Things seem to be unfolding rather quickly. Former White House aides and advisors are scrambling to cover themselves as they receive subpoenas to appear and produce documents.
It’s rare when lawyers — as opposed to their clients — take the Fifth Amendment. But Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department lawyer who reportedly tried to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 presidential election, is now claiming the privilege against self-incrimination to avoid testifying before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. He has just been joined in that posture by one of Trump’s main outside legal advisers, John Eastman.
The lawsuit comes after the committee signaled it would pursue a criminal contempt referral against Meadows because of his refusal to sit for a deposition in the investigation into the Capitol riot. Meadows alleges that the subpoenas are "overly broad and unduly burdensome," while claiming that the committee "lacks lawful authority to seek and to obtain" the information requested.
And apparently Mark Meadows had a power point outlining how to overturn election results.
The 38-page presentation, entitled "Election Fraud, Foreign Interference & Options for 6 Jan," is dated one day before the Capitol riot. It's believed to have been submitted by Meadows after he was subpoenaed by the panel in connection with the insurrection.
Tonight, you're going to hear from a former senior staffer inside the January 6th committee — which resumes public hearings on the Capitol siege Wednesday. Members of the committee aren't happy that Denver Riggleman, an experienced military intelligence officer and former Republican congressman, is talking to 60 Minutes about the work he did for them. Nor are they thrilled he's written a book about his time on the committee, called "The Breach." Riggleman has a history of swimming against the tide. Once a member of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, he was endorsed twice by then-President Trump, but after hearing what Denver Riggleman has to say tonight, it's unlikely the former president will be buying his book.
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Denver Riggleman: We don't have text content. What we do have is how long they talked, when they talked. That is very important. And really does suggest that there was much more coordination than the American public can even imagine when it came to January 6th.
For example, the data revealed five calls in the weeks before January 6th between the White House and a stop-the-steal activist named Bianca Gracia.
The committee obtained video from the evening of January 5th. Gracia was part of a clandestine meeting with the heads of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, the paramilitary groups that would breach the Capitol the next day.
Denver Riggleman: And, you know, when you have the White House switchboard and certain other cell phone numbers connected to Bianca Gracia, that is a link that needs to be investigated. The thread that needs to be pulled, is identifying all the White House numbers, and why we have certain specific people, why they were talking to the White House.
The people who have any sense of alarm about January 6 appear to be in the minority. They are content to enjoy that ride to hell in the handbasket because it's the easiest option for them and it provides a well-stocked bar along with 24/7 Fox News. Nobody gets frown marks from thinking.
Prosecutors are seeking prison time for five members of a Texas family arrested for roles in the U.S. Capitol breach. In new court filings, the Justice Department recommends one month in prison for Dawn and Thomas Munn, and 21-day prison sentences for three of the couple's adult children.
The Munn family, of Borger, Texas, has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge, acknowledging they spent nearly an hour inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including time in a private Senate conference room. Members of the family are accused of bragging about their roles on Jan. 6, or of misrepresenting the size and scope of the attack and damage. One of the five is accused of blaming police.
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In letters and court filings seeking leniency, the mother of the family continues to raise questions about the legitimacy of the 2020 election results, citing "mathematical impossibilities" in the results from Election Day. In her letter to the court, Dawn Munn said the family traveled to Washington as part of a graduation trip for two of her younger children. In one of the letters, Munn indicated a federal stimulus check helped pay for the trip.
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Prosecutors alleged in the filings that Dawn Munn, 57, a nurse; her husband, Thomas, 55, a U.S. Army veteran; son Joshua, 25, a janitor; and daughters Kristi, 30, and 20-year-old Kayli climbed into the Capitol through broken windows in a Senate wing door.
A nurse and an Army veteran...
They took a minor child into the Capitol building with them.
Rhodes intends to take the stand to argue he believed Trump was going to invoke the Insurrection Act to call up a militia to support him, his lawyers have said. Trump didn’t do that, but Rhodes’ team says that what prosecutors allege was an illegal conspiracy was “actually lobbying and preparation for the President to utilize” the law.
Did this qualify as evidence that Trump was inciting?
Did this qualify as evidence that Trump was inciting?
No. Mr. Rhodes' personal belief is just that, his personal belief and is not evidence or proof of any involvement or attempt to incite violence by Mr. Trump.
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National Archives still missing documents from Trump presidency:
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The Archives will consult with the Department of Justice “on whether ‘to initiate an action for the recovery of records unlawfully removed,’ as established under the Federal Records Act,” acting archivist Debra Steidel Wall said in a letter sent on Friday to the committee’s chairwoman, Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.).
Steidel Wall added that the Archives has been unable to obtain federal records related to “non-official electronic messaging accounts that were not copied or forwarded into their official electronic messaging accounts.” Presidential advisers are required to forward such messages to their official accounts under the law, she noted.
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Did any of you watch this episode of 60 Minutes?
The GOP is in deep...