Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing a two-pronged investigation into former President Donald Trump, has subpoenaed Trump’s former vice president, Mike Pence. Smith’s investigation is looking into Trump’s removal of classified documents from the White House and his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election after his loss to President Joe Biden. Source Source / Read More: DOJ Subpoenas Mike Pence for Information on Trump Plot to Overturn Election
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Year-End Funding Bill Includes Election Reforms Made to Avoid Another Jan. 6
Congressional lawmakers presented an year-end omnibus bill Tuesday that includes a set of election reforms crafted to make it harder for lawmakers to overturn presidential elections in response to January 6 — but advocates say it doesn’t go far enough to prevent further attacks. The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act proposes several amendments to the Electoral… Source Source / Read More: Year-End Funding Bill Includes Election Reforms Made to Avoid Another Jan. 6
If Trump Jumps Into Presidential Race Before Midterms, All Bets Are Off
The most popular parlor game in Washington, D.C., today — aside from trying to determine if the Secret Service sought to abduct then Vice President Mike Pence on January 6 to seal the attempted coup, and then destroyed text messages to cover up those intentions — is trying to guess what former President Donald Trump is going to do with his ceaseless presidential ambitions, and when he is going to do it. A great deal hangs on the answers to those questions. The world knows Trump wants to run again; the man has made no bones about it, to be…
GOP Lawmakers Consider Next Moves on Abortion, Including Nationwide Bans
If Republicans win control of Congress in this year’s midterm races, it’s not a matter of if they’ll pursue a national ban on abortion, but rather, how far such a ban would go. Currently, there are no federal laws restricting people from seeking abortions. When the Supreme Court ruled last month to overturn abortion rights protections established in Roe v. Wade, however, several state laws restricting abortion that were on the books from before that ruling was made went into effect, as well as “trigger laws” that could only be enforced if Roe was overturned. Now, GOP lawmakers are discussing…
Former White House Aide Says Trump Approved of Mob Chanting “Hang Mike Pence”
Former President Donald Trump expressed approval when a mob of his loyalists shouted “Hang Mike Pence” during the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol building, a former White House aide has said. During testimony with the House select committee investigating the events of January 6, 2021, Cassidy Hutchinson, who served under Trump’s former chief of staff, Mark Meadows, said that Trump expressed positive feelings toward the mob calling for his then-vice president’s death. According to Hutchinson, this information was divulged to her by Meadows, who recounted Trump’s words shortly after he said them. Hutchinson’s testimony corroborated a separate deposition…
Giuliani, Trump Campaign Coordinated Fake Electors Scheme to Overturn Election
New reporting has revealed that the scheme to use fake electors to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College vote on January 6, 2021, was coordinated by members of former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, including Rudy Giuliani, who was his personal lawyer at the time. Giuliani and other campaign associates coordinated the plan on a state-by-state level, sources told CNN. The Trump campaign was directly involved in finding Trump loyalists to participate in the plan in seven states, and ensured that fake electors could have rooms in statehouses to conduct their unofficial business. The fake electors’ documents – which…