Police Uncover 'Possible Plot' by Militia to Breach US Capitol on March 4
3 years, 9 months ago

Police Uncover 'Possible Plot' by Militia to Breach US Capitol on March 4

News 18  

Capitol Police say they have intelligence showing a “possible plot” by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, nearly two months after a mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the iconic building to try to stop Congress from certifying now-President Joe Biden’s victory. “The United States Capitol Police Department is aware of and prepared for any potential threats towards members of Congress or towards the Capitol complex,” the agency said in a statement. “We have obtained intelligence that shows a possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group on Thursday, March 4.” The statement differs from an advisory that was sent to members of Congress by the acting House sergeant-at-arms this week, saying that Capitol Police had “no indication that groups will travel to Washington D.C. to protest or commit acts of violence.” Police did not identify the militia group in the statement on Wednesday. In her testimony to the House panel, acting Capitol Police chief Yogananda Pittman said her investigators had collected “some concerning intelligence,” but declined to provide any details publicly, saying it was “law enforcement sensitive” and that she would provide a private briefing for the subcommittee members.

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Undercover FBI agents had no role in U.S. Capitol attack: report
1 week, 4 days ago

Undercover FBI agents had no role in U.S. Capitol attack: report

Raw Story  

Undercover FBI agents were not present during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, a Justice Department watchdog said Thursday in a report debunking a popular right-wing conspiracy theory. "We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest …

Justice Department Watchdog Finds No FBI Agents Or Informants Involved In Jan. 6 Riot
1 week, 4 days ago

Justice Department Watchdog Finds No FBI Agents Or Informants Involved In Jan. 6 Riot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― No undercover FBI agents were at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and no paid informants encouraged Donald Trump’s supporters to riot that day, according to a new report from a Department of Justice watchdog. “We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that …

Jan. 6 can’t be denied in federal court
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jan. 6 can’t be denied in federal court

Associated Press  

There are no broadcast television cameras inside the E. Barrett Prettyman federal courthouse on Constitution Avenue. Rioters scale a wall outside the Capitol as the mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building on Jan. 6, 2021. Then-President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of his supporters during his “Stop the Steal” rally near the White House on Jan. 6, …

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol
5 months, 2 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: Trump’s misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump said during his debate with President Joe Biden last week that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol involved a “relatively small” group of people who were “in many cases ushered in by the police.” But that’s not what happened. In an internal memo last year, U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger …

Mike Pence denounces debunked FBI Jan 6 conspiracy theory promoted by Trump
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mike Pence denounces debunked FBI Jan 6 conspiracy theory promoted by Trump

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. Speaking to CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday morning from …

US court denies Donald Trump's immunity in Capitol police lawsuit
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US court denies Donald Trump's immunity in Capitol police lawsuit

Hindustan Times  

A group of U.S. Capitol Police officers who sued former President Donald Trump over his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol won a legal victory on Friday. In that case, two Capitol Police officers and a group of House Democrats also sued Trump for his alleged conduct on Jan. 6. The three-judge panel in the …

Expert says Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan. 6 as disqualification case enters new phase
1 year, 1 month ago

Expert says Trump could have defended Capitol on Jan. 6 as disqualification case enters new phase

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — Then-President Donald Trump could have mobilized the National Guard and other federal agencies to protect the U.S. Capitol once violence broke out on Jan. 6, 2021, a law professor testified Tuesday as a case to bar the former president from the 2024 ballot moved into a new phase. …

Man who attacked officers with flagpole during Jan. 6 riot gets 4 years in prison
1 year, 4 months ago

Man who attacked officers with flagpole during Jan. 6 riot gets 4 years in prison

LA Times  

Supporters of then-President Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, shortly before a riot erupted. A man who used a flagpole to attack officers who were trying to defend the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison. World & Nation Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison A …

Trump Denies Inciting The Capitol Attack, But 174 Jan. 6 Defendants Blame Him For It
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump Denies Inciting The Capitol Attack, But 174 Jan. 6 Defendants Blame Him For It

