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       Liz Cheney tells Republicans defending rioters: ‘When Trump is gone, your dishonour will remain’

       The January 6 House select committee’s first prime-time hearing wrapped up after two hours of testimony on Thursday after bombshell revelations introduced by Reps Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney.

       Former President Donald Trump expressed his rage after the committee played excerpts of interviews with his former Attorney General Bill Barr, daughter Ivanka Trump, and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

       Mr Trump called Mr Barr “weak” and a “coward” after he told the House panel that Mr Trump’s false claims of a stolen election was “bulls***”.

       Ms Trump, one of her father’s most trusted advisors, also said she didn’t think the 2020 election was stolen and respects Barr. Her father countered she had “checked out” before the 2020 election and was being deferential to Barr.

       In her opening statement, GOP lawmaker Ms Cheney, noted a number of her party sought pardons from Mr Trump for their part in trying to overturn the election: “Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonour will remain.”

       Some 20 million Americans tuned in to watch, ratings show — equivalent to the audience for Sunday Night Football. That figure does not include streaming services.

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       David Taintor 11 June 2022 15:45

       1654956000 Nearly 20 million people watched Jan 6 committee hearing — not including streaming services

       Nearly 20 million people watched the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot’s first prime time hearing, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen.

       Nearly 20 million people watched prime time Jan 6 committee hearing, ratings show ABC and MSNBC are the big winners ratings-wise.

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 15:00

       1654954200 Speculation grows as to who asked Trump for a Jan 6 pardon

       Select committee vice-chair Liz Cheney is raising allegations that multiple Republican House members sought pardons after the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

       The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg reports on the fallout.

       Who asked Trump for a Jan 6 pardon? Speculation spreads as Cheney accuses colleagues Select committee vice-chair Liz Cheney is raising allegations that multiple Republican House members sought pardons after the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Andrew Feinberg reports on the fallout

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 14:30

       1654952400 ICYMI: Trump rages over ‘checked out’ Ivanka

       Donald Trump rebutted his own daughter’s evidence against him at the first January 6 hearing on Friday, saying Ivanka had “checked out” on election issues.

       The former president also raged at his former Attorney General Bill Barr for turning on him during the investigation into the Capitol insurrection.

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       Trump rages over ‘checked out’ Ivanka after she rebuts his election fraud claims ‘She had long since checked out and was, in my opinion, only trying to be respectful to Bill Barr and his position as Attorney General’

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 14:00

       1654950652 Jimmy Kimmel: Ivanka was ‘thrown under the Access Hollywood bus’

       Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel lampooned the family drama over Ivanka Trump’s testimony before the January 6 committee, noting how Donald Trump threw a fit over his daughter’s assertion that she did not believe the 2020 election was stolen.

       “Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, election results. She had long since checked out and was, in my opinion, only trying to be respectful to Bill Barr and his position as Attorney General (he sucked!)," Mr Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

       “I love his argument that Ivanka, his senior White House adviser, had checked out. In the Trump family, that’s called being thrown under the Access Hollywood bus,” Mr Kimmel responded, according to The Daily Beast.

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       David Taintor 11 June 2022 13:30

       1654950600 Report says Ginni Thomas asked 29 Arizona state legislators to overturn Biden’s victory in the state

       Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, pushed 29 state legislators in Arizona to push aside Joe Biden’s win in the state and instead “choose” their own electors, The Washington Post reported.

       Eric Garcia reports:

       Ginni Thomas asked 29 Arizona state legislators to vacate Biden victory, report says Email is the latest revelation of the Supreme Court Justice’s wife’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 13:30

       1654948800 What to expect from the January 6 committee’s next hearing

       The House January 6 select committee’s next hearing will largely focus on showing that former president Donald Trump knew he had legitimately lost the 2020 election when he began spreading the lies which culminated in the worst attack on the Capitol since 1814, but nonetheless mounted an extensive propaganda campaign to convince his supporters that he was the true victor.

       Monday’s hearing, the second of an expected six sessions this month, will zoom in on the role played by the news media in the run-up to the 6 January 2021 attack.

       Andrew Feinberg reports:

       What to expect from the January 6 committee’s next hearing The select committee’s second hearing starts at 10am Monday, 13 June

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 13:00

       1654945200 Biden: ‘Forces that led to January 6th remain at work today’

       President Joe Biden spoke about the revelations made public at the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

       Mr Biden made his remarks while speaking at the port of Los Angeles to speak about supply chain issues. But he began his address by speaking about speaking about the committee’s first prime time hearing on Thursday evening, which featured testimony from documentarian Nicholas Quested and officer Caroline Edwards.

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       Biden reacts to first riot hearing: ‘Forces that led to Jan 6 remain at work today’ Biden’s words come while he is in Los Angeles

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 12:00

       1654941600 Liz Cheney lauded for prosecutorial performance

       Liz Cheney, the anti-Trump Wyoming Republican representative, put her career on the line as one of just two members of the GOP on the January 6 Committee.

       However, after the first public hearing on Thursday, she has been widely praised for her courage and prosecutorial performance in laying out the case against former president Donald Trump.

       Liz Cheney lauded for performance at first Jan 6 hearing: ‘Profile in courage’ National prominence as staunchly anti-Trump brings challenges in home state

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 11:00

       1654938000 Hannity wildly claims Jan 6 hearing makes Trump ‘look good’

       Sean Hannity had a surprising analysis of Thursday’s primetime hearing hosted by the select committee investigating January 6 after it ended.

       The longtime ally of Donald Trump declared during his show that the former president came out of the event, which showcased never-before-seen gripping footage of rioters viciously assaulting members of law enforcement and bashing through windows, looking “good”.

       That’s despite lawmakers on the panel stating clearly that the ex-president had done nothing during the attack to deploy law enforcement backup to the Hill.

       John Bowden reports:

       Hannity claims Jan 6 hearing makes Trump ‘look good’ though his texts are evidence Fox host warns Trump riot would define his legacy

       Oliver O'Connell 11 June 2022 10:00

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