In Must See Video, Rachel Maddow Shows How Trump Plotted To Use DOJ To Overthrow The Government
Rachel Maddow breaks down how Trump planned to use the Justice Department to overthrow the government.
Rachel Maddow breaks down how Trump planned to use the Justice Department to overthrow the government.
1/6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson was spotted holding an unplanned tutorial on the street about the 1/6 Committee after the hearing.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) responded to be named by the 1/6 Committee as one of the members who requested a presidential pardon for his role in the coup with a flight into denial.
After being outed as having requested a presidential pardon for his involvement in Trump’s coup attempt, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) opened the door to cooperating with the 1/6 Committee.
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Scott Perry attended a meeting at the White House on December 22nd, at which Trump and his allies discussed strategy, despite Trump knowing that there was no evidence of fraud.
The 1/6 Committee has evidence that Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mo Brooks, Louie Gohmert, Scott Perry, and Marjorie Taylor Greene sought presidential pardons for the Trump election plot.
Former deputy acting attorney general Richard Donoghue testified that none of Trump’s election fraud claims were credible and Trump still wanted members of the DOJ to say the election was corrupt.
Former Trump White House attorney Eric Herschmann to Jeff Clark: “You just admitted your first step you would take as AG would be committing a felony. You’re clearly the right candidate for this job.”
Though it has yet to be determined whether or not DOJ will charge Trump with Sedition against the United States, this would be some of the most critical evidence in such a case.
The 1/6 Committee will name the names of Republicans in Congress who sought presidential pardons at the end of the hearing.
Watch live as the 1/6 Committee will dive into Trump’s efforts to use the DOJ to overturn the 2020 election.Â
Keith Olbermann suggested that states ignore the Supreme Court’s concealed carry ruling because the court has no mechanism of enforcement.
British filmmaker Alex Holder released the trailer for his film Unprecedented, with video and interviews created on and around January 6th, 2021.
President Biden responded to the Supreme Court’s concealed carry ruling by pointing out that it contradicted both common sense and the Constitution.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) had a brutally effective reply when soon-to-be-former Rep. Madison Cawthorn popped up to try to criticize Biden.
Today’s hearing will focus on Trump’s desperation, a willingness to direct the nation’s top prosecutor to subvert justice.