Huff Post  

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden as president in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6, 2021. The group argued that Trump’s actions subject him to the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists from holding office: “This is not merely a policy preference; it is a constitutional imperative.” The coup-attempting former president and his supporters …

Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home
1 year, 5 months ago

Man wanted on Jan. 6 charges arrested with weapons near Barack Obama’s Washington home

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A man armed with explosive materials and weapons, and wanted for crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was arrested Thursday in the Washington neighborhood where former President Barack Obama lives, law enforcement officials said. Taylor Taranto, 37, was spotted by law enforcement a few blocks from the former president’s home and fled, …

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’
1 year, 5 months ago

US Senate report highlights Capitol riot intelligence ‘failures’

Al Jazeera  

FBI downplayed threats of violence by Trump supporters ahead of January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, report says. Washington, DC – United States intelligence agencies “received numerous early warnings” ahead of the 2021 attack on the Capitol but failed to accurately assess the threat, a new Senate report has said. “In advance of the attack, multiple news agencies, …

Top law enforcement officials 'quashed a plan' to investigate Trump for Jan. 6 for over a year
1 year, 6 months ago

Top law enforcement officials 'quashed a plan' to investigate Trump for Jan. 6 for over a year

Raw Story  

A new report in the Washington Post sheds some light on why it has taken so long to investigate former President Donald Trump's incitement of deadly riots at the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021. Specifically, the Post reports that top officials at the United States Department of Justice and the FBI "quashed a plan by prosecutors in …

Police: After shootings, man threatened California Capitol
1 year, 8 months ago

Police: After shootings, man threatened California Capitol

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man suspected of making “credible threats” against California’s Capitol after shooting a gun from his vehicle and lodging bullets in the wall of a hospital and commercial building in the suburbs of Sacramento was arrested Thursday afternoon, authorities said. “The California Highway Patrol has notified the Senate of a threat they consider to be credible involving …

‘How dare…’: Biden slams Republicans for playing down January 6 Capitol attack
1 year, 9 months ago

‘How dare…’: Biden slams Republicans for playing down January 6 Capitol attack

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Republicans should be ashamed of supporting an effort by Fox News to play down the seriousness of the January 6, 2021 assault on Congress by a mob of Donald Trump supporters. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the news media after attending a closed Senate Democratic Caucus lunch at the U.S. Capitol in …

McCarthy gives Tucker Carlson access to thousands of hours of Jan. 6 surveillance footage
1 year, 10 months 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 …

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  

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. Here’s some of the key findings of the …

Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump’s lies to the ‘unimaginable’
2 years ago

Jan. 6 takeaways: From Trump’s lies to the ‘unimaginable’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee released its final report Thursday on the “unimaginable” 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a mob assault by supporters of the defeated president, Donald Trump, that shook the nation and exposed the fragility of American democracy. “Prior to January 6th, it was unimaginable.” EIGHT CHAPTERS From the “Big Lie” of Trump’s November 2020 …

Donald Trump accused of 'multi-part conspiracy' in final report on US Capitol attack
2 years ago

Donald Trump accused of 'multi-part conspiracy' in final report on US Capitol attack

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has been accused of criminally engaging in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election in the January 6 committee’s final report on the US Capitol attack. The 845-page report, released on Thursday, claimed Mr Trump failed to act to stop his supporters from attacking the Capitol, concluding an extraordinary 18-month investigation into …

US panel calls Capitol riot as 'multi-part plan' by Donald Trump to overturn election loss
2 years ago

US panel calls Capitol riot as 'multi-part plan' by Donald Trump to overturn election loss

India Today  

A US Congress panel has released its final report on the Capitol riot and insurrection describing the events as a 'multi-part plan' by former US President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election loss to Joe Biden, a report said. READ | It strengthens me: Donald Trump reacts to Capitol riots panel vote for criminal charges Months after the Capitol …

