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Jamie Raskin says Trump has ‘essentially’ admitted to January 6 crimes
The January 6 committee is turning its focus to the states for its next public meeting.
The panel will meet on Tuesday for its fourth public hearing. The subject of the hearing will be Donald Trump’s efforts to personally pressure elected officials in Georgia and Arizona to interfere in the electoral process and overturn his defeat in their respective states.
In Georgia, lawmakers are set to give special attention as several state officials outline how Donald Trump went above and beyond to call on personal loyalties and even threaten criminal prosecution as he coaxed those in the Peach State to do his bidding.
Meanwhile, Rep Adam Kinzinger has published evidence of vivid death threats he has received in recent weeks in response to the panel’s work, which he said was unprecedented in his congressional career.
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Show latest update 1655792853 Adam Schiff says committee will demonstrate Trump's lies
At its fourth televised hearing this month, scheduled for 1pm, the house select committee investigating the Capitol riots of last year will seek to demonstrate that Donald Trump knew — or should have known — that his lies about a stolen election were wrong.
The committee is also expected to highlight the vitriol and death threats that election workers endured because of Mr Trump’s lies.
Representative Adam B Schiff said that the house select committee “will show evidence about what his [Donald Trump’s] own lawyers came to think about this scheme. And we will show courageous state officials who stood up and said they wouldn’t go along with this plan to either call legislatures back into session or decertify the results for Joe Biden.”
Maroosha Muzaffar 21 June 2022 07:27
1655790491 ICYMI: Trump’s ‘friend’ dig at Pence was not childish talk but a coded Mafia-style threat, claims Michael Cohen
Donald Trump’s former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen says the former president’s efforts to pressure Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election results included a “Mafia-style” threat.
Mr Cohen, in a video posted on the YouTube channel Meidas Touch, analysed the former president’s speeches before 6 January last year and said: “If anyone knows how Donald Trump speaks in code, it’s me.”
Read the full story here:
Trump’s ‘friend’ dig at Pence was a coded Mafia-style threat, claims Michael Cohen Trump’s former lawyer ‘decodes’ then-president’s speeches before 6 January riots
Maroosha Muzaffar 21 June 2022 06:48
1655786721 Why the January 6 committee is focused on Trump’s plot in Georgia
The January 6 committee will meet for its fourth public hearing on Tuesday with one state firmly in its crosshairs: Georgia.
The site of a surprise victory for Joe Biden in 2020, the southern state was previously considered a stronghold and reliable source of Electoral College votes for Republican candidates, despite deep Democratic constituencies in Atlanta and some other areas, writes John Bowden.
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Why the January 6 committee is focused on Trump’s plot in Georgia Efforts to overturn election resuts will take centre stage
Maroosha Muzaffar 21 June 2022 05:45
1655784832 Trump mocks Biden again by saying he will 'never ever ride a bicycle'
Donald Trump again mocked Joe Biden, who recently fell off his bicycle near his vacation home in Delaware, and said that “I’ll never, ever ride a bicycle.”
During the latest rally on his “America Freedom Tour”, the former president said: “I hope [Biden] has recovered because as you know, he fell off his bicycle. No, I’m serious. I hope he’s okay. Fell off a bicycle. I make this pledge to you today - I will never, ever ride a bicycle.”
Maroosha Muzaffar 21 June 2022 05:13
1655783760 Trump asked if he expects to be taken out of Mar-a-Lago ‘in shackles’
A right-wing radio host complained to Donald Trump about the Jan 6 committee and speculated to Mr Trump that Democrats wanted to see the ex-president in prison.
Wayne Allyn Root made the remark to Mr Trump in an interview with the ex-president for his syndicated radio show The Wayne Allyn Root Show. His complaints centred around the recent arrest and indictment of Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s ex-trade adviser, for contempt of Congress.
“When they arrest a Peter Navarro, who’s next? You?” Mr Root asked. “Are they gonna try and take you out of Mar-a-Lago in shackles? This is insanity!”
John Bowden reports:
Trump asked if he expects to be taken out of Mar-a-Lago ‘in shackles’ Right-wing host reacts to Jan 6 committee
Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 04:56
1655781131 Kinzinger shares death threat sent to him and his family
ICYMI: January 6 committee member Rep. Adam Kinzinger admitted to receiving a death threat in the mail for his work on the panel investigating the Capitol attack.
One of two Republicans on the committee along with congresswoman Liz Cheney, Mr Kinzinger shared a picture of the threat on Twitter.
“This threat that came in, it was mailed to my house,” the Illinois Republican said in an interview on Sunday. “We got it a couple of days ago, and it threatens to execute me, as well as my wife and 5-month-old child”.
Mr Kinzinger continued by saying he had “never seen or had anything like that” before, despite his long-running condemnation of former president Donald Trump.
Gino Spocchia has more.
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Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 04:12
1655776886 Poll: Most Americans think Trump should face Jan 6 charges
ICYMI: While Donald Trump insists to his followers that the 6 January committee is subjecting him to a “witch hunt”, it seems that most Americans disagree, with a new poll indicating that the majority think he should face criminal charges over the insurrection.
It’s worth bearing in mind that the Justice Department could bring such charges whether or not the committee decides to make a criminal referral, a decision on which its members have differed in public.
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Majority of Americans believe Trump should face charges for January 6, poll finds A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that 60 per cent of Americans believe the select committee is conducting a fair and impartian investigation.
Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 03:01
1655775115 Trump incredibly calls Jan 6 crowd ‘well behaved’ hours before fourth hearing connecting him to insurrection
Donald Trump has called his January 6 crowd “well behaved” hours before the fourth House hearing connecting him to the insurrection.
The one-term president defended his supporters’ actions, despite more than 140 police officers being injured in the line of duty in the riot that followed his “Stop the Steal” rally.
Trump incredibly calls Jan 6 crowd ‘well behaved’ hours before next hearing More than 865 people have so far been arrested and charged in connection with the pro-Trump riot
Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 02:31
1655773375 Twitter adds warning to Greitens ad
ICYMI: Twitter has joined Facebook in enforcing its rules against Missouri Senate candidate Eric Greitens over an ad appearing to call for “hunting” of Republicans who are in his eyes insuffiiciently conservative.
But unlike Facebook, Twitter has elected to only place a warning on the tweet itself, while allowing the video to remain.
Read more about the ad from The Independent’s Eric Garcia:
Facebook removes Eric Greitens’ ad about ‘hunting’ ‘Republicans in Name Only’ Twitter determined the ad violated its terms about abusive behavior.
Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 02:02
1655770075 Facebook confirms removal of Eric Greitens ad
ICYMI: A spokesperson for Facebook parent company Meta confirmed the removal of an ad published by Eric Greitens’ Senate campaign on Monday due the ad’s shocking imagery and messaging.
In the ad, Mr Greitens and a squad of heavily-armed men in military-style gear breach an empty house while Mr Greitens declares he is “hunting” RINO’s - “Republicans in Name Only”.
"We removed this video for violating our policies prohibiting violence and incitement,” a spokesperson for Meta told CNN.
Read more from The Independent’s Eric Garcia:
GOP Senate candidate sparks outrage for ad about ‘hunting’ ‘Republicans in Name Only’ Mr Greitens is shown busting into a home on the premise of hunting Republicans in Name Only, also known as ‘RINOs’
Graeme Massie 21 June 2022 01:07
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