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MoveOn Slams Jill Stein for Downplaying January 6 Insurrection

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn rebuked Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein for downplaying the January 6 insurrection. On a newly unearthed podcast, Stein said she is open to pardoning the individuals who attacked the Capitol on January 6 at Donald Trump’s direction and says the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election was “blown up for political reasons.”  “Not only do Jill Stein and Donald Trump share the same Republican operatives, they even share the same dangerous opinions about the deadly insurrection,” said Britt Jacovich, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson. “Stein’s…

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The Biggest Takeaway from the January 6 Report

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The congressional committee investigating the January 6 insurrection delivered a comprehensive and compelling case for the criminal prosecution of Donald Trump and his closest allies for their attempt to overturn the 2020 election. But the committee zoomed in so tightly on the culpability of Trump and his inner circle that it largely cropped out the dozens of other state and federal Republican officials who supported or enabled the president’s multifaceted, months-long plot. The committee downplayed the involvement of the legion of local Republican officials who enlisted as fake electors and…

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Statement of MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on the January 6 Committee Opening Hearing

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“What the nation will see this month, starting with the January 6 select committee hearings, is MAGA extremism on full display. From blocking the sensible gun violence prevention laws we urgently need to attempting to overturn Roe v. Wade to new evidence of their deadly coup attempt, Republicans are showing the nation their values, their priorities, and their agenda.  “When it comes to January 6, the facts are overwhelming and indisputable. Donald Trump, encouraged and empowered by the entire Republican Party, led a deadly coup attempt and tried to overthrow…

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Amid Historic and Damning January 6 Hearings, MoveOn Political Action Announces Democracy Slate Endorsements

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MoveOn members are endorsing six governors and five secretary of state candidates and will raise $ 1 million in small-dollar contributions for them. As hearings reveal past – and continuing – efforts by MAGA extremists to overturn elections, MoveOn is mobilizing millions of voters to protect our freedom to vote. Washington, D.C. – As the historic and damning January 6 hearings continue to reveal disturbing new details about past and ongoing efforts by MAGA extremists to overturn elections, MoveOn Political Action is announcing its Democracy Slate endorsements to protect our…

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The January 6 Committee’s Most Damning Revelation Yet

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The most damning piece of evidence presented at today’s Select Committee hearing on the January 6 insurrection wasn’t a sound bite from a star witness, nor was it another never-before-seen video of the assault on the Capitol. The revelation amounted to a single highlighted sentence in an email sent days after the attack by one of Donald Trump’s lawyers, John Eastman, to another, Rudy Giuliani: “I’ve decided that I should be on the pardon list, if that is still in the works.” Eastman, a conservative law professor, has long been…

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January 6 From 30,000 Feet

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The plane was silent. Chest tight and glasses foggy from my KN95 mask, I stood up to see if anyone else was watching cable news. Sitting toward the back of the cabin, I could see most of the light-gray television screens in front of me—cartoons two rows up, Wonder Woman across the aisle—but most of the monitors were turned off. It was just after 2:15 p.m. ET, and pro–Donald Trump rioters had breached the Capitol. The flight we were on was headed to Washington, D.C. Somewhere over Illinois, I realized…

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