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Trump’s ‘legacy of American carnage’: Jan 6 hearing reveals president’s role in secret plot to bring mob to Capitol

Panel hears former president had no reason to believe election was unfair: ‘President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child’

The Independent UK

Draft tweet and secret messages reveal Trump had ‘deliberate strategy’ to lead Jan 6 crowd to Capitol

National Archives received draft despite it having never been sent

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel shows evidence of coordination between far-right groups and Trump allies

The committee showed video clips and text messages to demonstrate how far-right groups were emboldened by Trump's false claims about the 2020 election.

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Two Texas congressmen attended White House meeting about overturning 2020 election results, Jan. 6 committee reveals

It’s not clear what roles Brian Babin and Louie Gohmert played in the December 2020 meeting preceding the U.S. Capitol attack that interrupted Congress’ certification of the vote.

The Texas Tribune

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol spent its seventh hearing Tuesday focused on the origins of the mob and former President Trump’s role in inciting it.

Los Angeles Times

Trump knowingly incited Capitol mob after ‘unhinged’ meeting, committee hears

US lawmakers on Tuesday accused former president Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power fuelled by a chaotic meeting with some of his most ardent supporters.

France 24

January 6 committee reveals how a tweet from Donald Trump and an 'unhinged' meeting at the White House sparked the Capitol riot

The January 6 committee reveals how "the craziest meeting of the Trump presidency" and a late-night tweet from the former president encouraged extremists and conspiracy theorists to storm the Capitol and mount an insurrection.

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Five key takeaways from seventh January 6 US Capitol riot hearing

Tuesday’s wide-ranging hearing attempted to link former President Donald Trump to far-right groups that stormed Capitol.

Al Jazeera

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

Los Angeles Times

Twitter worker says he tried to sound alarm on Trump tweets

A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that former President Donald Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony

A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol has apologized to officers who protected the building on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Capitol officer says he’s not sure if he accepts rioter’s apology at January 6 hearing

‘It is hard to extend sympathy to an individual like that,’ Officer Harry Dunn tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee: Trump galvanized extremist groups to flood Capitol

“American carnage, that’s Donald Trump’s true legacy."

Axios

Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria to lead one of Jan. 6 panel's upcoming hearings

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Congresswoman Elaine Luria took an oath at 17 to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies — foreign and domestic.

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Capitol rioter apologizes to U.S. Capitol Police officers after Jan. 6 hearing

Ayres pleaded guilty to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building for entering the Capitol.

The Independent UK

Trump’s ‘legacy of American carnage’: Damning Jan 6 hearing reveals president’s role in secret plot to bring mob to Capitol

Panel hears former president had no reason to believe election was unfair: ‘President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child’

Axios

Capitol rioter testifies about sway Trump had over mob

“We basically were just following what he said,” Stephen Ayres told the panel on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Trump draft tweet and secret messages reveal he had ‘deliberate strategy’ to lead Jan 6 crowd to Capitol

National Archives received draft despite it having never been sent

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Roll Call

Jan. 6 panel shows how Trump’s words grasped backers, far-right groups

The former president’s actions had a profound influence on extremist groups focusing on Jan. 6 to overturn his election loss, committee says.

The Independent UK

‘Red wedding’: Video shows far-right promoting plans for ‘wild’ protest after Trump tweet, Jan 6 hearing told

’He is now calling on we the people to take action and show our numbers’, Alex Jones said in a video from December 2020

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on how right wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 hearing focuses on how right-wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

Al Jazeera

Jan 6 panel pushes to link Trump to Capitol violence – a timeline

Panel: Trump knew there was no evidence of voter fraud, but told supporters to come to Washington, DC, on Jan 6 anyway.

The Guardian - US

January 6 hearings: Trump tried to contact witness, Cheney says – as it happened

Witness declined phone call, Liz Cheney says, and panel ‘will take any efforts to influence witness testimony very seriously’

The Independent UK

What Donald Trump has said about the January 6 riot

Ex-president continues to gloat over size of the crowd at ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, portray jailed participants as innocent victims and shrug off responsibility as televised congressional hearings get underway

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