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Secret Service erased texts from two-day period spanning Jan. 6 attack, watchdog says

A Secret Service spokesman disputes the Department of Homeland Security inspector general's account, saying its request came after a mobile phone migration had started, but no messages were lost.

WEKU

Secret Service agents’ January 6 texts were erased after oversight request

Office of Inspector General revealed that messages from 5 and 6 January were destroyed only after the request was made

The Guardian - US

Secret Service texts that could shed light on Trump’s actions erased, Jan. 6 panel says

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol is seeking to recover U.S. Secret Service text messages that could shed light on then-President Donald Trump’s actions as the attack unfolded, but were erased from the agency’s computer system.

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Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

A government watchdog has found that Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol after an inspector general requested them as part of the investigation into the insurrection

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel aims to "reconstruct" deleted Secret Service texts

The texts were from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 and could contain key evidence.

Axios

Ocasio-Cortez threatens to punch man who accosted her on steps of Capitol

Enough is enough.

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AOC on Capitol harassment: ‘This is not a place that is designed to protect women’

Comes after Alex Stein sexually harassed her on the Capitol steps

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Don't Jail Trump for the January 6 Riot

Though morally responsible for the attack on the Capitol and unfit for office, he’s protected by the First Amendment from legal liability.

Reason

Capitol rioter from Maryland with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison

David Alan Blair joined the January 6 riot while it was in progress

The Independent UK

Bannon fails again to get contempt trial delayed

WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a longtime adviser to Donald Trump, failed once more to persuade a judge to delay his criminal contempt trial over refusing to cooperate with the congressional committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.

Tribune News Service

Capitol officer injured in riot says Republicans ‘avoid’ him in halls of Congress

‘Sometimes I run into them in the hallway, and they pretend not to see me’

The Independent UK

AOC condemns ‘dangerous’ police failure to stop ‘disturbing’ sexual harasser on Capitol steps

Blaze TV contributor ‘wasn’t even asked to take a step back’ by officer

The Independent UK

Editorial: Far-right groups who planned insurrection are commonplace in Idaho, and close to power

On Tuesday, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held a hearing delving into the role of far-right paramilitary organizations in the attempt to stop certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

Statue honoring Black educator replaces Confederate general at U.S. Capitol in historic first

Mary McLeod Bethune's statue replaces one of Confederate general Edmund Kirby Smith.

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WEKU

How Trump's 'will be wild!' tweet drew rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6

In the cases against the hundreds of Capitol riot defendants, attorneys repeatedly reference how Trump's tweet motivated rioters to come to Washington, D.C. — sometimes with weapons and armor in tow.

The Conversation

With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

As the Jan. 6 committee reconvened for another round of hearings, the question remains: Will the Justice Department indict former President Donald Trump for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol?

The Guardian - US

Trouble for Trump as committee makes case Capitol attack was premeditated

Criminal prosecution appears increasingly likely as January 6 committee strengthens case against former president

The Independent UK

Ray Epps reveals how his life has been ruined after conspiracists claimed he was FBI informant at Jan 6 riot

‘I am at the center of this thing, and it’s the biggest farce that’s ever been,’ Mr Epps says

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The Independent UK

Capitol rioter with Confederate flag gets 5 months in prison

A Maryland man who shoved a police officer with a lacrosse stick attached to a Confederate battle flag during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to five months in prison

Los Angeles Times

How the Jan. 6 hearings set the stage for a stunning prime-time finale

On Tuesday, after weeks of presenting fragments of evidence and detailed testimony to show how the Trump administration disseminated the Big Lie and contributed to a violent insurrection, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol presented a persuasive timeline with a clear intent:…

The Guardian - US

John Bolton says he ‘helped plan coups d’etat’ in other countries

Former national security adviser to Donald Trump says US Capitol attack was not a coup because it was not carefully planned

The Guardian - US

We need a criminal investigation into Donald Trump

If Trump shot someone on Fifth Avenue, as he once joked he could, would all those prosecutors still struggle to indict him?

Salon

Was this enough for Merrick Garland?

Donald Trump led a terrorist conspiracy that aimed to overthrow democracy. What more does Merrick Garland need?

WEKU

The meeting that changed history and 3 other takeaways from the latest Jan. 6 hearing

Trump made a fateful choice in the early morning hours of Dec. 19, 2020, days after the Electoral College voted, to choose a path that led to the insurrection on Jan. 6.

The Independent UK

What Donald Trump has said about the January 6 riot

Ex-president has gloated over size of the crowd at ‘Stop the Steal’ rally, portray jailed participants as innocent victims and shrug off responsibility

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