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JANUARY 6, 2021

Donald Trump & MAGA Insurrection
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​On January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., was attacked by a mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump in an attempted self-coup d'état, two months after his defeat in the 2020 presidential election. They sought to keep him in power by preventing a joint session of Congress from counting the Electoral College votes to formalize the victory of President-elect Joe Biden. The attack was ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the certification of the election results. According to the bipartisan House select committee that investigated the incident, the attack was the culmination of a seven-part plan by Trump to overturn the election. Within 36 hours, six people died: one was shot by Capitol Police, another died of a drug overdose, three died of natural causes, and a police officer died of natural causes a day after being allegedly assaulted by rioters. Many people were injured, including 174 police officers. Four officers who responded to the attack died by suicide within seven months. Damage caused by attackers exceeded $2.7 million. Encouraged by Trump, on January 5 and 6, thousands of his supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., to support his false claims that the 2020 election had been "stolen by emboldened radical-left Democrats", and to demand that then-Vice President Mike Pence and Congress reject Biden's victory. Starting at noon on January 6 at a "Save America" rally on the Ellipse, Trump gave a speech in which he repeated false claims of election irregularities and said, "If you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore." As Congress began the electoral vote count, thousands of attendees, some armed, walked to the Capitol, and hundreds breached police perimeters. Among the rioters were leaders of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers militia groups. The FBI estimates that between 2,000 and 2,500 people entered the Capitol Building during the attack, some of whom participated in vandalism and looting, including in the offices of then-House speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Congress members. Rioters also assaulted Capitol Police officers and reporters, and attempted to capture and harm lawmakers. A gallows was erected west of the Capitol, with rioters chanting to "Hang Mike Pence" after he rejected calls to overturn the election results. With building security breached, Capitol Police evacuated and locked down both chambers of Congress and several buildings in the Complex. Rioters occupied the empty Senate chamber while federal law enforcement officers defended the evacuated House floor. Pipe bombs were found at both the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters, and Molotov cocktails were discovered in a vehicle near the Capitol. Trump resisted sending the National Guard to quell the mob. Later that afternoon in a Twitter video, he restated false claims about the election and told his supporters to "go home in peace". The Capitol was cleared of rioters by mid-evening, and the electoral vote count was resumed and completed by the early morning of January 7. Pence declared President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris victorious. Pressured by his cabinet, the threat of removal, and many resignations, Trump later conceded to an orderly transition of power in a televised statement.
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Supreme Court snubs House Republicans who dodged metal detectors in Congress after Jan. 6
In the current case, Reps. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, Lloyd Smucker, R-Penn., and former Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas had asked the high court to intervene over the “massive fines” they incurred for ignoring magnetometers set up outside the House chamber after rioters assaulted the Capitol in a violent attempt at thwarting certification of President Joe Biden’s election.  (USA Today 4/17/24) READ MORE>>>>>
​“The January 6, 2021 insurrection sought to prevent the vesting of the authority and functions of the Presidency in the newly-elected President. The Civil War generation certainly understood that the threat and use of force to prevent a newly-elected President from exercising executive power is an insurrection. Indeed, the activities of federal officials to prevent Lincoln’s inauguration were one basis for Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment,” he wrote.
Retired conservative judge: ‘Trump disqualified himself’ from ballot
Retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday arguing that former President Trump is disqualified to run for public office under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Luttig, a longtime conservative jurist on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, argued the Supreme Court justices, when they hear arguments next month in the case involving the Colorado Supreme Court decision to bar Trump from the ballot, should take a “textualist” approach to interpreting the constitution. (The Hill 1/30/24) 
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How the GOP’s rewriting of Jan. 6 paved the way for Trump’s comeback
Attempts to minimize, excuse or deny the violence of that day began with people returning home from the mob and intensified with family members of rioters, including the mother of a woman killed at the Capitol. Their cause became championed by pro-Trump writers Julie Kelly and Darren Beattie, and amplified by prominent right-wing media figures. The grass-roots and media pressure then spread from far-right lawmakers such as Reps. Paul A. Gosar and Marjorie Taylor Greene to take over the Republican mainstream.
​ (Isaac Arnsdorf/Washington Post 1/6/24)
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‘I’m really angry about this’: Three years later, partisan rift widens in Congress over Jan. 6
What happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?  Three years later, that question remains unsettled in the eyes of key Republicans in Congress. Since winning back control of the House, the GOP has sought to cast doubt on official accounts of that day, when a pro-Trump mob stormed and entered the building, injuring at least 140 police officers and causing about $2.9 million in damage.  (Justin Papp/Roll Call 1/5/24)
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Trump allies behind January 6 also leading Biden impeachment, says watchdog
The attempted US coup of 6 January 2021, never ended, according to a watchdog report, since the same Donald Trump allies behind that insurrection are now leading a sham impeachment effort against Joe Biden. The report, marking three years since a mob of Trump supporters ransacked the US Capitol in a bid to overturn his election defeat, was produced by the Congressional Integrity Project and obtained by the Guardian.
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(David Smith/The Guardian 1/5/24)
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Alan Jenkins
PicturePaula White at Rally in DC on Jan 6, 2021
​Paula White prayer in DC on Jan 6, 2021:
​… God, you said you honor your word and your name above all things. So as we hold you, in covenant with you, today, let justice be done. Let justice be done. Let justice be done. Let we the people have the assurance of a fair and a just election. Hear our cry and turn our hearts to you. God, I pray that you would turn the hearts of those who are in power and position to make decisions, to walk in your wisdom, and to do justly today — for the integrity of democracy. For our nation.
God, we ask right now, in conclusion, for your provision. For your protection. For your power. For an outpouring of your spirit like never before. I secure POTUS — I thank you for President Trump. I thank you that he has stood with Israel. He has stood with life. He has stood for righteousness. He has stood for the most vulnerable. He has stood to alleviate poverty. He has stood for religious freedom. He has stood for safety and protection. He has stood in a place, God, that few men could stand. He has walked in your ways. And as you have allowed me to have a relationship with him and his family for 20 years, right now, as his pastor I put a hedge of protection around him. I secure his purpose. I secure his destiny. I secure his life, God, and I thank you that he will walk in a holy boldness and a wisdom, God, and that you will go before him. You will be his rear guard, and you will go in front of him this day and every day, God. …

Elise Stefanik July 6, 2021
​Stefanik silent after Trump says immigrants are 'poisoning the blood' of US
Elise Stefanik relished the role of Ivy League inquisitor in a high-profile hearing on antisemitism in academia. But when it comes to Donald Trump's recent divisive comments about migrants "poisoning the blood" of America, she's staying silent. After she went viral with her questioning of university presidents about hate speech on their campuses, the No. 4 House Republican declared to POLITICO that “a reckoning” is due for those who don’t stand up to antisemitism. Stefanik did not return repeated requests for comment, however, about Trump's weekend rhetoric — which echoed Adolf Hitler's use of the term "blood poisoning" in his manifesto "Mein Kampf," where he criticized the mixing of races.  (Daniella Diaz/Politico 12/18/23)
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November 18, 2023: The whole world watched Jan 6 happen live on TV!
​In Light of Republican Mike "the Christian?" Johnson releasing video of Jan 6, (or so he claimed, as it is actuall footage in the hallways of tours), he can't hide ther fact that the whole world was watching itr live in TV. A few comments sourced through CNN:
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a strong condemnation against both the rioters and President Trump.

“President Trump and several members of Congress bear substantial responsibility for developments,” tweeted Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. “The democratic election process must be respected.”

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the violence as “disgraceful” and said it should be “vigorously condemned,” as other Israeli political figures hinted it contained a warning for their own country. “Lawlessness and violence are the opposite of the values we know Americans and Israelis cherish,” he said.

“Canadians are deeply disturbed and saddened by the attack on democracy in the United States, our closest ally and neighbour,” tweeted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Violence will never succeed in overruling the will of the people. Democracy in the US must be upheld – and it will be.”

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned the “very distressing” scenes of violence, and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tweeted, “What is happening is wrong. Democracy – the right of people to exercise a vote, have their voice heard and then have that decision upheld peacefully should never be undone by a mob.”

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte addressed Trump directly. “Horrible images from Washington DC Dear Donald Trump, recognise Joe Biden as the next president today.”

“The US Congress is a temple of democracy. To witness tonight’s scenes in #WashingtonDC is a shock,” said President of the European Council Charles Michel.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
, also wrote, “I believe in the strength of US institutions and democracy. Peaceful transition of power is at the core. Joe Biden won the election.”​
Marjorie Taylor Greene is 'honored' to meet January 6 QAnon SHAMAN Jacob Chansley and says he is a 'better person' than the 'weak Republican establishment'
​Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a photo of herself with 'QAnon Shaman' Jacob Chansley as she bashed the 'weak Republican establishment' on Monday.  The Georgia Republican tore into her own party for not doing enough to help those who have been arrested for their participation in the January 6th Capitol riot.  'I was honored to meet Jake Chansley this weekend, and I want to explain why I say honored,' she wrote on X, posting a photo with Chansley, seemingly taken at the Turning Point USA conference in Phoenix, Arizona. 
 (Morgan Phillips/Daily Mail 12/15/23)
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​‘Cheese-eating rat’: Defense lawyers seethe after DOJ pushes witness to identify more Jan. 6 perpetrators
​A Jan. 6 trial briefly ground to a halt Tuesday after prosecutors pressed a defense witness to identify people who went inside the Capitol but had not been charged with any crimes. “I don’t think it’s my job to doxx people,” said the witness, David Sumrall, who runs a website advocating and fundraising for Jan. 6 defendants. (Kyle Cheney/Politico 4/18/23)
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April 7, 2023:
​      Former Vice President Mike Pence will not appeal a judge's order for grand jury testimony as part of an investigation into Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Trump could still appeal the decision to try and guard his conversations with Pence leading up to the January 6th Capitol attack. Pence's account of those talks could be potentially damaging to Trump. He was key to Trump's strategy to block Biden's election. The strategy called for Pence in his role as President of the Senate to reject electors from several contested states that Biden won, but Pence refused to participate. Pence's decision comes a day after Trump appeared in a Manhattan court in a separate criminal case, pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts.

