Jan 6 hearings - live: Committee announces next date as Trump allies subpoenaed in Georgia probe
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The Fulton County, Georgia, grand jury investigating former president Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory has issued subpoenas to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, Rudy Giuliani, and several other attorneys who played roles in Mr Trump’s scheme.
Meanwhile, Adam Kinzinger, one of only two Republicans on the 6 January select committee, has shared a compilation of threats and abuse phoned into his office by furious Trump supporters angry at his criticism of the former president.
Later on Tuesday, the committee announced its next live in-person public hearing would take place next week with a focus on Mr Trump’s role in assembling the mob that would go on to attack the US Capitol.
Also, a new trailer for a three-part documentary shot in the months before the 6 January riot shows Mr Trump and his children discussing their views on the 2020 election and features previously unseen footage from the Capitol attack itself.
Released by Politico today, the two-minute trailer is just a glimpse of the hours of raw footage subpoenaed by the committee investigating the worst attack on Congress since the early 19th century.
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Next Jan 6 hearing date revealed as focus turns to Trump’s role in urging mob into Capitol riot
Patriot Front accused of assault after ‘sickening’ march through Boston
05:30 , Oliver O'Connell
Members of the far-right extremist group Patriot Front have been charged with assault after an incident occurred while the group was masked and marching through Boston.
According to police, a Black man said he was assaulted by Patriot Front members during their march. The man was reportedly trying to film them on his cellphone.
Graig Graziosi reports.
Patriot Front accused of assault after ‘sickening’ march through Boston
‘I’m not a crazy Republican. I’m a reasonable person’
04:45 , Oliver O'Connell
Brian Dahle, the Republican Party’s longshot hope to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, knows that to win in his progressive home state he can’t allow Democrats to label him as an election-denying, abortion-hating, gun-loving, bombastic right-winger.
It’s why Dahle, an affable farmer and state senator from the sparsely populated northeast corner of the state, goes out of his way to make one thing clear: “I’m not a crazy Republican. I’m a reasonable person.”
Newsom's opponent: I'm reasonable, not a 'crazy Republican'
New video shows Capitol rioters’ reaction to Trump video in real time
04:15 , Maroosha Muzaffar
A new video of the scene inside the Capitol itself shows the minutes immediately following the White House’s release of a video in which Donald Trump instructed his supporters to leave the building.
Posted on Twitter by NBC News’s Ryan J. Reilly on Tuesday, it was apparently shot by Pam Hemphill, a participant in riot who was sentenced to 60 days in prison for her presence inside the Capitol as Trump supporters fought police and stormed the building.
Watch the video here:
New video shows Capitol rioters’ reaction to Trump video in real time
ICYMI: More Jan 6 witnesses coming forward after explosive Cassidy Hutchinson testimony
04:00 , Oliver O'Connell
A member of the January 6 committee has confirmed that new witnesses were continuing to come forward to speak to lawmakers following the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows, this past week.
Congressman Adam Kinzinger was asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union on Sunday if the committee was still seeing new people come forward to testify following her explosive testimony to the panel on Tuesday.
“Yes,” he responded, declining to name any sources or discuss the committee’s internal deliberations.
John Bowden has the story.
Kinzinger says more witnesses coming forward after explosive recent testimony
Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed in Georgia probe of 2020 election
03:20 , Oliver O'Connell
The Fulton County, Georgia grand jury investigating former president Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory has issued subpoenas to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani, and several other attorneys who played roles in Mr Trump’s scheme.
In addition to Mr Graham and Mr Giuliani, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the 23-person special grand jury has also moved to compel attorneys John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesbro, and Jenna Ellis, as well lawyer and podcast host Jacki Pick Deason to give evidence in the probe of efforts by Mr Trump’s associates to pressure Georgia officials into taking illegal actions to reverse Mr Biden’s win after he became the first Democrat to carry the Peach State since then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton defeated then-president George HW Bush in 1992.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed in Georgia probe of Trump election scheme
Next Jan 6 hearing to focus on ‘efforts to assemble’ pro-Trump mob
02:30 , Oliver O'Connell
A member of the January 6 committee revealed the subject of the committee’s next hearing on Sunday, telling CBS News that he and his colleagues will examine the effort by Donald Trump to lure thousands of his supporters to the US Capitol.
