Tag Archives: January 6

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

by Jacob Fischler, Idaho Capital Sun June 9, 2022 The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will use its first public hearing to tie the violent attempt to overturn the election directly to former President Donald Trump, committee aides told reporters Wednesday. In addition …

by Jacob Fischler, Virginia Mercury The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol will launch the first in a series of public hearings Thursday night in the hopes of drawing a major prime-time national television audience. The Democratic-led committee, which includes two Republicans who …

A federal grand jury returned a new indictment on seditious conspiracy charges Monday against five accused Proud Boys leaders – upping the ante in one of the Justice Department’s most high-profile Jan. 6 cases. The five defendants in the case – Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola, and …

Former White House advisor Peter K. Navarro has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the United States Capitol. Navarro, 72, is …

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder The U.S. House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Thursday asked Republican Rep. Barry Loudermilk of Georgia to appear before the committee to answer questions about a tour of the Capitol that Loudermilk gave the day before the assault. …

by Jacob Fischler, Florida Phoenix May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol subpoenaed five Republican House members Thursday who the panel believes have knowledge of the events leading up to the attack, including communication with then-President Donald Trump. The …

A Georgia judge on Friday ruled that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can stay on the ballot for the state’s 14th Congressional District following a challenge to her reelection candidacy. A group of Georgia voters had argued that Greene was not eligible to run for reelection under the “disqualification clause” …

An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to taking part in the savage attack on DC Police Officer Michael Fanone during the 2021 Capitol riot. Kyle James Young, 37, of Redfield, Iowa, appeared virtually before U.S. District Judge Amy B. Jackson to enter his plea of guilty to one felony count …

A federal jury returned a unanimous verdict on Monday that found a longtime former officer of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) guilty of all charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the Capitol. Thomas Webster, a Marine Corps veteran and 20-year member of the NYC police …