Mar 13, 2023: Raw Story: ​Trump's attempt to blame Pence for J6 is yet another confession to the crime: former GOP flack
Following former Vice President Mike Pence's criticism of former President Donald Trump at the Gridiron dinner, Trump hit back, mocking Pence's poor performance in the presidential primary polls and even suggesting January 6 was really his fault for not objecting to the election results.
March 9, 2023: MSNBC: ​On Jan. 6 violence, does McCarthy agree with Carlson or himself?
​The problem with Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 coverage isn’t just that he misused the security camera footage he had exclusive access to, it’s also the conclusions that he drew. After years of the Fox News host peddling ridiculous rhetoric about the insurrectionist attack on the Capitol, he cherry-picked video excerpts to confirm his predetermined counternarrative.
March 9, 2023: MSNBC: ​Raskin slams McCarthy and Carlson over 'unconscionable' Jan. 6 narrative
Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s deceptive framing of Jan. 6 footage for his millions of viewers is prompting outrage from key figures in the congressional investigation into the Capitol attack.
Mar 7, 2023: ​Roll Call: Consumer group, former advisers file complaint over McCarthy’s release of Jan. 6 riot footage
McCarthy made 44,000 hours of the footage available to Fox host Tucker Carlson that had been previously obtained by the House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol. The complaint argues that McCarthy’s actions undermined the “safety and integrity of Congress” and asks the OCE to investigate whether McCarthy violated congressional rules.
​“The exclusive release of the Jan. 6 video footage appears to have been the result of a political agreement between McCarthy, Tucker Carlson and others in McCarthy’s bid to become Speaker,” the complaint states. “Just as importantly, it was wrong for Speaker McCarthy to provide this footage to one organization that happens to be politically aligned with him and not release the videos to the media generally at the same time.”
March 7, 2023: US News: ​Schumer Rails Against Tucker Carlson for Attempt to ‘Rewrite’ Jan. 6 Narrative
​The Democratic leader called the segment a ‘bold-faced lie,’ while condemning House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for handing over the footage.
​Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson for the release of selectively packaged footage downplaying the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, calling it a “dangerous and unforgivable attempt” to “rewrite the history of the worst attack on our Constitution since the Civil War.”
“With contempt for the facts, disregard of the risks and knowing full well he was lying – lying to his audience – Fox News host Tucker Carlson ran a lengthy segment last night arguing the Jan. 6 Capitol attack was not a violent insurrection,” the New York Democrat said from the Senate floor on Tuesday. “By diving deep into the waters of conspiracy and cherry picking from thousands of hours of security footage, Mr. Carlson told the bold-faced lie that the Capitol attack, which we all saw with our own eyes, was somehow not an attack at all.” 3.7.23
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“The Sicknick family is outraged at the ongoing attack on our family by the unscrupulous and outright sleazy so-called ‘news network of Fox News who will do the bidding of Trump or any of his sycophant followers, no matter what damage is done to the families of the fallen, the officers who put their lives on the line, and all who suffered on Jan 6th due to the started by Trump and spread by sleaze slinging outlets like Fox,” the family said in a statement. 3.7.23
Jan 22, 2023: ​Business Insider: Trump responded to the Monterey Park mass shooting by complaining about the treatment of Jan. 6 rioters
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  • Donald Trump reacted to the Monterey Park mass shooting by complaining about Jan. 6 rioters.
  • Trump said "nothing will happen" to the gunman, compared with those arrested in connection with the riot.
  • At least 10 people have died in the mass shooting, and the gunman remains at large.
January 1, 2023: AP: ​Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office
​Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol: Those who engage in an attempted overthrow of the government shouldn’t be allowed to run it.
New York, Connecticut and Virginia are among states where proposed legislation would prohibit anyone convicted of participating in an insurrection from holding public office or a position of public trust, such as becoming a police officer.
Dec 29, 2022: AP: ​Ginni Thomas says she regrets post-election texts to Meadows
Virginia Thomas, the wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, says she regrets sending texts to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows after the 2020 election, telling the House Jan. 6 committee that “I would take them all back if I could today.”
Dec 29, 2022: Vanity Fair: ​JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE WITHDRAWS TRUMP SUBPOENA AS REPUBLICAN MAJORITY LOOMS
“In light of the imminent end of our investigation, the Select Committee can no longer pursue the specific information covered by the subpoena,” Rep. Bennie Thompson wrote in a released letter to Trump’s lawyer.
Dec 29, 2022: Truthout: ​Jan. 6 Transcripts Show Trump Wanted “Blanket Pardon” for Capitol Attackers
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone rejected the idea, according to testimony from Trump’s former aides.
Dec 28, 2022: Truthout: ​Former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Routinely Burned White House Documents
Meadows burned documents once or twice a week, his former aide Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee.
Dec 28, 2022: USA Today: ​Jan. 6 transcripts: Guilfoyle demands $60k, White House chief burns docs, white nationalist pleads 5th
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  • A White House aide says former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows burned documents in his office fireplace.
  • A white nationalist who dined with Trump pleads the Fifth Amendment when asked about his views.
  • One rally organizer associated with Stop the Steal accused others of ‘grifting off the movement.’
Dec 28, 2022: Vanity Fair: ​MEADOWS GOES UP IN FLAMES: HUTCHINSON CLAIMS SHE WATCHED HIM BURN DOCUMENTS “ROUGHLY A DOZEN TIMES”
​Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows allegedly burned documents in his fireplace in the final weeks of the Donald Trump administration, according to his former aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
Hutchinson testified on May 17 to the January 6 committee; the fiery revelation was found in the House panel’s newly released transcripts of the former aide’s deposition. 
Dec 19, 2022: Spectrum News 1: ​Jan. 6 committee refers Mark Meadows to DOJ for prosecution along with former President Trump
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Mark Meadows is among those the Jan. 6 committee referred to the Justice Department for prosecution, along with former President Donald Trump.
The committee Monday announced it was referring Trump, Meadows, John Eastman, Rudolph Giuliani, Kenneth Chesebro and others to the DOJ. If the special prosecutor agrees, they could face criminal prosecution for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack.
“We have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a roadmap to justice,” said Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.
Dec 12, 2022: Vanity Fair: ​MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE SWEARS SHE WAS ONLY JOKING WHEN SHE SAID SHE WOULD HAVE “WON” JANUARY 6
​As you’ve probably heard by now, this past weekend, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the de facto leader of the House GOP, declared at a right-wing gala that if she and Steve Bannon had organized the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the mob would have (1) “been armed” and (2) “won” the insurrection, the goal of which was to illegally install Donald Trump for a second term. Given the extremely antidemocratic nature of the violent riot and the fact that, despite ultimately being unsuccessful, it left several people dead and more than 100 members of law enforcement injured, Greene’s remarks have not gone over very well. The White House has called her comments “dangerous, abhorrent,” and a “slap in the face to the Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police, the National Guard, and the families who lost loved ones as a result of the attack on the Capitol.” So, naturally, the congresswoman from Georgia is now insisting that she was totally kidding.
Dec 22, 2022: CBS News: Cassidy Hutchinson told Jan. 6 committee Trump-linked lawyer urged her to "downplay" role in testimony, transcript reveals
​During the Feb. 16 meeting, Hutchinson said she also relayed her recollection of an incident involving Trump and the head of his security detail after his speech at a rally on the Ellipse on Jan. 6, during which she was told Trump lunged at the Secret Service agent after his demands to go to the Capitol were denied. Hutchinson revealed the alleged encounter involving Trump during her public testimony at the June 29 committee hearing.
But Passantino urged her not to share her recollection of the encounter to committee investigators.
"And Stefan said, 'No, no, no, no.' I remember he, like, sat back in his chair, and he's like, 'No, no, no, no, no. We don't want to go there. We don't want to talk about that,'" Hutchinson told the committee of the exchange.
Hutchinson stressed that he "never told me to lie," but did say Passantino instructed her to say "I do not recall" and encouraged her to "use that response as much as you deem necessary."
Dec 22, 2022: ​Politico: Trump acknowledged his election loss to McCarthy before Jan. 6, Hutchinson testified
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told then-White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson in the days before Jan. 6, 2021, that Donald Trump had privately acknowledged losing the 2020 election, according to a newly disclosed interview Hutchinson gave to the Jan. 6 select committee.
Dec 22, 2022; USA Today: ​Ex-Trump aide inspired to testify after reading Watergate book - Jan. 6 live updates
​The waiting game resumes Thursday for the final report of the House committee that investigated the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, after a delay from Wednesday for the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and unspecified logistical hurdles.
However, the committee released files from dozens of witnesses it interviewed, though some of the documents remain sealed. 
Dec 19, 2022: CNN: ​Opinion: Trump represents our founders’ worst fears
​The House January 6 committee’s decision to issue criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump marks a return to old expectations about the rule of law and its equal application to all citizens. The referrals are advisory and the Department of Justice will ultimately decide whether to indict Trump, but the January 6 committee’s message is loud and clear. They believe the former president should be prosecuted for serious crimes against the country.
The founders of our republic would approve. In creating the executive branch of the US government in Article 2 of the Constitution, the founders included a mandatory oath that affirmed the president must be deferential to the law, not vice versa. The president must “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States” – the highest law of the land.
De 19, 2022: New York Times: ​The Jan. 6 Committee Just Made History. Here’s What That Means for Prosecutors.
​In voting on Monday to issue a sweeping final report, the Jan. 6 committee has honored its duty and the Constitution. When the full report is released this week, there will be much to review and process for our country, our government and American history. But given the facts that have been revealed, these hearings had to end with criminal referrals against Donald Trump and his minions.
Dec 19, 2022: The Guardian: ​A very American coup attempt: Jan 6 panel lays bare Trump’s bid for power
​It was, all in all, a very American attempt at a coup. Or self-coup to be exact.
The world watched its denouement dumbfounded on 6 January 2021 as thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the heart of US democracy, the Capitol in Washington, with cries to hang the vice-president, in an attempt to overturn an election and keep Trump in power.
Dec 19, 2022: Los Angeles Times: ​Jan. 6 committee’s criminal referral of a former president is a first in American history
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol unanimously voted Monday to urge the Justice Department to take the unprecedented step of pursuing several potential criminal charges against former President Trump, including insurrection.
Dec 19, 2022: NBC News: ​Jan. 6 committee summary: Ivanka Trump not 'forthcoming;' Giuliani changed tone on stolen election during deposition
The House Jan. 6 select committee released an executive summary on Monday, highlighting a series of revelations and accusations against key figures who have testified as it prepares to wrap up its far-reaching investigation in the coming days.
Dec 19, 2022: CNN: ​What’s in the House January 6 committee report summary
​The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol has concluded that former President Donald Trump was ultimately responsible for the insurrection, laying out for the public and the Justice Department a trove of evidence for why he should be prosecuted for multiple crimes.
“That evidence has led to an overriding and straight-forward conclusion: the central cause of January 6th was one man, former President Donald Trump, who many others followed,” the committee writes in a summary of its final report released on Monday. “None of the events of January 6th would have happened without him.”
Dec 19, 2022: CNN: ​Lawyers for Proud Boys defendants raise concern over today's committee meeting
​A possible complication from the final Jan. 6 committee’s public meeting and the release of transcripts could come at the federal courthouse across from the Capitol where five leaders of the Proud Boys are on trial beginning today on seditious conspiracy.
Lawyers for defendants including Enrique Tarrio, have argued that the committee’s public activity has made it impossible for them to receive a fair trial.
Dec 16, 2022: Politico: ​Judge unseals new details of contacts among Rep. Perry, Trump-connected attorneys
​A federal judge revealed Friday that earlier this year she granted Justice Department investigators access to emails between three Trump-connected attorneys and Rep. Scott Perry as part of the federal investigation into election subversion efforts by the former president and others.
At the request of DOJ, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell unsealed a June opinion in which she determined that 37 emails sent among Trump-era Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, his aide Ken Klukowski and conservative attorney John Eastman and Perry (R-Pa.) — another top Donald Trump ally who chairs the House Freedom Caucus — were not protected by attorney-client privilege.
Dec 16, 2022: CNN: ​January 6 committee considering asking DOJ to pursue at least two criminal charges against Trump
The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, is considering asking the Justice Department to pursue multiple charges against former President Donald Trump, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Dec 15, 2022: Philadelphia Inquirer: ​Trump should be prosecuted in the courts
Throughout this year’s televised hearings, we’ve had a front-row seat to former President Donald Trump’s probable cause hearing courtesy of the U.S. House select committee on Jan. 6. As I watched the hearings unfold, I was reminded of the unprecedented, egregious, and fundamentally illegal nature of these events..
Dec 11, 2022: The Hill: ​GOP members who rebuffed Jan. 6 panel may face referral to ethics panel 
​The five GOP members of the House who flouted subpoenas from the Jan. 6 committee may not be included in the panel’s criminal referrals but could see the matter punted to the Ethics Committee.  
Lawmakers on the panel suggested that the Constitution ties their hands when it comes to recommending prosecution for the group.  
Dec 9, 2022: Capital-Gazette: ​‘It’s personal’: Maryland Democrats say US electoral count bill elicits searing Jan. 6 memories
​“It’s still difficult,” Cardin says. “We relive it when we see the videos today.”
That jarring afternoon may remain lodged in his memory, but Cardin and many of his colleagues — including fellow U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Baltimore-area U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes — are pushing for pending legislation to lessen the chances of similar insurrections by eliminating ambiguity in the electoral count system that officially decides who will be president. Cardin was a member of an informal, bipartisan Senate group that developed the pending bill.
Dec 8, 2021: CNN: ​First on CNN: January 6 committee considers criminal referrals for at least 4 others besides Trump
​The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, insurrection is considering criminal referrals for at least four individuals in addition to former President Donald Trump, multiple sources told CNN.
The panel is weighing criminal referrals for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, right wing lawyer John Eastman, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani, the sources said.
Dec 6, 2022: New York Magazine: ​Family of Officer Killed on January 6 Snubs Republican Leaders at Ceremony
Members of the U.S. Capitol Police and of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday to honor their actions to defend the Capitol on January 6, 2021. All four leaders of the House and Senate were on hand as the officers and their families were awarded Congress’s highest honor.
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​Oath Keepers founder guilty of sedition in U.S. Capitol attack plot
​Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, and another leader of the right-wing group, were found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, an important win for the Justice Department.  11.29.22

