Donald Trump slams Capitol riot inquiry as ‘Kangaroo Court’ Donald Trump has blasted the Capitol riot hearing as a “Kangaroo Court”. Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022
Jan 6 hearings - live: Trump faces legal scrutiny over $250m ‘Stop the Steal’ fundraising haul Former president lashed out at the probe for attempting ‘to stop a man that is leading in every poll’ The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Column: Drunk Rudy. Loser Trump. How the Jan. 6 hearings' wild comedy weakens the Big Lie Insurrection is no joke. But it was hard not to laugh during the Jan. 6 committee's public hearings on Monday as the theme of Day 2 came into focus: the truth behind the Big Lie. Witness after witness testified to the outlandish schemes, absurd conspiracy theories and drunken advice President… Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2022
9 takeaways from the 2nd Jan. 6 committee hearing: Spotlight on Trump’s ‘Big lie, big ripoff’ The key quote on Monday was from former Attorney General Bob Barr on Trump’s election fraud claims: “If he really believes this stuff ... he’s become detached from reality.” Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 14, 2022
Former US attorney general at Jan. 6 hearing: Trump was 'detached from reality' Former US president Donald Trump lost touch with reality as he deluged aides with wild voter fraud conspiracy theories in the wake of his election defeat to Joe Biden, his top law enforcement official said in videotaped testimony revealed Monday. France 24 · Jun 13, 2022
Trump ignored repeated warnings from Barr, advisers that election fraud claims were ‘bogus’ WASHINGTON — Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Attorney General Bill Barr recounted in video depositions their repeated admonitions to former President Donald Trump that his election fraud claims were groundless, in the second hearing this month by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection… Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Key takeaways from the second hearing on the Jan. 6 insurrection WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee, tasked with investigating the root causes of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, held its second televised public hearing Monday morning and detailed how former President Donald Trump knowingly lied about voter fraud claims in the 2020 election. Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
Hugo Chavez, dead voters, ‘2,000 Mules’: Discredited Trump theories resurface at Jan 6 hearing Panel investigates how ex-president pushed wild claims his own advisers knew were false The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022
Ex-Trump aide calls Giuliani "garbage" "Trump's inner circle at the end was … [Rudy] Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, Peter Navarro," said Mick Mulvaney Salon · Jun 13, 2022
5 key takeaways from second January 6 US Capitol riot hearing Second public hearing this month focuses on how Donald Trump’s advisers told him that election fraud claims were false. Al Jazeera · Jun 13, 2022
Morning mail: Socceroos qualify for World Cup, power shortfalls predicted in some eastern states Tuesday: Electricity shortfalls forecast as Australia’s east coast grapples with supply; plus how to get dressed in the morning The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2022
The latest January 6 hearing delved into Donald Trump and the 'Big Lie'. These were the big moments In the second hearing into the former US president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several Trump insiders described the chaos that unfolded on election night as an "intoxicated" Rudy Guliani concocted a plan to postpone the inevitable. ABC News · Jun 13, 2022
Despite January 6 panel’s efforts to stamp out Trump’s big lie, the myth rages on Republican party fuels false claim of stolen election as it seeks to surge back into power in November’s midterm elections The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022
Trump shed campaign team for others willing to promote election fraud claims, aides testify WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 House Select Committee presented video depositions testimony Monday that recounted the skepticism of former President Donald Trump’s stolen election claims among his campaign team, with many on his staff unwilling to perpetuate claims of alleged fraud and distancing themselves from his team due to the… Los Angeles Times · Jun 13, 2022
The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022 Trump loyalists push desperate counter narrative to combat damaging January 6 testimony The Republican faithful defiantly claim the House committee is illegitimate, politically motivated and out of touch
Axios · Jun 13, 2022 Trump refused calls from top officials to shut down false fraud claims The committee's Day 2 goal was to reveal how deliberately the former president peddled election conspiracies.
WEKU · Jun 13, 2022 Former Trump advisers testify they urged him not to declare victory on election night Rudy Giuliani, described at Monday's hearing as "intoxicated" on election night, urged the former president to say he had won, said senior adviser Jason Miller. His campaign manager pushed back.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Takeaways: Trump's mind 'made up,' the Giuliani factor In its second day of June hearings, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is making the case that Trump and his advisers knew that his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were false
The Guardian - US · Jun 13, 2022 An ‘inebriated’ Giuliani urged Trump to falsely claim victory on election night Former Trump attorney Jason Miller testifies that Giuliani who was advising Trump on election night was ‘definitely intoxicated’
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 Rudy Giuliani insists he only drank diet Pepsi on election night after claims that he was drunk Cheney says Trump ‘rejected the advice of his campaign experts on election night and instead followed the course recommended by an apparently inebriated Rudy Giuliani’
Salon · Jun 13, 2022 Drunk Giuliani behind election lie: aide Former Trump spokesman Jason Miller testified to the Jan. 6 committee that Rudy was drunk when he hatched Big Lie
Axios · Jun 13, 2022 "Apparently inebriated" Giuliani guided Trump on election night, Cheney says Jason Miller, Trump’s former spokesperson, said Giuliani appeared “intoxicated."
Roll Call · Jun 13, 2022 Trump pushed ‘big lie’ despite knowing it was false, ripped small donors off, Jan. 6 panel says - Roll Call Donald Trump did not care that his top aides told him the 2020 election was not stolen. The result was the Capitol riot, a committee says.
The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022 ‘Apparently inebriated’ Rudy Giuliani advised Trump to claim victory prematurely, Liz Cheney says Comes on the second day of testimony for the January 6 select committee.
Salon · Jun 13, 2022 Trump campaign chief bails on hearing Bill Stepien pulled out due to a "family emergency" after his wife reportedly went into labor