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Jan. 6 committee chair rips Trump ‘election integrity’ event with Johnson

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) on Friday slammed former President Trump’s planned “election integrity” event with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana). Thompson, who chaired the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, called the incident “a sham” in a statement distributed by the Biden administration. The rally, billed as a press […]

Former Capitol Police officer warns that ‘nothing is preventing’ another Jan. 6

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn warned that “nothing can prevent” the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol because of a lack of accountability “at the highest level.” “Accountability has two purposes,” Dunn, who testified before the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol attack, said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend” on […]

Justice Department acting ‘as if’ Ashli Babbitt caused Jan. 6 deaths: court filing

The legal watchdog group suing the federal government for the “wrongful” death of Jan. 6 protester Ashli Babbitt has charged that the Biden administration is acting “as if” she caused other deaths related to the election riots at the Capitol. In a new court filing, Washington-based Judicial Watch said that the Justice Department has responded […]

RFK Jr ‘disturbed’ by ‘weaponization of government’ against Trump, vows to appoint Jan 6 special counsel

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday that he is “disturbed” by the “weaponization of government” against former President Donald Trump. He also said that if elected president, he would appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether “prosecutorial discretion was abused for political purposes” in cases related to the January 6 Capitol riot. […]

RFK Jr. disavows campaign fundraising email that champions Jan. 6 ‘activists’

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disavowed an email sympathetic to the January 6 protesters. The fundraising message was sent out on Thursday and was titled “We must free Assange!” — made comments in support of those sentenced for participating in the riot at the Capitol. “This is the reality facing all Americans, from […]

RFK Jr. campaign says email defending Jan. 6 ‘activists’ was an error

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent candidate running for president, sent a fundraising email Thursday calling the defendants who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, “activists.” , his team later retracted that it was a mistake. An email sent to his supporters on Thursday said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was a “political prisoner” and […]

Rove: Trump Jan. 6 pardons pledge a ‘critical mistake’

Republican strategist Karl Rove urged Democrats to “get tough” on former President Trump’s comments regarding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, saying the former president’s promise to free the jailed rioters He said it was a “grave mistake.” “If they’re smart, they’re going to cherish January 6th and go all in. And […]