Trump likely committed felony obstruction, U.S. judge says in ordering emails handed to Jan. 6 committee
2 years, 9 months ago

Trump likely committed felony obstruction, U.S. judge says in ordering emails handed to Jan. 6 committee

LA Times  

California attorney John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in 2017. Former President Trump “more likely than not” attempted to illegally obstruct Congress when he tried to subvert the 2020 election on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal district court judge determined in a ruling Monday that ordered California lawyer John Eastman to hand over emails to the congressional panel investigating the insurrection. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, who is based in Santa Ana, broadly stated that Trump likely committed felony obstruction of Congress and that Trump and his then attorney Eastman likely engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct Congress. “Based on the evidence, the court finds it more likely than not that President Trump corruptly attempted to obstruct the Joint Session of Congress on January 6, 2021,” Carter wrote. The House committee argued this month before Carter that criminal charges against Trump could be possible, something it first revealed in a court filing as part of Eastman’s suit.

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Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert
2 months ago

Republicans face a 'double-edged sword' if they seek revenge for Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

Members of Congress bent on getting revenge for the way they think Donald Trump was treated after he left office may be stepping into precarious territory — particularly if they make good on threats to go after special counsel Jack Smith. In a column for MSNBC, attorney Shan Wu noted a post on X from owner Elon Musk –– now …

Trump’s Jan. 6 Coup Attempt Could Be Back In The Headlines Just In Time For The Election
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s Jan. 6 Coup Attempt Could Be Back In The Headlines Just In Time For The Election

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s coup attempt that ended with the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol may be on the cusp of making new headlines, just weeks ahead of the November election. 6 is already baked into this election cake.” Fellow Republican David Kochel, a consultant and veteran of numerous campaigns, said he also doubts …

Attorney John Eastman pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona’s fake elector case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Attorney John Eastman pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona’s fake elector case

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Attorney John Eastman pleaded not guilty on Friday to conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges for his role in the effort to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in Arizona to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Eastman, who devised a strategy to try to persuade Congress not to certify the election, is the first person charged in Arizona’s fake elector …

Supreme Court flooded with amicus briefs in Trump 14th Amendment case
11 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court flooded with amicus briefs in Trump 14th Amendment case

Raw Story  

Constitutional law experts, state elections officials and a long list of Republican political figures are among those who have flooded the U.S. Supreme Court with their views on a landmark Colorado ruling blocking former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. Benson’s brief “takes no position” on Trump’s eligibility but asks the court …

Trump falsely claims ‘60 Minutes’ proves Pence could flip election
1 year, 2 months ago

Trump falsely claims ‘60 Minutes’ proves Pence could flip election

The Independent  

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Trump-linked lawyer John Eastman wants to delay disbarment hearing over potential criminal charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump-linked lawyer John Eastman wants to delay disbarment hearing over potential criminal charges

The Independent  

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Previous ruling in Jan. 6 rioter case blows a hole in key Trump defense: report
1 year, 5 months ago

Previous ruling in Jan. 6 rioter case blows a hole in key Trump defense: report

Raw Story  

A judge has already ruled against one of Donald Trump's likely defenses in the Jan. 6 case. “There’s no need to prove that Trump knew he lost the election to establish corrupt intent,” said Norman Eisen, special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during the first Trump impeachment. A federal judge apparently agreed when he wrote an opinion last month …

Explained: The charges looming over Donald Trump in US 2020 election probe
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained: The charges looming over Donald Trump in US 2020 election probe

Firstpost  

Former US president Donald Trump faces a slew of potential charges in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. A letter reportedly listed three federal criminal statutes: conspiracy to defraud the United States, obstruction of an official procedure, and deprivation of rights Donald Trump, who has already indicted and pleaded not guilty for hoarding confidential documents and paying out hush …

Opinion: If Trump is indicted for Jan. 6, there’s more than enough evidence to convict him
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: If Trump is indicted for Jan. 6, there’s more than enough evidence to convict him

LA Times  

Donald Trump announced this week that he has been notified that he is a target of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation of the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Even with other charges pending against Trump in New York and in Smith’s classified documents case, this prosecution will force him to face judgment for his worst offenses: those against our democracy …

Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction charge
1 year, 9 months ago

Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction charge

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court sided Friday with the Justice Department in a case that could have upended hundreds of charges brought in the Capitol riot investigation. The Justice Department has argued that the offense — punishing anyone who “corruptly” obstructs or impedes an “official proceeding” — clearly fits the conduct of the rioters who halted Congress’ certification of …

Trump trying to 'pollute the jury pool' with 'gibberish and obstruction': analysis
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump trying to 'pollute the jury pool' with 'gibberish and obstruction': analysis

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has been hurling ominous warnings and racist insults against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ahead of a possible indictment, and legal experts fear those threats could provoke violence in the same way his rhetoric fueled the Jan. 6 insurrection. Trump's legal defenses have recently weakened after federal courts required some of his top aides, including former White House …

State Bar charges John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump on overturning the election, with ethics violations
1 year, 11 months ago

State Bar charges John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump on overturning the election, with ethics violations

LA Times  

The State Bar of California filed disciplinary charges Thursday against Orange County attorney John Eastman, accusing him of multiple ethics violations stemming from his actions while advising then-President Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election. Eastman’s attorney, Randall A. Miller, said in a statement that his client “disputes every aspect of the action that has been filed against him …

Donald Trump Should Never Hold Office Again: US Capitol Riot Panel Report
2 years ago

Donald Trump Should Never Hold Office Again: US Capitol Riot Panel Report

News 18  

Donald Trump should never be allowed to run for public office again after inciting an insurrection, lawmakers investigating last year’s assault on the US Capitol concluded in their watershed final report. “Our country has come too far to allow a defeated president to turn himself into a successful tyrant by upending our democratic institutions fomenting violence,” the panel’s chairman Bennie …

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  

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 One major theme of the House select committee’s investigation into …

Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral
2 years ago

Jan. 6 panel urges Trump prosecution with criminal referral

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee urged the Justice Department on Monday to bring criminal charges against Donald Trump for the violent 2021 Capitol insurrection, calling for accountability for the former president and “a time of reflection and reckoning.” After one of the most exhaustive and aggressive congressional probes in memory, the panel’s seven Democrats and two Republicans are …

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump
2 years ago

Jan. 6 committee recommends four criminal charges against Trump

Raw Story  

The congressional committee that investigated last year's attack on the US Capitol recommended Monday that criminal charges be filed against former president Donald Trump. "The committee has developed significant evidence that president Trump intended to disrupt the peaceful transition of power under our Constitution," Representative Jamie Raskin said as he outlined the panel's findings. "We believe that the evidence described …

US Capitol riot panel to meet, vote on recommending criminal charges against Donald Trump, aides
2 years ago

US Capitol riot panel to meet, vote on recommending criminal charges against Donald Trump, aides

Firstpost  

The select House of Representatives committee has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses and held explosive public hearings into what happened on 6 January, 2021 – and who was responsible for it Washington, United States: Wrapping up an 18-month probe into last year’s deadly attack on the US Capitol, lawmakers will convene Monday to vote on whether to recommend criminal charges …

Why the Jan. 6 Committee handed out a criminal referral to a former California law professor
2 years ago

Why the Jan. 6 Committee handed out a criminal referral to a former California law professor

LA Times  

Former Chapman University professor John Eastman is among the individuals whom the Jan. 6 committee has recommended face federal criminal charges for their roles in the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Eastman’s theory that former Vice President Mike Pence could reject or delay the certification of state electors was essential to Trump’s effort to convince his base …

Trump 'coup memo' lawyer asks judge to reconsider bombshell ruling
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump 'coup memo' lawyer asks judge to reconsider bombshell ruling

Raw Story  

John Eastman has asked a federal judge to reconsider his ruling last week finding that Donald Trump knowingly filed false numbers to claim voter fraud. The right-wing attorney's own lawyer Charles Burnham asked U.S. District Court judge David O. Carter to change his order finding that Trump knowingly introduced false voter fraud numbers in court and to the public, which …

Jan. 6 Committee hands over 'key evidence' that could undermine Trump's defense against criminal charges: report
2 years, 2 months ago

Jan. 6 Committee hands over 'key evidence' that could undermine Trump's defense against criminal charges: report

