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The Jan. 6 committee has learned some lessons from previous televised hearings

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

WEKU

Trump fan pushes wild theory Ivanka Trump who appeared at Jan 6 hearing was ‘a clone’

Trump supporters struggled to wrap their minds around Ms Trump’s testimony in interviews with The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper

The Independent UK

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant

In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.”

Tribune News Service

Former DOJ officials to testify at 5th Jan. 6 committee hearing on Trump pressure campaign

Thursday's hearing will showcase Trump's attempts to pressure the Justice Department into supporting his plan to overturn the 2020 election.

Axios

1/6 panel to hear of Trump's pressure on Justice Dept.

The Jan. 6 committee will hear from former Justice Department officials who faced down a relentless pressure campaign from Donald Trump over the presidential election results

The Independent UK

Ivanka video contradicts testimony

Trump's daughter pushed effort to overturn his election loss despite AG Bill Barr's statement refuting fraud claims

Salon

Big Tech fails on Big Lie vigilantism

Trumpworld is using social media to chase down a fictional breed of fraudster known as a “ballot mule”

Salon

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Tribune News Service

John M. Crisp: Is Biden a good president? The question is irrelevant

In response to the Jan. 6 House committee hearings, Republicans are embracing an adage that has served dependably for millennia in sports and war: “The best defense is a good offense.”

The Independent UK

The moments resonating from the Jan. 6 hearings (so far)

Nielsen numbers tell us how many people watched live coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings — 20 million the first night, 11 million the second and nearly 9 million for the third

The Guardian - US

‘A one-sided witch-hunt’: angry Trump lashes out at January 6 hearings

Former president attacks ‘disgraceful performance of the unselect committee’ and denies he bullied Mike Pence to overturn election

The Guardian - US

The January 6 hearings aren’t acknowledging the elephant in the room

The attack on the US Capitol wasn’t the isolated doing of Trump and a few loyalists. Nearly the entire Republican party is now united behind it – and the attack on democracy hasn’t ended

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The Conversation

The Jan. 6 hearings are tailor-made for social media – that doesn't mean they're reaching a wide audience

On June 16, 2022, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol used its two-hour hearing to paint a picture of a relentless campaign by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into throwing the election to Trump.

The Independent UK

YouTube blocks Jan 6 committee hearing video for including clip of Trump spreading baseless election claims

‘We had glitches where they moved thousands of votes from my account to Biden’s account,’ Donald Trump says in clip. There’s no evidence this happened

Salon

Bill Barr's parting gift to Trump

Barr said Trump seemed "detached from reality." As the former AG surely knows, that could be a legal escape hatch

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: Why do the Jan. 6 hearings make me miss Nixon and Watergate?

I miss Watergate.

The Independent UK

County's refusal to certify the vote hints at election chaos

The conspiracy theories about Dominion voting equipment that erupted during the 2020 presidential contest flared this week in a remote New Mexico county in what could be just a preview of the kind of chaos election experts fear is coming in the fall midterms and in 2024

The Independent UK

Jan 6 hearings: What have we learned from the committee so far?

The next January 6 hearing starts at 1pm ET on Thursday

The Independent UK

Trump complains Jan 6 committee is ignoring him

Mr Trump is irate because the select committee has not responded to a statement that is rife with the same lies that were debunked at Monday’s hearing

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