Trump attacks ex-White House aide
Since Jan. 6, the committee’s vice chairman, Liz Cheney, has rejected the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America. Deflecting potential criminal activity would lead to a “more serious” threat, the congresswoman said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump could announce a 2024 bid for the White House as soon as this month, according to a new report from The New York Times.
The poll shows a narrowing of the gap with Ron DeSantis, and other aides to potential candidates told the AP they are feeling increasingly encouraged.
As speculation of support swings grew, Mr. Trump lashed out at Ms. Hutchinson on the Truth Social and in an interview with Newsmax. Calling her a “freak job”, Mr Trump questioned whether she had actually told the truth under oath. He also claims she asked for a job when he left for Florida when he left the post.
Her testimony that Mr. Trump jumped behind the wheel of a car and grabbed a Secret Service agent when he was told he would not be driven to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was denied by Tony Ornato, the former agent who she told her the story.
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Liz Cheney says if Trump is not prosecuted it would lead to a “more serious” threat
The Republican vice chairman of the committee since Jan. 6 rejected the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America.
Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News correspondent John Carl that aired Sunday, Rep. Liz Cheney insisted instead that the danger lies in letting Donald Trump get away without reprimand for the events that led to the attack on Congress.
John Bowden July 3, 2022 7:15 pm
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Law professor who taught Attorney General Merrick Garland predicts Trump impeachment coming
Lawrence Tribe, a Harvard law professor who has taught US Attorney General Merrick Garland, told CNN he thinks Donald Trump will likely face criminal charges for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress.
David Taintor July 3, 2022 5:29 pm
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What Mike Pence said about the January 6 riot
Since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence has continued to work, joining conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation and Young America’s Foundation, traveling abroad, giving endorsement speeches on behalf of favored Republican candidates and working on two books.
Joe Sommerlad July 3, 2022 4:35 pm
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Is the Trump team trying to tamper with witnesses?
The panel has been concerned since Jan. 6 that Donald Trump or his allies may be trying to tamper with the testimony of witnesses involved in the congressional investigation.
“Most Americans know that trying to influence witnesses to give false testimony raises very serious concerns,” committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney said Tuesday.
Josh Marcus July 3, 2022 3:00 pm
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What we learned from the last hearing on January 6
From Donald Trump trying to grab the steering wheel of his presidential car to the former president throwing his lunch at the wall, the latest hearing on January 6 featured plenty of bombshell revelations.
John Bowden July 3, 2022 2:35 pm
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Cassidy Hutchinson supports her testimony
Cassidy Hutchinson, the committee’s hit witness since Jan. 6, is standing by her testimony after unnamed sources tried to challenge some of her more explosive claims.
In a statement released Wednesday, Ms. Hutchinson’s lawyers, Jody Hunt and William Jordan, said the former White House aide “stands by all of the testimony she gave yesterday, under oath, to the Special Commission of Inquiry into the January 6 attack v. United States Capitol’.
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Former Trump White House aide testifies amid rebuttals
Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson says two Secret Service agents told her former President Donald Trump assaulted a member of his bodyguard and tried to grab the wheel of an armored SUV after being told he couldn’t to join a rowdy crowd of his supporters at the US Capitol
David Taintor July 3, 2022 5:12 am
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More on the Georgia grand jury investigation
The Associated Press reports on the Georgia grand jury investigation:
Attorneys representing a former state legislator and state lieutenant governor asked the judge to revoke their subpoenas to testify before the panel, citing legislative privilege and immunity. If he doesn’t agree to that, they said in a motion filed earlier this week, they urged him to set guidelines for the questioning.
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Did Twitter sleuths find proof that Trump lashed out at the Secret Service?
Some on the social media platform believe so.
Gustav Kilander July 2, 2022 10:30 pm
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Trump’s social media firm has been subpoenaed by federal, fund regulators
The Associated Press reports:
Donald Trump’s social media company and some of its employees have received subpoenas from both a federal grand jury and securities regulators, according to a public disclosure Friday, likely delaying or even killing a deal promising a cash infusion needed to take over Twitter.
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Trump calls Cassidy Hutchinson a ‘social climber’ who ‘lives in a fantasy land’
The former president spoke to Newsmax and disputed the story, which Cassidy Hutchinson said she had heard secondhand – that Mr Trump tried to run over a US Secret Service agent in his presidential limousine in an attempt to drive him to the Capitol on USA to join his supporters.
Eric Garcia July 2, 2022 8:00 pm
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