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​Garland Names Special Counsel for Trump Inquiries​
​The attorney general named Jack Smith, a veteran prosecutor, to oversee the Mar-a-Lago documents and Jan. 6 investigations. The appointment is a way for the Justice Department to insulate the inquiries from political considerations. 11.18.22

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​Georgia pro-Trump ‘electors’ say they weren't clued in on Trump's Jan. 6 plans
​Republicans who claimed to be Georgia’s legitimate presidential electors in 2020 said Friday they were advised by then-President Donald Trump’s campaign to cast “contingent” Electoral College ballots — just in case one of Trump’s longshot legal challenges to the results succeeded.
Any plans by top Trump lawyers — John Eastman, Rudy Giuliani and others — to use their “provisional” votes to subvert the 2020 election without any legal backing were concocted without their knowledge, attorneys for the pro-Trump activists said.
11.11.22

Politico: ​Trump sues to block subpoena from House Jan. 6 committee
​Former President Donald Trump is suing to block a subpoena the House Jan. 6 Committee issued seeking to force him to testify next week.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in West Palm Beach Friday evening, argues that the subpoena intrudes on executive privilege still guaranteed to him by the Constitution even though he left office more than 21 months ago. The suit also challenges the committee’s authority on other grounds.
11.11.22
WSB-TV: ​Fulton poll worker fired for social media posts says she was fired for her political beliefs
A Fulton County poll worker who was fired this morning minutes before polls opened says she was fired for her political beliefs.
Laura Kronen and her teenage son were asked to leave a polling location in Johns Creek Tuesday morning after another worker reported concerning posts on her social media accounts. Channel 2 Action News has obtained the posts, which show Kronen at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
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NPR: ​The Jan. 6 panel gives Trump another week to turn over subpoenaed documents
​"We have received correspondence from the former President and his counsel in connection with the Select Committee's subpoena," Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said in a statement Friday. "We have informed the former President's counsel that he must begin producing records no later than next week and he remains under subpoena for deposition testimony starting on November 14th." 11.5.22

HuffPost: ​Nancy Pelosi Taunts Trump For Lack Of Courage On Jan. 6: 'He's All Talk' 
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is opening up about her threat to punch then-President Donald Trump if he actually attempted to enter the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.10.19.22
Daily Kos: ​Oath Keeper tells jury: It was 'conquer or die' to keep Trump in White House on Jan. 6 
​James Dolan, a former member of the extremist Oath Keepers network, told jurors that when he came to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 to storm the Capitol under the leadership of the group’s founder Stewart Rhodes, he understood the outcome may have been the start of a violent, armed war of pro-Trump factions against the U.S. government 10.18.22
Business Insider: ​Former DOJ official says Trump's reaction to the January 6 panel is starting to look like the makings of an insanity defense
Neal Katyal, a former Justice Department official, says former President Donald Trump's written response to the House Capitol-riot panel's intention to subpoena him looks like an insanity defense. 10.17.22
Dallas Morning News: ​No recommendation in Texas’ 4th Congressional District
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Two years ago we endorsed Pat Fallon, 54, who is finishing his first term as the representative for this district, based on his previous public service and his support for limited government, low taxes, personal responsibility and property rights. But he lost our confidence with his vote to object to the presidential election results after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
We are troubled by other stances Fallon has taken since. He was one of several leading Texas GOP politicians who recently filed an unsuccessful petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have Libertarians expelled from the ballot. And instead of focusing on his constituents in Northeast Texas, he made it a point to go to Wyoming this summer to campaign against his Republican colleague Liz Cheney because of her desire to hold former President Donald Trump accountable for Jan. 6
10.16.22
Raw Story: ​'Storm the Capitol': Recent arrest puts spotlight on Salt and Light Brigade's involvement in Jan. 6 attack 
​The Facebook page for Salt and Light Brigade describes it as “the sharp end of the spiritual warfare spear that Coach employs to fight evil.” The group has active Facebook pages in at least four states that share Daubenmire’s podcasts. Daubenmire also organizes and promotes his message under the name Pass the Salt Ministries, which is described as being “committed to bringing together the body of Christ across denominational, racial, and economical borders to demonstrate the power of Biblical unity.”10.14.22
Insider: ​Trump wants to testify to the January 6 committee, but only if they broadcast it live, NYT reports 10.14.22
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The Week: ​Jan. 6 panel votes to subpoena Trump 
​The Jan. 6 committee on Thursday unanimously voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump as a part of its inquiry into the 2021 Capitol riot, NBC News reports. Panel members had previously said such a request was not off the table.
.@January6thCmte votes to subpoena former President Donald Trump, 9-0.#January6thHearings pic.twitter.com/lRXdaaUiw5
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 13, 2022News of the plan first arrived during what was expected to be the committee's final hearing on Thursday afternoon.
Committe Chair Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) appeared to allude to such a move at the start of the hearing, noting that the panel could vote on "further investigative action" since the Thursday event was technically a "formal committee business meeting," per The New York Times and CNBC. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was apparently made aware of the plan before proceedings began, the Times adds, per a source. 
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NBC News: Jarring new footage, evidence Trump knew he lost: Key takeaways from the latest Jan. 6 hearing
 While President Donald Trump was refusing to call off the mob of his supporters attacking the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and other congressional leaders leaped into action to try to retake control of the sprawling complex.
They called the secretary of Defense and the acting attorney general and urged them to send help. They called the Democratic governors of neighboring Virginia and Maryland to send National Guard troops and other police. And they got on the phone with Vice President Mike Pence to figure out how they could return to the Capitol that same night and finish certifying Joe Biden’s election victory.
10.13.22

