An ongoing effort by many within the Republican Party to reframe the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as an act of patriotism reached a peak, of sorts, during former President Donald Trump’s first large-scale reelection campaign rally last weekend. At the beginning of his appearance, Trump stood on the stage with his […]
“Donald Trump remains a clear and present danger to our democracy,” said Common Cause’s leader, adding that the committee “has shown clearly that the then-president violated his oath of office and committed crimes for which he must be held accountable.” The U.S. House panel probing the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol unanimously voted Thursday to […]
“Protecting American democracy means ensuring those who violate their oaths to the Constitution are held responsible,” said one government ethics advocate. A state court for the first time on Tuesday ruled that the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was an insurrection, ordering a county-level official in New Mexico to step down due to […]
“Nixon had an 18.5-minute gap in his White House tapes,” noted one watchdog group. “Trump has a 7.5-hour gap in phone logs from January 6th.” Internal White House documents handed over to a House panel investigating the January 6 Capitol attack show a gap of seven hours and 37 minutes in former President Donald Trump’s call […]