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January 6
Thinking of Contesting the 2024 Election? Here’s Some Advice. There are laws that allow for that kind of thing. Following them is key.
Inside the Patriot Wing January 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.
What’s in Jack Smith’s Unsealed January 6 Motion? In the 165-page filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith lays out his election subversion case against Trump with some new details about the alleged scheme.
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Sept. 18, 2024
Could Mike Johnson Be Trump’s Last Resort Next January 6? The Speaker subscribes to Trump’s illegal-voting fables and could help him challenge the election results once again.
the system
Sept. 14, 2024
The Next January 6 Could Happen in Places Like Springfield, Ohio Donald Trump’s conspiracy theorizing is starting to develop a pattern — one with destructive results.
Jack Smith’s Reckless Gamble The special counsel seems ready to bet the entire January 6 case against Trump on an improbable outcome.
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July 15, 2024
The Case(s) Against Donald Trump It’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.
We Know Where Jimmy Pesto Sr. Was on January 6 Bob’s Burgers actor Jay Johnston pleads guilty for his involvement in the Capitol riot, calling it “quite untastic.”
Why the Supreme Court Just Threw Hundreds of January 6 Convictions Into Doubt The decision in the Fischer case will have huge implications for Trump — and put Jack Smith in a bind.
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May 13, 2024
Do Americans Remember the Actual Trump Presidency? Polls show voters have forgotten about COVID and January 6 and credit Trump with an imaginary tide of prosperity.
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Apr. 22, 2024
Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn’t Make Mike Johnson a Bipartisan Hero As with Mike Pence, one good deed can’t erase the Speaker’s long history of toadying to Trump.
The Idea of Presidential Immunity Is Not As Ridiculous As You’ve Heard Trump’s legal team is making one argument that’s silly — but another one that’s not.
January 6 Romanticism Has Become Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ The former president’s decision to celebrate the failed insurrection is part of an elaborate myth in which he can never be defeated.
the national interest
Mar. 23, 2024
The Paramilitary Candidate Trump has made justice for insurrectionists the center of his campaign.
what we know
Mar. 18, 2024
Why Did Trump Warn of a Postelection ‘Bloodbath’ If He Loses? The former president is not shy about his pro–January 6 views, but in this case, he was probably just talking about the economy.
court appearances
Feb. 9, 2024
Trump Finally Had a Good Day in Court The Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.
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Jan. 22, 2024
Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator? His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.
tremendous content
Jan. 20, 2024
Trump Confuses Nikki Haley With Nancy Pelosi At a campaign rally in New Hampshire, Trump inserted Haley into one of his made-up stories about January 6.
court appearances
Jan. 9, 2024
Can Trump Break the Courts, Too? His appeal asks for immunity from prosecution. If that doesn’t work, he will try to use the legal system against itself.
the inside game
Jan. 5, 2024
Biden Will Keep Talking About Democracy to Beat Trump It’s not only the move his campaign has been waiting to make, it’s also personal.
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Dec. 21, 2023
The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter The ruling may actually make it more likely that an insurrectionist becomes president in 2025.
Trump’s Craziest Legal Argument May Be Headed to the Supreme Court And the justices will determine whether or not he goes on trial before the election.
on with kara swisher
Dec. 7, 2023
Liz Cheney Won’t Run in 2024 If It Could Help Trump The former congresswoman tells Kara Swisher why House Speaker Mike Johnson is dangerous and third-party presidential candidates might be risky.
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Nov. 10, 2023
Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting Online Indicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
Judge Chutkan Bars Trump From Attacking Jack Smith, Court Staff Judge Tanya Chutkan has partially gagged the former president in the federal-election-subversion case.
2022 elections
Aug. 22, 2023
For Republicans, Abetting Coups Is a Good Career Move House Republicans who aided Donald Trump’s efforts on January 6 are more likely to win reelection.
Trump Supporter Charged With Threatening to Kill Trump’s Trial Judge Judge Tanya Chutkan received a racist death threat from a Texas woman in the days after the ex-president amped up his rhetoric.
