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8 bombshells from Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony at Tuesday’s Jan. 6 hearing

WASHINGTON — In testimony before a House panel Tuesday, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson outlined a stunning series of events surrounding the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, including an account that then-President Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent in a desperate bid to travel to the Capitol…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2022

Trump painted in testimony as volatile, angry president

A former Trump White House aide has painted a portrait of a volatile commander-in-chief who lashed out at advisers as his grasp on power was extinguished

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022

January 6 committee focuses on phone calls among Trump’s children and aides

Footage captured by documentary film-maker understood to show ex-president’s children privately discussing election strategies

The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2022

First Thing: Bipartisan bill clears way for bolstering US gun laws

$13bn package represents a compromise between Democrat and Republican lawmakers. Plus, Ukrainian forces to leave Sievierodonetsk

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2022

Martin Schram: A party without shame

Throughout the heartland, the MAGA wing of the GOP has erupted in yet another round of hate-based onslaughts and outbursts that seem deliberately calculated to Make America Grate Again.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Gohmert sought presidential pardon after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, ex-White House staffer says

WASHINGTON — Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, sought a pardon from former President Donald Trump following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the House committee investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election results revealed Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Jun 24, 2022

Here's every word from the fifth Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation

Read the full transcript from the June 23 hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2022

Takeaways: Trump risked provoking 'constitutional crisis'

The House Jan. 6 committee is showing how the pressure that Donald Trump put on the Justice Department could have led to a “constitutional crisis” after the 2020 election

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Barr feared Trump might not have left office had DoJ not debunked fraud claims

Former attorney general says ‘I am not sure we would have had a transition at all’ if investigation had not immediately taken place

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2022

U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert asked Trump for a pardon after insurrection, Jan. 6 committee reveals

Gohmert was mentioned several times during Thursday’s hearing, which focused on the coordinated effort by Trump and his allies to convince the Justice Department to investigate voter fraud and help overturn election results.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 23, 2022