Democracy Advocates Say Trump’s Return Means They Must Work Even Harder
6 days, 7 hours ago

Democracy Advocates Say Trump’s Return Means They Must Work Even Harder

Huff Post  

A video of President Donald Trump is played during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol hearing on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Bill Clark via Getty Images WASHINGTON — Americans who believe in democracy will have to work even harder in the coming years, as the man who tried to overturn the 2020 election he lost returns the White House this month, advocates warned Thursday. “Trump has already demonstrated that he will behave as an autocrat once he’s in office,” said Tom Joscelyn, a longtime counterterrorism adviser who served on the staff of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol. Trump has even tapped Kash Patel, a former aide who has spread the unfounded conspiracy theory that the FBI instigated the violence on Jan. 6, to run the bureau during Trump’s second term. “Those kinds of conspiracy theories have no place with nominees,” said Norm Eisen, a former White House lawyer under former President Barack Obama who worked with the House on Trump’s first impeachment in 2020.

Democracy Trump White House House Fbi Capitol Jan Patel Joscelyn  house  attack  powers  trump  harder  advocates  patel  trumps  white  work  jan  president  say  means  return  democracy

History of this topic

‘Packing up our things’: January 6 prisoners prepare for Trump pardons
3 days, 6 hours ago

‘Packing up our things’: January 6 prisoners prepare for Trump pardons

Al Jazeera  

The fourth anniversary of the US Capitol riot was met with hope by those convicted for attempting to overturn the 2020 election. It was the night before the fourth anniversary of January 6, 2021, when thousands stormed the United States Capitol in an extraordinary attempt to overturn Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. “No January 6 defendants, whether incarcerated or on …

'Two-thirds of the country is with us': Ethics watchdog fires warning shot at Trump
1 week, 2 days ago

'Two-thirds of the country is with us': Ethics watchdog fires warning shot at Trump

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s long-held promise to pardon his supporters who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol is drawing fresh scrutiny from a government ethics group. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, issued a terse statement Monday calling out Trump and his repeated signals that he is willing to grant clemency to …

Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power
3 months, 1 week ago

Prosecutors: Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ after losing 2020 election in failed bid to cling to power

LA Times  

Former President Trump, campaigning Tuesday in Milwaukee, is not immune to 2020 election charges for private actions, prosecutors argue in a newly unsealed filing. Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud, and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according …

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes
6 months, 1 week ago

Trump Immunity Ruling Invites Presidents to Commit Crimes

Bloomberg  

The Supreme Court, in perhaps its most consequential decision about the powers and parameters of the US presidency, ruled on Monday that Donald Trump cannot be tried in a criminal court for any “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority” while serving in the White House. The most direct result of the ruling is that Trump, a twice-impeached convicted …

Could Trump pardon himself if he wins in November?
7 months ago

Could Trump pardon himself if he wins in November?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Donald Trump leaves criminal courtroom after he was …

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House. Lower courts have already twice rejected the immunity claims, but Trump’s lawyers …

Trump loyalists pardoned for serious crimes could end up in his 2nd administration: report
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump loyalists pardoned for serious crimes could end up in his 2nd administration: report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump was hardly the first U.S. president to issue controversial pardons. Trump pardoned a long list of MAGA Republicans and loyalists who were either convicted of serious crimes or pleaded guilty to them, including "War Room" host Steve Bannon, Paul Manafort, veteran GOP operative Roger Stone, and former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. In a report published on December …

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers seek dismissal of DC federal election subversion case, arguing presidential immunity

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the Washington federal election subversion case against him, arguing the Republican is immune from prosecution for actions they say were taken in his official role as president. “In doing so, the prosecution does not, and cannot, argue that President Trump’s efforts to ensure election integrity, and to advocate …

Editorial: Trying to overturn an election must have consequences, even for former presidents
1 year, 5 months ago

Editorial: Trying to overturn an election must have consequences, even for former presidents

LA Times  

Another day, another criminal indictment of a twice-impeached former president who is shamelessly seeking to return to the White House. Opinion Editorial: Trump should never return to the White House A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict the former president on charges related to paying hush money to a former porn star. And former presidents are not immune from being …

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump stumbles when Fox host tells him his plan to execute drug offenders would include people he pardoned

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier that aired on 20 June, …

DC Edit | Democracy triumphs as Trump faces court in US
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Democracy triumphs as Trump faces court in US

Deccan Chronicle  

History was made in the United States as Mr Donald Trump became the first President to be arraigned on criminal charges, his fingerprints recorded, but spared by the authorities of his mugshot being taken as is one of the most recognisable persons on the planet. No amount of money and no amount of power changes that.” The legal accosting of …

Editorial: Trump should never return to the White House
1 year, 9 months ago

Editorial: Trump should never return to the White House

LA Times  

Former President Trump arrives at the airport in Waco, Texas, for a campaign rally last weekend. But Bragg was reportedly investigating events associated with an alleged attempt to buy the silence of Stormy Daniels, an adult-film performer who said she had an affair with Trump, before the 2016 election. Gen. Merrick Garland, is presiding over criminal investigations of Trump’s handling …

Trump says he will ‘very, very seriously’ consider January 6 pardons if he runs and wins in 2024
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump says he will ‘very, very seriously’ consider January 6 pardons if he runs and wins in 2024

CNN  

Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he will “very, very seriously” consider full pardons for the rioters who breached the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, if he runs for reelection and wins. Full pardons,” Trump said on Wendy Bell Radio Thursday, adding: “We’ll be looking very, very seriously at full pardons because we can’t let that …

Some GOP members of Congress could face 15 years in jail — and disqualification from office: legal expert
2 years, 6 months ago

Some GOP members of Congress could face 15 years in jail — and disqualification from office: legal expert

Raw Story  

Bombshell revelations about Republican members of Congress seeking presidential pardons for their roles in Donald Trump's attempted coup could disqualify them from office, according to a top legal scholar. "Multiple Republican members of Congress asked White House officials whether Trump would preemptively pardon them for their activities in the lead-up to Jan. 6 before he left office, testimony provided by …

Trump for pardon to Jan. 6 rioters if he runs, wins in 2024
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump for pardon to Jan. 6 rioters if he runs, wins in 2024

The Hindu  

Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House. “If I run and if I win, we will treat those people from January 6th fairly,” Mr. Trump said on Saturday night during a rally in Conroe, Texas. More …

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Associated Press  

CONROE, Texas — Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House. More than 100 police officers were injured, some critically, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, following a “Stop the Steal” rally by …

Donald Trump dangles the prospect of pardons for Capitol rioters if he returns as US president
2 years, 11 months ago

Donald Trump dangles the prospect of pardons for Capitol rioters if he returns as US president

ABC  

Former US president Donald Trump has suggested he may pardon supporters who participated in the deadly January 6 storming of the Capitol if he returns to the White House. Key points: Mr Trump said at a rally he would give pardons to US Capitol rioters to ensure they are treated "fairly" More than 700 people have been arrested and charged …

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants if reelected
2 years, 11 months ago

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants if reelected

LA Times  

Former President Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House. More than 100 police officers were injured, some critically, after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, following a “Stop the Steal” rally by Trump near the White …

Trump goes on rampage with pardons, veto threats and Covid denial
4 years ago

Trump goes on rampage with pardons, veto threats and Covid denial

CNN  

Washington CNN — Donald Trump’s presidency is blazing into history in a way that epitomizes his corrupt excess, with pardons for cronies and war crimes, assaults on democracy, fresh Covid-19 denial and impunity for Russia. The sleazy final days of the Trump White House later hit new lows when the President wielded his unassailable pardon power, substituting political payoffs for …

Discover Related