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Aug. 11, 2023
Judge Warns Trump of Earlier Trial If He Makes ‘Inflammatory Statements’ The judge denied prosecutors’ request for a strict protective order but warned Trump that “inflammatory” comments could result in an earlier trial.
Jack Smith Wants to Put Trump on Trial Before the Election The special counsel is seeking a January 2, 2024 trial start date. Trump’s team will undoubtedly try to push things way back.
trump indictment
Aug. 9, 2023
Twitter Fought Jack Smith’s Warrant for Trump’s Account Elon Musk’s company delayed the request for “data and records” related to Trump’s account, resulting in a $350,000 fine.
just asking questions
Aug. 9, 2023
Jamie Raskin on Why It Doesn’t Matter What Trump Believed The Maryland congressman thinks the former president’s state of mind on January 2021 is beside the point.
Trump Is Already at War With the Judge in the January 6 Case The former president is calling for her removal from the case as she considers a protective order barring him from sharing evidence.
what we know
Aug. 7, 2023
just asking questions
Aug. 4, 2023
Why Trump’s Free-Speech Defense Is a ‘Red Herring’ Timothy Heaphy, the January 6 Committee’s lead investigator, on the strength of Jack Smith’s case.
on with kara swisher
Aug. 3, 2023
Chris Christie Says He Was ‘Honest’ When Questioned in Case Against Trump Kara Swisher talks to the former governor and GOP presidential candidate about Trump’s legal peril and the likelihood of him going to jail.
After Indictment, Could Trump Get Tossed Off the 2024 Ballot? Inside the effort to disqualify him across the country, using a Civil War amendment.
trump indicment
Aug. 3, 2023
Conservatives: Punishing Coup Leaders Is Authoritarian Does holding a presidential candidate accountable for trying to end American democracy imperil American democracy?
trump indictment
Aug. 2, 2023
Trump Did Not Luck Out With the Judge in His January 6 Case Judge Tanya Chutkan has issued severe sentences for Capitol rioters and once ruled against Trump’s attempt to keep info from the House inquiry.
just asking questions
Aug. 2, 2023
January 6 Was ‘Right Out of the Giuliani Playbook’ Rudy Giuliani’s biographer on the sordid new revelations about “co-conspirator 1” in the latest Trump indictment.
U.S. v. Trump Is the Most Important Criminal Prosecution in American HistoryDespite the risks, the Justice Department’s case against Donald Trump is necessary and just.
trump indictment
Aug. 2, 2023
The Latest Trump Indictment Makes 2024 All About 2020 There will be no “moving on” from the last election now.
the national interest
Aug. 2, 2023
Pence Makes It Clear Why It’s Necessary to Prosecute Trump The GOP punishes the man who was “too honest,” not the coup leader.
trump indictment
Aug. 1, 2023
Jack Smith Exposes Trump’s Lies and Shows He Understands Politics The meta-theme of the January 6 charges is “Trump lied; democracy nearly died.” His credibility may take a hit no matter what else happens.
trump indictment
Aug. 1, 2023
The Craziest Details From the Trump January 6 Indictment Pence’s team believed he was in danger as Trump pressured him to join the plot and Giuliani leaned on senators to slow the election certification.
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July 31, 2023
Legal Bills Are Wiping Out Trump’s PAC Trump’s Save America PAC spent over $21 million on legal fees in the first half of 2023, and more indictments and a lot more billable hours loom.
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July 20, 2023
Trump’s Fake-Elector Scheme: Crime or ‘Contingency Plan’? Criminal exposure among fake electors varies by state. But the entire plot may expose Donald Trump and his associates to federal charges.
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July 7, 2023
‘Anarcho-Tyranny’ Is Just a Rationalization for Right-Wing Lawlessness A theory gaining ground on the right attempts to reconcile MAGA Republicans’ hostility to “deep state” elites with demands for “law and order.”
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July 5, 2023
Lack of Opportunity Won’t Stop Another Trump Coup Attempt Many of our institutions have been fortified post–January 6. But if Trump loses in 2024, he’ll likely find new reasons to delegitimize the election.
Ginni and Clarence Thomas: A Love Story How a fiercely loyal couple saved one another, raged against their enemies, and brought the American experiment to the brink.
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