Hundreds of blindly loyal Trump supporters who believed the BIg Lie that the 2020 election was "rigged " and "stolen" were willing to fight for him and, if necessary, to die for him. I wonder if any of them who took part in the riot realized they would eventually wind up going to prison for him.
Man who rested feet on desk in Pelosi’s office on January 6 found guilty of 8 federal crimes
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/23/polit...y-6/index.html
Donald Trump tries to avoid responsibility for his actions by claiming "Presidential immunity." What Trump is truly guilty of is "Presidential lunacy," "Presidential stupidity" and "Presidential idiocy."
Trump fails to persuade judge to throw out January 6 civil suit
Yahoo News, Jan 26 2023 4:15 PM
Former President Donald Trump has failed to persuade a judge to throw out a civil lawsuit brought by Capitol Police officers over injuries they suffered during the January 6 Capitol riot. US District Judge Amit Mehta rejected Trump’s claim that Presidential immunity protected him from liability for actions that were within his official duties. During the attack, 140 police officers were assaulted and rioters caused more than $2 million in property damage.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-fails-p...001548262.html
In a March 2021 interview with Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, Donald Trump spoke of the crowd who had gathered for his "March to the Capitol and fight like hell" speech: "It was a loving crowd.There was a lot of love. I’ve heard that from everybody. Many, many people have told me that was a loving crowd." So far, 187 of those "loving" rioters have been sentenced to prison."
January 6 rioter who pepper-sprayed Officer Brian Sicknick gets 80-month prison sentence
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/...ison-sentence/
And another "patriot" – as Donald Trump calls the rioters – is going to prison.
Man who used Confederate flag against Capitol Police officer on January 6 sentenced to 3 years in prison
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/09/polit...iot/index.html
When Donald Trump tried to pressure Mike Pence into refusing to certify Joe Biden as President. Pence said he would do his Constitutional duty. In a phone call On January 1, 2021, Trump told Pence, "You’re too honest. Hundreds of thousands are gonna hate your guts. People are gonna think you’re stupid." During the deadly, Trump-incited Capitol insurrection, rioters erected a gallows and chanted, "Hang Mike Pence! Hang Mike Pence!" If they had been able to capture him, they likely would have killed him. And yet, Pence is afraid of incurring Trump's wrath by testifying against him. How sad. And how pathetic.
Pence plans to resist special counsel subpoena in January 6 probe
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...robe-rcna70569
Ivanka and Jared were "advisers" to Donald Trump – but in name only. Trump has always done whatever he wants. He seldom takes advice from anyone.
Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner subpoenaed by special counsel investigating efforts to overturn election
ABC News, Feb 22 2023 1:43 PM
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith. The subpoena for the couple is specifically related to the special counsel's probe of January 6 and the activities leading up to that day by the former President and his allies regarding efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Ivanka Trump and Kushner worked as senior White House advisers to President Trump during his four years in office.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/ivan...ry?id=97398257
Will Mike Pence ever quit protecting and defending Donald Trump? Apparently not. How sad. And how pathetic.
Conservative legal icon gives Mike Pence a stinging reality check on subpoena fight
J. Michael Luttig spells out how the former Vice President is playing a dangerous game by refusing to testify in the probe into the January 6 insurrection.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lutti...b0db7a1f65d76a
Jesse James Rumson was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol. He's been charged with eight felonies. Donald Trump says, "Thanks for the support, sucker!"
FBI arrests 'Sedition Panda' who stormed Capitol on January 6 in costume
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sedit...b0735bf8794c79
"Teflon Don" has always managed to avoid accountability and responsibility for his actions, even when they violate the law, violate the Constitution and violate the Presidential oath of office. Maybe his luck is finally running out.
Justice Department: Trump can be sued by police for January 6 actions
The department's position that Trump is not immune from suit was laid out in a filing before a federal appeals court.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/justi...b05f1e793e2ac1
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has sold his soul to Donald Trump and worships him, supports him, protects him and defends him at all costs. Tucker Carlson has likewise sold his soul to Donald Trump and worships him, supports him, protects him and defends him at all costs. On February 20, a month after declaring "the American public should actually see all that happened" during the deadly, Trump-incited riot. McCarthy gave Carlson access to 41,000 hours of January 6 Capitol surveillance footage. Carlson, of course, will never show "all that happened."
Capitol Police Chief rips Tucker Carlson for January 6 lies
The Fox News host claimed police acted as "tour guides" and the rioters were little more than sightseers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/capit...b0c0a42a722366
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