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Trump considered blanket pardon for Capitol insurrectionists – report

Politico reports that former president asked two key advisers if he had power to issue blanket pardon before leaving office

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022

Trump ‘absolutely’ tampering with witnesses by dangling pardons, Capitol riot committee member says

‘I think the question is more for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle – where are they? Do they support this? When is enough enough?’

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

‘He’s a RINO’: Trump turns on Lindsey Graham after senator suggests Capitol rioters should be punished

Trump is hitting back after the South Carolina senator said he hopes members of the mob that sacked the Capitol will ‘go to jail’

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

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Trump and his enablers unwittingly offer Democrats their best hope in the midterms

The former president and his allies may doom the Republicans by reminding the public of their attempted coup

The Guardian - US · Feb 2, 2022

Jonathan Bernstein: Don’t ever get used to Trump’s contempt for the law

The strongest case for the work of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and for that committee to move quickly to public hearings, is that former President Donald Trump continues to make it clear that he set out to undermine democracy, that he…

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2022

Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law

Donald Trump’s relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency in Congress for changing the Electoral Count Act

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022

Seth Meyers on Trump rally: ‘At some point you just have to admit this is a pro-insurrection movement’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s weekend admission that he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election and Tom Brady’s NFL retirement

The Guardian - US · Feb 1, 2022

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Are Black people real "Americans"?

McConnell's "gaffe" was nothing of the kind — it reflected a core belief driving the Republican attack on democracy

Salon · Feb 1, 2022

Trump calls for 'biggest protest ever in DC' if prosecutors investigating him do 'anything illegal'

‘For years, they’ve been going after my company, many years, using every trick in the book in an attempt to literally, if they can, put me in jail’

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Jan. 6 panel seizes on Trump "admission"

After Trump's remarkable "overturn" statement, Liz Cheney warns: "He’d do it all again if given the chance"

Salon · Jan 31, 2022

Kamala Harris drove within yards of undiscovered DNC pipe bomb before Capitol riot

Pipe bombs close to Democratic and Republican headquarters credited by law enforcement as drawing attention away from Capitol

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Kamala Harris drove within yards of pipe bomb on January 6 – report

Then vice-president elect remained inside DNC for nearly two hours before bomb was found, new details by CNN reveal

The Guardian - US · Jan 31, 2022

Trump pardon offer may affect 1/6 pleas

Many Capitol attackers grumble that the former president never helped them. Will his new admission change that?

Salon · Jan 30, 2022

GOP lawmakers call out Trump on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham forcefully disagreed with former President Donald Trump for saying he might pardon people convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot if reelected, saying they should be jailed “and get the book thrown at them.”

Tribune News Service · Jan 30, 2022

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The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2022

Trump pardon promise for Capitol rioters ‘stuff of dictators’ – Nixon aide

Trump makes promise at Texas rally on Saturday as John Dean says ‘failure to confront a tyrant only encourages bad behavior’

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Trump vows Republicans will retaliate over Capitol riot probe, investigate Biden if they retake Congress

Former president says there will be revenge for investigation

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House

Tribune News Service · Jan 28, 2022

Investigators subpoena fake Georgia presidential ‘electors’

ATLANTA — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Friday to “alternative” presidential electors in Georgia and other states who falsely claimed that then-President Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden.

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The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2022

As Jan 6 committee considers asking Mike Pence to testify, he says he hasn’t spoken to Donald Trump in months

Former US vice president calls Capitol riot ‘a tragic day in the life of the nation’

Reason · Jan 27, 2022

Did Madison Cawthorn Engage in 'Insurrection' by Reinforcing Donald Trump's Election Fantasy?

The North Carolina congressman's opponents argue that the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from seeking reelection.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022

'A stain on American history.' MO couple sentenced in Capitol riot blame Trump, crowd

A former Missouri Christian school teacher and her husband who said former President Donald Trump and the crowd contributed to the environment that led to the Capitol riot were sentenced Thursday to home detention and two years' probation.

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Man who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt to Capitol riot pleads guilty to trespassing charge

Robert Packer pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building Wednesday after being photographed in the anti-Semitic shirt on 6 January 2021

The Conversation · Jan 27, 2022

Behind the 11 Oath Keepers charged with sedition are many more who have been trained by the US military

The leader of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, must stay behind bars pending trial for his alleged role in the storming of the Capitol, a judge ruled on Jan. 26, 2022. While this means authorities can keep tabs on the whereabouts of Rhodes – and presumably limit any perceived…

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2022

Prosecutors used an iconic Game of Thrones quote to convict a US Capitol rioter

Prosecutors explained the significance of the quote and how it pertains to the case

Salon · Jan 27, 2022

Jan. 6 protesters want Michigan "audit"

Former Oath Keeper and Capitol protester says Michigan's not settled: "Nobody can say whether there was" vote fraud

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