Four additional members of the right wing Oath Keepers militia were convicted on seditious conspiracy charges in the second major trial regarding the group’s participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes stood trial alongside four of his associates in December. Rhodes and …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Can Stay on Ballot Despite Alleged Jan. 6 Role, Judge Rules
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) can seek reelection to Congress despite a legal effort to keep her off the ballot for her alleged role in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, a judge in Georgia ruled on Friday, according to the Associated Press. Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger accepted the …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Texted Mark Meadows About How Trumpers Had 'No Other Choice' But to Attack Capitol
Mark Meadows texted with Trump’s family, Jan. 6 rally organizers, right-wing media personalities, and over 40 Republican members of Congress between Election Day and President Biden’s inauguration just over two months later, CNN reported on Monday. The messages, which have been obtained by the Jan. 6 committee, make clear that …
Read More »Lobbyists Are Donating to GOP Election Deniers Even After Their Companies Pledged to Stop Giving
Lobbyists for at least 13 corporations that pledged to stop giving money to election-denying Republicans have been stuffing the pockets of those very Republicans, according to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by Politico. The findings underscore how influence peddlers have worked around their employers’ attempts to distance themselves from lawmakers …
Read More »'No More Stolen Election Talk': New Texts Show Sean Hannity Was Desperate to Keep Trump Quiet After Jan. 6
The House Jan. 6 committee on Thursday released more communications between White House staff and outside figures before, during, and after the deadly Capitol insurrection. In its letter requesting the voluntary cooperation of Ivanka Trump, the committee included new texts from Sean Hannity, adding another dimension to what has already …
Read More »Ted Cruz Reaches New Level of Pathetic by Begging for Tucker Carlson's Forgiveness Over Jan. 6 Comments
Ted Cruz committed a mortal sin in the modern Republican Party earlier this week when he implied the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was something other than the thing Democrats have been using to make former President Trump look bad. “We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week,” the …
Read More »Rioter Who Attacked Cops With a Fire Extinguisher Slapped With Longest Jan. 6 Prison Sentence Yet
Robert Palmer apologized for acting upon a “false narrative about a stolen election” when he attacked police officers with a fire extinguisher during at the Capitol on Jan. 6. It didn’t save him from getting slapped with a a 63-month prison sentence on Friday, the longest to date among those …
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