Jan. 6 Witness Recalls What Made Her Quit Trump's White House
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 Witness Recalls What Made Her Quit Trump's White House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Sarah Matthews, a former White House staffer who testified before the House Jan. 6 committee over the summer, on Wednesday looked back at her decision to resign from President Donald Trump’s administration on the day of the Capitol riot. And he didn’t ever pick up the phone once.” Trump’s continued lies about election fraud, she added, “pose a threat to our democracy.” Matthews told her view of what happened inside the White House to the House Jan. 6 panel during an earlier hearing. pic.twitter.com/TIGZRTAbiu — Jacob Rubashkin July 22, 2022 Asked whether other Trump White House staffers, including her former boss Kayleigh McEnany, actually believe Trump’s election lies or push them to appease him, Matthews said it’s a combination. “They know that there’s no proof of the election being stolen, but they wish to stay in the good graces of Trump World, and they prioritize their ambition and careers for that.” She added: “But then I do think there are some people who truly are detached from reality and have convinced themselves enough that the election was stolen.” Today’s Jan. 6 committee reportedly will show Secret Service video and emails alerting Trump to the likelihood of violence that day and his zeal to join his supporters on the Capitol, according to The Washington Post.

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After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney
6 days, 19 hours ago

After investigating Jan. 6, House GOP sides with Trump and goes after Liz Cheney

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wrapping up their own investigation on the Jan. 6 2021 Capitol attack, House Republicans have concluded it’s former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney who should be prosecuted for probing what happened when then-President Donald Trump sent his mob of supporters as Congress was certifying the 2020 election. House Administration Committee Chairman Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., wrote, “Until we hold accountable …

Trump's White House press secretary slammed Jan. 6 riot in now-deleted tweets: CNN report
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump's White House press secretary slammed Jan. 6 riot in now-deleted tweets: CNN report

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s pick for White House press secretary praised then-Vice President Mike Pence in social media posts made after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot — then deleted the posts when she ran unsuccessfully for Congress on an election denial platform. Karoline Leavitt erased two posts including one praising Pence for certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 win, according to CNN. Leavitt …

Trump Talks About Reporters Being Shot And Says He Shouldn't Have Left White House In 2020
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump Talks About Reporters Being Shot And Says He Shouldn't Have Left White House In 2020

Huff Post  

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Thirty Years Later, Trump Returns to the White House, But This Time, He's Facing a Different Battle
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thirty Years Later, Trump Returns to the White House, But This Time, He's Facing a Different Battle

Associated Press  

Kamala Harris will deliver her campaign's closing argument on Tuesday from the same spot in Washington where Donald Trump helped incite a mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. She will draw a contrast between her vision for the country and Trump's continued lies about the 2020 election, and the risks she says his return to the …

Fox News hosts struggle to get rattled Trump off the line as he goes on media blitz after Harris’s DNC speech
4 months ago

Fox News hosts struggle to get rattled Trump off the line as he goes on media blitz after Harris’s DNC speech

The Independent  

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Melania Trump’s one-word text that caused ex-aide to quit shared during fiery DNC speech
4 months ago

Melania Trump’s one-word text that caused ex-aide to quit shared during fiery DNC speech

The Independent  

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Former White House press secretary tells DNC: Trump called own supporters ‘basement dwellers’
4 months ago

Former White House press secretary tells DNC: Trump called own supporters ‘basement dwellers’

LA Times  

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Republican staffer calls out ex-Fox host for ‘open threat’ to Kellyanne Conway: ‘Disturbing’
4 months, 1 week ago

Republican staffer calls out ex-Fox host for ‘open threat’ to Kellyanne Conway: ‘Disturbing’

The Independent  

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Ex-Trump aide admits 'pathological liar' ex-president made her lie about his scandals
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-Trump aide admits 'pathological liar' ex-president made her lie about his scandals

Raw Story  

Lying for former President Donald Trump's was compulsory. She discussed her experience, in light of Trump's trusted aide Hope Hicks testifying in open court for his criminal hush money case today — that she and others adopted a messaging strategy that was to take the 45th president at his word and then hang on for dear life. "It's just obvious …

Ex-Aide Sums Up Who’ll Staff Trump’s Next White House With 2 Brutal Words
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-Aide Sums Up Who’ll Staff Trump’s Next White House With 2 Brutal Words

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin has warned that Donald Trump’s potential second administration will be staffed by either “liars or lunatics.” Griffin, a co-host on “The View,” on Tuesday pointed to the former president’s new interview with Time magazine — which reported the presumptive GOP nominee would “staff his Administration with acolytes who …

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House

LA Times  

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The New Jan. 6 Testimony Against Trump Will Be Devastating at Trial
54 years, 11 months ago