NBC News: Oath Keeper testifies about massive gun pile stashed in hotel on the eve of Jan. 6
A member of the Oath Keepers who took an AR-15-to a Virginia hotel on the eve of the Jan. 6 riot described entering a room filled with a large stash of weapons in a seditious conspiracy trial Wednesday. 10.12.22
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KY3: ​Jan. 6 panel seeks to preserve its work as time runs out
 The seven Democrats and two Republicans on the panel have said that their probe of the 2021 insurrection is for history, not only for current concern, and to ensure that nothing like it ever happens again. But Republicans allied with former President Donald Trump who are hostile to the investigation could take the congressional majority in the November elections, potentially making it harder for the committee to protect its documents and transcripts if they are not already made public. 10.12.22

Raw Story: 'Our election system can be manipulated': Republican J6 adviser explains why Trump won't need violence in 2024 
​An armed insurrection is risky business. Controlling elections – and their outcomes – is a hard lift. But, if successful, the payoff is incalculable. That’s why former President Donald Trump and his followers haven’t geared up for another armed clash leading up to this year’s midterms or the 2024 election. Their goal is to win from within, according to former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman, who served as a senior technical advisor to the Jan. 6 committee.10.12.22
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Yahoo News: ​Springfield woman sentenced to jail time for role in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
​Two Springfield women were sentenced recently for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
On Sept. 30, Cara Hentschel was sentenced to three years probation. And Mahailya Pryer was sentenced to 45 days in jail followed by three years probation.
Both women pleaded guilty in May to one misdemeanor count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the Capitol building. Court documents say they both also have felony drug-related convictions on their records. 10.11.22

Insider: ​Sen. Lindsey Graham threatened to end a meeting with the mother of a late Capitol police officer if she didn't stop criticizing Trump, new book claims 10.8.22
The Guardian: ​‘We must defeat them’: new evidence details Oath Keepers’ ‘civil war’ timeline 10.9.22
NBC News: A cop in a MAGA hat and an Oath Keeper: Inside one of Jan. 6's strangest moments 10.5.22
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New American Journal: ​Pennsylvania Man Arrested on Felony Charges For Assaulting Police During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
​Mikhail Edward Slye, 32, of Meadville, Pennsylvania, is charged in a criminal complaint filed with assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, and interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder, both felonies. He also faces six misdemeanor charges, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.10.5.22

WDAM: ​Archives: Records from Trump White House staffers remain missing
The National Archives and Records Administration informed lawmakers that a number of electronic communications from Trump White House staffers remain missing, nearly two years since the administration was required to turn them over.  10.1.22
The Independent: ​Ginni Thomas dodges questions as she arrives for her Jan 6 committee interview 9.29.22
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CBS News: Some Jan. 6 defendants accused of other crimes since Capitol attack
​Kene Lazo, who was arrested in May 2021 for his role in the Capitol siege, was arrested again three months later in Norfolk, Va., on domestic violence charges.
Lazo pleaded guilty earlier this year in the Capitol riot case. He was sentenced to 45 days in prison. At sentencing, prosecutors argued that on Jan. 6, 2021, Lazo wore an American flag cape, carried a Captain America-style shield affixed to a small wooden-handled broom, and he wore what appeared to be a black tactical vest and body armor.
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Business Insider: ​Trump says criminal charges against him would unleash 'big problems' in an allusion to violence
  • Former President Donald Trump hinted that there could be 'big problems' if he is indicted.
  • Trump didn't reject that he was referring to violence, but said his comments were "not inciting."
  • Trump is involved in several investigations around the US capitol attack and the 2020 elections. 9.15.22

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Aug 8, 2022: Only Sky: ​Daughter of Jan. 6th rioter says Trump should get life in prison 
Guy Reffitt, who carried a gun to the US Capitol during the January 6th insurrection, was sentenced to over seven years in prison on Monday. In addition to bringing a firearm to the Capitol, Reffitt threatened House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Reffitt was a member of the Three Percenters, a right-wing militia group, and decided to go to trial instead of taking a plea deal. ....Reffitt’s two daughters spoke to the press after the sentencing. One daughter said that Trump should face “life in prison” for his actions, while the other said that “it didn’t seem right” that Trump could potentially get re-elected after the events of January 6th. 

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August 1, 2022: Slate: ​The Jan. 6 Rioter Whose Son Turned Him In
Today, the federal government is saying, yes, words do matter and they’re asking a judge to sentence Reffitt to 15 years behind bars. The longest sentence for a writer so far. They’re calling Guy a domestic terrorist. I mean, as you say, you’ve gotten to know Guy Reffitt and his family pretty well. Would you classify him as a domestic terrorist?

July 22, 2022: CBS News: Josh Hawley video, Trump's outtakes and Secret Service farewells: Top moments from the eighth Jan. 6 public hearing
​In each of the public hearings held by the House select committee investigating Jan. 6, a few standout moments have captured the public's attention. Thursday's prime-time hearing was no different, with a clip of Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley immediately taking over social media.
While previous hearings explored the rioters, Trump's speech at the Ellipse preceding the riot, and other aspects of his actions after the November 2020 election, the eighth hearing held this summer focused on the 187 minutes of then-President Donald Trump's inaction while rioters descended on the Capitol. Committee vice chair Rep. Liz Cheney said there could be more hearings this fall.
July 22, 2022: CBC: ​Trump ally Steve Bannon guilty of contempt for refusing to appear before committee probing U.S. Capitol attack
​Bannon, 68, was convicted after a four-day trial in federal court in Washington on two counts: one for refusing to appear for a deposition and the other for refusing to provide documents in response to the committee's subpoena. The jury of eight men and four women deliberated just under three hours.
He faces up to two years in federal prison when he's sentenced on Oct. 21. Each count carries a minimum sentence of 30 days in jail.
July 21, 21022: Mississippi Today: ​Rep. Bennie Thompson’s Mississippi colleagues have no comment on his Jan. 6 hearings
​Even though a record number of Americans are watching U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson lead the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, his Mississippi congressional colleagues do not appear to be interested in his efforts.
None of Mississippi’s other five members of Congress — Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Reps. Trent Kelly, Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo — responded to questions from Mississippi Today asking for their thoughts on the often bombshell testimony that has come out of the Jan. 6 committee hearings.
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Merrick Garland: "There is a lot of speculation about what the Justice Department is doing, what's it not doing, what our theories are and what our theories aren't, and there will continue to be that speculation. That's because a central tenant of the way in which the Justice Department investigates and a central tenant of the rule of law is that we do not do our investigations in the public.............We have to hold accountable every person who is criminally responsible for trying to overturn a legitimate election, and we must do it in a way filled with integrity and professionalism."  --July 20, 2022: ABC News: ​AG Garland reiterates 'no person' -- not even Trump -- is above the law over Jan. 6

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Jan 8, 2021

in case he takes the video down, here's the relevant section pic.twitter.com/IYiqxeX6Ch

— Jason Paladino (@jason_paladino) January 8, 2021
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Jan 8, 2021: ​
Rep Matt Gaetz, Rep Paul Gosar, Sarah Palin, Fox News host Pete Hegseth & Laura Ingraham all blamed anitifa for the insurrection. Gaetz used an article from the Washington Times as his source, but the Times took down the article after realizing .they were wrong. More than 60 of them have been arrested (so far) and NONE of them were part of antifa and, in fact, most have a long social media trail showing them planning and clearly as Trump supporters.
​I have yet to see any Trumplican actually admit those were Trump supporters in DC. They are claiming a "CONSPIRACY" (of course). They seem to just replace one delusion with another delusion. Trumplicans are made of just layer after layer of delusion.
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2 ​cabinet members, several staff, including Betsy Devos have all resigned. Soon it'll just be Trump and all the voices in his head.................... Trump threw his loyal revolutionaries under the bus and then denied he had anything to do with it......................So, I wonder why God lied to so many of these Trumpvangelicals?? I have heard many of them claiming that God told them that Trump was going to be re-elected...or they had a dream or vision from God that told them. Very sad delusion.........Attorney for Trump campaign in PA lawsuit files motion to withdraw: "the client has used the lawyer's services to perpetrate a crime. and the client insists upon taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant".................the Confederate battle flag reached the United States Capitol building, something that did not happen during the Civil War..................The twenty-fifth amendment could be used to take Donald Trump out for the rest of his term.

