Tina Peters, the Trump-supporting county clerk facing multiple felony charges for allegedly compromising the security of her own election office, lost her bid to be Colorado’s next secretary of state Tuesday.
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Trump Documentary Filmmaker Will Cooperate In Georgia Probe Into Pressure Campaign
Alex Holder, the British documentary filmmaker who had close access to then-President Trump and his inner circle before and after Jan. 6, is reportedly expected to comply in an investigation looking into Trump’s unsuccessful efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
Continue reading “Trump Documentary Filmmaker Will Cooperate In Georgia Probe Into Pressure Campaign”Where Things Stand: Meadows Shrugged Off Capitol Violence. He Then Asked For A Pardon
If you followed any or all of today’s Jan. 6 Committee hearing, you’ll know it was stuffed with some damning revelations about how things went down behind the scenes at the White House and in Trump’s inner circle during the Jan. 6 insurrection and in the days leading up to it.
Continue reading “Where Things Stand: Meadows Shrugged Off Capitol Violence. He Then Asked For A Pardon”Takeaway #2
A number of you have written in to say about the hearings, “No, that wasn’t the big deal. This other thing was the big deal!” In almost every case I find myself agreeing with you. What it comes down to is there was just a huge amount of critical new detail in Hutchinson’s testimony. And it was a challenge to evaluate the significance of it all in real time or organize it on a rank of significance. So TPM Reader KB notes that all the stuff about a war room at the Willard with Rudy and the top crazies starts appearing in a very, very different light if the plan was that Trump was going to go to the Capitol to in some sense lead the confrontation. It definitely seems like that wasn’t just a possibility or something that was discussed but rather definitely Trump’s plan and, one would imagine, what Rudy and his crew thought was going to happen.
Continue reading “Takeaway #2”Aides Dissuaded Trump From Making Jan. 6 So Much Worse
Cassidy Hutchinson made one thing very clear in her testimony.
Were it not for civil servants, lawyers, and longtime federal employees, former President Trump would have made Jan. 6 far, far worse.
Continue reading “Aides Dissuaded Trump From Making Jan. 6 So Much Worse”The Craziest Moments Of Cassidy Hutchinson’s Account Of Jan. 6
The Jan. 6 Committee just finished a groundbreaking hearing with Cassidy Hutchinson, a former top aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who interacted with top White House and Trump campaign figures in the days leading up to the Capitol attack, and during the attack itself.
Continue reading “The Craziest Moments Of Cassidy Hutchinson’s Account Of Jan. 6”Meadows’ Closest Aide Testifies Publicly During Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing
The Jan. 6 Select Committee announced a surprise public hearing Monday, and, last night, news broke that today’s hearing will feature Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Hutchinson has previously provided testimony to the committee behind closed doors, but this will be her first public testimony. The committee has also said the hearing is in response to new evidence.
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From TPM Reader KB …
For me, the really significant testimony from today was that Trump WANTED and EXPECTED to go to the Capitol with the mob. The part about the drama in the limo is wild and also Trumpian silly, but up until now, I always assumed that he was just lying to the crowd, like he often did, or speaking metaphorically when he said he’d be right there with them. Or, I assumed that he wimped out. But the fact that he knew the mob was armed and STILL planned to march with them – and was royally pissed when he was prevented from doing so – shows his clear intent to lead the insurrection.
A Rundown Of Trump’s Tantrums On And Before Jan. 6, According To Ex-Meadows Aide
Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, offered damning testimony as the witness during the Jan. 6 Select Committee’s public hearing on Tuesday.
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