The Jan. 6 committee’s vice chair, Liz Cheney, dismissed the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America. Looking the other way from possible criminal activity would lead to a “more serious” threat, the MP said. Meanwhile, Trump may announce a 2024 bid for the White House as soon as this month, according to a new report from the New York Times. Polls show the gap with Ron DeSantis narrowing, and other potential aides to the candidates told the AP they were feeling emboldened. As speculation of support swings grows, Mr. Trump attacked Ms. Hutchinson on the Truth Social and in an interview with Newsmax. Mr Trump, calling her a “bad job”, questioned whether she had actually told the truth under oath. He also claimed that she asked for a job when he was deployed to Florida when he left the office. Her testimony that Trump jumped behind the wheel of a car and grabbed a Secret Service agent when he was told he would not be taken to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was denied by Tony Ornato, the former agent who told her the story.
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Kristi Noem pushed for restrictive abortion law in South Dakota
South Dakota Gov. Christy Noem, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, was pressed Sunday on whether child rape victims should be forced to terminate their pregnancies. Reports of a 10-year-old Ohio girl being forced to travel out of state to access abortion services sparked outrage over the weekend. David Taintor3 July 2022 21:19 1656872126
Liz Cheney says not prosecuting Trump would lead to ‘more serious’ threat
The Republican vice chairman of the Jan. 6 committee rejected the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News correspondent Jon Karl that aired Sunday, Rep. Liz Cheney insisted the danger lies in letting Donald Trump get away with the events that led to the attack on Congress. John Bowden July 3, 2022 7:15 pm 1656865746
Law professor who taught Attorney General Merrick Garland predicts Trump impeachment coming
Laurence Tribe, a Harvard law professor who taught US Attorney General Merrick Garland, told CNN he believes Donald Trump is likely to face criminal charges for his role in the Jan. 6 congressional attack. David Taintor3 July 2022 17:29 1656862532
What Mike Pence said about the January 6 uprising
Since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence has been busy, joining conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation and Young America’s Foundation, traveling abroad, giving acceptance speeches on behalf of the preferred Republican candidates and working on a pair of books. Joe Sommerlad3 July 2022 16:35 1656856832
Is the Trump team trying to tamper with witnesses?
The Jan. 6 panel is concerned that Donald Trump or his allies may be trying to tamper with the testimony of witnesses involved in the congressional investigation. “Most Americans know that trying to influence witnesses to testify untruths presents very serious concerns,” committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney said Tuesday. Josh Marcus July 3, 2022 3:00 p.m 1656855332
What we learned from the last hearing on January 6
From Donald Trump trying to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle to the former president throwing his lunch at the wall, the final hearing on Jan. 6 featured plenty of bombshell revelations. John Bowden July 3, 2022 2:35 pm 1656821541
Cassidy Hutchinson supports the testimony
Cassidy Hutchinson, the panel’s blockbuster witness on Jan. 6, is standing by her testimony after unnamed sources tried to challenge some of her more explosive claims. In a statement released Wednesday, Ms. Hutchinson’s lawyers, Jody Hunt and William Jordan, said the former White House aide “stands by all of the testimony she gave yesterday, under oath, to the Select Committee investigating her assault January 6 at the United States Capitol.” . Read more from Andrew Feinberg:
Trump’s ex-White House aide stands on the witness stand amid denials
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says two Secret Service agents told her that former President Donald Trump assaulted a member of his security detail and tried to grab the wheel of an armored SUV after being told he could not participate in a riot crowd of his supporters at the US Capitol David Taintor3 July 2022 05:12 1656801008
More about the Georgia court investigation
The Associated Press reports on the Georgia grand jury investigation: Attorneys representing a former state lawmaker and the state’s lieutenant governor asked the judge to quash subpoenas to testify before the committee, citing legislative privilege and immunity. If he didn’t agree to that, they said in a motion filed earlier this week, they urged him to set guidelines for the questioning. 1656797408
Did Twitter’s Secret Service Find Evidence That Trump Was Stalking The Secret Service?
Some on the social media platform believe so. Gustaf Kilander 2 July 2022 22:30 1656793388
Trump social media company subpoenaed by feds, stock regulators
The Associated Press reports: Donald Trump’s social media company and some of its employees have received subpoenas from both a federal grand jury and securities regulators, according to a public disclosure Friday, delaying or even killing a deal that promises a much-needed cash infusion. to be done on Twitter.