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Jan 17, 2021:
​The 14th Amendment is clear. No American engaged in insurrection or rebellion are allowed to hold office. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley hold the most blame for the insurrection as a result of their dangerous rhetoric and conspiracies.
14th Amendment; Section 3.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

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January 19, 2021: Article "WHERE WERE THEY RADICALIZED? stated: "By now, we should all have seen the footage of members of that white supremacist group bowing in a typical evangelical prayer before engaging in insurrection on January 6, and we should be aware of how they raised money for the effort via the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo. Conservative Christianity has long been the elephant in the room (pun intended) when it comes to discussion of politics in America’s elite public sphere. But if we fail to recognize conservative Christian institutions as sources of radicalization, we will never be able to craft effective policies to counter its toxic influence. Here’s hoping that the incoming Biden administration will be willing to face the problem." ​
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July 7, 2021: Sothern Poverty Law Center released a report, written by  Michael Edison Hayden, a senior investigative reporter for the SPLC’s Intelligence Project stating: “Perhaps above any other platform, Twitter enabled the Jan. 6 insurrectionists to organize their attack on the U.S. Capitol...This multibillion-dollar company has clearly made the calculation that enabling and even promoting fascists like Nick Fuentes is good for their bottom line. There is little doubt that we will see similar violence again if they do not correct course immediately or are not forced to do so.”
July 10th, 2021: Another officer was trying to protect the Capital on Jan 6, Officer Kyle DeFreytag, who joined the department in November 2016, was found dead by suicide.
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July 21, 2021:
Kevin McCarthy has chosen his selections for the 1/6 select committee:
Jim Banks
Jim Jordan
Rodney Davis
Kelly Armstrong
Troy Nehls
Reminder: Speaker Pelosi has veto power.

July 27, 2021: Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell testified before the Jan 6 Committee“On January 6th, for the first time, I was more afraid to work at the Capitol, than in my entire deployment to Iraq....In Iraq, we expected armed violence, because we were in a war zone. But nothing in my experience in the Army, or as a law-enforcement officer, prepared me for what we confronted on January 6.....As America and the world watched in horror what was happening to us at the Capitol, we did not receive the timely reinforcements and support we needed. In contrast, during the Black Lives Matter protest last year, U.S. Capitol Police had all the support we needed and more. Why the different response?”
July 27, 2021: D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone before the Jan 6 Committee:  “I thought I had seen it all many times over. Yet what I witnessed and experienced on January 6th, 2021, was unlike anything I had ever seen, had ever experienced, or could’ve imagined in my country.”
July 27, 2021: Officer Harry Dunn of the Capitol Police testified before the Jan 6 Committe: He said he was tipped off by a friends text that the “objective,” was “THE CAPITAL” and that “Trump has given us marching orders.” The plan instructed people to “keep your guns hidden” and “bring…your trauma kits” and “gas mask.” Dunn: “At the time, though, we had not received any threat warnings from our chain of command, and I had no independent reason to believe that violence was headed our way.” 
July 27, 2021: D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges testified before the Jan 6 Committee: "There were “thousands of terrorists…only hundreds of us. If it had turned into a firefight, we would’ve lost.”
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Trumpism - Jan 6, 2021 - #NEVERFORGET
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"I knew if I was going to be, from my perspective, standing up against an incoming administration that I didn't see as legitimate, it would be treasonous fighting against what I saw as an illegitimate form of government.” - James Dolan; former Oath Keeper. 
​On Aug 13, Mike Lindell will be reinstated to his local mental institution and locked up in a cell padded with Mypillows.
Aug 25, 2021: federal prosecutors pointed out in a motion that Joshua A. James, a member of the Oath Keepers militia group who's accused of helping to coordinate the Capitol insurrection, has raised nearly $200,000 online since his arrest
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Sept 16, 2021:
​We’re seeing the rise of state-sponsored vigilantism again, with some in law enforcement not taking seriously the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol or efforts directed against women and their supporters in Texas.
A hundred years ago, 250,000 vigilantes terrorized German Americans, minorities and union organizers to further the goals of the elite in the name of national security. Seventy-five years ago, we terrorized Japanese Americans. Today, vigilantes are terrorizing political opponents and women in the name of political and religious ideology. When will America learn that vigilantism is un-American in any form? -Joan Korb

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November 12, 2021:
Experts say that the Blue whale is the loudest animal on earth and has been know to emit a loud pitched whine as loud as 188 decibels (a rocket launch is only 180).The most irritating whine on earth still belongs to Donald Trump.
He is still trying very hard right to the last minute to get a judge to block records from getting to the Jan 6 committee. Clearly he has something to hide. But we already knew that. Just curious how damning it is. On a related note, prosecutors recommended their harshest Jan. 6 sentence yet — 51 months — for JACOB CHANSLEY, the ‘Q Shaman’ who became a symbol of the insurrection.

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​December 30, 2021:
A QAnon believer who arrived with weapons in Washington, D.C., just after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, and threatened to kill former President Donald Trump’s political opponents, was sentenced to 28 months behind barson Tuesday.
Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr., a 53-year-old from Hayesville, North Carolina, was arrested on Jan. 7 after he sent threats about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and others to a relative from Georgia. The relative contacted Meredith’s mother, who reached out to the FBI.​

July 29, 2021: Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Emergency Response Team within the Special Operations Division, was found deceased in his residence. Hashida was one of the officers who were attacked at the Capital Jan6.
Nov 7, 2021

‘Stop the Steal’ organizer Ali Alexander just surfaced and posted this, saying he will cooperate with the J6 Committee: “The only reason I’m going is because I don’t want to go to jail. Under the threat of imprisonment, I will be privately deposed this December” by the Committee. pic.twitter.com/0xYpPvPh1A

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) November 27, 2021
Jan 6, 2022
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Liz Cheney: The committee has firsthand testimony now that Trump was sitting in the dining room watching the attack on television pic.twitter.com/L2AgEaC9xl

— Acyn (@Acyn) January 2, 2022
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​For too many Americans, the day will be remembered as the day when a Confederate battle flag — the flag that misuses St. Andrew’s cross — was paraded through the Capitol Rotunda, a travesty that never took place during the Civil War. For many of us who are African American, the day reminds us how differently violence and the threats of violence are viewed and dealt with by the authorities, depending on the race of the attacker. “We who are dark,” to borrow from W.E.B. Du Bois, “know how dead we would be” if we had tried what the insurrectionists attempted.
The intersections of religion and race, particularly the blatant expressions of white Christian nationalism and the vandalism of historic African American congregations leading up to that day, also demand reflection as we contemplate the future of democracy.

January 6, 2022 By Cheryl Townsend Gilkes

Feb 4, 2022

This was January 6th.
This is not “legitimate political discourse.” pic.twitter.com/lKgbVyVcJr

— Rep. Liz Cheney (@RepLizCheney) February 4, 2022
“Trump and the Jim Crow Republicans have not been deterred by the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and their failed coup attempt. Quite the opposite: They took that experience as a trial run, and have only gained momentum in their attacks on multiracial democracy with the goal of creating a new American apartheid state. Across the country the Republicans are passing or proposing laws aimed at preventing Black and brown people and other supporters of the Democratic Party from voting. In many ways, America's multiracial democracy is already dying, and most Americans do not even realize it. There are tens of millions of white Americans who will celebrate its demise.”
--Chauncey Devega, Salon 2.8.22
Apr 8, 2022 CNN's Ryan Nobles discusses the different ideas that Donald Trump Jr. texted former President Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows about overturning the 2020 presidential election two days after the vote
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June 7, 2022:
     The Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper has endorsed Pro-Seditionist Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., in the June 28 Republican primary. When I lived in Colorado Springs I used to love the Gazette. It leaned Libertarian. Apparently it now endorses the insanity. Colorado Springs has been becoming a bit of a right wing haven for quite a few years now. Appears they have now jumped the shark.
     Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, and four other members of the far-right group were indicted on Monday for seditious conspiracy in connection with the storming of the Capitol in January 2021, the most serious criminal charges to be brought in the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation of the assault.


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It’s highly unlikely that Attorney General Merrick Garland has already decided whether to include the former president in any prosecution, say former prosecutors. He would want first to let his department’s gathering of evidence run its course. But bits that have emerged – plus testimony from the congressional Jan. 6 committee – show that it is indeed possible Mr. Trump could be indicted for some of his actions, say experts. For Attorney General Garland, the choice may turn on a more difficult and politically fraught question: Would such a prosecution be good for the country? --July 29. 2022:  Christian Science Monitor: Attorney general’s dilemma: Whether to indict a former president


Aug 1, 2022

FLASH:

Minutes after Guy Reffitt was sentenced to 7 years in Capitol riot case... his daughter calls for "life in prison" for Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/01pw2uBsP8

— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) August 1, 2022
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Oct 6, 2022 It’s being called the most consequential midterm election of all time. Now, an analysis from The Washington Post reveals 299 GOP midterm nominees are 2020 election deniers. MSNBC’s Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber, reports on how “truthers” are even running to oversee U.S. elections. All of this comes as Trump is already fueling the MAGA GOP to question the midterm results.
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October 13, 2022: Business Insider: ​Nancy Pelosi on January 6 said if Trump came to the Capitol she would 'punch him out' and 'go to jail'
​House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was furious with former President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, over his plans to march to the Capitol, according to newly released footage of the day.
The footage, which aired on CNN Thursday evening, was taken by documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, the Speaker's daughter. It showed Pelosi watching Trump's speech at the "Save America" rally that preceded the riot, during which he said they were all going to march to the Capitol in protest of the election results. 10.13.22

The Big lie
Oct 13, 2022:
​Dallas Morning News: 
​The ‘big lie’ is still being told; let’s stand for truth
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According to States United Democracy Center, 55% of the U.S. population has an election denier running to oversee their elections. Proponents of the Big Lie are also on the ballot in half of the races for governor, as well as more than one-thirds of races for secretary of state and attorney general. In three states – Alabama, Arizona and Michigan — election deniers are running for all three top statewide positions.
Meanwhile, there have been at least 244 bills introduced in 33 states that would interfere with election administration and increase the risk that votes won’t be counted fairly.
Election officials are also increasingly targeted in an attempt to undermine future elections. According to a Brennan Center survey, 1 in 6 election officials have experienced threats because of their job, the vast majority of whom saying that these threats have increased in recent years. In Texas, officials in Gillespie County have endured threats, as have poll workers in Harris County. 

