‘I lost my name, I lost my reputation’: Election officials testify at January 6 hearings
As the ongoing committee hearings on January 6 present a devastating account of his extensive effort to nullify the 2020 election, Donald Trump has criticized Kevin McCarthy for kicking Republicans out of select committees.
Trump told Punchbowl News that “I think in hindsight, I think it would have been very smart” to have Republican congressmen on the committee.
As it turned out, two Republicans were sitting on the committee: relentless Trump critics Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, who voted to impeach him after the unrest on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, it has emerged that never-before-seen footage from a documentary filmmaker may contradict testimony Ivanka Trump gave to the panel in which the former president’s daughter said she agreed with Bill Barr that the 2020 election was not stolen.
Meanwhile, a flurry of police activity Wednesday and a steady stream of new evidence have prompted the committee to schedule more hearings after the House recess on July 4, with more dates to be announced for when lawmakers return to Washington on 12th of July.
The security of the members of the January 6 committee is being increased in the face of an increase in threats against them.
Poll Shows More People Heard Elon Musk Voted Republican Than Judge Shoot Down Trump At Jan. 6 Hearings
More Americans have heard about Elon Musk’s promise to vote Republican than about Donald Trump’s defeat by retired federal judge Michael Luttig during hearings on January 6, according to a poll.
the pollwhich took place after the initial televised hearings on January 6 last week, suggests that some of the damning revelations made by the witnesses have gone unnoticed by the American public.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 09:15
See: Senator caught by reporters avoiding questions by pretending to be on the phone
Senator Ron Johnson caught by reporters pretending to be on the phone to avoid questions
Oliver O’ConnellJune 23, 2022 08:15
Senators Booker and Tester clash in humorous video about agriculture reform
A slapstick political ad from Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester hopes to draw attention to an issue not often discussed at the water cooler: farm reform.
“Consolidation in the agriculture industry is costing consumers and producers, so @SenBooker and I are teaming up to *address* it,” Sen Tester tweeted Wednesday, prompting the video where he and his Democratic colleague introduce him. on camera to playfully show all the extremes, and friendly charges, they are willing to take to get a bill that would place an immediate moratorium on takeovers and mergers within the food and agriculture sector on the president’s desk.
Reports Johanna Chisholm.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 07:15
Watch: Biden outlines plan for federal gas tax exemption
President Biden outlines plans for a federal gas tax exemption in an attempt to lower fuel prices
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 06:15
Monica Lewinsky cleverly mocks Ron Johnson for his reaction to the January 6 revelations
On Wednesday, the vanity fair collaborator offered him two cents in response to a video of Johnson that went viral Tuesday.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 05:15
DeSantis beats Trump in New Hampshire Republican primary
The University of New Hampshire poll indicated DeSantis would win the support of 39 percent of Republican primary voters, compared with just 37 percent who said they would support Trump. Those were the only two names to break even double digits in the poll.
Those results represent an increase in support for DeSantis, who followed the former president in an earlier poll released by the university in October.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 04:30
Even Fox News analysts say Trump should face criminal charges
Fox News analysts have said that evidence from the January 6 House select committee showed Donald Trump’s “inability” to lead the country and that he could be guilty of a crime.
“No, I don’t think so, I think the most plausible crime is obstruction of Congress,” McCarthy responded.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 03:45
What we’ve learned and what’s next at the January 6 hearings
The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from poll workers and state officials Tuesday as they described President Donald Trump’s push to overturn his 2020 election loss. On Thursday, the nine-member panel will hear from former Department of Justice officials. Justice who rejected Trump’s pleas to declare the election “corrupt.”
The committee’s fourth and fifth hearings, held this week, are part of an effort to show how Trump’s pressure eventually shifted to Congress, where his false claims of widespread voter fraud led directly to the January 6, 2021, riots. when hundreds of his supporters stormed the Capitol and disrupted the certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory.
In July, the panel will hold at least two more hearings that are expected to focus on the domestic far-right extremists who attacked Capitol Hill and what Trump was doing inside the White House as the violence unfolded.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 03:00
Three months in jail for ex-West Virginia lawmaker in Capitol riots
A former West Virginia lawmaker who went live on Facebook storming the US Capitol and cheering what he described as a “revolution” was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison.
Derrick Evans, 37, who pleaded guilty to felony civil disorder, told the judge he regrets his actions every day and is a “good person who unfortunately got caught up in a moment.”
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 02:15
Senator stopped fake phone call to dodge questions from reporters about Jan. 6 text messages
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson tried to avoid answering reporters’ questions as he left the Capitol by pretending to be on the phone, but one of the reporters called him and saw his screen.
The conversation took place shortly after the violent mob of Trump supporters besieging the Capitol halted Congressional certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
Oliver O’Connell23 June 2022 01:45
Reference-www.independent.co.uk