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Editorial: Jan. 6 committee report is clear: Trump must be held accountable

In mid-December 2020, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Texas lawsuit challenging the presidential election results in Pennsylvania and three other battleground states, a livid Donald Trump turned to chief of staff Mark Meadows and — in a rare moment of truth — admitted he had lost the election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 23, 2022

Landmark Jan. 6 report concludes Trump intentionally misled, provoked insurrectionists

WASHINGTON — The highest-profile congressional investigation since Watergate concluded Thursday that former President Trump intentionally spread false claims about the 2020 election and provoked a mob of his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022

Capitol riot panel's final report sets out case to try Trump

The congressional panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late on Thursday, outlining its case that former U.S. President Donald Trump should face criminal charges of inciting the deadly riot.

Reuters · Dec 23, 2022

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Jan. 6 report concludes Trump provoked insurrectionists

WASHINGTON — The highest-profile congressional investigation since Watergate concluded Thursday that former President Donald Trump intentionally spread false claims about the 2020 election and provoked a mob of his supporters to attack the U.S. Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022

Star Jan. 6 witness told committee that lawyer linked to Trump tried to silence her

WASHINGTON — The Trump-aligned lawyer who initially represented former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson instructed her to downplay her knowledge of what happened during the Capitol insurrection, Hutchinson told the Jan. 6 committee in testimony made public Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 23, 2022

Group urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales

As the U.S. deals with its deadliest overdose crisis to date, a national crime-prevention group is calling on the Justice Department to clamp down on social media’s role in the spread of fentanyl, the drug largely driving a troubling spike in overdose deaths among teenagers

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022

Robin Abcarian: Trump was worried about his legacy? Shouldn't have tried to overthrow the election

Hope Hicks, once an influential aide to former President Donald Trump, told the House Jan. 6 committee that she was concerned her boss' efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election would damage his legacy.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022

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U.S. House Jan. 6 committee investigated four Texas conservative figures, transcripts reveal

The figures, who include leaders of right-wing groups and political allies of the Trump White House, largely pleaded the Fifth Amendment to questions about the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 22, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried lieutenant Caroline Ellison charged with fraud over FTX crypto price manipulation

Ellison, who is reportedly cooperating with the Justice Department against Sam Bankman-Fried, is accused of manipulating the price of FTX's FTT token.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, to land in the U.S. tonight

The easiest way to convict Sam Bankman-Fried for the FTX fraud is to gain the cooperation of Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda and Bankman-Fried's former girlfriend.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2022

Taylor Swift Debacle Rekindles Ticketmaster Antitrust Worries

The company’s 2010 merger with Live Nation remains under federal oversight, so accusations of market-power abuse from the ticketing flap could reopen that case.

Businessweek · Dec 21, 2022

Editorial: Criminal referrals for Trump are a historic move against a historically bad president

On Dec. 19, 2020, Donald Trump, still refusing to accept he had lost the election, invited his supporters to the nation’s capital.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

Editorial: Trump criminal probe should proceed swiftly

It's no shock the House Jan. 6 committee Monday referred former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal investigation of his efforts to impinge the peaceful transfer of power after his 2020 defeat.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

US urges Supreme Court to let Title 42 border policy end

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject a last-ditch effort by a group of states to preserve pandemic-related asylum restrictions, which were initially set to end Wednesday before the high court halted the termination.

Tribune News Service · Dec 21, 2022

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Reason · Dec 20, 2022

The January 6 Committee's Suggested Charges Against Trump May Be Hard To Prove

The leading possibilities include knowledge and intent elements that have to be established beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Trump's fate in hands of Justice Dept. after Jan. 6 report

The House Jan. 6 committee may have outlined a potential criminal case against Donald Trump, but it doesn’t actually bring the former president any closer to prosecution

Roll Call · Dec 20, 2022

US urges Supreme Court to let Title 42 border policy end - Roll Call

The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to reject an effort by a group of states to preserve the Title 42 policy.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

The Guardian view on the January 6 committee: Trump’s terrible, no-good year

Editorial: The referral of the former president to the justice department on four criminal charges is largely symbolic, but increases his woes

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The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Trump rants about Jan 6 panel claim he never really believed he’d been cheated out of 2020 election

Former president appears angry at assertion he never believed his own ‘Big Lie’ about election loss to Joe Biden

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022

The public may not see all of the Jan. 6 committee's work for decades — if ever

WASHINGTON — The final report by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection will provide the most comprehensive account yet of what led to the worst attack on the Capitol in more than 200 years. But it's not likely to include all of the evidence the panel collected…

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2022

House committee votes to release Donald Trump’s tax returns – as it happened

Records to be shared with public after committee spends hours in private deliberation

The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2022

Trump might look done, but we shouldn’t count him – or those he inspired – out

The January 6 committee portrays Trump as an anomaly, but Trumpist ideology extends beyond the man who originated it

The New Daily · Dec 20, 2022

Criminal charges push for Donald Trump is unprecedented in the United States

The House select committee has recommended that federal prosecutors pursue criminal charges again former President Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022

Editorial: The Jan. 6 committee accused Trump of inciting an insurrection. He should be charged for it

The decision of the House Jan. 6 committee to recommend that the Justice Department pursue potential criminal charges against Donald J. Trump is not binding on the department, which in any case is already investigating “whether any person or entity unlawfully interfered with the transfer of power following the 2020…

WEKU · Dec 20, 2022

New York residents have mixed feelings about yet another statewide anti-bias program

The new unit is a broader effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul to address hate crimes and violence across the state in response to Buffalo's deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people.

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