The New Jan. 6 Testimony Against Trump Will Be Devastating at Trial

Slate  

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Alyssa Farah Griffin reveals Mark Meadows told her Trump wasn't leaving the White House
1 year, 1 month ago

Alyssa Farah Griffin reveals Mark Meadows told her Trump wasn't leaving the White House

Raw Story  

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CNN boss defends having MAGA audience cheer Trump on during town hall
1 year, 7 months ago

CNN boss defends having MAGA audience cheer Trump on during town hall

Raw Story  

CNN boss Chris Licht on Thursday morning was defiant in the face of criticism from even some of his own reporters over the network's falsehood-filled town hall with former President Donald Trump on Wednesday. As reported by media journalist Brian Stelter, Licht held a conference call with CNN's staff on Thursday morning in which he defended the decision to pack …

Ex-Trump Official Says She’s ‘Definitely Worried’ Following His Weekend Screeds
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-Trump Official Says She’s ‘Definitely Worried’ Following His Weekend Screeds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A former White House staffer said she is “definitely worried” after Donald Trump called on supporters this the weekend to protest his possible indictment. Sarah Matthews, who was deputy White House press secretary during the Trump administration, was asked during an appearance Tuesday on CNN if she was worried about the former president’s rhetoric. “Definitely worried,” said …

The day democracy was tested: A deep dive into Trump's attempted coup on January 6
1 year, 11 months ago

The day democracy was tested: A deep dive into Trump's attempted coup on January 6

Raw Story  

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Trump Photographer Recalls ‘Agitated’ Way He Delayed Taping Jan. 7 Address
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump Photographer Recalls ‘Agitated’ Way He Delayed Taping Jan. 7 Address

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A visibly “agitated” Donald Trump kept ordering Diet Cokes as he struggled to tape a video announcing the transition of presidential power to Joe Biden the day after the Jan. 6 insurrection, a former Trump White House chief photographer recalled in testimony to the House committee investigating the violence. Behind-the-scenes footage of the taping that the House …

Trump delayed filming Jan. 7 video declaring he'd leave White House by requesting non-stop Diet Cokes: report
1 year, 11 months ago

Trump delayed filming Jan. 7 video declaring he'd leave White House by requesting non-stop Diet Cokes: report

Raw Story  

On the day after his supporters ransacked the United States Capitol building, former President Donald Trump released a video announcing that he would be leaving the White House and that then-President-elect Joe Biden would be taking over. And as newly released testimony flagged by Politico's Kyle Cheney shows, Trump's reluctance to concede he would be leaving extended beyond what the …

Donald Trump news today: Rattled Trump lashes out as Jan 6 panel finishes investigation and tax return release looms
1 year, 11 months ago

Donald Trump news today: Rattled Trump lashes out as Jan 6 panel finishes investigation and tax return release looms

The Independent  

✕ Close January 6 panel chair says Trump ‘broke the faith’ of US elections in final session 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 …

Jan 6 report: Key findings from the House committee investigation into the Capitol riot
2 years ago

Jan 6 report: Key findings from the House committee investigation into the Capitol riot

The Independent  

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Jan 6 report reveals Trump laughed about Sidney Powell’s ‘crazy’ election fraud claims
2 years ago

Jan 6 report reveals Trump laughed about Sidney Powell’s ‘crazy’ election fraud claims

The Independent  

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Star Jan. 6 witness told committee that lawyer linked to Trump tried to silence her
2 years ago

Star Jan. 6 witness told committee that lawyer linked to Trump tried to silence her

LA Times  

Cassidy Hutchinson, who was a top aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testifies at a House Jan. 6 committee hearing in June. “I was like, ‘And they will ruin my life, Mom, if I do anything that they don’t want me to do.’” Passantino encouraged her to downplay her role as one of former White House …

Executive Summary Of Jan. 6 Report Shows How Trump Ignored Advisers, Spread Election Lies
2 years ago

Executive Summary Of Jan. 6 Report Shows How Trump Ignored Advisers, Spread Election Lies

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The executive summary of the House Jan. 6 committee’s report documents how then-President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned by those closest to him — Cabinet members, campaign officials and even family members — that claims he had lost his reelection due to fraud were false. I won.” The committee also obtained a recording of Trump adviser Steve …

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks
2 years, 1 month ago

Jan. 6 panel interviews former Trump aide Hope Hicks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee is interviewing Hope Hicks, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Hicks did not play a major role in the White House response to the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, in which hundreds of Trump’s supporters broke into the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the certification …

Jan. 6 panel summons Trump for testimony on Capitol attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 panel summons Trump for testimony on Capitol attack

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: The House January 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for his testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The vote seeking Trump's testimony comes as the panel is producing vivid new details and evidence of Trump's state of mind as he refused to concede his loss to Joe Biden, resulting in the 2021 attack at the Capitol. Also, in never-before-seen …