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots has handed over what the Atlanta Journal Constitution describes as "key evidence" to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. In particular, the AJC reports that Willis and her team are interested in testimony from former Trump advisers that he privately acknowledged legitimately losing the election to Biden at times, which …

'Nasty, wrong, ill-informed': Trump erupts at judge after being implicated in potential criminal offenses
2 years, 2 months ago

'Nasty, wrong, ill-informed': Trump erupts at judge after being implicated in potential criminal offenses

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is lashing out at the American legal system yet again. Following a Truth Social post decrying his failed special counsel probe of the FBI's investigation into his 2016 campaign's contacts with Russian agents, the twice-impeached former president attacked U.S. District Judge David O. Carter for ruling this week that eight emails sent by one-time Trump lawyer …

Judge's 'astonishing' ruling shows 'an ongoing course of criminality' between Trump and Eastman: legal analyst
2 years, 2 months ago

Judge's 'astonishing' ruling shows 'an ongoing course of criminality' between Trump and Eastman: legal analyst

Raw Story  

MSNBC analyst and University of Alabama School of Law professor Joyce Vance on Thursday argued that a recent decision by U.S. District Judge David O. Carter marks an unprecedented step toward holding former President Donald Trump legally accountable for his role in the January 6 Capitol riots. In a Twitter thread, Vance argued that Carter's "astonishing" ruling showed that there …

Judge: Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal docs were false
2 years, 2 months ago

Judge: Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal docs were false

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election that included voter fraud claims he knew to be false, a federal judge said in a ruling Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge David Carter in an 18-page opinion ordered the release of those emails between Trump and attorney John Eastman to the House committee …

Judge finds Trump likely to have conspired to defraud US with false election claims
2 years, 2 months ago

Judge finds Trump likely to have conspired to defraud US with false election claims

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 A federal judge in California has declared that emails from …

DOJ prosecutors say there's enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction: report
2 years, 2 months ago

DOJ prosecutors say there's enough evidence to charge Trump with obstruction: report

Raw Story  

Prosecutors at the Justice Department say there is sufficient evidence to charge Donald Trump with obstruction of justice when it comes to allegations that he mishandled classified documents, although they're not quite sure on how to indict him, Bloomberg reports. "The team that's part of the classified records probe has not yet made a formal recommendation to Attorney General Merrick …

Federal judge says Trump knowingly signed legal documents containing fake voter fraud numbers
2 years, 2 months ago

Federal judge says Trump knowingly signed legal documents containing fake voter fraud numbers

Salon  

In an 18-page opinion on Trump affiliated lawyer John Eastman's push-back on a subpoena for emails relating to the events of Jan. 6, U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter revealed that Trump knowingly signed documents containing fake voter fraud numbers. According to The Washington Post, Carter determined that several documents exchanged within Trump's circle need to be made public …

Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal documents were false, judge says
2 years, 2 months ago

Trump knew vote fraud claims in legal documents were false, judge says

LA Times  

U.S. District Judge David Carter has written in an 18-page opinion that emails between Trump and his advisor John Eastman, above, show efforts to submit false claims in federal court for the purpose of delaying the counting of the vote on Jan. 6, 2021. Former President Trump signed legal documents challenging the results of the 2020 election that included voter …

Kellyanne Conway’s lawyer husband says ‘any honest jury’ would convict Trump over classified documents
2 years, 4 months ago

Kellyanne Conway’s lawyer husband says ‘any honest jury’ would convict Trump over classified documents

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 George Conway, a conservative lawyer and the husband of former …

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report
2 years, 5 months ago

DOJ directly probing Trump's actions in plot to overturn 2020 election in criminal investigation: report

Raw Story  

On Tuesday, The Washington Postreported that the Justice Department is now focusing in on the actions of former President Donald Trump in the plot to throw out the results of the 2020 presidential election. "Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about …

1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?
2 years, 6 months ago

1/6 hearings fuel the question: Did Trump commit a crime?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee has heard dramatic testimony from former White House aides and others about Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to overturn the 2020 election — and his encouragement of supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol bent on achieving his goal. Hutchinson said White House Counsel Pat Cipollone told her “we’re going to get charged with every …

Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone
2 years, 6 months ago

Lawyer who advised Trump says federal agents seized phone

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A conservative lawyer who aided former President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the 2020 election results and who has been repeatedly referenced in House hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the Capitol said in a court filing Monday that federal agents seized his cell phone last week. John Eastman said the agents took his phone as …

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan 6 hearings: Trump-linked lawyer compares FBI to Stasi, as ex-president’s call to Putin revealed

The Independent  

✕ Close Trump to DOJ: Say the election was corrupt and ‘leave the rest to me’ 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 …

John Eastman is being set up to take the fall for Trump — who says he 'hardly' even knows the lawyer: report
2 years, 6 months ago

John Eastman is being set up to take the fall for Trump — who says he 'hardly' even knows the lawyer: report

Raw Story  

Rolling Stone is citing two people familiar with Donald Trump's plots around the Jan. 6 trials that the former president wants to throw legal adviser John Eastman under the bus. Eastman, who previously worked as a law professor, penned the so-called "coup memo," which made the legal case for why former Vice President Mike Pence could vote down the 2020 …

Legal expert anticipates the next Jan. 6 hearing evidence — and predicts nothing can save Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Legal expert anticipates the next Jan. 6 hearing evidence — and predicts nothing can save Trump

Raw Story  

The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the plot to overthrow the 2020 election is set to meet again on Tuesday for a public hearing at 1 p.m. EST. Speaking about the issues the committee will deal with, CNN legal expert Elie Honig noted that thus far, Americans have seen the way in which former …

John Eastman is 'a wakeup call to attorneys everywhere' about helping Trump's 'criminal schemes': CNN's Errol Louis
2 years, 6 months ago

John Eastman is 'a wakeup call to attorneys everywhere' about helping Trump's 'criminal schemes': CNN's Errol Louis

Raw Story  

CNN political commentator Errol Louis said on Friday that the House Select Committee investigating January 6th has done a masterful job of exposing attorney John Eastman -- and he hopes it acts as a deterrent to other lawyers in the future. While talking about Thursday's January 6th hearings, Louis pointed to the way that Eastman got eviscerated by two conservative …

Trump Adviser Seemed To Know His 'Fake Elector' Plan Was Garbage
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump Adviser Seemed To Know His 'Fake Elector' Plan Was Garbage

Huff Post  

During its third day of hearings, the committee presented evidence that lawyer John Eastman, who publicly championed the theory that former Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to certify fake slates of electors to keep the former president in power, admitted privately that it likely wouldn’t stand up in court. Eastman acknowledged to Pence attorney Greg Jacob that he …

Trump attorney told John Eastman to get a 'great' criminal defense lawyer: 'You're going to need it'
2 years, 6 months ago

Trump attorney told John Eastman to get a 'great' criminal defense lawyer: 'You're going to need it'

Raw Story  

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, the vice-chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, previewed the next public hearing in a new video released on Tuesday. "Yesterday, the select committee's hearing showed all Americans that President Trump's claims of a stolen 2020 election were, to use former Attorney General Barr's words, …

Takeaways: Trump’s mind ‘made up’ on fraud ahead of Jan. 6
2 years, 6 months ago

Takeaways: Trump’s mind ‘made up’ on fraud ahead of Jan. 6

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection systemically made the case in its second hearing Monday that several of Trump’s advisers warned him against making false claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election that he lost. Despite the aides’ efforts, Trump went to the podium in the White House press room on election night …

Jan. 6 investigators appear to have ‘stumbled on another’ crime committed by Trump: legal expert
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 investigators appear to have ‘stumbled on another’ crime committed by Trump: legal expert

Raw Story  

This Monday, the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said that former President Donald Trump fundraised off his false claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 election. “The Trump campaign knew that these claims of voter fraud were false yet they continued to barrage small-dollar donors with emails encouraging them to donate to something called the ‘Official Election Defense …

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Official draws a line between the months of Trump's lies and ​the Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Raw Story  

Speaking to Raw Story after the second of four House Select Hearings on the attack on Congress, Rep. Mikie Sherrill connected the dots about how important the testimony was about the plot to overthrow the election and the violence seen on Jan. 6. The committee walked through many Republican witnesses who testified under oath that they told former President Donald …

