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Ex-Minneapolis cops Kueng sentenced to 3 years, Thao 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and former Officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Man tied to officer's attack pleads guilty to lesser charges

A West Virginia man initially charged with attacking a police officer who died after the U.S. Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor offenses

The Independent UK

Kueng sentenced to 3 years, Thao 3 1/2 years for violating George Floyd's civil rights

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced ex-Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng to three years in prison and ex-officer Tou Thao to 3 1/2 years on criminal civil rights charges related to the 2020 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

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Trump melts down over DOJ investigation

"I was just doing my job as President," Trump insisted, while pointing fingers at everyone else

Salon

What to expect from the next set of Jan. 6 committee hearings

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee has so far presented a detailed narrative, including several bombshells, of efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. But an influx of new witnesses and evidence shows there is a lot left for the panel to…

Los Angeles Times

Trump's last-ditch option: Run again

Boy has it been a bad week for Donald Trump

Salon

Trump efforts to create fake electors probed by US prosecutors

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is using a grand jury in Washington to investigate efforts by former President Donald Trump and his inner circle to create false electors and pressure former Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Donald Trump being investigated by DoJ in Jan 6 criminal probe, report says

Questioning focussed on Mr Trump’s role in ‘fake electors’ scheme

The Independent UK

The Time Has Come for a Transpartisan 'Repeal' Caucus

First, undo government harm.

Reason

US attorney general hints Trump could be criminally charged over effort to stop transfer of power

Justice Department’s Jan 6 case is currently in front of grand jury

The Independent UK

Prosecutor finds Trump cover-up evidence

New video shows White House tried to make it seem like Trump "had not engaged in a coup," Andrew Weissmann says

Salon

AP source: Top aide to Pence testifies before 1/6 grand jury

The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Mike Pence’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury investigating January 6

Appearance of Marc Short indicates justice department has penetrated inner circle of Trump White House in its criminal inquiry

The Guardian - US

Top Mike Pence aide has reportedly given evidence in federal January 6 probe

The ex-Trump White House staffer is the highest-ranking official from the former administration who is known to have testified in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

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The tough words Trump never spoke: Jan. 6 panel's new video

An original script for Donald Trump’s speech the day after the Capitol insurrection included lines ordering the Justice Department to “ensure all lawbreakers are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law’ and stating the rioters “do not represent me."

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Break up the Secret Service and send its people to jail for the Jan. 6 cover-up

Sometimes the irony of America in the 2020s is just too much. Consider the case of James Murray, the current head of the U.S. Secret Service and a 27-year veteran of the force best known for protecting presidents and their families. Earlier this month, Murray abruptly announced that he's leaving…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The evidence leads to Donald Trump

On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, I was on the House floor as a mob descended on the Capitol. Deceived by the former president into believing the election had been stolen from them, these insurrectionists were armed, angry and pointed in our direction. They beat Capitol and Metropolitan police…

WEKU

As Jan. 6 panel pauses, the U.S. faces a fourth fall of Trump (with a fifth in view)

Even if the January 6 investigation had wrapped this week, the former president would still be looming over the fall landscape like a rising harvest moon.

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Alleged Zeldin attacker arrested by feds

NEW YORK — The man who allegedly tried to stab Rep. Lee Zeldin, the Republican nominee for governor, was arrested on a federal assault charge Saturday, the Justice Department said.

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Fake electors may provide easiest path for DOJ to charge Trump

As Congressional hearings into Jan. 6 pause for an August break, the focus turns to the U.S. Justice Department, which must decide whether to prosecute former President Donald Trump.

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Bannon verdict shows no defense sometimes isn’t the best defense

Steve Bannon’s lawyers chose not to call defense witnesses, submit evidence or let the jury hear directly from the longtime Donald Trump adviser in his contempt of Congress trial.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of 'carnage' wrought by Trump

The Jan. 6 congressional hearings have paused, at least for now, and Washington is taking stock of what was learned about the actions of Donald Trump and associates surrounding the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

From 'an attempted coup' to chaos, Jan. 6 hearing moments

Some of what the House Jan. 6 committee has revealed over the last six weeks about the Capitol insurrection and former President Donald Trump’s actions in the weeks beforehand has been new

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Sentencing set for 2 ex-officers who violated Floyd's civil rights

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Justice Department to investigate Houston over dumping response

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday announced it has opened an environmental justice investigation into the city of Houston over allegations that its response to illegal dumping in primarily Black and Hispanic neighborhoods violated the Civil Rights Act.

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