Column: The GOP just keeps stoking the ‘clear and present danger’ of Jan. 6
2 years, 3 months ago

Column: The GOP just keeps stoking the ‘clear and present danger’ of Jan. 6

LA Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, is sworn in for a hearing of the House Jan. 6 committee in June. In fact, you could say they’ve legitimated what the House Republican leader, Rep. “My Kevin” McCarthy, once tried to label the “least legitimate committee in American history.” At the committee’s public finale Monday, it plans to release a summary of its report and vote to recommend criminal and ethics actions against various parties — likely including Trump and some of his House henchmen — to the Justice Department, House Ethics Committee and various state bar associations. Instead, the committee’s findings will illuminate an ongoing “clear and present danger,” in the words of conservative former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig, as we look toward the next national election in 2024. The online site Talking Points Memo reported on hundreds of previously unpublicized text messages that 34 Republicans in Congress sent to Mark Meadows, Trump’s White House chief of staff, after the 2020 election. Lucky for us we’ll have the Jan. 6 committee’s report to document the actual lynch mob, the one that built a gallows on the Capitol grounds and bellowed “Hang Mike Pence!” and “Where’s Nancy?” The one that threatened American democracy.

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Top GOPer's ‘most immediate’ priority for new committee includes probing a MAGA conspiracy
2 months ago

Top GOPer's ‘most immediate’ priority for new committee includes probing a MAGA conspiracy

Raw Story  

Rep. Barry Loudermilk on Thursday previewed what he has in his crosshairs now that he’s been charged to lead a new House select committee to reexamine the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. “That’s what we’re going to be focused on.” But Loudermilk also revealed what the biggest questions still lingering in his mind surrounding Jan. 6 just a day after House …

Mike Johnson Announces New Committee To Investigate ‘False Narratives’ About Jan. 6
2 months ago

Mike Johnson Announces New Committee To Investigate ‘False Narratives’ About Jan. 6

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a new committee to investigate “false narratives” about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Johnson said in a press release that Rep. Barry Loudermilk, who led Republicans’ counter-inquiry into the original bipartisan Jan. 6 committee, would lead the new effort. Loudermilk’s panel …

Jan. 6 committee member snaps back at GOP official demanding Democratic probe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jan. 6 committee member snaps back at GOP official demanding Democratic probe

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Rep. Zoe Lofgren is lodging her own accusations against a fellow member after he said he would like an investigation into the House Select Committee that probed the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday that Rep. Barry Loudermilk would like to see a select committee to investigate the select committee. “Loudermilk, I've …

'It makes me sad': Jan. 6 security leaves many on Capitol Hill triggered
2 months, 3 weeks ago

'It makes me sad': Jan. 6 security leaves many on Capitol Hill triggered

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — Heavy security fencing is back up around the U.S. Capitol ahead of this week’s fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on Congress, which is serving as a painful reminder of that deadly and violent day to many on Capitol Hill. We’re going to do our job and do it according to what the election results were …

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report
3 months, 1 week ago

'Ridiculous and a little scary': Dem sounds alarm on GOP's 'cherry-picked' report

Raw Story  

A Democratic insider who previously served as the January 6 Committee spokesperson fought back against a “cherry-picked” report by House Republicans that attempted to discredit the committee’s investigation – and targeted former Rep. Liz Cheney for retribution. Tim Mulvey, a former Democratic communications director, said singling out Cheney – and the GOP's threats to prosecute perceived political enemies – offer …

Key Republican Calls For Criminal Probe Of Liz Cheney Over Jan. 6 Committee Work
3 months, 1 week ago

Key Republican Calls For Criminal Probe Of Liz Cheney Over Jan. 6 Committee Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The lawmaker leading Republicans’ counter-investigation into the House Jan. 6 committee said former Rep. Liz Cheney should face a criminal investigation over her committee work. “We’re gonna get you a really good job in Trump world.” Hutchinson testified to the Jan. 6 committee that she believed Passantino’s advice would lead her to commit a crime …

Michael Steele Slams What GOP Senators Are Doing Right Now: ‘Such A Farce’
3 months, 1 week ago

Michael Steele Slams What GOP Senators Are Doing Right Now: ‘Such A Farce’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Michael Steele slammed the visits of Donald Trump’s more controversial Cabinet picks to GOP senators ― purportedly to butter them up or assuage their concerns ahead of confirmation hearings ― as “such a farce” as he suggested the nominees will end up getting confirmed anyway due to the lawmakers’ subservience to the president-elect. “All this drama right …

