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Records obtained by Jan. 6 panel don't list Trump's calls

White House call logs obtained so far by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol do not list calls made by then-President Donald Trump as he watched the violence unfold on television

The Independent UK

Trump evaded White House call logs on day of Capitol riots, committee finds

Mr Trump’s habit of using mobile phones belonging to his aides is causing a headache for investigators

The Independent UK

Georgia Republicans say colleagues on Jan. 6 panel deserved RNC censure

WASHINGTON — Republican members in Georgia's congressional delegation took no issue with the Republican National Committee's censure of two GOP members serving on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But they also were unwilling to align themselves with the controversial language used, which described the insurrection as "legitimate…

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Nevada lifts mask mandate as more US states ease Covid restrictions – as it happened

Governor Steve Sisolak rescinds state’s mask mandate immediately – follow all the day’s politics news

The Guardian - US

Will Madison Cawthorn be disqualified?

By fanning the flames of Capitol riot, contentious Republican freshman may have knocked himself off the ballot

Salon

Editorial: GOP infighting over Capitol insurrection myth-making is good for America

At long last, top Republican senators have reached their breaking point over their party’s unflinching support of former President Donald Trump and inexplicable defense of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. This split is good for the nation because it means that sanity might finally be returning to the top ranks…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jan. 6 defendant plea deal could be revised. Online sleuths ID him in LA Times video

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are revising a plea deal for a Georgia man present at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, citing new information that online sleuths attribute to video recently released by the Los Angeles Times.

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Former Trump aide Peter Navarro subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — Peter Navarro, the White House trade adviser under former President Donald Trump, has been subpoenaed by the House committee investigating last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty

A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has pleaded guilty to joining the mob's attack

The Independent UK

The politics of investigating the Jan. 6 riots

It is understandable that a party still dominated by Trump and his supporters does not want people to dwell on certain facts. It is likewise understandable that the opposing party wants to constantly remind voters of them.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Jan. 6 Capitol attacks offer a reminder – distrust in government has long been part of Republicans' playbook

The Republican National Committee has legitimized the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attacks. The RNC declared on Feb. 4, 2022, that the insurrection and preceding events were “legitimate political discourse” — an assertion that Sen. Mitch McConnell soon after countered, saying that it was a “violent insurrection.”

The Conversation

Mitch McConnell rebukes RNC for censuring party members investigating ‘violent insurrection’

The Republican National Committee chastised Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, irking the Senate minority leader

The Guardian - US

GOP lawmaker apologizes for cursing at Democrat over masks

A senior Republican lawmaker has apologized for using an expletive when Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio asked him to put his mask on while in the Capitol

The Independent UK

Sen. Mitch McConnell denounces censure of 2 House Republicans; Rep. Kevin McCarthy dodges the question

WASHINGTON — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said it was “not the job” of the Republican National Committee to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the House investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, which he described as a “violent insurrection” in contrast to…

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Sen. Mitch McConnell slams GOP whitewash of Jan. 6 attack: ‘A violent insurrection’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell denounced the Republican National Committee for suggesting the attack on the Capitol was “legitimate political discourse” and said it was wrong to censure lawmakers who joined the congressional probe of the insurrection.

The Independent UK

FBI: Online sleuths' posts led to 2 arrests in Capitol riot

Court filings say the FBI has arrested two men on charges stemming from last year's riot at the U.S. Capitol after reviewing information gathered and posted by a network of online sleuths

The Conversation

What the 'freedom convoy' reveals about the ties among politics, police and the law

The so-called freedom convoy, which began in January 2022 to challenge vaccination requirements for truckers crossing the Canada-United States border, is a fascinating specimen for the sociology of law enforcement. At a time of growing fatigue over social distancing and other COVID-19 measures, the protests quickly escalated.

The Independent UK

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’

The Senate minority leader is the highest-ranking Republican to criticise the censure of Reps Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger

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The Independent UK

McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is criticizing the Republican National Committee for censuring two House GOP lawmakers investigating the “violent insurrection” on Jan. 6, 2021, saying it’s not the party’s job to decide whom to support

The Independent UK

Kevin McCarthy dodges questions on whether Capitol riot was ‘legitimate political discourse’

RNC resolution calls congressional probe into Jan 6 ‘persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse’

The Independent UK

Joe Kent interview: Pro-Trump Republican challenger says Jan 6 protesters ‘held in DC gulag’

Former Green Beret hoping to take down one of the Republicans who voted to impeach Trump tells The Independent hs support for the former president inspired him to run

The Independent UK

Meeting between Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders reportedly under investigation in Capitol riot probe

The meeting between Enrique Tarrio and Elmer Stewart Rhodes is being investigated by FBI agents

Roll Call

Capitol Police chief pushes back against Rep. Nehls’ allegations of improper investigation - Roll Call

Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger defended his department, saying an officer acted with vigilance in Nehl's office.

Tribune News Service

Sen. Mitt Romney slams GOP for ‘legitimate discourse’ defense of Jan. 6 attack

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) is leading a chorus of GOP outrage over the Republican National Committee’s defense of the violent attack on the Capitol as “legitimate political discourse.”

Chicago Sun-Times

When revisionist history is turned into truth

Calling the Jan. 6 riots "legitimate political discourse," as the censure of Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney does, is nothing more than a willful denial of reality.

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