The National Memo reports, ’Seditious Conspiracy’ Complaint Filed Against Three House Members In Capitol Riot: An ethics complaint has been filed against three Republican members of Congress over their participation in events that led to the violent and deadly January 6 attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol. Reps. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, and Paul … Read more
In a CNN report on Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour pardons for his cronies and corrupt Republican politicians like former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona was this remarkable revelation: So, too, was Trump warned that pardons for Republican lawmakers who had sought them for their role in the Capitol insurrection would anger the very Senate Republicans … Read more
This post will be updated as the IRC meeting progresses (1:13pm) The Zoom of the initial meeting of the Commission started with a brief party-line deadlock on who the temporary chairperson just for the meeting to elect the permanent chairperson. Then they immediately went into an extended executive session just to take legal advice on … Read more
The House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time – making him the only U.S. president to ever be impeached twice. The vote was 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining all the Democrats to impeach. Another 4 Republicans did not vote (read into that what you will). All four of Arizona’s Republican … Read more
My favorite citizen farmer-legislator, Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), has an op-ed in USA Today’s The Arizona Republic, Members of Congress who incited Capitol riot must be held accountable: Last week, as I worked in my Senate office, I watched in horror as terrorists ransacked our nation’s Capitol, where I represent Montanans in the U.S. Senate. … Read more