January 6 committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump as it offers fresh footage of Capitol riot
2 years, 2 months ago

January 6 committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump as it offers fresh footage of Capitol riot

ABC  

After a months-long hiatus, the January 6 committee returned with a promise to reveal former US president Donald Trump's "state of mind" as his supporters stormed the Capitol in 2021. The panel zoomed out from the chaos of January 6 to illustrate Mr Trump's centrality to what it called a "pre-mediated plan" to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump's election-night …

Trump focuses on false election fraud claims after subpoena vote
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump focuses on false election fraud claims after subpoena vote

Al Jazeera  

Trump sent letter decrying again the congressional investigation into January 6 riot after panel moved to subpoena him. Donald Trump has doubled down on his unfounded claims of election fraud after a congressional panel investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the US capitol voted to subpoena the former president and possible 2024 candidate. In a letter to the committee’s …

House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump In Final Public Hearing
2 years, 2 months ago

House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump In Final Public Hearing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― The House Jan. 6 Committee closed out its series of public hearings Thursday investigating Donald Trump’s coup attempt by subpoenaing the former president himself, describing him the “key player” of that day. “It was concocted in advance to convince his supporters that he won.” California Democrat Adam Schiff, meanwhile, detailed a string of emails the …

Trump thanks Ginni Thomas for sticking to stolen election lies
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump thanks Ginni Thomas for sticking to stolen election lies

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. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump on Saturday offered a shout-out to …

Trump White House lawyers arrive for Jan. 6 grand jury
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump White House lawyers arrive for Jan. 6 grand jury

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House counsel under then-President Donald Trump and his top deputy arrived at a federal courthouse on Friday to appear before a federal grand jury investigating efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election. Pat Cipollone was the top White House lawyer at the end of the Trump administration as Trump and outside allies pressed for ways to …

Trump deleted lines from his speech about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters after Capitol insurrection
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump deleted lines from his speech about prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters after Capitol insurrection

Salon  

Donald Trump removed lines about prosecuting January 6 rioters from a speech he delivered the day after the Capitol riot, according to congressional testimony provided on Monday. RELATED: Trump "was the cancer in the center" of January 6 plot During the select committee's eighth hearing last week, the panel played footage of closed-door testimony from former Trump adviser Jared Kushner, …

January 6 committee eyes former Trump officials for coming hearings
2 years, 4 months ago

January 6 committee eyes former Trump officials for coming hearings

ABC  

The US congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack says it will interview more former cabinet secretaries and is prepared to subpoena the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Key points: Members of Donald Trump's administration resigned following the January 6 riots Questions remain about missing Secret Service texts from the day of the Capitol riots The committee has …

From ‘an attempted coup’ to chaos, searing moments of Jan. 6
2 years, 5 months ago

From ‘an attempted coup’ to chaos, searing moments of Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Through eight hearings, 20 live witnesses and dozens of hours of recorded testimony, the House Jan. 6 panel has focused its case squarely on former President Donald Trump. It represents seeing Trump’s last stand, most desperate chance to halt the transfer of power.” ‘CARNAGE’ AT THE CAPITOL Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards, one of two witnesses at the …

Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of ‘carnage’ wrought by Trump
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of ‘carnage’ wrought by Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To understand how Donald Trump’s desperation and lies became a potent danger to democracy, consider the ginger mints. “American carnage,” Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, lead manager of the second Trump impeachment and a committee member on this inquiry, said of the latter’s bottom line. The committee pinpointed a range of renegade if not criminal options that …

U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability
2 years, 5 months ago

U.S. Capitol riot probe slams Trump inaction, urges accountability

The Hindu  

The House committee probing the assault on the U.S. Capitol laid out a searing, prime-time indictment on Thursday of Donald Trump's refusal to halt or condemn the violence and insisted he should be held accountable for a gross dereliction of presidential duty. Committee chairman Bennie Thompson, speaking at the televised finale of a series of public hearings, said Mr. Trump …

Absolutely Everything We Learned From the Jan. 6 Hearings
2 years, 5 months ago

Absolutely Everything We Learned From the Jan. 6 Hearings

Slate  

On Thursday, the House Select Committee on Jan. 6th held its eighth hearing in a series that laid out the results of its investigation of the attack on the Capitol. New facts: • Donald Trump’s own daughter, Ivanka Trump, testified that she “accepted” Attorney General William Barr’s statements that there was no evidence that the 2020 election had been stolen. …

Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: White House in chaos, unmovable Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump. “Fast.” Trump “could not be moved,” Thompson said, “to rise from his dining room table and walk the few steps down the White House hallway into the press briefing room where …

