Cheney: Jan. 6 Committee Has ‘Firsthand Testimony’ Trump Resisted Pleas To Stop Attack

<p>Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS), both of whom chair the Jan. 6 committee, on Sunday said that the panel has heard testimony that offers insight into the communications to former President Trump on the day his supporters breached the Capitol.</p> Talking Points Memo

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Trump Is Making the Midterms a Referendum on Himself

When the 2022 midterm elections are appraised less than a year from now, the Washington commentariat will in all likelihood render them to have been a devastating blow to Joe Biden’s presidency. Barring a historic anomaly, Democrats will have lost at least one chamber of Congress, Biden’s remaining legislative goals will be placed on life support, and the growing anguish over the party’s 2024 presidential nominee will transform into a panic. Yet even sooner than that, a slice of the most reliable voters will also deliver a tangible verdict on…

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Trump legal team says Thompson’s comments in interview reveal real reason behind Jan. 6 committee

Former President Donald Trump is banking on a Washington Post interview with the chairman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to back a key claim in his case before the Supreme Court. In an interview published last week, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi Democrat, … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Trump Pleads For SCOTUS To Halt The Jan. 6 Committee’s ‘Criminal’ Investigation

<p>The Jan. 6 Committee cautioned the Supreme Court in a Thursday <a href=”https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-932/206949/20211230141540590_Trump%20v.%20Thompson%20brief%20in%20opposition%20FINAL%20PDFA.pdf”>filing</a> that allowing former President Trump to block access to White House records would amount to the court extending monarchical power to a former executive. </p> Talking Points Memo

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