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Ex-Pence aide: There would've been a "massacre" if Capitol riot "mob" had gotten closer to VP

Marc Short made the comments to ABC as he confirmed he testified before Jan. 6 grand jury.

Axios

Trump softened criticism of Jan. 6 rioters in day-after speech, committee says

Former President Donald Trump resisted a push to firmly denounce his supporters who stormed the Capitol in a speech the day after the attack, a member of the Jan. 6 Select House Committee said Monday.

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Donald Trump's original speech after the Capitol riot has been revealed. Here are the words he refused to say

When Donald Trump addressed the nation the day after the Capitol riots, he was reading from a script covered in edits. The January 6 committee have now revealed the words he refused to say.

ABC News

Biden says Trump lacked 'courage to act' during Jan. 6 riot

President Joe Biden is decrying his predecessor for failing to try and stop the deadly Jan_ 6 mob attack on the Capitol, saying “Donald Trump lacked the courage to act.”

The Independent UK

AP source: Top aide to Pence testifies before 1/6 grand jury

The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Biden slams Trump's Jan. 6 inaction: "Can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-American"

Jan. 6 select committee hearings have emphasized Trump's repeated refusal to intervene during the Capitol breach.

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Mike Pence’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury investigating January 6

Appearance of Marc Short indicates justice department has penetrated inner circle of Trump White House in its criminal inquiry

The Guardian - US

‘Donald Trump lacked the courage to act’: Biden slams predecessor over January 6 inaction

‘The Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police and other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes ... and for three hours, the defeated former President of the United States watched it all happen as he sat in the comfort of the private dining room next to…

The Independent UK

Top Mike Pence aide has reportedly given evidence in federal January 6 probe

The ex-Trump White House staffer is the highest-ranking official from the former administration who is known to have testified in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to attacking police officers and an Associated Press photographer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

New evidence shows Trump toned down his condemnation of the deadly Capitol attack

New evidence shared by the Jan. 6 committee shows then-President Donald Trump edited a speech that was aimed at strongly condemning the deadly attack on the Capitol last year.

WEKU

South Carolina man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot had Nazi images on phone

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is back in the hot seat after federal prosecutors say the man’s cellphone included 80 Nazi and white supremacist images, according to a government sentencing memorandum in the case.

Tribune News Service

Trump cut call to prosecute Capitol rioters from Jan 7 speech draft, new video shows

Mr Trump appears to have cut language ‘directing the Department of Justice to ensure all lawbreakers are fully prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law’ from remarks he delivered the day after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol

The Independent UK

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Salon

Malcolm Nance: Jan. 6 was a trial run

Bestselling author and former intelligence officer: "We were within hours of a full-scale coup d'état" on Jan. 6

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Trump should be charged for crimes against the United States

Charging a former president with crimes would be an extraordinary development in American history and carries the risk of forever reshaping our politics as well as the very future of the nation. It should not be undertaken lightly.

The Guardian - US

Is Murdoch tiring of Trump? Mogul’s print titles dump the ex-president

Tabloid with long relationship with former president blasts him over Capitol attack, saying he is unworthy to be elected again

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel will ‘get to the bottom’ of Secret Service texts, Cheney says

WASHINGTON — The bipartisan committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol intends to “get to the bottom” of missing or destroyed U.S. Secret Service texts from the days surrounding the attack, Rep. Liz Cheney said on Sunday.

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Trump tests waning appeal in Washington visit shadowed by Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is coming back to Washington as Republican rivals maneuver for a possible primary challenge and lawmakers probe his culpability for the Jan. 6 insurrection.

The Guardian - US

‘US democracy will not survive for long’: how January 6 hearings plot a roadmap to autocracy

Trump’s efforts to subvert the elections laid bare the system’s weaknesses, exposing it to greater exploitation

Tribune News Service

Former Sen. Claire McCaskill calls out Sen. Josh Hawley after he vows not to run away

One day after footage was released of U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., fleeing the Senate Chamber as rioters supporting former President Donald Trump overtook the the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the senator vowed not to run from voters.

Tribune News Service

About 18 million people tuned in to finale of Jan. 6 hearings

WASHINGTON — Nearly 18 million people watched the final congressional hearing into the Jan. 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to Nielsen data.

The Independent UK

Deleted text messages from Jan 6 found on 10 Secret Service staff phones, report says

Capitol riot committee and federal agency investigating missing messages

The Independent UK

Far-right streamer ‘Baked Alaska’ pleads guilty to Capitol riot crimes

Live-streaming personality berated police and broke into congressional offices during 27-minute stream

Tribune News Service

10 things we learned from Jan. 6 committee hearings on the Capitol attack

The events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, represent more than just the day when Trump loyalists stormed the U.S. Capitol.

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