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AP sources: Donald Trump Jr. speaks with Jan. 6 committee

The oldest son of former President Donald Trump has met with the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

Why COVID-19 gaslighting by politicians is so dangerous for democracy

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol building, the Republican Party faced a crucial moral test: whether to reject the baseless conspiracy theory that the 2020 general election had been “stolen” from Donald Trump or to embrace that dangerous falsehood as official party…

The Conversation

Narrow majority of Americans say Trump should face criminal charges over Jan 6, new poll finds

52 per cent of Americans want to see the former president criminally charged for encouraging the Capitol riot

The Independent UK

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Democrats promise to fight for abortion rights but have few options

WASHINGTON — Democrats on Capitol Hill were spitting fire Tuesday in the wake of the leak of a Supreme Court draft ruling overturning abortion rights, but acknowledged their hands are tied unless voters deliver them a strong majority in Congress this fall.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans suggested invoking the 25th Amendment after Jan. 6 — but failed to act

In their book, This Will Not Pass, NYT journalists Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns reveal that GOP leaders, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy, privately discussed removing Trump from office.

WEKU

US Capitol officer fires gun in break room, gets suspended

A U.S. Capitol Police officer has fired a gun inside a break room in a House office building and has been suspended

The Independent UK

Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton retires - Roll Call

Michael Bolton, the Capitol Police inspector general who has provided a critical assessment of department deficiencies on Jan. 6, has retired.

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Judge rejects Republican National Committee effort to block third party from sharing data with Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — In a decision that could reverberate across other Jan. 6 legal cases, a federal judge has rejected a Republican National Committee lawsuit seeking to block a campaign vendor from providing records to the House committee investigating the 2021 Capitol riot.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 committee asks 3 more GOP lawmakers to voluntarily cooperate

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol on Monday asked three more Republican lawmakers to voluntarily cooperate.

Tribune News Service

US Capitol riot: Jury convicts NYPD veteran of assaulting officer

Verdict comes as House panel investigating January 6, 2021 riot requests cooperation of three Republican legislators.

Al Jazeera

NYPD veteran found guilty of assaulting officer at Capitol riot

Jury rejects Thomas Webster’s self-defence argument after swinging metal flagpole and tackling Washington DC officer

The Independent UK

House January 6 committee asks Reps Andy Biggs, Mo Brooks and Ronny Jackson for information

The committee is seeking information on why members of the Oath Keepers extremist group sought to protect Mr Jackson during the riot

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel wants interviews with Brooks, Biggs, Jackson

The congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested for three more House Republicans to come in and testify

The Independent UK

Capitol attack committee requests cooperation from key Republican trio

Mo Brooks, Andy Biggs and Ronny Jackson receive letters as panel looks to establish extent of their role in Trump’s bid to overturn election

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Los Angeles Times

Federal judge rejects Republican National Committee lawsuit against committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

The Independent UK

Jury to deliberate in ex-NYPD officer's Capitol riot trial

Jurors have returned to court to deliberate in the federal trial of a New York Police Department veteran charged with assaulting an officer who tried to protect the Capitol from an attacking insurrectionist mob last year

The Independent UK

Adam Kinzinger says Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘insane’ for declaring herself January 6 ‘victim’

‘When Marjorie Taylor Greene is confronted, she's all the sudden a victim and a poor, helpless congresswoman that's just trying to do her job — it’s insane’

The Independent UK

Evidence mounts of GOP involvement in Trump election schemes

Text messages and testimony released by the House Jan. 6 panel shows the deep involvement of some House Republicans in President Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to stay in power

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WEKU

What the leaked Jan. 6 recordings say about democracy right now

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.

The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Voters challenging eligibility say texts with Mark Meadows ‘undermine her credibility’

The Georgia voters seeking to bar Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from seeking re-election because she allegedly supported the insurrection that took place in the form of the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol, now say newly revealed text messages she sent to ex-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows…

The Guardian - US

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of lying in hearing in Capitol attack case

Lawyers for groups challenging Republican say text Greene sent to Meadows, released by House panel, shows she lied in testimony

Tribune News Service

Police shortage prompts Capitol to begin using security contractors

WASHINGTON — Contract security officers will start work Monday as part of a new program to help alleviate staffing shortages within the Capitol Police, according to a letter from the Capitol Police Board to lawmakers and staff obtained by CQ Roll Call.

The Independent UK

Jurors weigh man's self-defense claim in Capitol riot trial

Federal prosecutors have urged a jury to reject a retired New York City police officer’s argument that he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at police officers and tackled one of them during the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot

WEKU

A second Oath Keeper pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 riot

Brian Ulrich pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and obstruction, and agreed to cooperate with government investigators.

The Independent UK

Georgia man 2nd rioter convicted of seditious conspiracy

A Georgia man affiliated with the far-right Oath Keepers militia group became the second Capitol rioter to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy for his actions leading up and through the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection

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