While we were all distracted by the Christmas holiday, some important new developments occurred in the January 6 investigation. The Washington Post reported, Thompson says Jan. 6 committee focused on Trump’s hours of silence during attack, weighing criminal referrals: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is focusing intently on Donald … Read more
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to return to work the first week of January, a week earlier than the House. The Hill reports, Democrats set for showdown over filibuster, voting rights: Democrats are barreling toward a showdown over voting rights and changes to the Senate rules, after months of growing frustration from within the caucus. … Read more
Things are about to get interesting. The biggest seditious conspiracy against the United States government since the Civil War is about to be investigated by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. It was an inside job by the Republican Party in thrall to an authoritarian mad man, President … Read more
The far right has for decades engaged in civil war cosplay with Neo-Confederate “lost cause” and white supremacist organizations, and so-called “patriot” private militias and “sagebrush rebellions.” They call themselves patriots while fantasizing about waging a civil war against the U.S. government. The far right right crossed over from cosplay to actually acting on their … Read more
Retired Generals Paul D. Eaton, Antonio M. Taguba and Steven M. Anderson write at the Washington Post, Retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection: As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about … Read more