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​"We made a decision — in front of the American people, not behind closed doors— to begin the process of subpoenaing the former president. He is required by law to come in, and he can ramble and push back all he wants. That's the requirement for a congressional subpoena, to come in,"
-Adam Kinzinger; ABC News 'This Week" 10.16.22
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October 16, 2022: Insider: ​Rep. Adam Kinzinger says Trump is 'required by law' to testify before January 6 committee: 'He can ramble and push back all he wants'
​Rep. Adam Kinzinger said former President Donald Trump is "required by law" to testify before the House January 6 committee. 
Kinzinger's comments come after Trump sent a letter responding to the committee's recent subpoena in which he repeated his disproven claims about the 2020 election being stolen from him. 
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​​Kevin McCarthy suggests Republicans will hold their own hearings on the January 6 attack on the Capitol and on democracy, but with a "vastly different focus."
I presume that means Hunter Bidens laptop is going to get blamed for Jan 6. (12.1.22)

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June 9, 2022: The Sentinel: Hey, MAGA folks: Define 'great' | Gene Lyons
It would be foolhardy to expect dramatic change of the kind MAGA enthusiasts think they're looking for. They can cheer all they want for a gangster former president who basically called in a hit on his own running mate, but the deck remains stacked against them.
April 4, 2022: Christian Science Monitor: Traitor or scapegoat? How one cop became the face of Jan. 6.
For much of the past year, Ms. Robertson’s husband, T.J., has been in jail, charged with a felony related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. She’s been living alone in their single story house at the end of a mile-long gravel road at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A menagerie of goats, chickens, and German shepherds roams around the backyard.
Mar 15, 2022: ArcaMax: ​Miami judge orders Proud Boys' leader Enrique Tarrio to remain behind bars as he faces Jan. 6 charges
Enrique Tarrio, the high-profile leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, appeared subdued in Miami federal court Tuesday as a magistrate judge ordered that he remain behind bars before his trial on charges of plotting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building to stop Congress’ certification of the presidential election.
Mar 11, 2022: NPR: ​New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection
"If funds were raised for the Jan. 6 event by an organized group, then there might be an opportunity for us to know who it was and what was paid," said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., who chairs the House select committee.
Feb 23, 2022: Milwaukee Independent: ​VIOLENT EDUCATION: WHY IT IS TIME TO REWRITE HISTORY BOOKS THAT STOP GLORIFYING WHITE NATIONALISM
Authors of history textbooks writing about the failed insurrection of January 6, 2021 must not ignore the event’s white supremacist underpinnings. The influence of white supremacy on American history has largely been disregarded by past and present writers, especially in accounts of the Civil War.
Feb 17, 2022: HuffPost: ​Journalist Reveals 'Chilling' Text GOP Lawmaker Sent White House Before Jan. 6 Riot
Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig called this pre-insurrection message “particularly foreboding.”
Feb 15, 2022: PoliticusUSA: Rudy Giuliani Might Be Using The 1/6 Committee To Get Trump To Pay His Legal Bills
There is speculation from the legal community that Rudy Giuliani might be using the threat of 1/6 Committee cooperation to get Trump to pay his legal bills.
Feb 10, 2022: The Independent: ​Trump news – live: Jan 6 committee finds gaps in White House call logs as president denies destroying records
​It has emerged that the committee investigating the 6 January insurrection at the US Capitol has identified gaps in the White House call logs from the day of the riot, posing another obstacle to establishing what Mr Trump said and did in the hours before and during the event. According to the New York Times, there is no evidence the records were deliberately deleted, but it is well known that Mr Trump frequently used his own and others’ cellphones to talk to his allies while in office.
Feb 5, 2022: Politicususa: ​The Feds Are Coming For Steve Bannon With 3 Prosecutors And 4 FBI Agents On The Case
The Department of Justice is not messing around with Steve Bannon as three prosecutors, and four FBI agents are working his contempt of Congress case.
Feb 4, 2022: CNN: ​Exclusive: Newly obtained records show Trump and Jim Jordan spoke at length on morning of January 6
Two sources who have reviewed the call records tell CNN that Trump spoke on the phone at the White House residence with Jordan for 10 minutes on the morning of January 6. That afternoon, Jordan took to the House floor to object to the certification of President Joe Biden's Electoral College win, and pro-Trump supporters attacked the US Capitol.
Feb 4, 2022: New York Times: ​G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
​The Republican National Committee voted to censure Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the inquiry into the deadly riot at the Capitol.
Feb 2, 2022: The Hill: ​White House orders release of Pence records to Jan. 6 committee
A Tuesday letter from White House Counsel Dana Remus directed the agency to begin releasing the documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Feb 1, 2022: ABC News: ​Ex-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany turned over text messages to Jan. 6 committee
Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany turned over text messages to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a source familiar with the investigation -- the latest indication of the extensive level of cooperation the committee has received from many witnesses.
Feb 1, 2022: NBC News: Trump gave $1M to Meadows nonprofit weeks after Jan. 6 panel's creation
The contribution was made to the Conservative Partnership Institute, where Mark Meadows, the former White House chief of staff, is a senior partner.
Jan 31, 2022: Bipartisan Report: ​2+ Years In Prison For Trump Rioter Sought By Feds For Assaulting Police
Federal prosecutors are seeking over two years in prison — 27 months, to be exact — for Seattle resident and Capitol rioter Mark Leffingwell, who pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement after punching two officers while at the Capitol last January. 
Jan 30, 2022: Arca Max: ​GOP lawmakers call out Trump on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham forcefully disagreed with former President Donald Trump for saying he might pardon people convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot if reelected, saying they should be jailed “and get the book thrown at them.”
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​History is littered with the bones of democracies which could not stand up to the pressure of authoritarians and even totalitarians. The Weimar Republic, Taisho Democracy, the French Third Republic, Italy’s Democratic Regime from the World War I era, the Spanish Republic and democratic hopes of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen in China.
America’s republic proved it could survive the kill shot that was attempted last year. But small, well-organized extremes on both sides will do their best to take away your freedom and replace it with their own viewpoint whenever they can.
It’s not just up to the Capitol Police, Congress, the courts or even colonels and captains to protect this country’s liberty, enshrined in our Constitution. It’s primarily your job as well to resist these undemocratic impulses. Each of those other free societies fell because too many left it up to someone else to do that job.
John A. Tures; professor of political science at LaGrange College
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​As a theologian, the idea that insurrectionists terrorizing the Capitol would claim the moral force of God is horrifying. The actions of those rioters were the furthest thing from the values of compassion and love that I’ve taken from the teachings of Jesus.
We cannot allow our religious institutions to continue to be fertile breeding grounds for far-right ideologies. To defeat the naked white supremacy and Christian nationalism spewed in right-wing pulpits and embraced by increasing numbers of people, we need faith leaders to step up and work rigorously to reverse the damage of this warped ideology. If we don’t, January 6th will only be the beginning.
--Serene Jones; Religious Dispatches
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​"The nightmare of last January 6th was not just an event. It was a revelation. It was a revelation of deeply dangerous divisions in our nation—some political, some ideological, some racial, and some disguised as religious. But it was also a revelation that there are forces intentionally seeking and working to divide us. Left unchecked, unaddressed, and unhealed, this can lead to the decline and deconstruction of our nation and make it impossible for us to strive to be “one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” The nightmare of January 6th was not just an event; it was a revelation. But it was a revelation in another sense. That day, and our response to it, contain potential for both peril and promise."
-Michael Bruce Curry - American residing bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church.

