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What really happened during the wait for Trump to quell the Jan. 6 insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday is billed as a look at what former President Donald Trump did in the 187 minutes between the start of the insurrection and when he urged his supporters to leave the Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Steve Bannon's defense to begin in Trump adviser's trial

Steve Bannon’s lawyers are expected to begin their defense as Bannon's contempt of Congress trial enters a new phase on Thursday

The Independent UK

Exclusive-U.S. probes China's Huawei over equipment near missile silos

The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile silos that the company could then transmit to China, two people familiar with the matter said.

Reuters

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Commentary: There is a gap in the evidence we've seen against Trump. We have to rely on the DOJ to fill it

The criticism of the Department of Justice continues to grow: Detractors see the department as too far behind the Jan. 6 committee. They want to know why Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department have yet to come forward with a serious criminal charge against Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

What to watch as Jan. 6 panel returns to prime time

The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 187 minutes as Capitol attacked

The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer in prime time

The Independent UK

Trump administration memo shows citizenship question connected with census

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tried to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 census that would benefit Republicans, despite initial concerns within the administration that it wasn’t legal, according to a new trove of documents released by Congress on Wednesday.

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What have we learned from the January 6 hearings?

Eight televised hearings laid out how the Jan 6 attack was part of a wider effort by Trump to overturn 2020 election.

Al Jazeera

Secret memo links citizenship question to apportionment

Some Trump administration officials had initial doubts that it was legal to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census but pressed forward and attempted to add it anyways

The Independent UK

Documents detail the secret strategy behind Trump's census citizenship question push

Newly released documents confirm the Trump administration's push for a citizenship question was part of a bid to alter the census numbers used to divide up seats in Congress and the Electoral College.

WEKU

Senate support builds to seize, liquidate Russian oligarch assets

WASHINGTON — Senators are making headway on a potentially significant piece of bipartisan legislation that would give the Justice Department new authorities to seize and liquidate ill-gotten assets of Russian oligarchs and use the proceeds to benefit the people of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Contempt of Congress trial for former Trump adviser Bannon begins

Prosecutors say Steve Bannon deliberately defied Congress; defence lawyers argue he was negotiating with Jan 6 panel.

Al Jazeera

Senate support builds to seize, liquidate Russian oligarch assets - Roll Call

Senators are pushing legislation giving the Justice Department new authority to seize assets of Russian oligarchs.

Roll Call

US disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals

The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S. hospitals with ransomware

The Independent UK

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Salon

Garland memo to DOJ came from Bill Barr

The memo cites Bill Barr's demand to flag the AG if Justice Department is investigating a presidential candidate

WEKU

Democrats say voters are watching the Jan. 6 hearings, but it's not their top issue

Voters are more concerned with inflation, according to Democrats in competitive races who are trying to gauge how the hearings will affect November's midterms.

The Independent UK

Senate panel subpoenas federal prisons director to testify

The outgoing director of the Bureau of Prisons has been subpoenaed to testify before a Senate committee examining abuse and corruption in the beleaguered federal agency

The Independent UK

Pulitzer Prize board knocks down Trump complaints about Russiagate coverage

New York Times and Washington Post received awards for coverage of Russia investigation

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Tribune News Service

Steve Bannon’s ‘misdemeanor from hell’ on Jan. 6 charges goes to trial

Steve Bannon’s trial on contempt charges for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 panel got underway in federal court with jury selection, and a new defense effort to bar evidence unless committee Chair Bennie Thompson testifies.

Tribune News Service

Steve Bannon’s ‘misdemeanor from hell’ on Jan. 6 charges goes to trial

Steve Bannon stood outside of a Washington courthouse eight months ago and declared that charging him for failing to cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee would be “the misdemeanor from hell” for top Democrats.

Axios

Jan. 6 committee to make case for Trump crimes

The committee is focusing on Trump and anything he may have done to encourage or prolong the attack on the Capitol.

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: In the low-cost airline industry, a race to the bottom

During the golden age of commercial aviation, passengers enjoyed gourmet meals and stretched out in roomy comfort. Fast forward to the current state of flight, epitomized by Spirit Airlines, an ultra-low-cost carrier notorious for poor service that nonetheless is being pursued by two rivals.

WEKU

Through all Trump's legal wars and woes, one lawyer's influence still holds sway

Roy Cohn always told clients to fight all charges, countersue when sued and never concede. Trump has followed his formula for half a century, and it has come to matter a great deal to the nation.

The Guardian - US

Federal judge supports seizure of John Eastman’s cell phone for January 6 inquiry

The US Justice Department seized the phone of Donald Trump’s former lawyer in June; Eastman filed a motion to get it back

Tribune News Service

Jonathan Bernstein: The Justice Department should indict Donald Trump

As former President Donald Trump moves toward formally announcing his 2024 candidacy for another term in the White House, it’s becoming more and more obvious that he should be prosecuted for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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