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The January 6 committee is methodically building the case for a criminal conspiracy — Editor's Note: Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at Brookings and CNN legal analyst. Noah Bookbinder is president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, a watchdog group, and co-author with Eisen of …
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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
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.
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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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 …
Washington Post:
More than 100 GOP primary winners back Trump's false fraud claims — A Washington Post analysis shows the former president's election denialism has become a price of admission in many Republican primaries — J.R. Majewski marched to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and tweeted a photo with the caption: “It's going down on 1/6.”
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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.’
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Democratic meddling in GOP primaries prompts concern over elevating election deniers
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Bill Barr Calls “Bullshit” on Trump's Election Lies
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Knew Exactly What He Was Doing on Jan. 6
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 14 most compelling lines from today's January 6 committee hearing
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Jackson Richman / Mediaite:
Kimberly Guilfoyle Paid A Whopping $60K For Her Two-Minute Speech at Trump's Jan. 6 Rally
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why today's Jan. 6 revelations will be dangerous for Trump
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Rick Rouan / USA Today:
Rudy Giuliani denies he was drunk on election night when he told Trump to declare victory
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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 …
NBC News:
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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CNN:
Thompson's claim that Jan. 6 committee won't criminally refer Trump or others to DOJ meets resistance from committee — (CNN)The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol told reporters Monday that the panel will not make any criminal referral …
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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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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Death threats and epithets: The lonely primary of one Republican who impeached Trump — MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — GOP Rep. Tom Rice had barely ever criticized Donald Trump before he shocked just about everyone by voting to impeach him in January 2021. — His experience over the next 17 months …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Trump's revenge tour and battleground Nevada: What to watch in Tuesday's primaries — Former President Donald Trump's revenge tour lands in South Carolina on Tuesday. — It has been a bumpy ride so far. — Trump has vowed to defeat Republicans who he believed have crossed him.
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Libs of TikTok:
Leaked internal messages show Twitter employees debating whether to ban us — Conservative Twitter accounts are dropping like flies. Just today, Allie Stuckey was locked out for “hateful conduct.” Her crime? She criticized Fox News for celebrating a child's gender transition.
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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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Fed likely to boost interest rates by three-quarters of a point this week — Fed policymakers are entertaining the idea of a 75-basis-point rate increase this week, according to CNBC's Steve Liesman. — Bond yields pointed to the possibility of a more aggressive Fed as the yield …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
U.S. inflation rate is in the middle of the pack globally
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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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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Scoop: Biden leans toward easing some of Trump's China tariffs — President Biden, in an Oval Office meeting last week with key members of his Cabinet, indicated he's leaning toward removing some products from the Trump administration's China tariffs list, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside the explosive Oval Office confrontation three days before Jan. 6 — Jeffrey Clark, a mid-level Justice Department official, wanted Trump to name him attorney general in a plan aimed at potentially overturning the election — Three days before Congress was slated to certify …
Lawrence Richard / Fox News:
White House press secy laughs off question about Biden's health: ‘Not a question we should be asking’ — President Joe Biden, 79, and was the oldest person in U.S. history elected to the White House — I don't think Biden can physically or mentally run in 2024: Guy Benson
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Raul A. Reyes / NBC News:
A landmark case ensuring education to undocumented children turns 40 — A group of Texas Hispanic parents fought for their children's right to attend public school. The Supreme Court decision Plyler v. Doe ruled in their favor. “The right to a basic education is a fundamental part of democracy,” says historian Sonia Hernandez.
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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Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Russia's Oil Revenue Soars Despite Sanctions, Study Finds
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