The select committee of the House of Representatives that investigated the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 held its second of its televised hearings yesterday, it focused on the so-called “Big Lie” – the false conspiracy that the 2020 elections were stolen through mass and organized elections. fraud. Among other things, the panel heard that Mr. Trump and his allies had raised about $ 250 million from supporters, which they said was intended to help fight for the overthrow of Joe Biden, but in reality went to a big party at “Save”. America “Political Action Committee. Trump responded to the hearing with a 12-page statement to refute the evidence. Teasing the possibility of returning for the 2024 presidential election, he described the poll as “an attempt to stop a man ahead of every poll, against Republicans and Democrats by a wide margin, from running for president again. “Democrats know I’m going to fix all this and they’re doing everything in their power to stop me – but we can not stop,” he said. “We have to save America.”

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The images reveal threats against the family of the Republican official after Trump’s name in an election tweet

A Republican official on Monday revealed the threats he and his family faced after being named by former President Donald Trump in a tweet aimed at overturning the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Ph.D. became a target for Mr. Trump. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 10:30 1655197295

Letitia James raises the possibility of research for “Stop the Steal”.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is already overseeing a major investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings, making him one of his most hated public figures – and now, after yesterday’s hearings, he’s apparently thinking about what happened to the money gathered from behind the “Stop the Steal” campaign after the 2020 elections: Andrew Naughtie14 June 2022 10:01 1655195400

AG Garland says he is “watching” the January 6 hearings amid calls to Trump to face criminal charges.

During a press conference on Monday, CNN Justice Evan Perez asked Garland if he had the opportunity to see the House Selection Committee hear on the Capitol Uprising and if he had learned. something that could be useful for the Ministry of Justice. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 09:30 1655193600

GOP election official reveals threats against his family after Trump named him in a tweet

A Republican official on Monday revealed the threats he and his family faced after former President Donald Trump named him in a tweet aimed at overturning the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Ph.D. became a target for Mr. Trump. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 09:00 1655191800

Voices: Today, William Barr Bears the Most Condemnable Testimony I Have Seen for Trump in the Last Five Reference Years

William Barr’s testimony was utterly disastrous for Trump. Indeed, it was one of the most convincing testimonies to Trump I have ever heard at any of the many Trump corruption hearings I have covered in the last five years, and that says something – especially considering it came from one of his former elders. Trump slanderers. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 08:30 1655188200

Truth Social users claim to have been excluded from the Trump platform for posting on the January 6 hearings

Users of Truth Social – former President Donald Trump’s seemingly freedom-oriented social networking platform – claim to have been excluded because they posted about the Capitol Riot Committee hearings. One of these users, political commentator Travis Allen, posted a snapshot of his Twitter page on Truth Social, showing that he had been “permanently suspended” following the January 6 panel discussion on the platform. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 07:30 1655184600

Bernie Saunders challenges GOP to end “demagogy”

As a second hearing was held by a House committee investigating the events that led up to the Capitol riots, the Fox Corporation broadcast a live discussion on the Fox Nation platform between senators Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders arguing. for healthcare and the economy. The arms reform and the legacy of Donald Trump. The debate – which erupted after right-wing media outlets were widely criticized for rejecting live coverage of the commission’s first bomb hearing – covered a heavily damaged area for both men, with the Vermont Independent Senator warning growing wealth inequality and the Republican of North Carolina arguing that progressive tax policies would have catastrophic economic consequences. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 06:30 1655183569

Trump teases the 2024 run as he attacks the “miserable” committee on January 6

Donald Trump criticized the “sad” investigation into the Capitol riots on Monday, January 6, after a congressional committee held a scathing day accusing the former president of lying to his supporters and losing touch with reality as he tried to to overthrow the 2020 elections. In the statement, Mr. Trump ambiguously teased about his return for the 2024 presidential election. “This is just an attempt to stop a man ahead of every Republican, against Republicans and Democrats by a wide margin, from running for president again,” Trump wrote before blaming Democrats for inflation and high prices. of natural gas. “Democrats know I’m going to fix all this and they’re doing everything in their power to stop me – but we can not stop,” he said. “We have to save America.” Read the details in this report by Josh Markus: Namita Singh14 June 2022 06:12 1655181000

Voices: Jared and Ivanka turn against Trump – and now you see the real face of the Republican Party

A great advantage of nepotism is ensuring that you are surrounded by unconscious, insensitive believers. So Donald Trump must be particularly upset that his family was dragged nervously but definitively with a knife between his shoulders during the Jan. 6 congressional hearings. Oliver O’Connell14 June 2022 05:30 1655180692

Donald Trump denies 12-page January 6 commission inquiry

Former President Donald Trump issued a 12-page statement Monday accusing Democrats of using the hearing to divert attention from domestic issues, including inflation and gas prices. “Our nation is SUFFERING. Our economy is in the gutter. Inflation is rampant. Gas prices have reached all-time highs. Ships cannot unload cargo. Families can not get the necessary baby milk. “We are an embarrassment to the whole world.” He also reiterated his allegation of electoral fraud that had previously been rejected, calling it a “false investigation” by the “Unelected Committee”. A video of former President Donald Trump’s speech is shown on a screen as the House select committee is tasked with investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol. (POOL / AFP via Getty Images) In a statement issued on the second day of the House of Representatives’ inquiry, he said the commission was “ridiculing justice” as it refused to allow political opponents to take part in the proceedings and had excluded all acquittals and anyone who could easily identify them. defects of their history “. Namita Singh14 June 2022 05:24