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump
1 year ago

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6 and tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are launching a vast reinvestigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump, who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election. Speaker Mike Johnson said House Republicans intend to release a final report …

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6, tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump
1 year ago

House GOP launches new probe of Jan. 6, tries shifting blame for Capitol attack away from Trump

LA Times  

Rioters loyal to Donald Trump push against a line of police at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Speaker Mike Johnson said House Republicans intend to release a final report on Jan. 6 “to correct the incomplete narrative” advanced by the previous work of the select committee on the Jan. 6 attack. “I want to be upfront …

Republicans say the Jan. 6 congressional committee withheld evidence. Whether it did is complicated
1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans say the Jan. 6 congressional committee withheld evidence. Whether it did is complicated

LA Times  

Members of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol meet on Capitol Hill on July 27, 2021. Rep. Barry Loudermilk chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Oversight told Fox News on Tuesday that the House Jan. 6 select committee did not adequately preserve documents, data and video depositions — including communications it had …

Trump has been strategizing with GOP leaders to plan how lawmakers will defend him in public
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump has been strategizing with GOP leaders to plan how lawmakers will defend him in public

Raw Story  

Donald Trump spent part of Tuesday on the phone with top House GOP leaders, including Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, mapping out ways Republican lawmakers can publicly, including using the power of their taxpayer-funded government offices, defend him. Trump "has reached out to some of his top allies on Capitol Hill to strategize how they’re going to …

Conservative judge issues stark new warning about GOP's 'war against democracy and rule of law'
1 year, 11 months ago

Conservative judge issues stark new warning about GOP's 'war against democracy and rule of law'

Raw Story  

One of the nation's most prominent conservative jurists warned that the Republican Party presented a grave peril to democracy. Former federal appeals court judge Michael Luttig, who famously told Mike Pence the vice president did not have the authority to alter election results, made clear in a new interview with The Bulwark that the ongoing threat from Donald Trump and …

GOP probes 'seem to be flopping' as voters see them as 'revenge': analysis
1 year, 11 months ago

GOP probes 'seem to be flopping' as voters see them as 'revenge': analysis

Raw Story  

Republicans vowed to launch a flurry of investigations into the Biden administration upon retaking control of the House of Representatives, but Vox's Christian Paz argues that these probes all "seem to be flopping" so far. Instead, the House GOP led off with hearings about conservatives' tweets supposedly being suppressed, which he writes "may only truly resonate with the most partisan, …

'Disgraceful' Kevin McCarthy buried for new plan to tamper with Trump investigations
2 years ago

'Disgraceful' Kevin McCarthy buried for new plan to tamper with Trump investigations

Raw Story  

Historian Michael Beschloss dropped the hammer on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday morning after McCarthy announced he was directing the GOP heads of the "relevant" House committees to run interference for Donald Trump as he faces multiple criminal investigations. Trump created a stir early Saturday morning when he claimed on Truth Social that he expects to be arrested on …

Kevin McCarthy directs GOP committee heads to run interference for Trump after claim 'arrest' is imminent
2 years ago

Kevin McCarthy directs GOP committee heads to run interference for Trump after claim 'arrest' is imminent

Raw Story  

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy jumped into the fray on Saturday morning after Donald Trump made a claim on Truth Social that he will be arrested on Tuesday. Early Saturday, the leader of the House Republicans stated on Twitter that he wants all GOP chairs of relevant House committees to "immediately" look into whether federal funds are being used to fund …

Republicans To Probe House Select Committee That Investigated Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
2 years ago

Republicans To Probe House Select Committee That Investigated Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Republicans, who vowed to investigate Democrats if they took back control of the House this year, now have a plan to investigate the select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, CNN reported Wednesday. “The Jan. 6 committee, they didn’t take that approach… I think they looked more on the political side of it.” …

Schumer and GOP senators rip Tucker Carlson for ‘lie’ about Jan 6 rioters being peaceful
2 years ago

Schumer and GOP senators rip Tucker Carlson for ‘lie’ about Jan 6 rioters being peaceful

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. Mr Schumer became the latest voice to criticise …

McCarthy gives Carlson access to Jan. 6 footage, raising alarms
2 years, 1 month ago

