Pence was 40ft from mob on January 6: ‘Vice-president’s life was in danger’ Committee hearing details how Trump whipped up hostility towards Pence for refusing to overturn election The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2022
Rioters got within 40 feet of Pence and informant reveals Proud Boys ‘were willing to kill vice president’ Committe shows 3D model depicting how close rioters came to vice president The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
Justice Department hits out at January 6 committee for not sharing witness transcripts The letter is the latest sign of a rift between the Justice Department and the January 6 committee The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
Trevor Noah on midterm primary results: ‘Not great for democracy’ Late-night hosts discuss victories by Trump-backed candidates and Rudy Giuliani’s claim that he only drank Diet Pepsi on election night The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2022
Proud Boys developed plans to take over government buildings in Washington DC Document reveals plans for entering buildings and blocking traffic to prevent law enforcement access The Guardian - US · Jun 16, 2022
California county appointee who posed with Proud Boys while dressed as Santa resigns SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man whose appointment last year to a county commission after posing for photos with a group of Proud Boys stirred controversy resigned this week ahead of his planned removal by local elected leaders. Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2022
Ted Cruz still peddling baseless conspiracy theory that FBI incited Jan. 6 riot WASHINGTON – With House hearings underway on the Jan. 6 riot, Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday dusted off an ominous but unfounded conspiracy theory suggesting that the FBI incited the attack aimed at keeping Donald Trump in power. Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022
A far-right plan to riot near an Idaho LGBTQ event heightens safety concerns at Pride With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas. WEKU · Jun 15, 2022
Editorial: Jan. 6 committee is just getting started Like prosecutors priming a jury, the House Select Committee made a powerful case to the nation Thursday night and Monday that Donald Trump ginned up the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. He meant it to consummate a coup that he had been plotting even before the presidential election that he… Orlando Sentinel · Jun 15, 2022
‘America needs a civil war.’ Document shows KC Proud Boys’ involvement in Capitol riot A document released Tuesday as a Johnson County man pleaded guilty to his role in the Capitol riot reveals that he and other members of the Kansas City Proud Boys brought guns — including two AR-15 style rifles — body armor and breathing masks with them to the D.C. area. Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2022
Sales of body armor are on the rise. Who's buying and why? Sellers of body armor are reporting an increase in business due in part to several high-profile mass shootings, police shootings and civil unrest during the pandemic. WEKU · Jun 14, 2022
Cops on lookout for threats to Chicago Pride Parade after neo-Nazis targeted similar event in Idaho “We are going to be vigilant to ensure that this event, as well as others, go off safely,” Police Supt. David Brown told reporters Monday. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 13, 2022
Trump supporter Joshua Macias, arrested with guns in Philly during 2020 vote count, faces jail after new information emerges about meeting with Proud Boys PHILADELPHIA — Joshua Macias can’t seem to stay out of trouble. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 13, 2022
Group of men storm Drag Queen Story Hour in California in possible hate crime Five men believed to be affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys disrupted the event for children, shouting anti-LGBTQ+ slurs The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022 'Extremely aggressive' Proud Boys crash Drag Queen Story Hour at California library Police have opened a hate crime investigation after a group of Proud Boys threatened a Drag Queen Story Hour at a California library Saturday afternoon.
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022 Proud Boys crash ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ for kindergartners at library, sparking hate crime probe ‘The men were described as extremely aggressive with a threatening violent demeanour causing people to fear for their safety’
Salon · Jun 11, 2022 Proud Boys: Cosplay loser wannabes It's not a crime to dress up in camo and play soldier-boy, even when you're not. It just makes you look stupid
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 11, 2022 Suburban Chicago school board keeps ‘Gender Queer’ book that conservative parents, Proud Boys wanted banned The dispute has roiled the Downers Grove high school district, particularly at a rowdy board meeting at which adults in one case called a student a “pedophile.”
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 Key moments from the Jan. 6 committee's video of the riot In launching its case to the American public, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection made a central argument: Look at the tape
Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022 Jan. 6 panel to zero in on Trump’s alleged culpability in riot WASHINGTON — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack has made clear that it intends to connect every provable thread about an “attempted coup” to Donald John Trump.
Salon · Jun 10, 2022 Proud Boys: Key soldiers in Trump's plot "Proud Boys led a mob" in what looks a lot like a "coordinated plan" led by Donald Trump, Jan. 6 committee argues
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 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
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022 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.
Roll Call · Jun 10, 2022 Jan. 6 panel to zero in on Trump’s alleged culpability in riot - Roll Call The Jan. 6 committee will seek to show that Donald Trump was central to a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
Salon · Jun 10, 2022 Cheney to GOP: We're coming for Trump Thursday's explosive hearing laid it out: Trump "oversaw and coordinated" a seven-point plan to overthrow election