:17 pm — that elapsed between the end of President Trump's speech to supporters near the White House and the video he put out urging the mob storming the Capitol… Los Angeles Times · Jul 22, 2022
Exposing Trump’s ‘pathological selfishness’ could help restore America’s faith in its democracy Linking behaviour by Donald Trump to his role as commander-in-chief appealed to Americans’ devotion to the Constitution and the rule of law. The New Daily · Jul 22, 2022
WEKU · Jul 22, 2022 Trump didn't act and didn't want to, plus 4 other takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearings The committee, across eight hearings, has built a case — more political than legal — that Trump, who continues to lie about the election and teases he'll run in 2024, is not fit to hold the office.
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022 Trump fires off barrage of furious messages after Jan 6 hearing reveals damning evidence of his inaction Trump calls Liz Cheney ‘sanctimonious loser’ and Jake Tapper ‘Fake Tapper’
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2022 New details emerge of Donald Trump’s actions during Capitol attack Donald Trump refused to intervene during the Capitol riots on January 6 despite desperate pleas from aides and even his own family, a congressional inquiry has heard.Mr Trump, who watched the riot on TV from the White House, refused to condemn the insurrection attempt, instead “pouring gasoline on the fire“…
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2022 House panel says Trump ‘chose not to act’ during attack on US Capitol Committee investigating January 6 riots shared testimony showing that ex-president rejected pleas from even his family
Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022 Donald Trump 'watched US Capitol riots on TV and ignored desperate pleas for peace' A congressional hearing was told that former president Donald Trump ignored aides and family members as he watched riots at the U.S. Capitol unfold in January last year
The Guardian - US · Jul 22, 2022 Hearing delivers gripping ‘finale’ full of damning details about Trump Where the first seven hearings set out what Trump had done, this one told a fascinating story about what he did not do
Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022 Trump insiders recall how he spurned pleas to act as riot raged WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump ignored pleas to call off the mob storming the U.S. Capitol and remained publicly silent as he watched the violence unfold on television from his personal dining room off the Oval Office, according to evidence and testimony to the committee investigating last year’s insurrection.
Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022 Trump insiders recall how he spurned pleas to act as riot raged WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump ignored pleas to call off the mob storming the U.S. Capitol and remained publicly silent as he watched the violence unfold on television from his personal dining room off the Oval Office, according to evidence and testimony to the committee investigating last year’s insurrection.
WEKU · Jul 22, 2022 Jan. 6 panel sheds light on the 187 minutes Trump went dark during Capitol siege The hearing detailed what former President Donald Trump did and did not do in the hours after his Ellipse speech and before he tweeted a video asking his supporters to leave the Capitol.
Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022 5 key takeaways from the eighth January 6 committee hearing Panel says Donald Trump ‘refused to act’ to rein in the mob of his supporters as they stormed the US Capitol.
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022 Pence’s bodyguards were saying goodbye to family as Trump ‘chose not to act’ during Capitol attack, Jan 6 hearing reveals Latest committee hearing detailed president’s failure to act despite pleas from White House aides