Jan 6, 2022: Anglican Ink: ​Presiding Bishop marks the Epiphany with a speech on the January 6 capital riot
​The nightmare of last January 6th was not just an event. It was a revelation. It was a revelation of deeply dangerous divisions in our nation—some political, some ideological, some racial, and some disguised as religious.
Jan 6, 2022: United Church of Christ: ​Blackmon: Let us mark Epiphany, learning from Jan. 6 and the tragedies of our past
How ironic it is that on this same date, Jan. 6, 2021, our democracy was once again challenged by some who profess Christianity and yet fear what the celebration of Epiphany represents: the coming together of diverse cultures and faiths across imposed geographical boundaries. On the grounds of our Capitol some citizens stormed the seat of our government, waving American and confederate flags and “christian” banners conflating God and government, in a futile attempt to thwart the peaceful transition of power for which our democracy is known. ​
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“Unlike so much else in our current political environment that is fabricated, the attack of Jan. 6, 2021, was real. In the rush to define that riotous afternoon in political terms, which makes it easier to push away, we often miss the real agony of it all. There was an actual human toll from the events of that day — multiple lives lost and a heavy trauma inflicted upon those in the building — that cannot be waived away or dismissed. Instead, Christians should engage this moment for several reasons.
We ought to begin with thinking about the implications of the imago Dei. We should help those who are somehow sympathetic to the Capitol riot see the officials, staffers, and officers as fellow image-bearers who shouldn’t have been subjected to the terrorism of that moment –– regardless of how much anyone may disagree with them. Christians are unequivocally called to “abhor what is evil” (Rom. 12:9). .”
~ Brent Leatherwood; Kentucky Today

Jan 6, 2022: Kentucky Today: ​Why we cannot look away from the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol
Unlike so much else in our current political environment that is fabricated, the attack of Jan. 6, 2021, was real. In the rush to define that riotous afternoon in political terms, which makes it easier to push away, we often miss the real agony of it all. There was an actual human toll from the events of that day — multiple lives lost and a heavy trauma inflicted upon those in the building — that cannot be waived away or dismissed. Instead, Christians should engage this moment for several reasons.​
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“On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, as congressional members hid from the MAGA mob running through the Capitol hallways, some of the insurrectionists made their way into the Senate Chamber. Luke Mogelson of The New Yorker captured video as rioters sorted through desks and papers in a quest for some sort of “evidence” of wrongdoing. Then in walked Jacob Chansley, nicknamed the “QAnon Shaman” for spouting conspiracy theories while wearing face paint and a fur hat with horns. After dropping a couple of f-bombs, he saw a guy with blood on himself and said, “Look at this guy. He’s covered in blood. God bless you.”
A badly-outnumbered police officer asked them to leave the Senate Chamber because “this is like the sacrediest place.” The insurrectionists ignored his plea and instead lined up behind the podium.
“Jesus Christ, we invoke your name! Amen!” one of them shouted with a hand raised upward.
Others also shouted “amen” as Chansley, suddenly inspired, added, “Let’s all say a prayer in this sacred space.” So, he set down the American flag he’d been carrying and picked up a bullhorn to pray. He started, paused for everyone to take off their Trump hats (or furry horns), and then started again.
“Thank you, Heavenly Father, for this opportunity to stand up for God-given unalienable rights,” he offered. “Thank you, Heavenly Father, for being the inspiration needed to these police officers to allow us into the building, to allow us to exercise our rights, to allow us to send a message to all the tyrants, the communists and the globalists that this is our nation, not theirs.” (Rom. 12:9). .”
~ Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood; A Public Witness

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​The Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol introduced many Americans to the phenomenon of Christian nationalism, as some of the rioters carried crosses or invoked the name of Jesus. But for many non-Christian Americans, Christian nationalism is an unavoidable fact of life.

Shannon Rivers, member of the Native American Akimel O’otham, said the history of Christian nationalism began when the European settlers answered the Native Americans’ welcome with a belief that divine providence had ordained their domination of Indigenous land.

Rivers said that to confront Christian nationalism honestly, churches and other houses of worship need to focus on a papal bull issued by Pope Alexander VI in 1493 known as the Doctrine of Discovery. Though it gave theological justification for colonization as the Americas were occupied by European powers, Alexander’s bull threaded its way into United States law, providing the basis for a key 1823 Supreme Court decision awarding the American West to the U.S.
Jan 6, 2022: Religion News Service: Since Jan. 6 attacks, spiritual leaders unify to combat Christian nationalism
Jan 6, 2022: National Catholic Reporter: ​Right-wing Catholic causes got millions from group that funded some Capitol rioters
​An organization that provided hefty sums of money to nonprofits that spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election and organized the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol building has also funneled millions of dollars in anonymous donations to right-wing Catholic nonprofits and official Catholic groups.
The organization, known as Donors Trust, has been described as a "dark money ATM" for the political right and has provided funding to groups linked to white supremacist and anti-democratic elements, as the Daily Beast reported on Nov. 22.

​Included in those receiving funds were the Diocese of Spokane, Washington; the Thomas More Society; the Acton Institute; and the San Francisco Archdiocese's Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship.
Jan 6, 2022: The Bulwark: ​The GOP’s Attempt to Memory-Hole Jan. 6th
​The day after the January 6th attack on the Capitol—some six weeks before his death—Rush Limbaugh logged on for his first show of 2021. He managed to find a way to throw some blame at the Democrats for the previous day’s violence: “So you can set fire to a downtown strip of any blue-state city—Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, New York—and it’s called a peaceful protest. But you dare not set foot where the political class lives and works and does its job.”
Jan 6, 2022: The Bulwark: ​The Twisted, Trumpist Religion of Jan. 6th
The Jericho March may have shut down after the insurrection but its ideas and members haven’t gone away.
Jan 5, 2022: Religion News Service: ​Violence isn’t the only way Christian nationalism endangers democracy
One year ago at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the world witnessed one way in which Christian nationalism imperils American democracy. We’ve all seen photos and footage of the mob violence perpetrated by Americans waving Christian flags, clad in Christian clothing, saying Christian prayers. As some increasingly isolated and radicalized religious conservatives react to their loss of power, the threat of their political violence is real. But it is not the only way Christian nationalism jeopardizes our democracy.
Jan 5, 2022:​The Cobb County Republican Party in Georgia has canceled a candlelight prayer vigil for suspects in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack — an event that was dubbed an "homage to treason" by Georgia state Rep. Teri Anulewicz (D).
The vigil was part of a larger program called "The Patriots Are Awake, Willing and Eager to Protect Their American Freedoms and Liberties" that had been scheduled for Thursday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Capitol riot. Cobb GOP Chair Salleigh Grubbs said in a statement the event's intent was "to acknowledge Americans who lost their lives and pray for those who have been denied justice," and the county GOP did not condone "any form of violence nor the glorification of what happened at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." [SOURCE: Yahoo News]
Jan 3, 2022: Presbyterian Outlook: ​At the end of a mixed political year: Love, hope and faith abide
January 2021 brought the inauguration of a new president, with a hope of less divisive and vindictive ways than the past administration. But the violent insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 laid bare the profound differences in expectations of government — who is served and the very meaning of democracy.
Although American democracy did not die that day, it did reveal the harsh reality of a persistent white supremacy that continues to prevent the full realization of equity and justice for all.
Jan 2, 2022: The Hill: ​Jan. 6 panel to seek information from Willard hotel
​Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Sunday said the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has asked the Willard InterContinental hotel in Washington, D.C. for information as part of its probe.
Jan 2, 2022: Greeneville Sun: ​Capitol rioters' tears, remorse don't spare them from jail
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Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. Screaming obscenities, he hurled a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher at police officers trying to ward off the mob.
Nearly a year later, Palmer fought back tears when he faced the federal judge who sentenced him to more than five years in prison. He said he was “horrified, absolutely devastated” by what he had done.
Dec 31, 2021: Nashville Ledger: ​House committee says Trump privilege claim should be tossed
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The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol said Thursday that the Supreme Court should let stand an appeals court ruling that the National Archives turn over documents from former President Donald Trump that might shed light on the events leading up to and including that day.
Dec 23, 2021: City Beat: ​Congress Wants to Talk to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan About Jan. 6 Insurrection, Trump Communications
​Investigating all aspects of the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., the U.S. House of Representatives has requested a meeting with Jordan to discuss his connection to the event as well as his support for challenging the results of the November 2020 presidential election.
Dec 20, 2021: The Guardian: ​US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
The analysis by Barbara F Walter, a political science professor at the University of California at San Diego who sits on the Political Instability Task Force, is contained in a book due out next year and first reported by the Washington Post.
Dec 19, 20921: HuffPost: ​Adam Kinzinger Says Jan. 6 Committee Is Probing Whether Trump Committed A Crime
​Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said Sunday that the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is looking into whether former President Donald Trump committed a crime by trying to obstruct the certification of the 2020 election results.
Dec 18, 2021: Wilmington News Journal: ​Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
​A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for anyone sentenced in the insurrection.
Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, wept as he told U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan that he recently watched a video of his actions that day and could not believe what he was seeing.
Dec 17, 2021: Benzinga: ​Remember The Horn-Sporting Furry-Hatted Capitol Hill Rioter? Now, He Is Hopping On The NFT Bandwagon
The horn-sporting Capitol Hill rioter Jake Angeli, born as Jacob Chansley, is releasing a non fungible token collection. 
Dec 15, 2021: Salon: ​Text-gate fallout: Hannity, Ingraham and Don Jr. unveiled as whiny MAGA wimps!
​Donald Trump loved every second of the Capitol assault. But his Fox News toadies — and his own son! — wussed out
Dec 11, 2021: Raw Story: ​GOP Senators and Congressmen were briefed on 38-page coup PowerPoint memo two days before insurrection: report
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Two days before the January 6 insurrection several Republican U.S. Senators and Representatives were briefed on a 38-page coup PowerPoint memo. That document is being described as a roadmap for then-President Donald Trump to declare a national security emergency, invalidate all electronic votes, and move to have himself declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
Dec 11, 2021: Raw Story: ​Trump gave Peter Navarro 'direct order' to defy congressional subpoena:
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“This matter is out of my hands and something that the Sub-Committee should discuss with President Trump’s counsel,” Navarro wrote to the committee, rejecting their requests to turn over documents and share other information.
Dec 11, 2021: Washington Post: ​Election denier who circulated Jan. 6 PowerPoint says he met with Meadows at White House
Philip Waldron, the retired colonel, was working with Trump’s outside lawyers and was part of a team that briefed the lawmakers on a PowerPoint presentation detailing “Options for 6 JAN,” Waldron told The Washington Post. He said his contribution to the presentation focused on his claims of foreign interference in the vote, as did his discussions with the White House.
Dec 8, 2021: Raw Story: Mark Meadows accidentally reveals what Jan. 6 evidence is 'freaking out' Trump allies: MSNBC's Morning Joe
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows accidentally revealed what evidence he and former president Donald Trump are most afraid of Jan. 6 investigators obtaining.
Dec 8, 2021: Raw Story: 'Seems clear he's worried about perjury': CNN's Burnett connects the dots on Mark Meadows's obstruction
CNN host Erin Burnett on Wednesday connected the dots when it come to former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows's sudden refusal to cooperate with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attacks.
Dec 6, 2021: CBN: Will the January 6th Committee Ever Find A Smoking Gun?
Nearly one year after the January 6th riots at the United States Capitol, the investigation is ramping up. The Select Committee investigating the attack has subpoenaed nearly 50 people and organizations associated with the riots and former President Donald Trump, including former Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Clark. With public hearings set to begin next year, Republicans and Democrats remain mostly divided on prosecuting those involved in the riots, with opinions closely tied to voters’ views on who won the 2020 election.
Nov 27, 2021: Daily Beast: If Merrick Garland Doesn’t Charge Trump and His Coup Plotters, Our Democracy Is Toast
The Department of Justice announced this week that it would crack down on airline passengers who throw tantrums. Now, if Attorney General Merrick Garland would only get around to doing something about people who plot the overthrow of our government and a former president who's serially obstructed justice and abused power we might be getting someplace.
Nov 30, 2021: CBS News: In reversal, former Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to cooperate with Jan. 6 select committee
Mark Meadows, who served as former President Donald Trump's last chief of staff and was involved in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, is now cooperating with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
Nov 25, 2021: Huff Post: Trump Could Pay $156,000 For Every Jan. 6 Rioter’s Defense, But So Far Has Spent Zero
The former president is sitting on at least $105 million in cash collected by spreading the same lies about the election that incited the assault on the Capitol..
Nov 24, 2021: Reveal: Behind the Tweet That Became the Rallying Cry for the Insurrection
On the evening of Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, the 35-year-old attorney who would jump-start the #StopTheSteal hashtag says he was meeting with Trump campaign officials in Philadelphia. 
Nov 18, 2021: Bipartisan Report: Capitol Rioter/Ex-GOP Candidate Caught & Charged For Jan 6 Assault
A Capitol rioter who also happens to be a former Republican candidate for the New York state legislature — and who received over 16,000 votes when running for the seat in question -- has been caught and charged for their involvement in January’s violence. The rioter in question is Gregory Purdy, and besides a slew of misdemeanor offenses, he also faces charges including civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers — all of which would appear to be felonies. Purdy has been charged alongside his brother, Matthew Purdy, and a third individual, Robert Turner, who traveled with Gregory at one point.
Sept 5, 2022: New York Magazine: Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A Timeline
The insurrection was a complex, yearslong plot, not a one-day event. And it isn’t over.
Nov 11, 2021: Bipartisan Report: Biden Rejects Executive Privilege Claims For Mark Meadows Testimony
The Biden administration has now formally rejected claims of executive privilege regarding documents and testimony that have been demanded by the House committee investigating the Capitol riot from Mark Meadows, who served as chief of staff in the Trump White House.
Nov 11, 2021: NBC News: Trump launches last-ditch effort to stop Jan. 6 committee from obtaining White House records on Friday
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block the National Archives from turning over his White House records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
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Oct 20, 2021: Cincinnati Enquirer: U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan says he spoke to Trump after Jan. 6 attack, blasts committee probe
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday that he spoke to former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol — not during — as he blasted Democrats for continuing to probe the attack. 
​​Jordan, a Republican representing Ohio's 4th Congressional District, is a top Trump ally and has found himself at the center of the committee's investigation. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has said he could be a "material witness" for the events leading up to Jan. 6 and efforts to block certification of the presidential election. 10.20.21

