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Trump and his fellow Retrumplicans continue to spread the lie that Nancy Pelosi blocked the deployment of the District of Columbia National Guard on the day of the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot. Pelosi did no such thing; she has no authority over the National Guard. By the way, Trump gleefully watched the riot on television and did not issue an order to deploy the National Guard. Mike Pence gave the order.
GOP slapped down again For January. 6 National Guard lie
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-t...b04a61734ed99a
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He was dumb enough to believe Trump's Big Lie of a "rigged" and "stolen" election. He was dumb enough to obey Trump's command to "march to the Capitol" and "fight like hell." It is therefore not surprising that he was dumb enough to take incriminating video of himself participating in the riot.
January 6 rioter sentenced after his GoPro showed him on front line rushing police
Nolan Cooke was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his role in last year's attack on the Capitol.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...lice-rcna33036
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On February 13, 2021, after voting to acquit Trump on the impeachment charge of inciting a deadly riot, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell declared, "There is no question, none, that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day." Yes indeed – but McConnell still voted for acquittal. We now have another Republican who – rightully – blames Trump for the riot.
Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson says Trump is 'politically' and 'morally responsible' for January 6
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...y-6/ar-AAYnIk2
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Donald Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 for spewing lies about "voter fraud" and a "rigged election," lies which led to the deadly riot at the Capitol. In February 2022, Trump started his own social media platform, Truth Social. He uses it to spew the same lies about voter fraud and a rigged election. Truth Social claims to be "free from political discrimnation" – but Trump suspends the account of anyone who writes about him inciting the riot.
Trump knew his election fraud claims were a big lie, Trump's own aides said
The January 6 committee laid out proof that the former President was told by staff that he lost reelection – but he continued his attempts to remain in power anyway.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6...b06594c1cbfc55
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Former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon is every bit as deranged, demented and delusional as Trump himself. On his June 10 War Room podcast, Bannon repeated The Big Lie that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen: "Trump won the Presidency and he is the legitimate President of the United States." Uh, no. Bannon is now threatening the Attorney General of the United States.
Bannon to Garland over January 6 hearings: Indict Trump and we'll impeach you
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/...ta-sot-vpx.cnn
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Two more blindly loyal Trump supporters who believed The Big Lie of a stolen election and took part in a deadly riot will be going to prison. If Attorney General Merrick Garland does his job, the Big Liar who incited the riot will someday be in prison.
Man who carried Confederate flag in US Capitol found guilty of felony
CNN, Jun 15 2021 3:46 PM ET
The man who was captured parading through the US Capitol with a large Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021 riot, was -- along with his son -- found guilty by a federal judge today of obstructing an official proceeding, a felony. Kevin Seefried and his son Hunter helped storm the building, climbing in through a broken window and coming close to the Senate chambers while inside. The two men were found guilty by Judge Trevor McFadden on four misdemeanor charges as well, including entering and remaining in a restricted building and disorderly conduct in a restricted area.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/polit...iot/index.html
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At today's public hearing of the January 6 select committee, two former White House aides testified that Donald Trump phoned Mike Pence on the morning of January 6, 2021 and said Pence would be a "wimp" and a "pussy" if he (Pence) did not overturn the election results. We also learned that a confidential informant from the Proud Boys told the FBI the Proud Boys "would have killed Mike Pence if given a chance." Meanwhile, another blindly loyal Trump supporter who believed The Big Lie is going to prison:
Anti-vaccine doctor sentenced to prison for Capitol riot
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...iot/ar-AAYy57H
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Sometimes when a chronic miscreant does something that appears "good," the reaction can be a kind of relief, gratitude and "respect." That feeling should always be resisted.
The reactions to Pence and Cheney are examples of misplaced appreciation. This article says it well.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2022/...and-liz-cheney
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If Donald Trump becomes President again – God forbid – he will seek to punish his enemies and reward his loyalists, including all his blindly loyal supporters who believed his Big Lie of a stolen election and obeyed his command to "march to the Capitol" and "fight like hell." They were willing to fight for him, to kill for him and to die for him.
Trump says he'll look 'very seriously' at pardoning January 6 defendants if reelected
They face charges including assault, theft, trespassing, property destruction and conspiracy.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b0cdccbe5d9bc1
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Today on ABC's This Week, George Stephanopoulos asked Adam Kinzinger – one of two Republicans on the January 6 select committee – if he thinks Trump should be prosecuted. KInzinger said, "I certainly think the President is guilty of knowing what he did: seditious conspiracy, pressuring the DOJ, Vice President, et cetera. What we're presenting before the American people certainly would rise to a level of criminal involvement by a President and definitely failure of the oath."
In a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released today, 58% of Americans think Trump "bears a good or great amount of responsibility for the events of January 6 and should be charged with a crime."
Trump 'induced murderous rage' in insurrection mob, says former justice official
They were ready to "tear Pence limb from limb." It was "as dark as it gets," says former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Harry Litman.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b06169ca999ff7
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Evans had been elected to West Virginia's House of Delegates but was forced to resign after he took part in the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot. He has been sentenced to three months in prison.
