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Trump's plan for Pence would have created "first constitutional crisis" since U.S. founding, Jan 6. committee witness says

Luttig advised Pence that his only role was to "count the electoral college votes as they have been cast."

Axios

‘No basis in the Constitution’: Jan 6 witness knocks down Trump lawyer’s argument to overturn election

Lead Trump lawyer formerly clerked for judge who dismissed his theory on Thursday

The Independent UK

Eastman sought pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 - Roll Call

John Eastman sought a pardon after from President Trump after pushing a faulty proposal that Vice President Pence could overturn the election

Roll Call

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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

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.

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Here's who's testifying at today's Jan. 6 committee hearing

The select committee is planning to zero in on the pressure campaign Pence faced from Trump.

Axios

‘An affront to our democracy’: Retired judge who advised Pence will tell Jan 6 panel Trump’s plan was to ‘steal America’s democracy’

‘The treacherous plan was no less ambitious than to steal America’s democracy’

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'They probably would have killed him': Jan. 6 hearing to show Trump put Pence in danger

WASHINGTON — When the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, meets Thursday, the highest-ranking member of House leadership serving on the panel will be in an unusual position: praising a leader of the opposing party.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Independent UK

Third panel hearing will show Trump’s pressure on Pence to overturn election

Ex-president leaned on then vice-president to reject certified electors despite being told scheme was unlawful

The Guardian - US

Former judge who advised Mike Pence will testify to Jan 6 panel Thursday

J Michael Luttig is a retired federal judge who served on the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 hearings start, run GOP scared

For the first time in recent memory, we'll have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious GOP grandstander

Salon

Ex-judge who advised Pence on Jan. 6 expected to testify in blockbuster hearings

J. Michael Luttig is a judge lionized within the conservative legal movement.

Axios

McConnell miscalculated Republican impeachment count against Trump, book says

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell thought the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol would finally vanquish former President Donald Trump, initially predicting that at least 17 Republican senators would vote to convict him in his impeachment trial, barring the former president from running again.

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White House hits out at Ted Cruz over Ketanji Brown Jackson criticism

Texas Republican baselessly claims Jackson will be ‘the most extreme’ Supreme Court justice

The Guardian - US

Joe Biden to urge ‘deterrence and diplomacy’ in Ukraine crisis – as it happened

President to talk publicly after hosting call with Nato allies – follow all the day’s politics news

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