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​Oct 19, 2021:
Tonight the Jan. 6 select committee has  voted unanimously — 9 to 0 — to recommend holding Steve Bannon be held in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena for their investigation.


Oct 13, 2021: WUSA9: Judge holds DC Jail officials in contempt, calls for civil rights investigation into treatment of Capitol riot defendant
A federal judge hauled two D.C. Department of Corrections officials into court Wednesday and held them in civil contempt – saying he was referring their “inexcusable” delays in getting medical care for a Capitol riot defendant to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office for a civil rights investigation.
Oct 13, 2021; Raw Story: US Marshals may be called to round up former Trump aides who disobey Jan. 6 subpoenas: House investigator
A member of the U.S. House select committee explained how Donald Trump's allies might be rounded up and arrested if they continued to defy congressional subpoenas in the Jan. 6 investigation.
​Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," where she called for fines or jail time for former Trump advisers who flout orders for their testimony and documents related to the insurrection, and she revealed what questions the committee had for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and others served with the subpoenas.
"I want to know how much planning was involved, who was involved in the planning, who funded it, how they -- what their intent was when they came into that day, and then what they knew as that day unfolded and the safety and security of people like the vice president and members of Congress were at risk, [and] what they did, either to respond or not respond on that occasion," Murphy said. 10.13.21
Oct 8, 2021: Rightwing Watch: Ali Alexander Responds to House Jan. 6 Committee Subpoena, Blames Violence on ‘Agitators’
Ali Alexander, the lead organizer of the so-called Stop the Steal movement, received a subpoena Thursday afternoon from the House select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Another two were issued to Nathan Martin, who worked with Alexander and reserved the Jan. 6 rally space, and to the Stop the Steal organization. In response, Alexander accused the government of “gaslighting” and blamed the violence on “agitators dressed in militant outfits” and “police brutality.”
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Oct 2, 2021:
Texas lawmakers Louie Gohmert, Randy Weber, Van Taylor & Dan Crenshaw have all been fined this year for dodging Capitol metal detectors that were put up after the Jan 6 riot.
All four of these congressmen knew the rioters weren't coming for them, anyway, because the rioters were only going to confront the people who respected laws and the Democratic process....and hang Mike Pence and Nancy Pelosi.......attack and kill policemen........wave Confederate and Trump 2020 flags... ......you know, like how Rep. Andrew Clyde and Paul Gosar do whenever they go on a normal tourist visit to the Capitol.
I can count on zero fingers the number of times I went to the US Capitol as a tourist and decided to hang a vice president....

Sept 28, 2021: Oklahoma 4: Third Oklahoman pleads guilty to participating in Jan. 6 insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Federal court records show that Tanner Sells pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Monday for his actions during the insurrection.
Sept 24, 2021: Crew: ​Corporations have given $10 million to the Sedition Caucus
​According to tracking by CREW, in less than nine months since January 6, corporations and industry groups have donated more than ten million dollars to members of Congress who voted against the results of a free and fair election, and to two political groups that exist to support those same members.
​Since the attack, 477 corporations and industry groups have donated over $10 million to 138 members of Congress who voted not to certify the 2020 election results, as well as the Republican Party’s main committees supporting these members — the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC). This sum includes $2,845,000 from companies that originally pledged to halt or pause their political giving to reevaluate their policies after the insurrection, and $1,005,000 of that sum went directly to members of the Sedition Caucus’s campaigns and leadership PACs. 
Boeing ($274,000), American Crystal Sugar ($230,000), Koch Industries ($180,500), General Dynamics Corporation ($174,500) and Lockheed Martin ($150,500) are the top corporate donors to insurrectionist political groups and campaigns. These five donors have given $502,000 to insurrectionist members’ campaigns and leadership PACs. Toyota formerly led all corporations in terms of contributions to insurrectionist members. As a result of public pressure and pushback from CREW and others, the company changed its contributing policy to stop giving to the 147 seditionists in July. Before doing so, it had contributed $84,500 to members and leadership PACs of election objectors this year.
Sept 21, 2021: Business Insider: ​650 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all.
​Since supporters of then-President Donald Trump swarmed the US Capitol on January 6 — forcing Congress to go into lockdown and damaging the halls of government — 650 people have been arrested and charged with crimes.
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Sept 17, 2021:
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Just For J6" Jan 6 rioters "Persecuted" grievances list:
1) No one to shoot at
2) No guns to have no one to shoot at
3) Confederate Flag not allowed
4) Miss living in Moms basement
5)  Rulebreakers have to watch a Rand Paul speech
6) No Maga hat to cover head lice
7) Over 8 months since they've killed a policeman#Blue LivesMatterButOnlySometimes
8) Shocked that QAnon Shamon is just a nerd with no super powers and cant fly
9) No kraken
10) Marjorie Taylor Greene stopped her conjugal visits
11) Jailers wont play Trump saying "Go Home We Love You" so they can sleep at night
12) Sometimes Ted Cruz comes to visit them in person and gives a speech ​

Sept 8, 2021: Chicago Daily Herald: ​Give committee what it needs to investigate Jan. 6 riot
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"And we fight. We fight like hell. And if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore."
-- President Donald Trump, Jan. 6, 2021
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​Sept 3, 2021:
​The plea deal for "The Conspiracy Nut Formally Known As QAnon Shaman" was not for info. It was for a lesser crime. I dont understand why they are letting these seditionists walk for lesser offenses. I am not advocating a firing squad, but there was a time when any and all seditionists were sentenced to die by firing squad. Point being, that it was considered a very serious crime.

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