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Trump lawyer John Eastman sought presidential pardon after January 6

Disclosure from Capitol attack committee suggests consciousness of guilt in unlawful scheme to return Trump to White House

The Guardian - US

Trump knew asking Pence to overturn election was illegal, Jan. 6 committee says

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knew that asking Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 presidential election was illegal but pressured him to do it anyway, the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, argued at its Thursday hearing, where it also made the case that Trump put Pence’s…

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel makes case that Trump put Pence's life in danger

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knew asking Vice President Mike Pence to unilaterally overturn the 2020 presidential election was illegal but pressured him to do it anyway, the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, argued at its Thursday hearing, where it also made the case that Trump put Pence’s life…

Los Angeles Times

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‘Pouring gasoline on the fire’: Trump knew election plot was illegal and egged on riot that threatened Mike Pence’s life, Jan 6 hearing reveals

New testimony reveals one of Mr Trump’s White House lawyers telling law professor John Eastman he was ‘out of his effing mind’ for suggesting that then-vice president Mike Pence unilaterally throw out electoral votes for Joe Biden

The Independent UK

Eastman sought pardon for the Pence plot

Trump lawyer who pressured Pence to reject electors asked for pardon after Jan. 6

Salon

Trump White House staff detail his 'heated' Jan. 6 call with Pence

WASHINGTON — Former White House staffers described a "heated" Jan. 6, 2021, call between President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in footage shown Thursday by the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Los Angeles Times

Key US baby formula plant closes again as ‘torrential storms’ cause flooding

Production halt at Abbott Laboratories in Michigan will probably extend shortages for ‘a few weeks’

The Guardian - US

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Jan. 6 committee wants to talk to Ginni Thomas about her connection with pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman

The Jan. 6 committee plans to ask Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify after emails surfaced connecting her to pro-Trump lawyer John Eastman.

Tribune News Service

Trump called Pence a "wimp" on "heated" Jan. 6 phone call

Julie Radford, Ivanka Trump's chief of staff, told the panel Trump called Pence the "p-word."

Axios

Jan. 6 takeaways: Pence under pressure, and in danger

In its third hearing this month, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection is focusing on former President Donald Trump’s pressure on his vice president to delay or reject the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory -- and attempting to show how that pressure incited an angry mob…

The Independent UK

Key Democrat warns of major security risk if US firm acquires NSO hacking code

Ron Wyden says White House right to raise concerns about possible deal for defence contractor L3Harris to acquire surveillance technology

The Guardian - US

Meadows doubted Pence's authority to reject electors, Short tells Jan. 6 panel

The testimony was presented with a slew of other interviews that demonstrate top Trumpworld figures had similar doubts.

Axios

Trump White House attorneys called plan to overturn election ‘completely crazy’

‘Al Gore did not have a basis to do it in 2000. Kamala Harris shouldn’t be able to do it in 2024. But I think you should do it today’

The Independent UK

Eastman sought pardon from Trump after Jan. 6 - Roll Call

John Eastman sought a pardon after from President Trump after pushing a faulty proposal that Vice President Pence could overturn the election

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The Independent UK

‘Democracy is on a knife’s edge’: J Michael Luttig’s full statement to the January 6 committee

J Michael Luttig advised then-vice president Mike Pence against participating in Donald Trump’s scheme to overturn the 2020 election results . He speaks to the January 6 committee today.

WEKU

Jan. 6 committee asks Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, to testify

Ginni Thomas said she would "look forward" to talking to the committee after reports surfaced that she communicated with a lawyer who pressured Mike Pence to reject the election results.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Phillips: Why do the Jan. 6 hearings make me miss Nixon and Watergate?

I miss Watergate.

Reason

White House Consults with Law Professors in Anticipation of Dobbs Ruling (Updated)

The Biden Administration is apparently considering a range of responses should te Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.

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Salon

Trump lawyers hoped for Jan. 6 "chaos"

John Eastman, a former Clarence Thomas clerk, hinted he had inside information about "heated fight" among justices

Benzinga

Biden Administration Considers Safe Consumption Sites & Cannabis Decriminalization To Address Public Health Emergency

As opioid overdoses and deaths continue to rise to alarming rates, institutions charged with stemming the crisis are beginning to consider alternative solutions.

Los Angeles Times

'They probably would have killed him': Jan. 6 hearing to show Trump put Pence in danger

WASHINGTON — When the House committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, meets Thursday, the highest-ranking member of House leadership serving on the panel will be in an unusual position: praising a leader of the opposing party.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Wants To Be 'Let In' Somewhere This Halloween, Disguised As A 'Sink'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk wants to dress up as a sink for Halloween, according to a recent social media post. What Happened: Musk tweeted, “I’m dressing as a sink on Halloween, as they will have no choice but to let me in.”

Reason

50 Years Later, the Motive Behind Watergate Remains Clouded

Despite the abundance of transcripts, FBI reports, and memoirs from those involved, we still know more about the cover-up than we do about the infamous political scandal.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

Regional police chief says one of men arrested led officers to burial site. Plus, two US volunteers in Ukraine feared taken prisoner by Russia

Salon

Barr runs for cover; Rudy's the fall guy

Bill Barr's a survivor — he clearly thinks Trump is toast. Rudy Giuliani, drunk or sober, is going under the bus

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