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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 · Jul 27, 2022

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 · Jul 27, 2022

Trump's last-ditch option: Run again

Boy has it been a bad week for Donald Trump

Salon · Jul 27, 2022

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 · Jul 26, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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 · Jul 25, 2022

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 Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

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…

Los Angeles Times · Jul 25, 2022

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…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 25, 2022