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Democrats target pro-Trump 'dystopian plot' with Stop Project 2025 task force
6 months, 1 week ago

Democrats target pro-Trump 'dystopian plot' with Stop Project 2025 task force

Raw Story  

A group of congressional Democrats on Tuesday launched a task force aimed at spotlighting and combating the threat posed by Project 2025, the sprawling far-right agenda crafted by allies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Spearheaded by Rep. Jared Huffman, the Stop Project 2025 Task Force "will serve as a central hub for pro-democracy Members of Congress, civil society, and …

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Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why

NPR  

Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. "It's really up to the president to decide when to use the armed forces as a domestic police force," said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "Stewart Rhodes, who's been convicted of seditious conspiracy, which means conspiracy to overthrow …

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Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice. He has, though, vowed to hold accountable “all January 6th perpetrators, at any level” and has said that would include those who were …

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Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure
2 years, 8 months ago

Jan. 6 panel puts Garland in ‘precarious’ spot, ups pressure

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are increasingly going public with critical statements, court filings and more to deliver a blunt message to Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice. He has, though, vowed to hold accountable “all January 6th perpetrators, at any level” and has said that would include those who were …

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Trump trying to 'run out the clock' with privilege claims to 'cover up potentially criminal conduct': Legal experts
3 years ago

Trump trying to 'run out the clock' with privilege claims to 'cover up potentially criminal conduct': Legal experts

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his allies are trying to "run out the clock" on the Jan. 6 insurrection by claiming executive privilege, and investigators are concerned the courts might let them get away with stalling. The former Justice Department official might be able to "clearly implicate Trump in any number of conspiratorial crimes,” said former prosecutor Glenn Kirschner, adding that the …

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Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again.
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― Nearly two years after getting away with obstruction of Congress while he was president, Donald Trump may get away with it again, this time as a former president trying to block an investigation into the insurrection he incited. Even Norm Eisen, who worked for the House committee that pursued Trump’s first impeachment and strongly supports …

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