Even after 10 public hearings, the January 6 committee still has plenty to say. The extensive 845-page final report contains a number of new revelations about Donald Trump‘s efforts to reverse his 2020 election loss, including a warning from lawyer John Eastman, in an email, that the former president had made “inaccurate” claims in a … Read more
Donald TrumpThe extremely long list of legal troubles got significantly worse on Monday, when the Jan. 6 commission concluded its year-and-a-half-long investigation into the attempt to overturn the 2020 election results and the violent row that followed by recommending that the Justice Department accusing him of four high crimes. While the recommendation is not binding … Read more
As we’ve often commented around these parts, the list of reasons why Donald Trump should never be allowed within 300 yards of the White House is a very long one that grows longer by the day. The latest entry? His continued defense of the people who violently attacked the US Capitol after its loss in … Read more
In the immediate aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the House minority leader Kevin McCarthy, like a bunch of other top Republicans, read the room and realized it wouldn’t be a great look to defend the violent uprising that had just taken place or to provide cover for the man who instigated … Read more
In a bomb disclosure, former representative Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) said former president Donald Trump The White House’s ties to the insurgency “need to be explored more”. “You get a real ‘a-ha’ moment when you see that the White House switchboard had connected to a rioter’s phone as it happens,” Riggleman said in a released clip … Read more
Ahead of the Wyoming primary on Tuesday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) released her latest campaign ad video, which sounds more like a concession speech. Cheney’s numbers lagged in the polls, likely a symptom of her relentless pursuit of former president Donald Trump during the January 6 hearings. Content This content can also be viewed on … Read more
Two Chicago men charged in connection with the January 6, 2021 US Capitol attack have moved to deny plea deals offered by federal prosecutors, according to court records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates. Athanasios Zoyganeles, who was arrested and charged in February, accepted a deal and pleaded guilty on July 1. But on Wednesday, his … Read more
Hey, remember when senator Josh Hawley helped spread Donald Trumpthe lies of the 2020 election, raised his fist in solidarity with the MAGA mob that came to attack the Capitol, sprinted away from the violence as law enforcement officers risked their lives, then returned to vote to prevent the results of the elections were certified? … Read more
“Reince,” Spicer would tell his old colleague, “the president has the right people around him and we can control him.” Priebus was less certain. Spicer’s first press conference was scheduled for Monday. That Saturday, the first full day in the West Wing, was for staffers to pull in and figure out how to work the … Read more
One of the biggest challenges of the Jan. 6 committee with its hearings was to explain to the public, the majority of whom were living that unthinkable day, why things were actually so much worse than what it already knew, when it already knew that Donald Trumpthe President of the United States, set up a … Read more