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New York Times:
A Jan. 6 panel member says Trump raising money off bogus election claims was ‘the big rip-off.’ — William P. Barr, the former attorney general, said in a recorded deposition that claims of widespread electoral fraud were nonsense. As the hearing closed, Rep. Zoe Lofgren said Mr. Trump used lies about fraud as a fund-raising tool.
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Jan. 6 committee will not make any criminal referrals, chairman says — The chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Monday night that the panel will not make any criminal referrals, even though its leaders have previously hinted at the possibility of doing so.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump releases 12-page response to Jan. 6 hearing — Former President Trump on Monday issued a 12-page rebuttal to testimony and evidence presented by a House committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, accusing Democrats of seeking to distract from a series of domestic issues facing the country.
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Paid A Whopping $60K For Her Two-Minute Speech at Trump's Jan. 6 Rally — Former Fox News host and Trump campaign fundraiser Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 for a two-minute-and-thirty-second speech on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, shortly before the attack at the U.S. Capitol …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Chris Stirewalt Lays Out How Fox News Worked to Undermine Trump's Attempt to Claim Victory on Election Night — Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt described in testimony before the Jan. 6 House select committee how the network sought to thwart attempts from then-President Donald Trump …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
The attorney general and federal prosecutors are watching all of the Jan. 6 hearings
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Knew Exactly What He Was Doing on Jan. 6
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Washington Post, CNN, The Guardian, Axios, Slate and Fox News
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Scammed Supporters Out of $250 Million for Nonexistent Fraud Fund
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Washington Post and Common Dreams
Oma Seddiq / Insider:
Kimberly Guilfoyle was paid $60,000 from Trump supporters' donations for her 2-minute January 6 speech, committee says
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Mercury News, Forbes and Boston.com
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why today's Jan. 6 revelations will be dangerous for Trump
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Ex-Trump campaign manager pulls out of Jan. 6 hearing
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
No, Bill Stepien, You Weren't On “Team Normal.” You Were On “Team Coup.” — On the self-delusion that led a Trump accomplices to believe he was one of the good coupers. — Donald Trump's campaign manager is convinced he was one of the normal ones. — Day two of the January 6th …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 14 most compelling lines from today's January 6 committee hearing — (CNN)For the second time in the last five days, the January 6 committee met publicly to make its case that former President Donald Trump knew he was lying about fraud in the 2020 election — and did it anyway.
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Politico:
Jan. 6 panel makes case election fraud claims were Trump vs. ‘Team Normal’ — The Jan. 6 select committee's case that former President Donald Trump stoked a violent insurrection rests on a fundamental premise: Trump was endlessly told, over and over, that his claims of election fraud were false.
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New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Tracks How Trump Created and Spread Election Lies — In its second hearing this month, the committee showed how the former president ignored aides and advisers in declaring victory prematurely and relentlessly pressing claims of fraud he was told were wrong. — Give this article- - - Read in app
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Bill Barr Calls “Bullshit” on Trump's Election Lies — On the second day of public hearings on the January 6th attack, the former Attorney General and other members of Trump's inner circle revealed the extent of their hypocrisy. — Bill Barr did not think much of Donald Trump's lies about the 2020 election.
Jacqueline Thomsen / Reuters:
Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis joins legal team for Penn. GOP hopeful — Jenna Ellis, who was among the most high-profile attorneys involved in the Trump campaign's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, has joined Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano's gubernatorial campaign as a senior legal adviser, the campaign said Monday.
Rick Rouan / USA Today:
Rudy Giuliani denies he was drunk on election night when he told Trump to declare victory
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Wall Street Journal:
How the Fed and the Biden Administration Got Inflation Wrong — Officials applied an old playbook to a new crisis. ‘We fought the last war.’ — In recent weeks, top officials in the Biden administration and Federal Reserve have publicly conceded that they made mistakes in their handling of inflation.
