by Jacob Fischler, Michigan Advance Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting supporters — even after the president was told they were armed — in their assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to astonishing testimony to the Jan. 6 committee Tuesday from a former top …
Read More »‘Witness Intimidation. Clear as Day’: Jan. 6 Panel Teases Evidence of Cover-Up Effort
Congresswoman Liz Cheney on Tuesday revealed some attempts to intimidate witnesses cooperating with the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 insurrection and signaled that the panel plans to share additional details at future hearings. The Wyoming Republican provided examples during her closing remarks at a surprise hearing that focused …
Read More »January 6th Committee Subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Former White House Counsel
House Select Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) and Vice-Chair Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Wednesday announced that the panel has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pasquale “Pat” Cipollone for deposition testimony as a part of the committee’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. “The Select Committee’s investigation …
Read More »‘Just say the election was corrupt’: Trump Pressure On Justice Department Detailed
by Jacob Fischler, Nebraska Examiner President Donald Trump sought to use the U.S. Justice Department to create the illusion of a legitimate investigation into the validity of the 2020 election results, the Jan. 6 committee and former Justice Department leaders said Thursday in the panel’s fifth hearing this month. In …
Read More »Trump Led Pressure Campaign On State Election Officials, Jan. 6 Committee Says
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump was directly involved in efforts to pressure state officials in Georgia, Arizona and elsewhere to overturn the 2020 election results in their states, according to evidence the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack presented Tuesday at the panel’s …
Read More »Georgia, Arizona GOP Officials To Testify Before Jan. 6 Committee
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The fourth Jan. 6 hearing on Tuesday will focus on pressure put by President Donald Trump and his allies on state officials in Georgia, Arizona and elsewhere to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. The U.S. House hearing will include live testimony from Republican officials …
Read More »‘Certifiably Crazy’: Jan. 6 Panel Highlights How Team Trump Pushed Pence to Overturn Election
Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Thursday’s public hearing of the House January 6 committee focused largely on former President Donald Trump’s futile attempt to convince Mike Pence, his vice president, to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “There was no basis in the Constitution or laws of the United …
Read More »Pence Was Within 40 Feet Of Mob Inflamed By Trump, Jan. 6 Committee Reveals
by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent June 16, 2022 The private and public conflict between Donald Trump and Mike Pence over certifying the 2020 election results put the vice president within steps of the Jan. 6 attackers, the U.S. House committee investigating the insurrection said Thursday. As the mob approached the …
Read More »Jan. 6 Panel Video Shows Loudermilk Tour Group Photographing In Capitol Office Buildings
by Jacob Fischler, New Jersey Monitor The day before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk gave a tour to a group that included a man who took unusual photos in House office buildings, including of stairwells, tunnels and security checkpoints, the House committee investigating …
Read More »3 Things From The Second Jan. 6 Hearing You Might Have Missed
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder A “definitely intoxicated” Rudy Giuliani. Conspiracy theories in Pennsylvania. Fundraising for a non-existent Trump “Election Defense Fund.” The second hearing in the series held by the Jan. 6 U.S. House panel to present its findings focused on claims repeatedly voiced by former President Donald Trump …
Read More »Trump Spread Claims Of Election Fraud Debunked By His Own Legal Team
by Jacob Fischler, Idaho Capital Sun June 13, 2022 Former President Donald Trump planted the seeds for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by continually promoting theories that he lost the 2020 election through fraud, even though top advisers and officials told him there was no evidence to …
Read More »Preview Of The Jan. 6 Committee’s Second Hearing On Monday
Chairman Bennie Thompson gaveled in the first prime-time televised meeting of the Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night, when four officers testified about being beaten, crushed and knocked unconscious by a pro-Trump mob that the committee asserted was trying to overturn the 2020 election certification of President Joe Biden. The hearing …
Read More »‘Who Were They?’ Jan. 6 Panel to Name Republicans Who Sought Pardons From Trump
Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams “Ok, we know Scott Perry. Who were the other members of Congress who asked Trump for a pardon?” That’s what the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and others wanted to know after U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said Thursday night that …
Read More »Jan. 6 Panel Says Trump, Far-Right Groups Responsible For Insurrection
by Jacob Fischler, Missouri Independent A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged two groups supporting then-President Donald Trump planned the riot to stop the transfer of presidential power — while Trump tacitly endorsed the insurrection and …
Read More »Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley Arrested By FBI
by Jon King, Michigan Advance June 9, 2022 Updated, 2:20 p.m., 6/9/22 with additional reporting Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested by the FBI Thursday morning at his home in Allendale Township in West Michigan. FBI spokesperson Mara Schneider told Michigan Advance that she could only confirm FBI …
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