Garland says he is watching January 6 hearings amid pressure to investigate Trump US attorney general says official guidelines do not prevent him from investigating ex-president The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
Trump ignored repeated warnings from Barr, advisers that election fraud claims were ‘bogus’ WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, in the second hearing this month by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection… Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Key takeaways from the second hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, held its second televised public hearing Monday morning and detailed how former President Donald Trump knowingly lied about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election. Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Ex-Trump aide calls Giuliani "garbage" "Trump's inner circle at the end was … [Rudy] Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, Peter Navarro," said Mick Mulvaney Salon · Jun 13, 2022
Donald Trump ‘detached from reality’ after presidential election, committee hears Donald Trump became “detached from reality” after the 2020 presidential election, the January 6 Capitol riot inquiry has heard. Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2022
Merrick Garland says he’s ‘watching’ Jan 6 hearings amid calls for Trump to face criminal charges ‘I would like to see the justice department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity on the part of Donald Trump,’ California Democrat says The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
Truth Social users claim they’ve been banned from Trump platform for posting about Jan 6 hearings ‘So much for free speech!’ one user wrote after a ban The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
Failure to prosecute Trump is political The Big Lie was a fraud perpetuated on Trump supporters, but will they admit their leader is exploiting them? Salon · Jun 13, 2022
A ‘definitely intoxicated’ Giuliani urged Trump to push fraud claims on election night, aide says WASHINGTON — An allegedly intoxicated Rudolph W. Giuliani was one of the few presidential advisers telling former President Donald Trump on election night 2020 that the election was stolen and that he should declare victory, according to testimony from another key campaign adviser shown Monday at a hearing held by… Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Mary McNamara: The Jan. 6 committee report feels like a '70s rerun. Here's why it's definitely not Can someone grab me a Tab and some Sea & Ski? We've time-traveled back to the 1970s, and I need to prep for summer. Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
An ‘inebriated’ Giuliani urged Trump to falsely claim victory on election night Former Trump attorney Jason Miller testifies that Giuliani who was advising Trump on election night was ‘definitely intoxicated’ The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
Mastriano brings election denier onto Pa. governor campaign The Pennsylvania Republican nominee for governor who's pushed Donald Trump's election lies has appointed Trump's former campaign lawyer as a senior legal adviser to his campaign The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
Stepien, Barr repeatedly told Trump that fraud claims were false WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, testimony that set the tone for… Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Trump knew there was no election fraud: Jan 6 panel – a timeline In second hearing this month, congressional committee highlights that advisers told Trump fraud allegations were false. Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Bannon threatens to impeach ‘everybody’ if Jan 6 hearings lead to criminal charge against Trump Bannon was indicted in the fall by the DoJ for not complying with the January 6 committee’s subpoena
Reason · Jun 13, 2022 Political Violence Escalates in a Fracturing U.S. Tensions won’t simmer down until Americans stop fearing power in the hands of enemies.
Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022 Top Trump targets Nancy Mace and Tom Rice face GOP voters WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s effort to extract revenge on lawmakers who challenged his hold on the GOP meets its latest test Tuesday in South Carolina, where he has thrown his weight behind challengers to Reps. Tom Rice, who voted to impeach him, and Nancy Mace, who criticized his…
Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022 Two Trump impeachment trials later, Rep. Zoe Lofgren will lead hearing on his Jan. 6 actions WASHINGTON — Rep. Zoe Lofgren was at work on Capitol Hill each of the four times Congress moved to impeach a president in modern U.S. history, first as a staffer and later as representative — the only member with such experience.
Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022 Top Trump targets Nancy Mace and Tom Rice face GOP voters - Roll Call Rice, who voted to impeach, and Mace, who harshly criticized the former president, will test Trump's sway with GOP primary voters.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 1/6 panel to hear Trump campaign manager, probe election lie The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol is delving deeper into what it calls “the big lie,” Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2022 Erecting a billboard for the blind The Jan. 6 committee hearings are laying out evidence for a country where half the citizens stopped processing facts long ago.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022 Jan 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Trump Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot say they've uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2022 Jan. 6 panel hearings preview: Monday on Trump’s “Big Lie,” Adam Kinzinger in spotlight on Wednesday Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., said Sunday the Wednesday hearing will focus on how Trump tried “to install his own people in Justice to do his bidding.”
Tribune News Service · Jun 11, 2022 North Texas man sentenced to a year and a day for helping to lead siege on US Capitol DALLAS — A North Texas man was sentenced Friday to one year and one day in prison for his role in the violent riots on the U.S. Capitol last year.
The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2022 Newsmax host belittles Capitol police officer as ‘attractive blonde’ and downplays attack Officer Caroline Edwards described to the committee how she had slipped in blood and seen a ‘ghostly pale’ Brian Sicknick