Representative Adam Schiff made the comments on Face the Nation, explaining that “[o]ur very next hearing will be focused on the efforts to assemble that mob” that attacked Congress while the Senate was meeting to certify the results of the 2020 election.
John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.
Schiff says next Jan 6 hearing will focus on Trump’s ‘efforts to assemble’ mob
Joe Rogan claims he’s turned down Trump’s requests to appear on his show
01:45 , Oliver O'Connell
Spotify podcast host Joe Rogan told the Lex Fridman Podcast that he has turned down multiple entreaties from former president Donald Trump to appear on his show.
“I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form,” Mr Rogan said. “I’ve had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once. I’ve said no, every time. I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him.”
Abe Asher reports.
Joe Rogan claims he’s turned down Trump’s requests to appear on his show
Nikki Haley mocked for getting her numbers wrong in inflation attack on Biden
01:00 , Oliver O'Connell
Ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has deleted a tweet that attacked Joe Biden for rising consumer prices using incomprehensible math that was embarrassingly wrong.
John Bowden reports on how the possible 2024 contender, who has a degree in accounting, tripped up.
Nikki Haley mocked after getting her numbers wrong in attack on Biden
Marjorie Taylor Greene baselessly claims Highland Park shooting was caused by antidepressants
Wednesday 6 July 2022 00:15 , Oliver O'Connell
Despite the lack of publicly available evidence indicating alleged Highland Park, Illinois mass shooter Robert Crimo III to be a drug user of any sort, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is claiming the rooftop shooting rampage in which he is a person of interest could be blamed on illicit drug abuse or the side effects of commonly-used antidepressants.
Ms Greene, a first-term congresswoman who is known for promoting outlandish conspiracy theories, took to Twitter late on Monday to suggest anyone not buying into her claims was part of a coverup on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
Andrew Feinberg reports:
Marjorie Taylor Greene shares photoshopped image of Robert Crimo
Hours after parade shooting, Trump-backed Illinois candidate says ‘let’s move on’
Tuesday 5 July 2022 23:30 , Oliver O'Connell
Hours after a mass shooting at a 4 July parade in Illinois left six people dead and dozens of others injured, state senator Darren Bailey asked Americans to move on and celebrate.
The Republican lawmaker said in a statement: “Let’s move on and celebrate the independence of this nation,” reported The Daily Beast.
“We have got to get corruption and evil out of our government.”
Mr Bailey is being backed by former president Donald Trump in the race for Illinois governor.
Read more:
Trump-backed Illinois candidate says ‘let’s move on’ just hours after parade shooting
TrumpCam: Ivanka and Eric in fighting spirit in new documentary trailer
Tuesday 5 July 2022 23:00 , Oliver O'Connell
The new trailer for Unprecedented is just a fragment of the full 3-part documentary following the Trumps in the lead-up to 6 January – but the glimpse it offers is fascinating in itself.
In the trailer, Ivanka Trump can be seen joking about using a dog to cover her wrinkled dress and her brother Eric is also seen taking a mysterious call. It also features Ivanka’s husband Jared Kushner and older brother Don Jr.
SCOOP: Playbook exclusively obtained a trailer for ALEX HOLDER’s “Unprecedented,” the docuseries about the Trump family. The trailer was included among the hours of footage Holder turned over to the Jan. 6 committee under subpoena. MORE --> https://t.co/z7e51pwixx
w/@RyanLizza pic.twitter.com/w4QrW0ColK— Eugene Daniels (@EugeneDaniels2) July 5, 2022
Director Alex Holder appeared in front of the Jan 6 committee in private on 23 June.
Clips from the sit-downs with Eric Trump and Ms Trump have previously been reported on, as have outtakes from Mr Holder’s conversations with Mr Trump and then-Vice President Mike Pence.
Gustaf Kilander has more.
Ivanka jokes about dress and Eric vows to ‘get these guys’ in new Jan 6 film clip
Next Jan 6 hearing date revealed as focus turns to Trump’s role in gathering Capitol mob
Tuesday 5 July 2022 22:45 , Oliver O'Connell
The Jan 6 committee will meet for its next public hearing a week from Tuesday, lawmakers have announced.
