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‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Capitol riot testimony from election workers underscores ‘alarming’ trend of abuse against public servants

The people who run the nation’s elections face ‘damaging’ and ‘sustained’ attacks fuelled by Trump’s claims and conspiracy theories, survey finds

The Independent UK

‘I will not break my oath’: Arizona Assembly speaker details Trump’s pressure to overturn results

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times

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Facebook and US make deal to stop discriminatory housing ads

The Justice Department says Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising as its parent company subjects itself to court oversight in a response to a U.S. lawsuit

The Independent UK

JetBlue again ups Spirit offer, but move could stall Fort Lauderdale growth

The bidding war between JetBlue and Frontier to acquire Broward Co., Florida-based Spirit Airlines now involves the future of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Meadows and Trump’s pressure campaign on state election officials

WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will zero in on Trump’s personal involvement in efforts to pressure state election officials to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to…

Los Angeles Times

US attorney general Merrick Garland visits Ukraine to meet nation’s top prosecutor

‘I’m here to express the unwavering support of the United States for the people of Ukraine,’ Merrick Garland says

The Independent UK

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U.S. Attorney General Garland visits Ukraine on Tuesday

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Ukraine on Tuesday where he will discuss efforts to identify, arrest and prosecute those involved in war crimes and other atrocities committed during Russia's invasion, a Justice Department official said.

Reuters

Did Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 reach the level of treason?

A professor notes that the framers of the Constitution had “a very specific image in mind — men gathering with guns, forming an army and marching on the seat of government.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Samuel Alito: Who is the Supreme Court justice who wrote opinion overturning Roe v Wade?

Mr Alito is the author of the opinion that overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case

The Independent UK

Kinzinger suggests Trump guilty of seditious conspiracy as poll shows most Americans back charges

Jan 6 committee begins to make case against former president clear

The Independent UK

Trump lashes out at ‘political thugs’ on Jan 6 committee trying to ‘criminalise politics’

Former president accused investigation of trying to ‘railroad people into the arms of the Justice Department’

The Independent UK

Justice Department makes public search warrant targeting Sen. Richard Burr over stock trades

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday made public a search warrant it used to obtain Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone in 2020 as part of an investigation into his stock trades at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Trump aide Navarro tells judge he needs time to promote his book

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to criminal contempt and asked a federal judge to hold off on his trial so he could promote his book.

Tribune News Service

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Jan. 6 panel says 'it won't be an obstacle' to Justice Department after Proud Boys case delay

WASHINGTON — The congressional Jan. 6 committee said it’s working to get the Justice Department access to transcripts of witness interviews, a day after the Capitol riot prosecution of two Proud Boys was delayed due to lack of access.

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next

In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has laid out the beginnings of its case against former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Seized Russian superyacht docks in Hawaii waving US flag

The 348-foot-long Amadea features a wine cellar, a mosaic-tiled pool, a live lobster tank and a large helipad

WEKU

Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal.

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Analysis: Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral spat was avoidable — and unnecessary

WASHINGTON — Evidence. The word was uttered 41 times Monday during the Jan. 6 select committee’s second much-anticipated June hearing and over and over by its members during a weeklong cable TV blitz.

Roll Call

Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral spat was avoidable — and unnecessary - Roll Call

The House Jan. 6 committee had an unnecessary public spat over whether to make criminal referrals to DOJ. It doesn't have to.

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

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 committee will cooperate with Justice Department 'in due time,' chairman says

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol received a formal request by the Department of Justice to share copies of its witness interviews, which the committee will do "in due time," chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Thursday.

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.

Los Angeles Times

Trump knew asking Pence to overturn election was illegal, Jan. 6 committee says

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knew that asking Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 presidential election was illegal but pressured him to do it anyway, the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, argued at its Thursday hearing, where it also made the case that Trump put Pence’s…

WEKU

American democracy is more vulnerable now than on Jan. 6, Schiff says amid hearings

American democracy is more vulnerable today than it was on January 6 because the "big lie" that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has spread, says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

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