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Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next

In its first three hearings, the House panel investigating the Capitol insurrection has laid out the beginnings of its case against former President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Trump denies he called Mike Pence ‘wimp’ as he viciously attacks Jan 6 committee members

Mr Trump is claiming that multiple former White House staffers who testified under oath are lying

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney rose through the ranks to become the third-highest-ranking Republican. But she risked it all to take on Donald Trump

Born into the Republican establishment, Liz Cheney is no stranger to pitfalls along the path to power. However, in taking on Donald Trump over the January 6 insurrection, she's putting her political future on the line.

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Mike Pence's actions on Jan. 6 were wholly unremarkable – until they saved the nation

New revelations from the congressional committee investigating the events on and leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol show the crucial role then-Vice President Mike Pence played in thwarting the insurrection – and reveal the principles behind his actions.

The Conversation

Jan. 6 committee hearings show what went right, not just what went wrong

As the Jan. 6 committee’s hearings pass their halfway point, they have brought new details to light that explain the events of the attack on the Capitol and place them in context of a larger effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

The Conversation

Trump's stealing from Black Lives Matter

Trump stole ideas from leaderless activists — and is now using them to evade consequences for inciting January 6

Salon

Seth Meyers: Ginni Thomas’ texts ‘make Mike Lindell sound like a levelheaded businessman’

Late-night hosts unpack the third hearing by the House Capitol attack panel, which focused on the plot to have Mike Pence overturn the 2020 election

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Trump weighs another run as GOP rivals eye own campaigns

Former President Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to remain in power by challenging American democracy have been thrown back into the spotlight by the Jan. 6 committee, with harrowing footage and searing testimony from his closest aides and family

The Independent UK

Investigation details Proud Boys’ role in Jan 6 US Capitol riot

The far-right group sought to blend in, in apparent coordinated bid to stir up crowds storming the Capitol, report says.

Al Jazeera

Trump wanted a different insurrection

Trump and his henchmen may very well have known their actions would incite an insurrection — from Biden voters

Salon

Juneteenth Is a Celebration for Everyone

Plus: Fentanyl copaganda, the perils of antitrust populism, a January 6 meme is born, and more...

Reason

The January 6 hearings aren’t acknowledging the elephant in the room

The attack on the US Capitol wasn’t the isolated doing of Trump and a few loyalists. Nearly the entire Republican party is now united behind it – and the attack on democracy hasn’t ended

The Guardian - US

Did ‘good’ Republicans save us from the ‘bad’ ones on January 6? I don’t buy it

A person of integrity wouldn’t have found himself in the position that Mike Pence was in on the day of the Capitol attack, because he would have stood up to Trump sooner – or never worked for him in the first place

The Guardian - US

The Jan. 6 hearings are tailor-made for social media – that doesn't mean they're reaching a wide audience

On June 16, 2022, the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol used its two-hour hearing to paint a picture of a relentless campaign by former President Donald Trump and his allies to pressure former Vice President Mike Pence into throwing the election to Trump.

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Trump claims he never asked Pence to overturn the election on Truth Social after dramatic Jan 6 hearing

Comes a day after the January 6 select committee detailed the administration’s pressure campaign for the vice president to stop certification of the 2020 election results.

Evening Standard

Trump ‘blasted Pence a wimp before mob stormed Capitol’

Ivanka Trump‘s testimony recounts what she heard in the Oval Office

The Independent UK

Prince William sent personal letter to girlfriend of Capitol officer killed on Jan 6 while Trump did nothing

Brian Sicknick, a Capitol officer, died on 7 January 2021 after having two strokes the day after the Jan 6 riot

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump a ‘clear and present danger to US democracy’

Select committee chairman warns that the ‘system nearly failed’ but for Pence’s defiance. Plus, top Republican negotiator walks out of Senate gun talks

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Who is John Eastman, the Trump lawyer at the center of the Jan. 6 investigation?

The former law professor's name came up a number or times during the Jan. 6 investigation committee's hearing on Trump's pressure to get his vice president to overturn the 2020 election.

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The Loop: Anthony Albanese extends COVID funding, praise for Mike Pence at Capitol riots hearing, and Beyonce teases new music

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‘System nearly failed’: US democracy was left hanging by the thread of Pence’s defiance

If the vice-president had acquiesced to Trump’s demand, the country could have plunged into an unprecedented crisis

The Guardian - US

Pence the ‘hero’ who foiled Trump’s plot – could it lead to a 2024 run?

The former VP rejected the plot to overturn the election – the death knell for Trump and Pence’s marriage of convenience

The Independent UK

Jan 6 hearings – latest: Cowboys for Trump founder sentenced to 14 days in jail

House panel hears testimony on ex-president’s attempts to overturn election

Los Angeles Times

Column: Day 3 of the Jan 6. hearings was more C-SPAN than 'Game of Thrones'

Episode 3 of the House select committee hearings on the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, promised to be a must-see, Machiavellian drama, replete with "Game of Thrones" levels of deceit and treachery: the story of a power-hungry ruler who threw his loyal servant into the proverbial dragon pit as part…

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