McCarthy gives Carlson access to Jan. 6 footage, raising alarms

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson, a stunning level of access granted by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy that Democrats swiftly condemned as a “grave” breach of security with potentially far-reaching consequences. The House committee investigating the Jan. …

McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage
2 years, 1 month ago

McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage

LA Times  

Former President Trump talks with Fox News host Tucker Carlson as Donald Trump Jr., center, looks on at a golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., in July 2022. Thousands of hours of surveillance footage from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol are being made available to Fox News host Tucker Carlson, a stunning level of access granted by House …

Kevin McCarthy is wasting his time with fights that get him nowhere: report
2 years, 1 month ago

Kevin McCarthy is wasting his time with fights that get him nowhere: report

Raw Story  

Insider reported Sunday that new Speaker Kevin McCarthy is giving up all of his political capital fighting for things that no one but Republican members cares about. "While the House resolutions will likely hit a brick wall in the Senate, McCarthy knows that while ultraconservative bills could pass with the slimmest of margins, they would be purely symbolic," Insider said. …

Kevin McCarthy Denies Intelligence Committee Seats To Eric Swalwell And Adam Schiff
2 years, 2 months ago

Kevin McCarthy Denies Intelligence Committee Seats To Eric Swalwell And Adam Schiff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has avenged Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by blocking two Democrats from serving on a House committee. McCarthy announced Tuesday he would refuse to seat Democratic Reps. Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff of California on the House Intelligence Committee — pure political payback for Democrats removing Greene and Rep. Paul Gosar from committees in …

Column: McCarthy and the GOP have only themselves to blame for their humiliation
2 years, 2 months ago

Column: McCarthy and the GOP have only themselves to blame for their humiliation

LA Times  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, left, walks off after speaking with Rep. Andrew Clyde after the seventh vote for speaker. Fitting bookends framed the House Republicans’ first week of majority control/not control in a new Congress. Republican “leader” Kevin McCarthy, who’s dreamed of becoming speaker since he arrived in Washington from Bakersfield 16 years ago, sat with a game grin through his …

The New GOP Majority’s First Move Could Be To Gut A Key Ethics Watchdog
2 years, 2 months ago

The New GOP Majority’s First Move Could Be To Gut A Key Ethics Watchdog

Huff Post  

Rep. Kevin McCarthy in Congress on Tuesday. Kent Nishimura via Getty Images House Republicans appear poised to seriously undermine a major congressional ethics watchdog as one of the first acts with their new majority, as House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy seeks to win over right-wing dissidents within the GOP conference. Under a proposal setting up the rules for the next …

House Jan. 6 Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Trump’s Coup Attempt
2 years, 3 months ago

House Jan. 6 Committee Releases Final Report Detailing Trump’s Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 select committee on Thursday released its long-awaited final report detailing former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup to remain in power despite losing the 2020 election — and recommendations to prevent such a thing from happening again. The bipartisan House select committee cites the need for “accountability” and notes that is has …

Op-Ed: Adam Schiff: What comes after the Jan. 6 committee report
2 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: Adam Schiff: What comes after the Jan. 6 committee report

LA Times  

This week, the House Jan. 6 committee conducted its last hearing and issued its final report. It is on the basis of this evidence — not politics — that we have referred former President Trump to the Justice Department for potential prosecution for four offenses: two involving conspiracy charges, another concerning his obstruction of the joint session of Congress, and …

Opinion: The January 6 committee’s devastating conclusions
2 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: The January 6 committee’s devastating conclusions

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. If the United States is to survive as a “nation of laws and democracy,” the committee’s chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, said we can “never let this happen again.” The referral is largely symbolic because it doesn’t obligate federal prosecutors to bring …

Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers
2 years, 3 months ago

Jan. 6 panel urges ethics review for McCarthy, GOP lawmakers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and three other GOP lawmakers should face ethics investigations for their refusal to comply with congressional subpoenas, the House Jan. 6 committee said Monday in the culmination of a monthslong standoff over their testimony. The committee had issued subpoenas in May for the testimony of McCarthy — who is vying to become House speaker …

January 6 committee demands ethics sanctions against GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans
2 years, 3 months ago

January 6 committee demands ethics sanctions against GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans

Daily Mail  

The January 6 committee on Monday voted to file ethics complaints against House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy and three of Donald Trump's Republican allies in Congress after they failed to cooperate with the panel's probe of the US Capitol riot. The report states the Justice Department could access 'via grand jury subpoena or otherwise, the testimony of Republican Leader Kevin …