Live updates | Lawmakers hold Trump ‘responsible’ for Jan. 6
2 years, 5 months ago

Live updates | Lawmakers hold Trump ‘responsible’ for Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on the hearing Thursday by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot : 10:35 p.m. Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot are saying unequivocally that Donald Trump is to blame for the violence and they’re saying lawmakers will recommend ways to prevent another Jan. 6. It is a stain on our history.” Vice …

House GOP attacks Sarah Matthews as a ‘liar and pawn’ for J6 testimony
2 years, 5 months ago

House GOP attacks Sarah Matthews as a ‘liar and pawn’ for J6 testimony

Raw Story  

UPDATE: The controversial tweet has now been deleted. The House GOP caucus lashed out at former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews for testifying before the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "It was the greatest honor and privilege of my life to serve this great nation," she said, with pictures of …

Jan. 6 Hearing Focuses On Trump’s 187 Minutes Of Cheering His Mob During His Coup Attempt
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 Hearing Focuses On Trump’s 187 Minutes Of Cheering His Mob During His Coup Attempt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating Donald Trump’s attempted coup to remain in power wrapped up its summer series of public hearings Thursday night, going through a minute-by-minute account of his refusal to tell the violent mob he had called to the U.S. Capitol to stand down. “We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.” …

Trump quickly regretted his Jan. 7 video as the Capitol riot ignited an internal power struggle: report
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump quickly regretted his Jan. 7 video as the Capitol riot ignited an internal power struggle: report

Raw Story  

On January 7, 2021, then-President Donald Trump released a video where he finally agreed to the transfer of power to Joe Biden. "Trump’s push to deliver a second speech countering the one he gave on Jan. 7 came amid an internal struggle over his post-Jan. 6 messaging," Rolling Stone's report stated. Republican blows up on Biden appointee at House hearing …

White House insiders to talk about Trump’s actions on Jan. 6
2 years, 5 months ago

White House insiders to talk about Trump’s actions on Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Matt Pottinger was a journalist in China, concerned about the country’s drift toward authoritarianism, when he decided — at age 31 — to enlist in the U.S. Marines after the invasion of Iraq. Pottinger and Matthews will join Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to Mark Meadows, Trump’s final chief of staff, in the exclusive club of Trump White …

‘President Trump did not fail to act ... He chose not to act,’ Jan. 6 panel says
2 years, 5 months ago

‘President Trump did not fail to act ... He chose not to act,’ Jan. 6 panel says

LA Times  

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing on Thursday. “The mob was accomplishing President Trump’s purpose, so of course he didn’t intervene,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger. “There is no official record of what President Trump did while in the dining room.… The chief White House photographer wanted to take pictures because …

Trump didn’t stick to script asking supporters to leave Capitol, Jan. 6 panel says
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump didn’t stick to script asking supporters to leave Capitol, Jan. 6 panel says

LA Times  

Footage of President Trump addressing rioters in a video from the Rose Garden on Jan. 6, 2021, plays above members of the House committee investigating the attack on the Capitol. Then-President Trump did not stick to a video script laid out for him after he was urged by officials to ask supporters to peacefully leave the Capitol on Jan. 6, …

Former Trump White House Aides To Testify At Next Jan. 6 Prime-Time Hearing
2 years, 5 months ago

Former Trump White House Aides To Testify At Next Jan. 6 Prime-Time Hearing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the plans. Former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger departs after President Donald Trump awarded …

Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing
2 years, 5 months ago

Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the plans. Lawmakers on the nine-member panel have said the hearing will offer the most compelling evidence yet …

Next Jan. 6 Hearing Will Examine 187 Minutes When Trump Did Nothing To Quell Capitol Riot
2 years, 5 months ago

Next Jan. 6 Hearing Will Examine 187 Minutes When Trump Did Nothing To Quell Capitol Riot

Huff Post  

After telling his supporters at a rally earlier that day to march to the Capitol and “fight like hell,” Trump “gleefully” watched the violence unfold on TV from the White House dining room, his former press secretary Stephanie Grisham told CNN. Trump “hit rewind” for some sections of the riot on a recorded TV program to watch them again, said …

Jan. 6 probe: Trump sets rally after ‘unhinged’ WH meeting
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 probe: Trump sets rally after ‘unhinged’ WH meeting

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states’ voting machines and then, in a last ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for what turned into the deadly riot, the House Jan. 6 committee revealed Tuesday. “I …

Trump incited US Capitol attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting: Panel
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump incited US Capitol attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting: Panel

India Today  

US lawmakers on Tuesday accused Donald Trump of inciting a mob of followers to attack the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a last-ditch bid to remain in power fueled by a chaotic meeting with some of his most ardent supporters. Committee members said Trump incited the riot through his refusal to admit he lost the election and through …

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