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot
2 years ago

5 key takeaways from January 6 panel’s report on US Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – “One man” is ultimately responsible for last year’s attack on the United States Capitol: Former President Donald Trump. Here is a look at five key takeaways from the final report: Trump is ‘central cause’ of the riot The report unambiguously blamed Trump for the attack on the Capitol: “The central cause of January 6th was one man, …

Landmark Jan. 6 report concludes Trump intentionally misled and provoked insurrectionists
2 years ago

Landmark Jan. 6 report concludes Trump intentionally misled and provoked insurrectionists

LA Times  

The House Jan. 6 committee displays an image of former President Trump on Monday during its final hearing. The long-anticipated, 845-page report of eight chapters from the House select committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection provides a road map for potential criminal charges against Trump and others. “As you read this report, please consider this: Vice President Pence, along …

US Capitol riots: List of laws Trump broke as panel seeks criminal charges
2 years ago

US Capitol riots: List of laws Trump broke as panel seeks criminal charges

Hindustan Times  

A panel in the United States - which was constituted amid probe in the Capitol Hill riots case - on Monday recommended that criminal charges be filed against former US president Donald Trump. US Capitol riots: List of laws Trump broke as panel seeks criminal charges However, Trump has accused the panel of recommending "fake charges" against him - as …

Capitol Riot Panel to Vote on Pursuing Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump: Report
2 years ago

Capitol Riot Panel to Vote on Pursuing Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump: Report

News 18  

Lawmakers investigating last year’s attack on the US Capitol will vote Monday on whether to recommend criminal charges against former president Donald Trump on at least three counts — including insurrection, Politico reported on Friday. The political news site said a congressional subcommittee that has been evaluating potential criminal referrals stemming from the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot would recommend …

Capitol rioter busted on new charges of plotting to attack an FBI field office: feds
2 years ago

Capitol rioter busted on new charges of plotting to attack an FBI field office: feds

Raw Story  

A Tennessee man who was already facing multiple criminal charges for his role in attacking the United States Capitol building on January 6th, 2021, has been arrested on new charges involving an alleged plot to attack an FBI field office. As flagged by CBS News reporter Rob Legare, 33-year-old Capitol rioter Edward Kelley was arrested along with 26-year-old Austin Carter …

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 …

Historic! Donald Trump summoned over US Capitol attack
2 years, 2 months ago

Historic! Donald Trump summoned over US Capitol attack

Live Mint  

Former US President Donald Trump has been called to testify before the US Congressional committee looking into the attack on Capitol Hill about the violence on January 6, 2021. “The Select Committee unanimously votes to subpoena Donald J. Trump, former President of the United States, to provide evidence as part of the committee’s investigation," January 6th Committee tweeted on October …

US Capitol Riot Probe Votes to Subpoena Trump to Testify
2 years, 2 months ago

US Capitol Riot Probe Votes to Subpoena Trump to Testify

News 18  

Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump to testify on his role in the violence, in a major escalation of the sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up. Reacting on his right-wing Truth Social platform, Trump said the committee was a “total ‘BUST’ that has only served …

Members of Congress stunned by Secret Service 'bombshell' at Jan. 6 hearing
2 years, 2 months ago

Members of Congress stunned by Secret Service 'bombshell' at Jan. 6 hearing

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — After startling revelations revealed in Thursday's House Select Committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Congress, members of Congress told Raw Story how horrified they were about what was known about the threats. It just leads to a lot more questions," Rep. Cheri Bustos told Raw Story outside of the committee hearing room. Bustos also said that …

US Capitol Riot Panel to Get Inside Trump's Head: Aides
2 years, 2 months ago

US Capitol Riot Panel to Get Inside Trump's Head: Aides

News 18  

Lawmakers investigating the 2021 attack on the US Capitol plan to journey inside the mind of Donald Trump on Thursday during the final public presentation on their sprawling probe before crucial midterm elections. The House of Representatives panel has already unveiled reams of evidence on the former president’s involvement in a labyrinthine series of connected schemes to overturn the 2020 …

New footage from the Justice Department shows 2-minute surge on the Capitol
2 years, 3 months ago

