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In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisher

As the number of people sentenced for crimes in the U.S. Capitol insurrection nears 200, an Associated Press analysis of sentencing data shows that some judges are divided over how to punish the rioters, particularly for the low-level misdemeanors arising from the attack

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Michael Hiltzik: Trump's judges will keep moving the country to the far right for decades

Ryan D. Nelson is a model of a modern anti-regulation conservative and culture warrior. As a Justice Department lawyer under President George W. Bush, he oversaw that administration's campaign to go easy on polluters and roll back environmental rules.

Los Angeles Times

Subsequent January 6 committee hearings will offer greater detail about US Capitol riot and its lead-up

The House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol lays out a road map for the hearings this month as it examines then-president Donald Trump's responsibility for the melee and the damage that resulted for law enforcement officers, members of Congress and others in attendance that day.

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions

WASHINGTON — A House select committee revealed Thursday that “multiple” Republican members of Congress had requested pardons from former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol — but only named one of them.

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Jan. 6 panel to talk with former acting AG Jeffrey Rosen about Trump’s effort to overturn election

Former acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen has agreed to testify next week before the Jan. 6 committee about former President Donald Trump’s effort to use the Justice Department to illegally stay in power after losing the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service

What's next for the Jan. 6 panel: More hearings, more Trump

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has laid out a roadmap for the series of hearings it is holding this month as it examines President Donald Trump's responsibility for the melee

The Independent UK

1/6 panel: Told repeatedly he lost, Trump refused to go

Donald Trump was told over and over again: There was no voting fraud that could have tipped the 2020 presidential election

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House Jan. 6 panel revelation on pardons raises questions - Roll Call

Cheney’s accusation opened up questions about pardons and how laws and ethical rules will apply to lawmakers after the panel investigation.

Roll Call

3 former DOJ officials to testify in the next Jan. 6 hearing

The officials will discuss former President Trump's efforts to use the Justice Department as a weapon to stay in power.

Axios

Justice Department To Investigate Louisiana State Police's Violent Record

Officers attempted to cover up a man’s deadly beating by saying he died in a crash. How many other similar incidents have there been?

Reason

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for Jan. 6 ‘attempted coup’

Testimony on Thursday showed how Trump desperately clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Chicago Sun-Times

Four key questions for the January 6 committee hearings to answer

The select committee will unveil its findings over a series a public hearings which will begin Thursday at 8pm

The Independent UK

Capitol Riot Panel Blames Trump for 1/6 ‘Attempted Coup’

The House panel investigating the Jan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Capitol riot: Donald Trump accused of orchestrating ‘attempted coup’ at prime-time congressional hearing

The former president was blamed by the congressional panel for ‘lighting the flame’ of the attack on January 6, 2021

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Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 attack on Capitol the ‘culmination of an attempted coup,’ chairman says

WASHINGTON — Americans watching the first Jan. 6 Select Committee hearing Thursday night were jolted back to the horror of the Capitol attack in early 2021, with the panel deploying never-before-seen footage of violence and graphic, emotional testimony from an officer wounded in the melee to place then-President Donald Trump…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rep. Scott Perry asked Trump for a pardon after Jan. 6, committee leader says as hearings open

U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., one of the leading figures in the effort to throw out Pennsylvania’s votes in the 2020 presidential election, was one of several members of Congress who contacted the White House seeking a pardon from Donald Trump in the days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack…

France 24

Trump spurred ‘attempted coup’ at US Capitol, January 6 panel tells hearing

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.

Roll Call

House Jan. 6 committee builds its case from lawyer testimony - Roll Call

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol first turned to lawyers to tell the story of what it had found.

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Biden administration opens civil rights probe of Louisiana police

US investigation will focus on whether state police regularly use excessive force, discriminate against Black people.

The Independent UK

A look at high-profile killings by US police

A Michigan police officer has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head as the Black man was on the ground

The Independent UK

Feds say Navarro lied about being denied call to lawyer

The Justice Department is pushing back on an assertion from former Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who had claimed he was denied access to an attorney when he was arrested on contempt charges last week

The Independent UK

Justice Department opens probe into Louisiana State Police

The U.S. Justice Department is opening a “pattern-or-practice” investigation into the Louisiana State Police amid mounting evidence that the agency has looked the other way in the face of beatings of mostly Black men, including the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene

The Guardian - US

Why the televised hearings on the January 6 insurrection will be historic

They will mark a milestone in the battle between democracy and autocracy. Everyone should tune in and watch them

Los Angeles Times

Key dates to know for the House Jan. 6 hearings

WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will try to lay out a narrative over the next few weeks of hearings that outlines what led to the insurrection and what role former President Donald Trump and his allies played in the effort…

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 Capitol attack committee goes prime time with probe

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection is set to unveil as-yet-unreleased video, audio and a “mountain of evidence” in its prime-time hearing

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