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Meltdowns Have Brought Progressive Advocacy Groups to a Standstill at a Critical Moment in World History — Everyone acknowledged that Zoom was less than ideal as a forum for a heartfelt conversation on systemic racism and policing. But the meeting was urgent, and, a little more than two months …
Kali Hays / Insider:
Elon Musk to attend all hands meeting at Twitter this week, speaking to staff for first time since launching his $44 billion acquisition — Elon Musk is set to speak to Twitter workers this week in a virtual meeting. — It will be the first time Musk has addressed staff since launching his takeover of the company.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Forest and the Trees — The January 6th Committee hearings are full of interesting tidbits. Don't lose sight of the big picture. — The January 6th Committee hearings have already been full of fascinating tidbits and mini-dramas. As novelists and dramatists have known for a long time …
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Overtime
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
After Bitter Loss, Ousted Centrist Democrat Goes After Party That Backed Him — Jamie McLeod-Skinner, the progressive who unseated Rep. Kurt Schrader, is due to face former Happy Valley Mayor Lori Chavez-DeRemer in November. — Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) got significant support …
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The Mahablog
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell says House's Supreme Court security bill can't pass Senate — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned late Monday afternoon that a House bill to provide protection to Supreme Court justices and their staffs will not pass the Senate, ratcheting up a standoff with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
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Jake Lahut / Insider:
GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz misspelled the name of his Pennsylvania address in official campaign form — Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee, misspelled his own town's name. — The error appeared on Oz's official declaration of candidacy form.
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Raw Story
USA Today:
James Patterson says white men face ‘racism’, he ‘hated’ seeing publisher drop Woody Allen memoir — Hannah Yasharoff Barbara VanDenburghUSA TODAY — James Patterson, whose popular books have made him a staple on the USA TODAY best selling books list for years, is reflecting …
Media Matters for America:
After another day of groundbreaking January 6 committee testimony, Fox just wants to moan about the process — As witnesses testified that former President Donald Trump and his campaign manufactured bogus claims that the election was rigged against him during the second day of public hearings …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
The Jolt: Herschel Walker claimed to be in law enforcement when he wasn't. — U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker regularly praises police officers. But was Walker in law enforcement himself? In at least three speeches delivered before he entered politics, Walker claimed he was, the AJC's Shannon McCaffrey reports.
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Tana Ganeva / Substance:
Actually, Chesa Boudin was voted out in the richest, whitest areas of San Francisco — Contrary to right-wing propaganda, and “liberal propaganda” by pundits like Jonathan Chait, many diverse neighborhoods in the city voted against recall. — Conservatives have built an impressive array …
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Texas Police Want Uvalde Bodycam Footage Suppressed Because It Could Expose Law Enforcement ‘Weakness’ — The Texas Department of Public Safety asked the state's Attorney General to prevent the public release of body camera footage in response to a public records request from Motherboard.
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Twitchy and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Democratic meddling in GOP primaries prompts concern over elevating election deniers — Joey Gilbert has said he has “not a single regret” about being in Washington during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a mob supporting President Donald Trump and does not accept that Trump lost the 2020 election.
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War on the Rocks:
The Most Dangerous Phase for Ukraine? — This is not an optimistic episode. Michael Kofman speculates that the war might be in its most dangerous phase. Why is that? Ukraine's casualties and shortages in munitions are beginning to show as Russia is gaining some operational advantages in the Donbass.
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The New Freedom
Dan Primack / Axios:
Government expands investigation into Trump's social network deal — Federal securities regulators have expanded their investigation into the planned merger between a blank check acquisition company and former President Trump's social media business, known as Truth Social, according to a Monday morning filing with the SEC.
Matthew Kassel / Jewish Insider:
Alessandra Biaggi distances herself from AOC on Israel — ‘I support Israel,’ the New York state senator now running for Congress insisted, ‘not despite being a progressive but because I am progressive’ — TAYFUN COSKUN/ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES — It was an early warning shot …
Southern Poverty Law Center:
White Nationalist Book Publishers Revealed — Hatewatch has identified three previously anonymous principals in the publishing company Antelope Hill Publishing, which specializes in translating historical works by Nazis, fascists and ultranationalists, and original works by contemporary white nationalists …
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
John Fetterman's new campaign manager is Philly-based Biden alum Brendan McPhillips — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has hired a Philadelphia-based veteran of President Joe Biden's 2020 campaign to lead his U.S. Senate run in the general election.Brendan McPhillips, a Democratic strategist …
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