New footage from the Justice Department shows 2-minute surge on the Capitol

Raw Story  

In a new video released by the United States Department of Justice, Trump supporters are seen breaking into the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6. Members of the United States Capitol Police are seen trying to stop the angry mob carrying Trump flags from entering the building. IN OTHER NEWS: Don McGahn had one foot out the door …

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 …

Jan. 6 probes: What’s next for Congress, criminal cases
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 probes: What’s next for Congress, criminal cases

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — This isn’t the end of the Capitol riot story. The House committee investigating the deadly events of a fateful, chilly January day — now a year and a half in the past — has wrapped up its hot summer series of televised hearings, each featuring revelatory details about the day of violence itself or the weeks of efforts …

Cop confirms Hutchinson testimony about Trump’s effort to join Capitol riot: CNN
2 years, 5 months ago

Cop confirms Hutchinson testimony about Trump’s effort to join Capitol riot: CNN

Raw Story  

CNN reported on Thursday that a police officer in Donald Trump's Jan.6 motorcade confirmed testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson before the House Select Committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol. Hutchinson testified about a discussion with Trump Deputy Chief of Staff Tony Ornato and Robert Engel, who ran Trump's Secret Service detail. READ: Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans …

Jan 6 rioter blames Trump for Capitol attack: ‘We were just following what he said’
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan 6 rioter blames Trump for Capitol attack: ‘We were just following what he said’

The Independent  

A man who earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to the Capitol riot testified on Tuesday that he went to the attack at Donald Trump’s direction. Stephen Ayres told committee members during his testimony that he had never planned to go to the Capitol itself before Donald Trump’s rhetoric during his speech directing his supporters to march …

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 …

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 Crime-o-Meter: Sure Seems Like Trump Knew There Would Be Violence

Slate  

In the tradition of the Clintonometer, the Trump Apocalypse Watch, and the Impeach-O-Meter, the Is It a Crime-O-Meter is a wildly subjective and speculative estimate of whether the Jan. 6 select committee’s work will convince enough individuals of relevance that Donald Trump committed insurrection-related crimes that he will be, in some fashion, held accountable for them. Immediately following that reportedly …

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Just following what he said’: Takeaways from the Jan. 6 hearing on Trump’s actions and the riot

LA Times  

Former White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is seen in a video interview during Tuesday’s hearing. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol spent its seventh hearing Tuesday focused on the origins of the mob and former President Trump’s role in inciting it. More details on an ‘unhinged’ Oval Office meeting The hearing presented new details …

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings

ABC  

Graphic video showing police being attacked; bombshell testimony from inside the White House; first-hand accounts of Donald Trump's tactics: so far, the public Capitol riot hearings have produced stunning testimony. In Ivanka Trump's video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this video testimony, she said she had "accepted" Mr Barr's point on this Mr Trump took …

Jan. 6 hearing | Donald Trump did not care that Capitol rioters were armed, tried to hijack Presidential limo, claims witness
2 years, 5 months ago

Jan. 6 hearing | Donald Trump did not care that Capitol rioters were armed, tried to hijack Presidential limo, claims witness

The Hindu  

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on Jan. 6, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the U.S. Capitol where his supporters were rioting, a former aide testified on Tuesday. “Take the effing mags away; they’re not here to hurt me,” Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to Trump’s then-White House Chief …

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump knew violence was planned and his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, ex-aide testifies

LA Times  

Then-President Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows, were aware the Capitol was a target of violence and that Trump supporters were armed with weapons when the president urged them to march to the building on Jan. 6, 2021, a former aide testified in a bombshell hearing Tuesday that also revealed Trump repeatedly pushed to pardon those involved in …

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riots probe panel blames Donald Trump for 'attempted coup' on 6 January

Firstpost  

Testimony on Thursday showed how Donald Trump desperately clung to his own false claims of election fraud, beckoning supporters to the Capitol on 6 January, 2021, when Congress would certify the results, despite those around him insisting Joe Biden had won the election Washington: The House panel investigating the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol has laid the blame …