Jan. 6 Panel Pushes Trump's Prosecution In Forceful Finish
2 years, 3 months ago

Jan. 6 Panel Pushes Trump's Prosecution In Forceful Finish

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection, with lawmakers expected to cap one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory with an extraordinary recommendation: The Justice Department should consider criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. “I think the president has violated multiple criminal laws …

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America now that they’ve won the House
2 years, 4 months ago

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America now that they’ve won the House

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. Mr Walsh said it’s a foregone conclusion that the new Republican majority’s first priority …

What The Jan. 6 Committee Has Accomplished So Far
2 years, 5 months ago

What The Jan. 6 Committee Has Accomplished So Far

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― It was obvious on Jan. 6, 2021, that President Donald Trump had incited a riot at the U.S. Capitol. “He knew he had lost the election but he made the deliberate choice to ignore the courts, to ignore the Justice Department, to ignore his campaign leadership, to ignore senior advisers and to pursue a completely …

January 6 committee shows 'gallows' threat on pro-Trump website
2 years, 5 months ago

January 6 committee shows 'gallows' threat on pro-Trump website

Daily Mail  

The House January 6th Committee pointed to several general threats of physical violence against lawmakers days before Congress met that day in 2021 – along with observations from the Secret Service about armed people outside former President Trump's 'Stop the Steal' rally. Some of the threats were contained on a website called TheDonald.win – which former Trump campaign spokesman Jason …

Republicans laying groundwork for Jan. 6 probes to turn attention away from Trump and blame Nancy Pelosi
2 years, 6 months ago

Republicans laying groundwork for Jan. 6 probes to turn attention away from Trump and blame Nancy Pelosi

Raw Story  

Republicans are planning their own Jan. 6 investigations if they regain the House majority that will turn the focus away from former President Donald Trump. GOP lawmakers would use their investigative powers to examine security failures that day, while also recommending changes to the management and structure of U.S. Capitol security that would go into effect before their probes even …

What to expect from the next set of Jan. 6 committee hearings
2 years, 8 months ago

What to expect from the next set of Jan. 6 committee hearings

LA Times  

The House Jan. 6 committee has so far presented a detailed narrative, including several bombshells, of efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election. She also said the committee may subpoena conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who connected Trump and his staff with major players in the effort …

What to watch for when the Jan. 6 hearings resume next week
2 years, 8 months ago

What to watch for when the Jan. 6 hearings resume next week

LA Times  

An excerpt from an email by Dr. John Eastman asking for a presidential pardon is displayed on a screen during a Jan. 6 committee hearing on June 16 in Washington. The House committee investigating the 2021 Capitol insurrection originally planned six of them, each focused on a different aspect of President Trump’s efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 …

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Stay tuned’ for new evidence against Trump in July hearings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — More evidence is emerging in the House’s Jan. 6 investigation that lends support to recent testimony that President Donald Trump wanted to join an angry mob that marched to the Capitol where they rioted, a committee member said Sunday. He said many more details emerged after last week’s testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson and that …

'Very big deal': Former J6 Committee investigator says messages sent to Cassidy Hutchinson should be referred to DOJ
2 years, 8 months ago

'Very big deal': Former J6 Committee investigator says messages sent to Cassidy Hutchinson should be referred to DOJ

Raw Story  

Discussing reports that associates of former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows attempted to influence the testimony of former senior Meadows' aide Cassidy Hutchinson, a former investigator for the Jan 6th committee claimed the Department of Justice needs to step in. "To be clear, CNN is reporting that Cassidy Hutchinson herself told the committee that she did receive a …

The campaign to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson has begun
2 years, 9 months ago

The campaign to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson has begun

LA Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, before her testimony Tuesday to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. “Those with knowledge of the episode also should testify under oath.” Other Trump White House officials who leaped to Hutchinson’s defense also challenged her critics to come testify under …

Trump 'nervous' and 'blindsided' about Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before Jan 6 committee: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump 'nervous' and 'blindsided' about Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before Jan 6 committee: report

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump was bracing for an explosive day of testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide and assistant to chief of staff Mark Meadows, CNN reports. Hutchinson had previously testified to the Jan. 6 committee that Trump approved of death threats against then-Vice President Mike Pence that were chanted by rioters at the U.S. Capitol. A …