A short notice was posted on Twitter by the panel’s members late Tuesday afternoon. The news comes a week exactly since the last hearing of the riot committee featured the explosive testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, a high-ranking White House staffer.
The next hearing will focus on Donald Trump and his allies’ role in luring thousands of Mr Trump’s supporter to the nation’s capital for the day of the riot itself, members revealed in interviews over the weekend.
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Jan 6 hearing: Next date revealed as focus turns to Trump’s role in assembling mob
Kinzinger shares threats directed at his office
Tuesday 5 July 2022 22:30 , Oliver O'Connell
Jan 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger has shared a harrowing compilation of the threats his office routinely receives because of his criticism of Donald Trump and condemnation of the Capitol riot. At just over three minutes, the clip includes people threatening the congressman and his family with lethal violence, as well as one wishing for him to be punished by “the wrath of almighty God”.
The clip is below. Listener discretion advised.
Take a listen to some of the calls taken in the office… the threats are unhinged and all too common. LANGUAGE WARNING. https://t.co/R7gKeksqRM
— Adam Kinzinger🇺🇦🇺🇸✌️ (@AdamKinzinger) July 5, 2022
Andrew Feinberg has the story.
Adam Kinzinger posts video detailing vulgar death threats
Next January 6 committee hearing announced
Tuesday 5 July 2022 22:15 , Oliver O'Connell
NEXT HEARING: Tuesday, July 12th at 10:00am ET
— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) July 5, 2022
Tuesday 5 July 2022 22:00 , Oliver O'Connell
ICYMI: Cheney keeps powder dry on presidential run
Liz Cheney, the vice chair of the House January 6 select committee, said during her first sit-down interview since the public hearings kicked off last month that she hasn’t ruled out making a bid for president in 2024.
“I’ll make a decision about ’24 down the road,” the Wyoming Republican said during a pre-recorded interview on ABC’s This Week on Sunday.
“I’m obviously very focused on my reelection,” added Ms Cheney, who’s facing an uphill reelection campaign after she was censured by her home state’s GOP for accepting a role on the congressional committee investigating the violent insurrection on the US Capitol and for continuing to be a thorn in Donald Trump’s side.
“I’m very focused on the January 6 committee. I’m very focused on my obligations to do the job that I have now.”
Johanna Chisholm has more.
Liz Cheney refuses to rule out presidential run against ‘dangerous’ Trump in 2024
Kinzinger pokes McCarthy on condemnation of Capitol rioters
Tuesday 5 July 2022 21:30 , Oliver O'Connell
Adam Kinzinger, who remains the 6 January committee’s most combative tweeter, has re-shared a message from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy dated 8 January 2021 in which Mr McCarthy calls for the rioters to be brought to justice.
Since then, Mr McCarthy has sought to delegitimise the committee on which Mr Kinzinger sits, minimised Donald Trump’s role in the attack, and repeatedly attempted to shift attention away from the riot itself and towards alleged security failures at the Capitol that preceded it.
I agree with this 1/8/2021 tweet from @GOPLeader.
He may have forgotten, but our Jan 6 committee is utilizing our resources to bring these attackers to justice.
RT if you agree with old Kevin. https://t.co/27hJmg4d8h— Adam Kinzinger🇺🇦🇺🇸✌️ (@AdamKinzinger) July 4, 2022
Upcoming hearing: Who are the Oath Keepers?
Tuesday 5 July 2022 21:00 , Oliver O'Connell
The next 6 January committee hearing is set to focus on how the mob that stormed the Capitol was assembled, with particular time given to the role played by organised extremist groups.
Among those groups: the Oath Keepers, an anti-government militia of whom several members have been indicted on seditious conspiracy charges over their alleged role in the Capitol riot. They even stand accused of bringing weapons to the Washington, DC area for 6 January, and their leader, Stewart Rhodes, is said to have contacted someone in the Trump orbit in an attempt to gain “authorisation” from the president for violent action.
Along with the Proud Boys, they are said to have been mentioned in planning meetings attended by Rudy Giuliani and others.
