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US Attorney General hints at prosecuting Trump over Capitol riot

The US attorney general has given his clearest indication yet that Donald Trump could be prosecuted for his alleged role in attempting to overthrow the 2020 presidential election result.

Evening Standard

Self-awareness in short supply as Trump calls for law and order in DC

In his first trip to Washington since he left office, the former president blamed Democrats for ‘a cesspool of crime’ in the US

The Guardian - US

Trump hints at third presidential run in first Washington visit since leaving office

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump hinted at a third presidential campaign Tuesday during a keynote speech at a policy summit held by former members of his administration, telling his supporters that efforts to impeach him and investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol are intended to hurt…

Los Angeles Times

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McCarthy offers GOP agenda preview with goal to 'lock in' a conservative majority

WASHINGTON — Before former President Donald Trump stepped onstage for his first speech in Washington since leaving the White House, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy was at the same venue talking up the prospects of winning an enduring Republican majority in November.

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter jailed for joint longest sentence of five years for attacking multiple police officers

Judge ‘appalled’ by rioter’s actions after he hits several officers with pole

The Independent UK

Prosecution seeks 30-day jail sentence for South Carolina Jan 6 rioter

The defence argues that Elliot Bishai, 22, has received enough punishment after his student pilot’s license was revoked

The Independent UK

McCarthy offers GOP agenda preview ahead of Trump’s return to Washington - Roll Call

Ahead of Trump’s first speech in the capital since leaving office, McCarthy said the GOP will start rolling out its agenda on Wednesday.

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Man's 63-month prison term matches longest for Capitol riot

A man who attacked police officers with poles during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than five years in prison

The Independent UK

Rioter called FBI to "clear his name"

“Samuel Fontanez" provided his birth date, phone number and address to the feds

Salon

Ex-Pence aide: There would've been a "massacre" if Capitol riot "mob" had gotten closer to VP

Marc Short made the comments to ABC as he confirmed he testified before Jan. 6 grand jury.

Axios

Trump softened criticism of Jan. 6 rioters in day-after speech, committee says

Former President Donald Trump resisted a push to firmly denounce his supporters who stormed the Capitol in a speech the day after the attack, a member of the Jan. 6 Select House Committee said Monday.

Tribune News Service

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House Democrats add child nutrition to legislative menu

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump's original speech after the Capitol riot has been revealed. Here are the words he refused to say

When Donald Trump addressed the nation the day after the Capitol riots, he was reading from a script covered in edits. The January 6 committee have now revealed the words he refused to say.

ABC News

Biden says Trump lacked 'courage to act' during Jan. 6 riot

President Joe Biden is decrying his predecessor for failing to try and stop the deadly Jan_ 6 mob attack on the Capitol, saying “Donald Trump lacked the courage to act.”

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

AP source: Top aide to Pence testifies before 1/6 grand jury

The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol

Axios

Biden slams Trump's Jan. 6 inaction: "Can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-American"

Jan. 6 select committee hearings have emphasized Trump's repeated refusal to intervene during the Capitol breach.

The Guardian - US

Mike Pence’s ex-chief of staff testifies to grand jury investigating January 6

Appearance of Marc Short indicates justice department has penetrated inner circle of Trump White House in its criminal inquiry

The Independent UK

‘Donald Trump lacked the courage to act’: Biden slams predecessor over January 6 inaction

‘The Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police and other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes ... and for three hours, the defeated former President of the United States watched it all happen as he sat in the comfort of the private dining room next to…

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The Independent UK

Top Mike Pence aide has reportedly given evidence in federal January 6 probe

The ex-Trump White House staffer is the highest-ranking official from the former administration who is known to have testified in the Justice Department’s investigation of the Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to attacking police officers and an Associated Press photographer during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol

WEKU

New evidence shows Trump toned down his condemnation of the deadly Capitol attack

New evidence shared by the Jan. 6 committee shows then-President Donald Trump edited a speech that was aimed at strongly condemning the deadly attack on the Capitol last year.

Tribune News Service

South Carolina man charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot had Nazi images on phone

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man charged in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is back in the hot seat after federal prosecutors say the man’s cellphone included 80 Nazi and white supremacist images, according to a government sentencing memorandum in the case.

The Independent UK

Trump cut call to prosecute Capitol rioters from Jan 7 speech draft, new video shows

Mr Trump appears to have cut language ‘directing the Department of Justice to ensure all lawbreakers are fully prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law’ from remarks he delivered the day after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol

Salon

Malcolm Nance: Jan. 6 was a trial run

Bestselling author and former intelligence officer: "We were within hours of a full-scale coup d'état" on Jan. 6

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Trump should be charged for crimes against the United States

Charging a former president with crimes would be an extraordinary development in American history and carries the risk of forever reshaping our politics as well as the very future of the nation. It should not be undertaken lightly.

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