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‘The Big Lie was also the big-rip off’: Jan 6 committee hears Trump’s fraud claims
Representative Nancy Mace, a Republican who had angered Donald Trump by voting to ceritify president Joe Biden’s victory in 2020, has won her GOP primary over the former president-backed challenger Katie Arrington in South Carolina’s 1st district.
On the other hand, Representative Tom Rice, who voted to convict former president Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January riot last year, lost his primary race for reelection in South Carolina’s 7th district on Tuesday evening.
He was defeated by state representative Russell Fry, endorsed by Mr Trump.
Meanwhile, the House select committee investigating the assault on the US Capitol appears to have split over the possibility that it could refer Mr Trump to the Department of Justice on potential criminal charges.
The former president spent his birthday ranting at the “kangaroo” committee on Truth Social claiming it had poor ratings.
The first hearing, however, drew in 20 million viewers.
The committee has postponed its Wednesday’s hearing to Thursday.
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Key points Donald Trump issues 12-page rebuttal to Jan 6 committee investigation Trump knew he lost election but pushed fraud claims anyway, 6 Jan committee hears ‘The Big Lie was a big rip-off’ Trump raised $250m to fight non-existent voter fraud but gave most to his own PAC Ex-Trump AG Bill Barr shown laughing at Dinesh D’Souza documentary purporting to prove voter fraud Trump claims hearing postponed over lack of interest despite initial 20m viewers
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Colorado Rep Lauren Boebert introduced new legislation that seeks to classify the opioid fentanyl, which can be lethal if not administered by a trained medical professional, as a weapon of mass destruction.
“It is time to call fentanyl what it is: a weapon of mass destruction that is destroying our nation,” the congresswoman wrote in a press release introducing the “Fentanyl is a WMD Act” on Monday.
Joanna Chisholm has the story:
Lauren Boebert wants fentanyl declared a weapon of mass destruction ‘It is time to call fentanyl what it is: a weapon of mass destruction that is destroying our nation,’ the Colorado Republican said
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1655272952 GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote
Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the New Mexico Supreme Court to order the three-member Otero County commission to certify 7 June primary election results, reported Associated Press.
The move comes as the Republican-led commission on Monday refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines.
Ms Oliver asked for the state supreme court’s intervention to ensure voters are not disenfranchised and that political candidates have access to the general election ballot in November.
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Sravasti Dasgupta 15 June 2022 07:02
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More than 100 Republicans who won their 2022 primary elections have supported Donald Trump’s assertion that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
The former president’s fraudulent claim fuelled riots at the US Capitol last January and is central to a House committee investigation into the attack.
An analysis from The Washington Post has revealed that in total, voters have selected 149 candidates for statewide office and Congress who have repeated Mr Trump’s claims or campaigned on platforms promoting “election integrity” and restoring “voter confidence” that Mr Trump himself undermined, expanding a nationwide strategy in GOP-dominated state legislatures to restrict ballot access and roll back voting rights.
Alex Woodward reports:
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Sravasti Dasgupta 15 June 2022 06:40
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Rep Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican who angered Donald Trump, has won her GOP primary over Trump-backed challenger Katie Arrington, reported the Associated Press.
Ms Mace had ticked off the former president last January after she voted to certify president Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
She had also voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress last October.
Mr Trump had endorsed Ms Arrington as part of his crusade to stamp out perceived disloyalty within the Republican Party, reported Axios.
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The Independent’s John Bowden has more:
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The panel’s second hearing focused on what a committee aide described as “Trump’s Big Lie” – the collection of outrageous theories and accusations Mr Trump and his allies floated to justify his election night claim of victory.
The Independent’s Washington, DC team review the second hearing.
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Representative Tom Rice, who voted to convict former president Donald Trump for his role in the 6 January riot, lost his primary race for reelection in South Carolina’s 7th district on Tuesday evening.
He was defeated by state representative Russell Fry, endorsed by Mr Trump. Mr Fry overwhelmingly beat Mr Rice and avoided a runoff race against the incumbent who had served since 2013.
Mr Rice is the first Republican to lose his primary after voting to impeach the former president.
Eric Garcia has more:
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A series of photos taken on election night 2020 in the White House capture the tension among Trump family members and the then-president’s aides as they watch his early lead fade away.
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Joanna Chisholm has the story.
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Speaking on CNN, the conservative attorney reacted to testimony from Bill Stepien and other Trump campaign figures who explained at Monday’s hearing how Donald Trump ignored the advice of “Team Normal” and instead pursued a plan to overturn the election spearheaded by Rudy Giuliani and other conspiracy-slingers.
John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.
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