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Donald Trump
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Donald Trump

The Hindu  

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said on Sunday they have uncovered enough evidence for the Justice Department to consider an unprecedented criminal indictment against former President Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. “I would like to see the Justice Department investigate any credible allegation of criminal activity on the part …

Jan. 6 committee already showed enough evidence to charge Trump with crimes: George Conway
2 years, 7 months ago

Jan. 6 committee already showed enough evidence to charge Trump with crimes: George Conway

Raw Story  

George Conway said the first public hearing by the House Select Committee shows there's already enough evidence to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Rep. Liz Cheney, the panel's ranking Republican, laid out evidence that Trump had a seven-part plan to overturn his election loss that culminated in the deadly assault on the …

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'
2 years, 7 months ago

Jan. 6 Hearing Opens With Trump's AG William Barr Calling Stolen Election Claim 'Bullshit'

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s own attorney general told the then-president that his claims of a “stolen” election were “bullshit,” according to videotaped testimony revealed Thursday night at the House Jan. 6 select committee’s first public hearing. The committee also began linking the actual breach of the Capitol to encouragement by Trump, starting with his statement during one …

Judge orders new batch of John Eastman emails turned over -- including evidence of another crime
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge orders new batch of John Eastman emails turned over -- including evidence of another crime

Raw Story  

A federal judge ordered a new batch of John Eastman's emails released that includes evidence of another potential crime. U.S. District Court Judge David Carter ordered the conservative attorney to disclose 159 documents, including emails and papers related to meetings he held with a secretive group supporting Donald Trump, to the House select committee just days before its first public …

Judge to Trump lawyer: Give Jan. 6 panel more emails, including one indicating likely crime
2 years, 7 months ago

Judge to Trump lawyer: Give Jan. 6 panel more emails, including one indicating likely crime

LA Times  

John Eastman, a lawyer involved in former President Trump’s efforts to overturn his election loss, must give the Jan. 6 committee 159 more emails — including one a judge says is evidence of a likely crime. Conservative lawyer John Eastman must give 159 more emails to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including …

John Eastman reveals Trump took a direct role in developing legal strategy to overturn election loss
2 years, 7 months ago

John Eastman reveals Trump took a direct role in developing legal strategy to overturn election loss

Raw Story  

John Eastman revealed Friday in a court filing that he routinely communicated with Donald Trump either directly or through "six conduits" in the weeks ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The right-wing attorney asked a federal judge to maintain attorney-client privilege over his work for the former president, and the late-night filing gave the clearest view yet of the communications …

The Times podcast: The lawyer behind Trump’s Jan. 6 attack
2 years, 9 months ago

The Times podcast: The lawyer behind Trump’s Jan. 6 attack

LA Times  

John Eastman, the University of Colorado Boulder visiting scholar of conservative thought and policy, speaks about his plans to sue the university at a news conference outside school on April 29, 2021. The university relieved Eastman of his public duties after he spoke at President Trump’s rally preceding the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6. And he says that Eastman was …

How a California lawyer became a focal point of the Jan. 6 investigation
2 years, 9 months ago

How a California lawyer became a focal point of the Jan. 6 investigation

LA Times  

California attorney John Eastman speaks at a rally in April 2021. But everything that we know about what happened supports what Judge Carter said.” The spotlight grows Beyond Trump, Eastman has become perhaps the most significant figure in the committee’s investigation, with House General Counsel Douglas Letter calling Eastman the “central player in the development of a legal strategy to …

Increased pressure from Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in a difficult spot
2 years, 9 months ago

Increased pressure from Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in a difficult spot

LA Times  

Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Atty. He has, though, vowed to hold accountable “all Jan. 6 perpetrators, at any level,” and has said that would include those who were “present that day or were otherwise criminally responsible …

Judge's warnings about Trump's 'ongoing threat' should 'alarm every person in this country': Bennie Thompson
2 years, 9 months ago

Judge's warnings about Trump's 'ongoing threat' should 'alarm every person in this country': Bennie Thompson

Raw Story  

Ahead of a contempt vote for Trump allies Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, the chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol cited what Judge David Carter wrote about former President Donald Trump and attorney John Eastman, whom he said likely committed crimes in their efforts to stay in power. According to Rep. …

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