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How a California lawyer became a focal point of the Jan. 6 investigation

WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s extraordinary assertion last week that former President Donald Trump likely committed felonies connected to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection marked a milestone for the House committee investigating the attack.

Los Angeles Times

Dem: Trump gap "suspiciously tailored"

Jan. 6 committee has "intense interest" in why the gap covers the "heart of the events," panel member says

Salon

Biden has privately said Trump should be prosecuted: Report

But the president has not made feelings clear to AG Merrick Garland, according to insiders

The Independent UK

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Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in 'precarious' spot, ups pressure

The lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice:

The Independent UK

House panel's possible options for alleging Trump 1/6 crimes

The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump last year of inciting the Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK

US must face negligence claims for separated migrant kids

The U.S. government must face negligence and emotional distress claims by immigrants who say they were traumatized by former President Donald Trump’s policy of separating families at the southern border.

Tribune News Service

Garland: DOJ "will do the right thing" in Jan. 6 probes

"The only pressure I feel, and the only pressure that our line prosecutors feel, is to do the right thing," Garland said.

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Federal tax probe into Biden's son, Hunter, moves forward

A federal grand jury has heard testimony in recent months about Hunter Biden’s income and payments he received while serving on the board of a Ukraine energy company

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel pressures Garland to charge higher-ups

The Independent UK

3 Army soldiers, 9 others accused in gun trafficking ring

Twelve people, including three U.S. Army soldiers, are accused in a large-scale gun trafficking ring that prosecutors allege supplied nearly 100 guns to gang members in Chicago

The Independent UK

Will Trump be charged for Jan. 6? Committee floats crimes

The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump last year of inciting the Capitol insurrection

The Independent UK

DeJoy may have new conflict of interest

Justice Department urged to investigate after watchdog group found DeJoy owns stock in Abbott Laboratories

Salon

Postmaster General says he's been cleared in federal probe

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says the Justice Department has closed without criminal charges an investigation into political fundraising activity at his former business

The Independent UK

Nine people charged with blocking abortion clinic with chains and ropes

Group could face 11 years in prison

The Independent UK

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Salon

DOJ Jan. 6 probe targets Trump "VIPs"

New subpoenas issued by the Justice Department could "reveal if members of Congress were in on the plot"

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Where's the GOP outrage over this possible vote fraud?

The Republican quest to stamp out alleged voter fraud has a new poster couple.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Why an algorithm can never truly be ‘fair’

Late last year, the Justice Department joined the growing list of agencies to discover that algorithms don’t heed good intentions. An algorithm known as PATTERN placed tens of thousands of federal prisoners into risk categories that could make them eligible for early release. The rest is sadly predictable: Like so…

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Moana Jackson, a leader of mana and intellect

Rawinia Higgins pays tribute to "one of the most influential minds shaping indigenous rights, both in this country and internationally"

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The Independent UK

Ahead of House vote – why can’t the US bring itself to legalise marijuana?

Gulf continues to grow between federal prohibition and state-led legalisation

Reuters

Ukraine's Zelenskiy hires U.S. law firm for sanctions advice

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's office has hired an American law firm to advise on Western sanctions imposed after Russia's invasion and help engage with U.S. officials on policy matters, according to a filing with the U.S. Justice Department.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Love Texas' SB 8 because you hate abortion? Wait until a copycat law comes for your gun rights

For months now, the federal courts have aided and abetted an outrageous attack on the rule of law.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Jan. 6 phone record gap hints that Trump may have committed crimes

A steady drip of evidence continues to indicate that former President Donald Trump may have personally committed crimes in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. A federal judge said as much on Monday, finding that facts show it is “more likely than not” Trump on that day committed…

The Independent UK

How China's TikTok, Facebook influencers push propaganda

China’s state media reporters are positing as travel bloggers and lifestyle influencers on U.S.-owned social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and YouTube

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What the law says about presidential records

Revelations of a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls on the day of last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol are raising fresh questions about the diligence — or lack thereof — of the White House’s record-keeping

Axios

Democrats push Garland to come down on uncooperative Trump allies

The pressure campaign is putting President Biden on a collision course with his own party.

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