New details revealed about Capitol tour led by GOP lawmaker the day before the Jan. 6 riot
2 years, 6 months ago

New details revealed about Capitol tour led by GOP lawmaker the day before the Jan. 6 riot

Raw Story  

Congressional Republicans have released evidence from Capitol police about a U.S. Capitol tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk. The Georgia Republican brought a group of 12 constituents that inexplicably grew to 15 people into the Capitol complex the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection, but Capitol police chief J. Thomas Manger said an investigation did not reveal any suspicious behavior …

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

He seemed 'detached from reality' in defeat, say Trump aides to committee investigating Capitol attack

India Today  

Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers, top government officials and even his family were dismantling his false claims of 2020 election fraud ahead of Jan. 6, but the defeated president seemed “detached from reality” and kept clinging to outlandish theories to stay in power, the committee investigating the Capitol attack was told Monday. Trump’s “big lie” of election fraud escalated and …

Capitol Police: Republican led Capitol complex tour that “inexplicably grew” the day before Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol Police: Republican led Capitol complex tour that “inexplicably grew” the day before Jan. 6

Salon  

Congressional Republicans have released evidence from Capitol police about a U.S. Capitol tour led by Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga. The Georgia Republican brought a group of 12 constituents that inexplicably grew to 15 people into the Capitol complex the day before the Jan. 6 insurrection, but Capitol police chief J. Thomas Manger said an investigation did not reveal any suspicious …

Threat to democracy: The Hindu Editorial on the U.S. House panel probe into January 6 Capitol riots
2 years, 6 months ago

Threat to democracy: The Hindu Editorial on the U.S. House panel probe into January 6 Capitol riots

The Hindu  

The bipartisan Congressional committee looking into the deadly January 6, 2021, attack by a mob on the very seat of the Houses of the U.S. Congress has painted a clear picture of the attempt by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, even if that meant he might damage the U.S. …

Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol officer recounts Jan. 6 ‘war scene’ in her testimony

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Capitol Police Officer Caroline Edwards described to lawmakers the “war scene” that she and other officers faced when rioters began viciously attacking them on Jan. 6, 2021. “It was chaos.” The raw and graphic testimony from Edwards Thursday night played out in the first public hearing on the findings of the House committee investigating the insurrection on the …

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’
2 years, 6 months ago

Capitol riot panel blames Donald Trump for January 6 ‘attempted coup’

The Hindu  

The House panel investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U. S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump Thursday night, saying the assault was hardly spontaneous but an “attempted coup” and a direct result of the defeated president's effort to overturn the 2020 election. With a never-before-seen 12-minute video of extremist groups leading the deadly siege and startling …

Takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An injured officer who slipped in blood and spoke of “carnage.” Video of a huge, violent mob pushing through the U.S. Capitol. Takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s first hearing: LAYING IT ALL ON TRUMP Thompson laid out the committee’s initial findings that Trump led a “sprawling, multi-step conspiracy aimed at overturning the presidential election” and the insurrection …

Key takeaways from US Congress hearing on January 6 Capitol riot
2 years, 6 months ago

Key takeaways from US Congress hearing on January 6 Capitol riot

Al Jazeera  

Trump took centre stage as US lawmakers pushed to highlight the danger and violence of the 2021 attack on US Capitol. “On the morning of January 6, President Donald Trump’s intention was to remain president of the United States despite the lawful outcome of the 2020 election and in violation of his constitutional obligation to relinquish power,” she said. Al …

Laying bare Trump’s coup attempt, Jan. 6 hearings demanded we not look away
2 years, 6 months ago

Laying bare Trump’s coup attempt, Jan. 6 hearings demanded we not look away

LA Times  

Viewers who tuned in Thursday to the first night of public hearings by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were not given Washington political theater as usual. Cheney said that Trump had a seven-part plan to overturn the 2020 presidential election and promised the American public watching at home that “you will see evidence of each element …

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