Derrick Evans, man who screamed 'Derrick Evans is in the Capitol,' sentenced for breaching Capitol
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/derri...b0cdccbe662bbe
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Deranged, demented, delusional Donald asked acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, who became head of the Department of Justice after William Barr resigned, to "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and Republican Congressmen.” Wow.
January 6 committee exposes Trump's chaotic abuse of the Department of Justice to try to stay in power
The committee is laying out how Trump pressured the DOJ to say there was election corruption when there wasn't.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-...election-fraud
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Deranged, demented, delusional Donald continues to spread The Big Lie. Somewhere a padded cell is waiting.
Angry Trump again demands the impossible from January 6 panel after riveting hearing
HuffPost, Jun 23 2022 09:51 PM PDT
Former President Donald Trump’s reaction Thursday to another powerful day of testimony before the House select committee investigating the US Capitol riot was to again demand the impossible: evidence of a rigged presidential election. "The only thing not discussed by the Unselects in any way, shape or form, is the irrefutable evidence of massive and totally pervasive ELECTION FRAUD & IRREGULARITIES which took place during the 2020 Presidential Election. They refuse to go there,” he posted. It wasn’t discussed because it never happened. Neither Trump nor his supporters have offered any evidence of a rigged election.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b0c77098b9946b
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It is immaterial whether deranged, demented, delusional Donald actually believed he won the election. What matters is his intent. He resorted to threats, intimidation, fake documents, fake electors and 62 lawsuits in an effort to overturn the results of an election which he lost.
Legal expert blows up Trump's defense that he 'believed' the election was stolen
Raw Story, Jun 27 2022
Appearing on CNN's New Day on Monday morning, NYU School of Law professor Ryan Goodman laughed at the prospect of Donald Trump's lawyers going into court and defending their client of election tampering charges by claiming he believed he won. Speaking with hosts Brianna Keilar and John Berman, Goodman – who co-authored a piece in the Washington Post on the same subject – explained that the former President's lawyers would get laughed out of court if they attempted that defense.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2657567211/
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In 1999, Eastman founded a law firm called The Center For Constitutional Jurisprudence. In December 2020 and January 2021, he ignored the Constitution and assisted Trump in his efforts to overturn an election.
John Eastman says phone was seized by federal agents as January 6-related law enforcement activity escalates
The onetime Donald Trump adviser is a central figure in the Capitol riot committee's case that the former President attempted to block the peaceful transfer of power.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/0...jan-6-00042680
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Troy Sargent pleaded guilty to six charges. He will be sentenced on October 3 and faces a minimum of six years in prison. More than 840 blindly loyal Trump supporters have been arrested for taking part in the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol riot. More than 250 – including Sargent – have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.
Massachusetts man charged with hitting officer during January 6 Capitol riot pleads guilty
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local...uilty/2757784/
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In a July 21 2021 interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News, a.k.a. the Trump Cheerleading Channel, Donald Trump asserted that "there were no guns whatsoever" at the Capitol riot. He said "people with no guns walked down" to the Capitol, the doors were open and there was a "love fest" between the Capitol police and the insurrectionists. Of course everything he said was a lie.
Trump knew January 6 rallygoers had weapons but said they were 'not here to hurt me,' key aide testifies
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jan-6-...ring-1.6503840
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Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified yesterday that Trump was aware some of his supporters at a rally were carrying weapons. He wanted metal detectors removed so his armed supporters could join others in marching to the Capitol. He believed the rioters were not "doing anything wrong" in calling for Mike Pence to be hanged. Trump, very predictably, responded to Hutchinson's testimony by calling her a "total phony" and a "total bulls**t artist" and insisting he "hardly knew who she was."
'Our own President set us up': Injured Capitol police officer says Trump betrayed him
Sgt. Aquilino Gonell said he would never again be able to serve in full uniform as a result of his injuries on January 6, 2021.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janua...b0d26a9b156b72
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"Not indicting Trump would invite another violent insurrection," Tribe told CNN. In an August 2021 interview with Salon, Tribe said not indicting Trump for inciting a deadly riot will send a message to "Presidents in the future, including this President, who undoubtedly is going to try to seize power again one way or another, that they can get away with this. If that is the message, then the rule of law has basically been thrown out the window."
Laurence Tribe, a Harvard Law professor who taught Attorney General Merrick Garland, predicts Garland will indict former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/...k-in-politics/
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Demented, deranged, delusional Donald continues to spew his baseless claims. "So the lowlifes Rigged and Stole a Presidential Election, and I’m the one who is on trial," he wrote. Donald Also does Not understand Proper Usage of capital Letters.
Donald Trump admits he's the one 'on trial' In January 6 hearings
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump...b0ffe00a12c0e4
Cheney says January 6 committee could make multiple criminal referrals, including of Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/03/polit...ump/index.html
