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January 6
jimmy arresto
June 7, 2023
The Proud Boys Had a Mole in the D.C. Police Department Lieutenant Shane Lamond was charged on Friday for his communications with leader Enrique Tarrio, whom he tipped off about his impending arrest.
early and often
Mar. 12, 2023
Mike Pence’s Condemnation of Trump Is Still a Sad Work in Progress The former vice president’s latest “sharpest” attack on his horrible boss was dull on arrival.
early and often
Mar. 8, 2023
Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson Won’t Let Republicans Forget About January 6 Republican 2024 candidates would love to move on from the Capitol riot. But key MAGA figures keep trying to paper over it for their own purposes.
Brian Sicknick’s Family Snubs Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy Family members of a police officer who died following the attack on the Capitol refused to shake hands with Republican leaders at a medal ceremony .
The Long Road Ahead for Special Counsel Jack Smith What his appointment to lead the Justice Department’s Trump probes does and doesn’t mean — and what to expect next.
the national interest
Nov. 17, 2022
early and often
Oct. 21, 2022
Steve Bannon Sentenced to Four Months in Jail A judge allowed him to appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction before serving his sentence though.
SNL ’s Cold Open Holds the Last January 6 Committee HearingAnd Chloe Fineman’s Nancy Pelosi threatens to punch Donald Trump in the face.
electoral count act of 1887
Sept. 20, 2022
early and often
Sept. 14, 2022
Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A Timeline The insurrection wasn’t a one-day event. It was the culmination of a multifaceted, yearslong plot — and it isn’t over.
january 6 committee
July 12, 2022
Get the Look: Oath Keepers General Counsel’s Playful, Minimalist Kitchen Kellye SoRelle borrowed her Zoom background from Queer Eye (and West Elm).
early and often
June 29, 2022
The Most Explosive Revelations From Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony The ex–Mark Meadows aide testified that Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent on January 6 and said of the armed mob, “They’re not here to hurt me.”
The Odds Are Going Up That Trump Could Be Charged Cassidy Hutchinson advances the 1/6 committee’s theory of the case, though it’s not a slam dunk.
the national interest
June 28, 2022
capitol riot
June 28, 2022
Authorities Raid Home of Jeffrey Clark, Trump DOJ Official He played a key role in former president Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
early and often
June 21, 2022
Georgia Election Worker’s Gut-wrenching Testimony on Being Targeted by Trump In emotional testimony, Shaye Moss said being falsely accused by the president sparked death threats that drove her into hiding.
the national interest
June 17, 2022
Republicans Will Do It Again They have not been chastened by the revelations of the January 6 committee.
capitol riot
June 16, 2022
Congressman: January 6 Participant Wasn’t Doing Recon on Capitol Tour Barry Loudermilk says a January 5 tour he led, which Republicans had previously denied had happened, was completely innocent.
early and often
June 14, 2022
Rudy Giuliani Insists He’s Not a Drunk (Again) The former mayor wants the American public to know he was totally sober when he urged the president to disregard their votes on Election Night.
early and often
June 9, 2022
Mike Pence Doesn’t Deserve a Medal for Refusing to Lead a Coup We should thank the former vice-president for rejecting Trump’s unconstitutional demand on January 6, 2021. But let’s not get carried away.
early and often
June 9, 2022
Senate Nears Much-Needed Deal to Stop Election Coups A bipartisan “gang” is close to agreeing on a fix to the 1887 law at the center of the January 6 tragedy. The time is exactly right.
early and often
June 9, 2022
Democrats Need a Vision. Fast. It’s not enough to say the other side is evil.
early and often
June 9, 2022
last night on late night
June 8, 2022
early and often
June 7, 2022
Fake Trump Electors Told to Keep Their Activities Secret In Georgia, the Trump campaign wanted its self-appointed electors to act like they were engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
early and often
June 3, 2022
Peter Navarro Got Arrested for Contempt of Congress Trump’s former trade adviser was indicted for refusing to cooperate with the House investigation into the Capitol riot.
NYPD Veteran Convicted of Assaulting Police Officer in Capitol Riot The Department of Justice continues to rack up guilty verdicts in January 6 cases.
There’s a 7-Plus Hour Gap in Trump’s 1/6 Call Logs Investigators are looking into whether he might have even used burner phones as the Capitol was under attack.
Yes, Ginni Thomas Was at the January 6 Rally … But She Left Early Justice Clarence Thomas’s wife says she attended the Stop the Steal rally but “got cold” and split before the rioting started.
Republicans’ Selective Amnesia About January 6 Keeps Spreading Even Mike Pence is now treating the Capitol riot as a one-time blip, rather than reckoning with what it meant or why it could happen again.
Pence Rebukes Trump, Calls His View of January 6 Powers ‘Un-American’ Less than a week after Trump claimed Pence could and should have overturned the 2020 election, the former veep laid down the actual law.
the national interest
Jan. 30, 2022
Trump Dangles Pardons to His 2024 Insurrectionist Allies He said he would pardon the January 6 rioters, which really means he is soliciting insurrection next time.
Wait, Are Mike Pence and Donald Trump Not on Good Terms? The former VP’s claim that he’s spoken to Trump “probably a dozen times” in the last year has been downgraded to “we talked last summer.”
Never Mind the Facts. Trump Fans Feel Like a Majority When you’ve been convinced polls are fake and actual elections are rigged, it is easy to confuse visible signs of enthusiasm as a ticket to power.
the national interest
Jan. 13, 2022
RIP ‘No January 6 Sedition Charges,’ the Right’s Favorite Trump Defense “Let’s base our view on whether 1/6 was an ‘insurrection’ on whether those arrested are charged with insurrection.” Yes, let’s!
What Will It Take to Stop a 2024 Election Coup? A warning from election-law expert Rick Hasen suggests options for stopping state legislatures from stealing electoral votes may be limited.
Why Biden Finally Went After Trump on January 6 It was a no-brainer for a commemoration of the insurrection Trump incited, but the bigger question is whether Biden keeps at it.
the national interest
Jan. 6, 2022
Ted Cruz Begs Carlson’s Forgiveness for Being Mean to Violent Insurrectionists Cruz traded one of his few remaining scraps of dignity for a kind word on Fox News on Thursday night.
Newt Gingrich Tries and Fails to Use Lincoln to Attack Biden The former Speaker’s description of Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address as a “unity” speech suggests he hasn’t read it in a while.
There Are Still Confederates in the U.S. Capitol Even as Joe Biden noted with horror January 6 insurrectionists carrying rebel flags, he was surrounded by images of Confederate leaders and officers.
Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene Speak for the GOP on January 6 Establishment Republicans stay away, leaving the MAGA fringe to play.
the city politic
Jan. 6, 2022
Voting Isn’t Enough to Protect a Democracy Under Threat New Yorkers must take individual action to ensure that January 6 wasn’t a preview of something much worse.
Biden Says Trump Held ‘Dagger at the Throat’ of Democracy on January 6 Biden marked the anniversary with a fiery speech denouncing Trump for spreading a “web of lies” because he couldn’t accept his election loss.
the national interest
Jan. 6, 2022
Republicans Want You to Think January 6 Was Random Violence Political violence that has major-party support is categorically different.
Trump’s January 6 Strategy Was All About Mike Pence In the last year, it’s only become clearer that Pence was Plan A for stealing the election, and Trump kept pressuring him to the bitter end.
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