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Doyle McManus: Trump may be guilty of insurrection, but it's a tough charge to prove, prosecutors say

WASHINGTON — The 845-page final report of the House Committee on Jan. 6, which finally arrived late Thursday night, is an epic. Like "Moby Dick" or "War and Peace," it is destined to be admired more than read.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Adam Schiff: What comes after the Jan. 6 committee report

Last week, the House Jan. 6 committee conducted its last hearing and issued its final report. And we’ve begun releasing the voluminous evidence gathered during the course of our investigation in the form of witness interview transcripts, exhibits, text messages, emails, videos and more.

Los Angeles Times

Here are intriguing political questions that will be answered in 2023

DALLAS — The year after a midterm election is one of the most important times on the political calendar.

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Trump mocks Biden in Christmas post

Former President Trump lashed out at Biden and the January 6 committee in two Christmas Eve posts

Salon

Final report on Jan. 6 insurrection blames Trump alone

By laying out what Trump did to pressure states, federal officials and even Vice President Mike Pence, the committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans says it is trying to prevent anything similar from happening again.

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan. 6 report blames Trump, aims to prevent return to power

A massive final report released by the House Jan. 6 committee late Thursday places the blame for the 2021 Capitol insurrection on one person: Former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Don't Count on Criminal Prosecution To Hold Trump Accountable for His Egregious Post-Election Behavior

The final report from the January 6 select committee falls short of proving the elements required to convict the former president.

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How executive whistleblowers made $8 million by turning in their company

A pair of former executives at Malvern, Pennsylvania-based BioTelemetry accused their former employer of illegally outsourcing Medicare and military heart-patient reviews to India after they left the company — and now stand to collect millions of dollars as whistleblowers.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

LZ Granderson: The lonely exit of Adam Kinzinger

In January 2011, the Chicago Tribune published a Q&A with Illinois' five freshmen in the U.S. House. Among them was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had run for Congress after three tours in Iraq. When the quintet were asked, "Whom do you admire from the other side of the aisle?" four…

Los Angeles Times

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

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

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

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.

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The Independent UK

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

Los Angeles Times

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.

The Texas Tribune

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.

Fortune

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.

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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.

Businessweek

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.

Tribune News Service

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

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

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.

Reason

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

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

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