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Five key takeaways from seventh January 6 US Capitol riot hearing

Tuesday’s wide-ranging hearing attempted to link former President Donald Trump to far-right groups that stormed Capitol.

Al Jazeera

‘Lies, deceit and snake oil’: Jan. 6 hearing witnesses say Trump claims might have ‘started a new civil war’

WASHINGTON — Faced with no legal path to staying in office, former President Donald Trump summoned supporters to Washington to pressure Congress to overturn the 2020 election results, a move far-right extremists saw as a cue to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the House committee investigating the insurrection…

Los Angeles Times

Twitter worker says he tried to sound alarm on Trump tweets

A Twitter employee testified that he spent a sleepless night on Jan. 5, 2021, worrying that people might die the next day during a rally that former President Donald Trump regularly promoted with angry rhetoric on his social media accounts

The Independent UK

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Jan. 6 rioter apologizes to officers after House testimony

A man who joined the pro-Trump mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol has apologized to officers who protected the building on Jan. 6, 2021

The Independent UK

Capitol officer says he’s not sure if he accepts rioter’s apology at January 6 hearing

‘It is hard to extend sympathy to an individual like that,’ Officer Harry Dunn tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 committee: Trump galvanized extremist groups to flood Capitol

“American carnage, that’s Donald Trump’s true legacy."

Axios

Virginia Rep. Elaine Luria to lead one of Jan. 6 panel's upcoming hearings

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Congresswoman Elaine Luria took an oath at 17 to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies — foreign and domestic.

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Capitol rioter apologizes to U.S. Capitol Police officers after Jan. 6 hearing

Ayres pleaded guilty to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building for entering the Capitol.

Axios

Trump’s ‘legacy of American carnage’: Damning Jan 6 hearing reveals president’s role in secret plot to bring mob to Capitol

Panel hears former president had no reason to believe election was unfair: ‘President Trump is a 76-year-old man. He is not an impressionable child’

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter testifies about sway Trump had over mob

“We basically were just following what he said,” Stephen Ayres told the panel on Tuesday.

Axios

Trump draft tweet and secret messages reveal he had ‘deliberate strategy’ to lead Jan 6 crowd to Capitol

National Archives received draft despite it having never been sent

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel shows how Trump’s words grasped backers, far-right groups

The former president’s actions had a profound influence on extremist groups focusing on Jan. 6 to overturn his election loss, committee says.

Roll Call

‘Red wedding’: Video shows far-right promoting plans for ‘wild’ protest after Trump tweet, Jan 6 hearing told

’He is now calling on we the people to take action and show our numbers’, Alex Jones said in a video from December 2020

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 hearing to focus on how right wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

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Jan. 6 hearing focuses on how right-wing extremist groups came together to attack Capitol

WASHINGTON — The ties between allies of former President Donald Trump and the far-right extremists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is the focus of Tuesday’s hearing by the House committee investigating the insurrection.

Al Jazeera

Jan 6 panel pushes to link Trump to Capitol violence – a timeline

Panel: Trump knew there was no evidence of voter fraud, but told supporters to come to Washington, DC, on Jan 6 anyway.

The Guardian - US

January 6 hearings: Trump tried to contact witness, Cheney says – as it happened

Witness declined phone call, Liz Cheney says, and panel ‘will take any efforts to influence witness testimony very seriously’

The Independent UK

What Donald Trump has said about the January 6 riot

Ex-president continues to gloat over size of the crowd at ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, portray jailed participants as innocent victims and shrug off responsibility as televised congressional hearings get underway

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Role of far-right groups to be examined by January 6 panel

The Capitol attack committee will focus on extremists such as Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. Plus, inside the ‘school’ for men caught paying for sex

The Guardian - US

Capitol attack panel examines Trump’s ‘summoning a mob’ on January 6

In the seventh public hearing, the committee is focusing on extremists such as Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 'siren call' to extremists

The Jan. 6 committee is preparing to highlight how violent extremist groups answered what one lawmaker says was Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington

ABC News

Donald Trump accused of a sprawling 'conspiracy': recapping the first eight Capitol riot hearings

There's been chilling testimony from the January 6 public hearings, revealing graphic video and bombshell testimony from inside the White House. Here's every hearing re-capped and what's coming next.

Tribune News Service

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‘Horrified’ former House Speaker Paul Ryan wept during Jan. 6 attack on Capitol, book says

WEKU

Here's what we know about links between extremists and Trump allies

Aides to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol said the next hearing would focus on extremist groups and their possible links to Trump and his allies.

Tribune News Service

US judge refuses to dismiss key count against 'bullhorn lady' accused in Capitol riot

PITTSBURGH — A federal judge on Friday refused to dismiss a count of obstruction of an official proceeding against accused Capitol rioter Rachel Powell, saying she had joined her "almost uniformly unsuccessful fellow January 6 defendants" in trying to get that count tossed out.

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