Graeme Massie has this backgrounder on the group.
Patriot Front accused of assault after ‘sickening’ march through Boston
Tuesday 5 July 2022 20:30 , Oliver O'Connell
Members of the far-right extremist group Patriot Front have been charged with assault after an incident occurred while the group was masked and marching through Boston.
According to police, a Black man said he was assaulted by Patriot Front members during their march. The man was reportedly trying to film them on his cellphone.
Graig Graziosi reports.
Patriot Front accused of assault after ‘sickening’ march through Boston
‘I’m not a crazy Republican. I’m a reasonable person'
Tuesday 5 July 2022 20:05 , Oliver O'Connell
Brian Dahle, the Republican Party’s longshot hope to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California, knows that to win in his progressive home state he can’t allow Democrats to label him as an election-denying, abortion-hating, gun-loving, bombastic right-winger.
It’s why Dahle, an affable farmer and state senator from the sparsely populated northeast corner of the state, goes out of his way to make one thing clear: “I’m not a crazy Republican. I’m a reasonable person.”
Newsom's opponent: I'm reasonable, not a 'crazy Republican'
ICYMI: More Jan 6 witnesses coming forward after explosive Cassidy Hutchinson testimony
Tuesday 5 July 2022 19:45 , Oliver O'Connell
A member of the January 6 committee has confirmed that new witnesses were continuing to come forward to speak to lawmakers following the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows, this past week.
Congressman Adam Kinzinger was asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union on Sunday if the committee was still seeing new people come forward to testify following her explosive testimony to the panel on Tuesday.
“Yes,” he responded, declining to name any sources or discuss the committee’s internal deliberations.
John Bowden has the story.
Kinzinger says more witnesses coming forward after explosive recent testimony
Next Jan 6 hearing to focus on ‘efforts to assemble’ pro-Trump mob
Tuesday 5 July 2022 19:25 , Oliver O'Connell
A member of the January 6 committee revealed the subject of the committee’s next hearing on Sunday, telling CBS News that he and his colleagues will examine the effort by Donald Trump to lure thousands of his supporters to the US Capitol.
Representative Adam Schiff made the comments on Face the Nation, explaining that “[o]ur very next hearing will be focused on the efforts to assemble that mob” that attacked Congress while the Senate was meeting to certify the results of the 2020 election.
John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.
Schiff says next Jan 6 hearing will focus on Trump’s ‘efforts to assemble’ mob
Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed in Georgia probe of 2020 election
Tuesday 5 July 2022 19:00 , Oliver O'Connell
The Fulton County, Georgia grand jury investigating former president Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory has issued subpoenas to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, former Trump attorney Rudolph Giuliani, and several other attorneys who played roles in Mr Trump’s scheme.
In addition to Mr Graham and Mr Giuliani, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the 23-person special grand jury has also moved to compel attorneys John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesbro, and Jenna Ellis, as well lawyer and podcast host Jacki Pick Deason to give evidence in the probe of efforts by Mr Trump’s associates to pressure Georgia officials into taking illegal actions to reverse Mr Biden’s win after he became the first Democrat to carry the Peach State since then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton defeated then-president George HW Bush in 1992.
Andrew Feinberg reports.
Lindsey Graham and Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed in Georgia probe of Trump election scheme
Joe Rogan claims he’s turned down Trump’s requests to appear on his show
Tuesday 5 July 2022 18:52 , Oliver O'Connell
Spotify podcast host Joe Rogan told the Lex Fridman Podcast that he has turned down multiple entreaties from former president Donald Trump to appear on his show.
“I’m not a Trump supporter in any way, shape or form,” Mr Rogan said. “I’ve had the opportunity to have him on my show more than once. I’ve said no, every time. I don’t want to help him. I’m not interested in helping him.”
Abe Asher reports.
Joe Rogan claims he’s turned down Trump’s requests to appear on his show
Tuesday 5 July 2022 18:48 , Oliver O'Connell
"All we want to do is get to the bottom of this. The American people deserve answers and a democracy to survive and to function."
