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January 6 panel to focus on Trump’s relentless pressure on justice department

The ex-president pushed the department to more aggressively investigate debunked claims of fraud with threats

The Guardian - US

Feds step up investigation of ‘fake’ Georgia GOP electors

ATLANTA — Federal investigators have stepped up their investigation into a phony slate of GOP electors in Georgia designed to help former President Donald Trump’s failed effort to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

"10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Unregistered Destructive Devices During Portland Protests"

From a Justice Department press release yesterday: An Indiana man was sentenced to federal prison today for repeatedly and intentionally jeopardizing the lives of police officers, destroying public property, and encouraging others to commit violence during protests that occurred in Portland in 2020. Malik Fard Muhammad, 25, was sentenced to…

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Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next

The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as it described former President Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn his 2020 election defeat

The Independent UK

Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearings

A federal judge has agreed to postpone a trial for the former leader of the Proud Boys and other members of the far-right extremist group charged with attacking the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote

The Independent UK

Cannabis Reg. Update: Gun Rights & Marijuana In Florida, UK Police Chief Supports Cannabis Decriminalization & More

Florida Justice Department Responds To MMJ Patients And Gun Rights Advocates, Gubernatorial Candidate Nikki Fried On Why It’s Important

Benzinga

Julian Assange's Case Is a Frightening Omen for Press Freedom

World journalists have been quicker than Americans to see danger in prosecuting the Wikileaks founder.

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Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing to explore 'the effort to corrupt the Justice Department'

WASHINGTON — The House hearing investigating the catalysts behind the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will continue Thursday and is expected to explore then-President Trump's efforts to pressure the Justice Department in the days after the election.

Los Angeles Times

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and submit to Congress false slates of electors backing him.

Los Angeles Times

Proud Boys leader says he wants to tell his side of Jan 6 in new court filing

Court papers claim Enrique Tarrio is ‘locked up, broke, jobless’

The Independent UK

‘A tragic parody’: State officials detail frantic pressure campaign to keep Trump in office

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Donald Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Capitol riot testimony from election workers underscores ‘alarming’ trend of abuse against public servants

The people who run the nation’s elections face ‘damaging’ and ‘sustained’ attacks fuelled by Trump’s claims and conspiracy theories, survey finds

The Independent UK

‘I will not break my oath’: Arizona Assembly speaker details Trump’s pressure to overturn results

WASHINGTON — Republican state legislators and elected officials detailed Tuesday the intense pressure they faced from President Trump and his lawyers to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to Congress.

Los Angeles Times

Facebook and US make deal to stop discriminatory housing ads

The Justice Department says Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising as its parent company subjects itself to court oversight in a response to a U.S. lawsuit

The Independent UK

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Tribune News Service

JetBlue again ups Spirit offer, but move could stall Fort Lauderdale growth

The bidding war between JetBlue and Frontier to acquire Broward Co., Florida-based Spirit Airlines now involves the future of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Meadows and Trump’s pressure campaign on state election officials

WASHINGTON — Tuesday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol will zero in on Trump’s personal involvement in efforts to pressure state election officials to subvert the will of voters and to persuade lawmakers to submit false slates of electors backing him to…

The Independent UK

US attorney general Merrick Garland visits Ukraine to meet nation’s top prosecutor

‘I’m here to express the unwavering support of the United States for the people of Ukraine,’ Merrick Garland says

Reuters

U.S. Attorney General Garland visits Ukraine on Tuesday

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland visited Ukraine on Tuesday where he will discuss efforts to identify, arrest and prosecute those involved in war crimes and other atrocities committed during Russia's invasion, a Justice Department official said.

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Chicago Sun-Times

Did Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 reach the level of treason?

A professor notes that the framers of the Constitution had “a very specific image in mind — men gathering with guns, forming an army and marching on the seat of government.”

The Independent UK

Samuel Alito: Who is the Supreme Court justice who wrote opinion overturning Roe v Wade?

Mr Alito is the author of the opinion that overturned the landmark Roe v Wade case

The Independent UK

Kinzinger suggests Trump guilty of seditious conspiracy as poll shows most Americans back charges

Jan 6 committee begins to make case against former president clear

The Independent UK

Trump lashes out at ‘political thugs’ on Jan 6 committee trying to ‘criminalise politics’

Former president accused investigation of trying to ‘railroad people into the arms of the Justice Department’

Los Angeles Times

Justice Department makes public search warrant targeting Sen. Richard Burr over stock trades

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Friday made public a search warrant it used to obtain Sen. Richard M. Burr’s cellphone in 2020 as part of an investigation into his stock trades at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Trump aide Navarro tells judge he needs time to promote his book

WASHINGTON — Former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty to criminal contempt and asked a federal judge to hold off on his trial so he could promote his book.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel says 'it won't be an obstacle' to Justice Department after Proud Boys case delay

WASHINGTON — The congressional Jan. 6 committee said it’s working to get the Justice Department access to transcripts of witness interviews, a day after the Capitol riot prosecution of two Proud Boys was delayed due to lack of access.

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