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Trump attacks spur Congress to bolster electoral count law

Donald Trump’s relentless, false claims about the 2020 presidential election have sparked fresh urgency in Congress for changing the Electoral Count Act

The Independent UK

Seth Meyers on Trump rally: ‘At some point you just have to admit this is a pro-insurrection movement’

Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s weekend admission that he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the 2020 election and Tom Brady’s NFL retirement

The Guardian - US

Are Black people real "Americans"?

McConnell's "gaffe" was nothing of the kind — it reflected a core belief driving the Republican attack on democracy

Salon

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Trump calls for 'biggest protest ever in DC' if prosecutors investigating him do 'anything illegal'

‘For years, they’ve been going after my company, many years, using every trick in the book in an attempt to literally, if they can, put me in jail’

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel seizes on Trump "admission"

After Trump's remarkable "overturn" statement, Liz Cheney warns: "He’d do it all again if given the chance"

Salon

Kamala Harris drove within yards of undiscovered DNC pipe bomb before Capitol riot

Pipe bombs close to Democratic and Republican headquarters credited by law enforcement as drawing attention away from Capitol

The Independent UK

Kamala Harris drove within yards of pipe bomb on January 6 – report

Then vice-president elect remained inside DNC for nearly two hours before bomb was found, new details by CNN reveal

The Guardian - US

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Trump pardon offer may affect 1/6 pleas

Many Capitol attackers grumble that the former president never helped them. Will his new admission change that?

Salon

GOP lawmakers call out Trump on pardons for Jan. 6 rioters

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham forcefully disagreed with former President Donald Trump for saying he might pardon people convicted in the U.S. Capitol riot if reelected, saying they should be jailed “and get the book thrown at them.”

Tribune News Service

Trump pardon promise for Capitol rioters ‘stuff of dictators’ – Nixon aide

Trump makes promise at Texas rally on Saturday as John Dean says ‘failure to confront a tyrant only encourages bad behavior’

The Guardian - US

Trump vows Republicans will retaliate over Capitol riot probe, investigate Biden if they retake Congress

Former president says there will be revenge for investigation

The Independent UK

Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants

Former President Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol if he returns to the White House

The Independent UK

Investigators subpoena fake Georgia presidential ‘electors’

ATLANTA — A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol issued subpoenas Friday to “alternative” presidential electors in Georgia and other states who falsely claimed that then-President Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

As Jan 6 committee considers asking Mike Pence to testify, he says he hasn’t spoken to Donald Trump in months

Former US vice president calls Capitol riot ‘a tragic day in the life of the nation’

The Independent UK

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Reason

Did Madison Cawthorn Engage in 'Insurrection' by Reinforcing Donald Trump's Election Fantasy?

The North Carolina congressman's opponents argue that the 14th Amendment disqualifies him from seeking reelection.

Tribune News Service

'A stain on American history.' MO couple sentenced in Capitol riot blame Trump, crowd

A former Missouri Christian school teacher and her husband who said former President Donald Trump and the crowd contributed to the environment that led to the Capitol riot were sentenced Thursday to home detention and two years' probation.

The Independent UK

Man who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ shirt to Capitol riot pleads guilty to trespassing charge

Robert Packer pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building Wednesday after being photographed in the anti-Semitic shirt on 6 January 2021

The Conversation

Behind the 11 Oath Keepers charged with sedition are many more who have been trained by the US military

The leader of the Oath Keepers militia, Stewart Rhodes, must stay behind bars pending trial for his alleged role in the storming of the Capitol, a judge ruled on Jan. 26, 2022. While this means authorities can keep tabs on the whereabouts of Rhodes – and presumably limit any perceived…

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The Independent UK

Prosecutors used an iconic Game of Thrones quote to convict a US Capitol rioter

Prosecutors explained the significance of the quote and how it pertains to the case

Salon

Jan. 6 protesters want Michigan "audit"

Former Oath Keeper and Capitol protester says Michigan's not settled: "Nobody can say whether there was" vote fraud

The Guardian - US

No, America is not on the brink of a civil war

It’s time to tell the truth about the big lie

Axios

"Could endanger others": Oath Keepers leader denied bail on Capitol riot sedition charge

The judge expressed concern Stewart Rhodes could be a flight risk, noting he'd installed "elaborate escape tunnels" in his backyard.

Tribune News Service

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to remain jailed pending trial in Capitol riot case

FORT WORTH, Texas — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers who was charged with seditious conspiracy in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will be held without bail until his trial, according to a decision Wednesday from Federal Magistrate Judge Kimberly C.…

Al Jazeera

US Capitol rioter gets 44 months in prison for assaulting officer

Nicholas Languerand pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement with a dangerous weapon during riot on January 6, 2021.

The Independent UK

QAnon follower who attacked police at Capitol gets prison

A man who identified himself as a believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for assaulting police officers at the Capitol during last year’s riot

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