- @RepKinzinger pic.twitter.com/a1Z4EBjjl0— January 6th Committee (@January6thCmte) July 5, 2022
Fulton County grand jury subpoenas Giuliani,
Tuesday 5 July 2022 18:37 , Oliver O'Connell
The Fulton County special grand jury investigating Georgia’s 2020 elections has subpoenaed key members of former President Donald Trump’s legal team, including his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to copies obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
In addition to Giuliani, among those being subpoenaed are John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, Kenneth Chesbro and Jenna Ellis, all of whom advised Mr Trump on strategies for overturning President Joe Biden’s wins in Georgia and other swing states.
Other subpoenas were issued to one of Mr Trump’s closest allies, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, and to podcast host Jacki Pick Deason.
More follows...
Nikki Haley mocked for getting her numbers wrong in inflation attack on Biden
Tuesday 5 July 2022 18:10 , Oliver O'Connell
Ex-UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has deleted a tweet that attacked Joe Biden for rising consumer prices using incomprehensible math that was embarrassingly wrong.
John Bowden reports on how the possible 2024 contender, who has a degree in accounting, tripped up.
Nikki Haley mocked after getting her numbers wrong in attack on Biden
Marjorie Taylor Greene baselessly claims Highland Park shooting was caused by antidepressants
Tuesday 5 July 2022 17:45 , Oliver O'Connell
Despite the lack of publicly available evidence indicating alleged Highland Park, Illinois mass shooter Robert Crimo III to be a drug user of any sort, Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is claiming the rooftop shooting rampage in which he is a person of interest could be blamed on illicit drug abuse or the side effects of commonly-used antidepressants.
Ms Greene, a first-term congresswoman who is known for promoting outlandish conspiracy theories, took to Twitter late on Monday to suggest anyone not buying into her claims was part of a coverup on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry.
Andrew Feinberg reports:
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims Highland Park shooting caused by antidepressants
Hours after parade shooting, Trump-backed Illinois candidate says ‘let’s move on’
Tuesday 5 July 2022 17:16 , Oliver O'Connell
Hours after a mass shooting at a 4 July parade in Illinois left six people dead and dozens of others injured, state senator Darren Bailey asked Americans to move on and celebrate.
The Republican lawmaker said in a statement: “Let’s move on and celebrate the independence of this nation,” reported The Daily Beast.
“We have got to get corruption and evil out of our government.”
Mr Bailey is being backed by former president Donald Trump in the race for Illinois governor.
Read more:
Trump-backed Illinois candidate says ‘let’s move on’ just hours after parade shooting
Hardcore Trump-backed candidate’s supporters wave extremist flag
Tuesday 5 July 2022 16:45 , Andrew Naughtie
The Republican Party’s nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano, is a hugely controversial figure thanks to his attendance at the 6 January rally in Washington, DC, his theocratic leanings, and his proposals to drastically overhaul his state’s voting infrastructure and greatly extend political influence over electoral outcomes.
But the Trump-backed Mr Mastriano has plenty of support, not least from fringe elements of the Republican base. And one 4 July parade in suburban Philadelphia featured his supporters waving flags associated with the Three Percenters, a network of self-styled “militias” – some of whose members have been arrested and charged for their part in the Capitol riot.
Doug Mastriano’s supporters were at a Fourth of July parade in Glenside today - and they were waving a Three Percenters flag… #PAGov pic.twitter.com/fXI8oFJy7P
— Marisa Nahem (@Marisa_N19) July 4, 2022
Kinzinger shares threats directed at his office
Tuesday 5 July 2022 15:50 , Andrew Naughtie
Jan 6 committee member Adam Kinzinger has shared a harrowing compilation of the threats his office routinely receives because of his criticism of Donald Trump and condemnation of the Capitol riot. At just over three minutes, the clip includes people threatening the congressman and his family with lethal violence, as well as one wishing for him to be punished by “the wrath of almighty God”.
The clip is below. Listener discretion advised.
Take a listen to some of the calls taken in the office… the threats are unhinged and all too common. LANGUAGE WARNING. https://t.co/R7gKeksqRM
— Adam Kinzinger🇺🇦🇺🇸✌️ (@AdamKinzinger) July 5, 2022
Andrew Feinberg has the story.
‘I hope you die naturally’: Adam Kinzinger posts video detailing vulgar death threats
