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Jan. 6 hearings are Trump's third third impeachment trial

The Jan. 6 committee wants to succeed where the impeachment managers fell short.

Axios

What Donald Trump has said about the Jan 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 ahead as televised congressional hearings get underway

The Independent UK

Official in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot

An elected official who is a central figure in a New Mexico county’s refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

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Trump denies he called Mike Pence ‘wimp’ as he viciously attacks Jan 6 committee members

Mr Trump is claiming that multiple former White House staffers who testified under oath are lying

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney rose through the ranks to become the third-highest-ranking Republican. But she risked it all to take on Donald Trump

Born into the Republican establishment, Liz Cheney is no stranger to pitfalls along the path to power. However, in taking on Donald Trump over the January 6 insurrection, she's putting her political future on the line.

ABC News

Mike Pence's actions on Jan. 6 were wholly unremarkable – until they saved the nation

New revelations from the congressional committee investigating the events on and leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol show the crucial role then-Vice President Mike Pence played in thwarting the insurrection – and reveal the principles behind his actions.

The Conversation

Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what went wrong

As the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings pass their halfway point, they have brought new details to light that explain the events of the attack on the Capitol and place them in context of a larger effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

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Aspiring Pa. Proud Boy sentenced to 2 weeks behind bars for role in Capitol riot

A once-aspiring Proud Boy from Camden County was sentenced Friday to two weeks’ incarceration for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trump's stealing from Black Lives Matter

Trump stole ideas from leaderless activists — and is now using them to evade consequences for inciting January 6

Salon

Former Trump aide Navarro pleads not guilty in contempt case

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty in the criminal contempt case against him for defying a subpoena by the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot.

Tribune News Service

Prince William's secret letter to grieving girlfriend after partner's 'dreadful' death

Writing to Sandra Garza, the girlfriend of late police officer Brian Sicknick, Prince William expressed his sorrow over the cop's passing after he was sprayed with a chemical during the Capitol riots and died the next day

Daily Mirror

Ex-Trump aide Navarro pleads not guilty to contempt charges

Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro has pleaded not guilty to contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

The Jan. 6 hearings are tailor-made for social media – that doesn't mean they're reaching a wide audience

On June 16, 2022, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol used its two-hour hearing to paint a picture of a relentless campaign by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into throwing the election to Trump.

The Conversation

Photos of the week ending June 17, 2022 - Roll Call

As the Jan. 6 committee hearings dominated the news in the Capitol, Roll Call photojournalists were there to capture the week's events.

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Evening Standard

Trump ‘blasted Pence a wimp before mob stormed Capitol’

Ivanka Trump‘s testimony recounts what she heard in the Oval Office

The Independent UK

Prince William sent personal letter to girlfriend of Capitol officer killed on Jan 6 while Trump did nothing

Brian Sicknick, a Capitol officer, died on 7 January 2021 after having two strokes the day after the Jan 6 riot

ABC News

The Loop: Anthony Albanese extends COVID funding, praise for Mike Pence at Capitol riots hearing, and Beyonce teases new music

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The Independent UK

Anti-vaxx doctor sentenced to jail for role in Capitol riots

Simone Gold pleads guilty to misdemeanour charges of unlawfully entering a restricted area

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The Guardian - AU

Capitol attack prosecutors press January 6 committee for transcripts

Attorneys general say material is needed for criminal cases but congressional inquiry says it must be left to do its work

ABC News

The 'crazy' plan and praise for Pence: The key moments from the latest hearing into the January 6 US Capitol riots

The committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots hears Donald Trump’s closest advisers labelled his efforts to pressure vice-president Mike Pence to reject the election result as "nuts" and "crazy".

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A half a century after Nixon's Watergate shook democracy, Trump has trumped him

Fifty years ago Friday, burglars broke into the Watergate Hotel in Washington, the first chapter of a story that would transform American politics. The anniversary comes as Congress investigates the greatest constitutional crisis since then. Just as Watergate-era leaders instituted important reforms to address the weaknesses of the system that…

WEKU

Pence prevented a fall into chaos, and 3 other takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing

The committee laid out how Trump and a lawyer advising him pressured Pence even after Trump was aware there was a riot. The question now is whether Trump could face criminal consequences.

The Guardian - US

Trump lawyer John Eastman sought presidential pardon after January 6

Disclosure from Capitol attack committee suggests consciousness of guilt in unlawful scheme to return Trump to White House

Los Angeles Times

There was just '40 feet between the vice president and the mob' on Jan. 6, Aguilar says

WASHINGTON — The violent mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, came dangerously close to then-Vice President Mike Pence, posing an immediate threat to his life, according to testimony from Thursday's hearing on the insurrection.

ABC News

Trump was told Pence could not overturn US election, but still pressured him, January 6 panel hears

The US House of Representatives select committee is told outgoing president Donald Trump continued his pressure campaign against his vice-president even though he knew a violent mob of his supporters was threatening the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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