The Washington Post reported, Biden White House leans toward releasing information about Trump and Jan. 6 attack, setting off legal and political showdown: The White House is leaning toward releasing information to Congress about what Donald Trump and his aides were doing during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol despite the former president’s … Read more
Above: Seven Arizonan Republican legislators face calls to ban them from the House and Senate: They are Republican Representatives Mark Finchem, David Cook, and Walt Blackman along with Republican Senators Wendy Rogers, Kelly Townsend, Sonny Borrelli, and David Livingston. Friday afternoon is supposed to be the “big reveal” of the Arizona Senate’s GQP sham “fraudit” … Read more
On Monday night, Lawrence O’Donnell interviewed Bob Woodward and Robert Costa about their new book “Peril” (available today). O’Donnell focused on a passage from the book about Donald Trump’s state of mind on January 5-6, 2021. The reporting of Bob Woodward and Robert Costa clearly establishes Trump’s criminal intent, or mens rea, for the crimes … Read more
Philip Bump of the Washington Post reports, The worrisome pro-Capitol-riot activism isn’t a rally. It’s in right-wing media. (excerpt): The government has spent months trying to track down those involved in the January 6 insurrection, arresting them and — usually — then releasing them until trial. A Guardian analysis in May found that 70 percent … Read more
CNN reports, Georgia criminal probe into Trump’s attempts to overturn 2020 election quietly moves forward: Criminal investigators in the state have been quietly conducting interviews, collecting documents and working to build a line of communication with congressional investigators as they aim to build a case against the former President for his alleged attempts to overturn … Read more