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January 6: How the day unfolded for US Vice President Mike Pence

Latest hearing in US lawmakers’ probe into Capitol riot focuses on Donald Trump pressure on Pence. Here’s what we know.

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Justice Department hits out at January 6 committee for not sharing witness transcripts

The letter is the latest sign of a rift between the Justice Department and the January 6 committee

The Independent UK

Trump ‘coup memo’ author asked for pardon and lobbied Pence to overturn election after the riot

‘Get a great f**king criminal defence lawyer, you’re going to need it,’ said White House lawyer Eric Herschmann to John Eastman

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Ivanka Trump recalls father’s final Jan 6 call with Mike Pence: ‘You are a wimp’

‘It was a different tone than I’d heard him take with the vice president before,’ Ivanka says of Trump

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 takeaways: Pence under pressure, and in danger

In its third hearing this month, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is focusing on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on his vice president to delay or reject the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory -- and attempting to show how that pressure incited an angry mob…

The Independent UK

Trump attorney tried to justify potential violence over plot to overturn election, Jan 6 committee hears

‘’There’s been violence in the history of our country to protect the democracy or protect the republic’, Trump lawyer John Eastman allegedly said.

The Independent UK

Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence is focus of third hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The pressure on Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 presidential election and the danger he was in during the riot itself will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing on the House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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‘Democracy is on a knife’s edge’: J Michael Luttig’s full statement to the January 6 committee

J Michael Luttig advised then-vice president Mike Pence against participating in Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election results . He speaks to the January 6 committee today.

The Independent UK

Video shows mob threatening to kill Pence after Trump falsely told them he could overturn election

‘You f***ing politicians are going to get f***ing dragged through the streets’

The Independent UK

What we know about how Mike Pence’s day unfolded on Jan 6

Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t be testifying at Thursday’s Jan 6 committee hearing

The Independent UK

Jan 6 panel: Trump urged Pence to overturn election – A timeline

Rioters got within 12m (40ft) of Pence, VP refused to leave Capitol complex: a timeline of 3rd public committee hearing.

Al Jazeera

‘The law is not a plaything for presidents’: Mike Pence adviser’s statement leaked ahead of Jan 6 hearing

Greg Jacob, whon served as Pence’s counsel, will testify before the committee on Thursday

The Independent UK

Fact check: Would Californians have saved $2,400 if the gas tax were suspended in January?

California Senate and Assembly Republicans gathered on the steps of the Capitol Wednesday to call out Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers for what they described as 100 days of inaction on suspending the gas tax. Republicans have pushed for the measure since January.

Tribune News Service

Jan 6 hearings - live: Trump team kept trying to overturn election as rioters came within 40ft of Pence

Panel hears evidence on legal machinations that led to election overthrow effort

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What Mike Pence has said about the January 6 riot

Ex-vice president remains at odds with Donald Trump over Capitol riot, when violent insurrectionists threatened to hang him for failing to co-operate with plot to overturn election

The Independent UK

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

Jan 6 committee: What to watch for during Thursday’s hearing focused on pressure campaign against Pence

Panel’s third hearing will focus on efforts to pressure vice president into unilaterally rejecting electoral votes from swing states won by Joe Biden

Al Jazeera

US: January 6 panel releases video of Capitol tour by Republican

The video shows Georgia Representative Barry Loudermilk giving a tour the day before a crowd stormed the Capitol.

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The Independent UK

What we know about how Pence’s day unfolded on Jan 6 (OLD)

Former Vice President Mike Pence won’t be testifying at Thursday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing

The Independent UK

1/6 panel probes Trump pressure on Pence to reject election

The Jan. 6 committee is plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count

Tribune News Service

Pence aides to testify on false electors plan at Capitol riot hearing

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will hear from former Vice President Mike Pence’s top lawyer and a former federal judge on Thursday as it focuses on then-President Donald Trump’s pressure on Pence to block the the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential…

The Independent UK

How footage of GOP Rep Barry Loudermilk’s Capitol tour day before riot could shake up Jan 6 hearings

Georgia congressman has insisted he did nothing wrong and says the Jan 6 committee is smearing him

Tribune News Service

Bannon must face criminal trial over Jan. 6 probe obstruction

WASHINGTON — Longtime Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon must face trial on criminal contempt charges over his refusal to cooperate with the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol riot, a judge ruled.

The Independent UK

Confederate flag-toting man, son convicted in Capitol riot

A federal judge has convicted a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of charges that they stormed the U.S. Capitol together to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory

The Independent UK

GOP Rep Loudermilk calls Jan 6 panel ‘smear campaign’ after it releases video of him in Capitol tour group

‘Nothing about this visit with constituents was suspicious,’ Republican congressman claims about 5 January tour group visit

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