Trump’s intel director feared Jan. 6: ‘He expressed concern it could spiral out of control’
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s intel director feared Jan. 6: ‘He expressed concern it could spiral out of control’

Raw Story  

Donald Trump's last director of national intelligence was deeply concerned about the former president's effort to overturn his election loss, according to new testimony from a former White House aide. Cassidy Hutchinson, the top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified Tuesday before the House Select Committee that she grew fearful about Jan. 6, 2021, as …

Here are the bombshells surprise J6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson has already dropped
2 years, 9 months ago

Here are the bombshells surprise J6 Committee witness Cassidy Hutchinson has already dropped

Raw Story  

Former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson will be the star witness at a surprise House Select Committee hearing on Tuesday, and Politico's Ryan Lizza and Eugene Daniels report that she's already dropped a number of shock revelations about former President Donald Trump's efforts to illegally stay in power. While it's not known what new information Hutchinson will be giving at …

Former Mark Meadows White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is the surprise witness: report
2 years, 9 months ago

Former Mark Meadows White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson is the surprise witness: report

Raw Story  

After a day of speculation, it was revealed that former White House aide to Mark Meadows, Cassidy Hutchinson, will be the surprise testimony on Tuesday. "The Washington Post reported late last month that Hutchinson had told the committee that Meadows remarked to others that Trump indicated support for hanging his vice president after rioters who stormed the Capitol on that …

Trump’s wrath at Jan. 6 committee has McCarthy in an awkward spot
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s wrath at Jan. 6 committee has McCarthy in an awkward spot

LA Times  

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leaves his office at the U.S. Capitol in April. “This is a Kangaroo court!” Although Trump’s post directly targeted Hutchinson, it was also an implicit criticism of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. “None of this would be possible if Kevin McCarthy had seated members,” tweeted Kurt Bardella, a former House GOP aide who now advises …

Trump’s chief of staff knew Jan. 6 ‘might get real bad,’ aide testifies in surprise hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s chief of staff knew Jan. 6 ‘might get real bad,’ aide testifies in surprise hearing

LA Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. Conversations between White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Trump legal advisor Rudolph W. Giuliani ahead of the Capitol insurrection left Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to Meadows, …

No reruns: Committee tries new approach to break through
2 years, 9 months ago

No reruns: Committee tries new approach to break through

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As television programming goes, expectations were widespread that the Jan. 6 committee hearings would essentially be reruns. “It’s just focused on the witnesses and the evidence,” said Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California, a member of the panel who also led the second Trump impeachment hearings. “And if people were grandstanding, it wouldn’t work.” As a result, …

‘Historic and strategic blunder’: Schiff gloats as Trump decries McCarthy’s handling of Jan. 6 committee
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Historic and strategic blunder’: Schiff gloats as Trump decries McCarthy’s handling of Jan. 6 committee

LA Times  

House Republicans are sticking beside Kevin McCarthy despite former President Trump’s attacks on the minority leader’s decision to pull GOP members from the Jan. 6 committee. Last week, he told the far-right podcast host Wayne Allyn Root that “the Republicans should be ashamed of themselves” and called McCarthy’s decision to pull GOP members “bad” and “very, very foolish.” Trump’s repeated …

Who you'll hear from and what to expect in today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing
2 years, 9 months ago

Who you'll hear from and what to expect in today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing

NPR  

Who you'll hear from and what to expect in today's Jan. 6 House committee hearing Enlarge this image toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The fifth hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol will focus on former President Donald Trump's pressure on the Department of Justice to help him overturn the …

Jan 6 committee hearings produce a 'miracle': bipartisanship
2 years, 9 months ago

Jan 6 committee hearings produce a 'miracle': bipartisanship

LA Times  

There was plenty of powerful evidence presented during Day 4 of the House select committee hearings on Jan. 6, showing how President Trump and his allies coerced, bullied and schemed at the state level to overturn the results of the 2020 election. One reason the hearings haven’t devolved into a prime opportunity to humiliate the opponent may be the fact …

'Deeply disturbing: GOP candidate's arrest is emblematic of growing far-right extremism, experts say
2 years, 9 months ago

'Deeply disturbing: GOP candidate's arrest is emblematic of growing far-right extremism, experts say

Raw Story  

After Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested Thursday by the FBI on charges related to his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during which supporters of former President Donald Trump attempted to overthrow the United States government, his campaign posted two words on social media: “Political Prisoner.” This sentiment — that Kelley’s arrest is rooted …

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