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January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’
5 months ago

January 6 committee members are telling Biden to step aside: ‘Trump cannot be elected’

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. At least three of those committee members have joined a growing chorus of Democratic …

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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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Jamie Raskin says Trump is ‘disqualified’ from the presidency
1 year, 3 months ago

Jamie Raskin says Trump is ‘disqualified’ from the presidency

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 Rep Jamie Raskin said on CNN’s State of the Union …

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Maryland Rep. Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma
1 year, 11 months ago

Maryland Rep. Raskin says he’s been diagnosed with lymphoma

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin said Wednesday that he has a type of lymphoma that’s a “serious but curable form of cancer” and he is beginning several months of treatment. In a statement Wednesday, Raskin said he has diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and the “prognosis for most people in my situation is excellent after four months of treatment.” He …

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Donald Trump criminal referral: What the US Justice Department could do
2 years ago

Donald Trump criminal referral: What the US Justice Department could do

Firstpost  

The House Select Committee laid out an ambitious plan for the prosecution of former US president Donald Trump and several of his associates. However, it is unclear how closely the special counsel’s office in charge of the Justice Department’s own investigation will follow the committee’s path The House select committee laid out an ambitious road map for the prosecution of …

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January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean
2 years ago

January 6: What the criminal referrals against Donald Trump mean

Al Jazeera  

Department of Justice will have the final say on whether to indict Trump on serious charges recommended by committee. As it relates to Trump, Raskin explained on Monday that the charge stems from Trump’s efforts to advance slates of “fake electors” from states won by Biden to reverse the results of the 2020 vote. “The evidence clearly suggests that President …

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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 …

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'These are crimes': Jamie Raskin slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks about 'winning' armed insurrection
2 years ago

'These are crimes': Jamie Raskin slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's remarks about 'winning' armed insurrection

Raw Story  

Rep. Jamie Raskin on Monday criticized Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for boasting over the weekend that she would have "won" an armed insurrection if she'd been the organizer of the January 6 Capitol riots. "If you and Bannon organized the violent insurrection against our government on 1/6 you’d be going to jail with everyone else convicted of seditious conspiracy and …

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Donald Trump is terrified: Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee have him cornered
2 years, 5 months ago

Donald Trump is terrified: Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee have him cornered

Raw Story  

Donald Trump missed his calling. Trump of course was known, before stumbling into the presidency, mostly as a Hollywood sideshow; a poser who would show up in cameos, as he did in "Home Alone." His run for the presidency was both a revenge tour for Barack Obama slighting him at a White House Correspondents dinner and, as his former fixer …

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‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witness says Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witness says Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

LA Times  

Messages are displayed on a screen during Tuesday’s hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, …

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Trump's 'Team Crazy' meeting on Dec. 18 to be focus of House riot committee hearing: Jamie Raskin
2 years, 5 months ago

Trump's 'Team Crazy' meeting on Dec. 18 to be focus of House riot committee hearing: Jamie Raskin

Raw Story  

During an appearance on "Face the Nation: with host Robert Costa, Rep Jamie Raskin hinted at the central topic of Tuesday's House committee hearing on the Jan 6th insurrection. Getting right to the point after saying he couldn't say much about testimony from former White House counsel Pat Cipollone he conceded, "Well, one of the things that people are going …

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Jan. 6 committee’s members are on diverging political paths
2 years, 6 months ago

Jan. 6 committee’s members are on diverging political paths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The nine members of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection are on diverging political paths as they prepare for public hearings that could become a defining moment in their careers. Working in private rooms in a Capitol office building, the seven Democrats and two Republicans have participated in hours of interviews, hearing testimony from …

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Ivanka Trump could ‘complete the portrait’ in Jan. 6 probe: Rep. Jamie Raskin
2 years, 11 months ago

Ivanka Trump could ‘complete the portrait’ in Jan. 6 probe: Rep. Jamie Raskin

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump was "psychologically out of control" on Jan. 6, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol insurrection. "We’re closing in on the target," Raskin said, adding that it's been "a very good week" for the committee, and pointing to the Supreme Court's decision rejecting former president Trump's bid to …

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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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House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
3 years, 2 months ago

House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Still, the vote was 229-202 with all but nine GOP lawmakers who voted saying “no.” The House vote sends the matter to …

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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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‘Couldn’t stay quiet': Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Couldn’t stay quiet': Capitol cop’s mom wants Jan. 6 probe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Brian Sicknick’s family wants to uncover every detail about the Jan. 6 insurrection by pro-Trump rioters, when the Capitol Police officer collapsed and later died. “I couldn’t stay quiet anymore.” The Capitol Police are caught in the middle of a political firestorm involving the lawmakers they are sworn to protect. “Police officers were being attacked.” Garza also spoke …

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Republicans Seek Clarity On What Trump Knew About Pence's Safety
3 years, 10 months ago

Republicans Seek Clarity On What Trump Knew About Pence's Safety

NPR  

Republicans Seek Clarity On What Trump Knew About Pence's Safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Senate Television via AP Senate Television via AP What former President Donald Trump knew of the safety of his vice president, Mike Pence, when Trump disparaged Pence during the Capitol insurrection was a key question in Day 4 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial. In the …

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Democrats Warn Trump Could Incite More Violence
3 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Warn Trump Could Incite More Violence

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democratic impeachment managers warned the Senate Thursday that convicting Donald Trump isn’t just about blocking him from the White House ― it’s also about the prospect of him running and losing again. Greg Gianforte for body-slamming a reporter, saying, “Any guy that can do a body slam — he’s my kind of guy.” In 2019, Trump made …

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Dems implore senators to use ‘common sense’ in impeachment vote
3 years, 10 months ago

Dems implore senators to use ‘common sense’ in impeachment vote

Al Jazeera  

The third full day of arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump concluded on Thursday. 11 Feb 2021 - 21:31 GMT House Democratic prosecutors rest their case against Trump Representative Jamie Raskin said “common sense” shows former President Donald Trump committed the high crime of incitement of insurrection and urged senators acting as jurors to weigh …

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As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment
3 years, 10 months ago

As Trump prosecutor, delegate gets her say on impeachment

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Stacey Plaskett couldn’t cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. “My method of handling things like this is to work,” Plaskett said, adding that receiving the unexpected call from Pelosi “really gave me a charge and something to do.” As an impeachment manager, it falls to Plaskett and the other Democrats to …

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US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate
3 years, 10 months ago

US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate

Al Jazeera  

Move formally sets in motion Senate trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ related to Capitol riot. The US House of Representatives has presented its article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, a step that formally sets in motion the Senate trial against the former United States president, which is expected to start next month. Representative Jamie …

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Trump’s Second Impeachment Will Be An Impeachment Like No Other
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump’s Second Impeachment Will Be An Impeachment Like No Other

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three U.S. presidents have been impeached by the House. Trump’s actions make him “an imminent threat,” perpetrating an “ongoing assault on our democracy” that demands an “immediate need for action,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote in a letter to the House Democratic Caucus. “You have to show strength and be strong.” He added that “if you don’t fight …

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