January 6th hearings on Trump's failed insurrection.

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There will be eight hearings starting June 9th televised on 1/6 investigation.

Jan. 6 panel announces eight hearings to be held in June

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol will be holding eight hearings in June, according to lawmakers on the panel. “Eight’s a lot of hearings,” committee …

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Trump lawyer to turn over more than 10K pages to Jan. 6 committee
Attorneys for John Eastman said on Friday that their client would be handing over more than 10,000 pages to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot after withdrawing some of his privilege claims.

On Friday, Eastman’s attorneys said that thousands of pages — from the more than 37,000 sought after by the committee — will now be handed over to the panel. However, the lawyer still claims attorney-client privilege to roughly 27,000, according to Politico, which first reported the development.

Trump lawyer to turn over more than 10K pages to Jan. 6 committee

Attorneys for John Eastman said on Friday that their client would be handing over more than 10,000 pages to the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot after withdrawing…

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Trump election probe in Georgia to seat special grand jury
When potential grand jurors show up at an Atlanta courthouse Monday, they’ll find a television camera in the room and streets closed outside — nods to the intense public interest in the investigation into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden’s presidential election victory in the state.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has taken the unusual step of requesting a special grand jury for the investigation, and the selection of that panel begins Monday.

Trump election probe in Georgia to seat special grand jury

ATLANTA (AP) — When potential grand jurors show up at an Atlanta courthouse Monday, they’ll find a television camera in the room and streets closed outside — nods to the intense public intere…

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'This Was A Coup!’: MAGA Lawmakers Asked For Pardons, Feared Election Plot Was Criminal

 

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“Feared….it was illegal”

KNEW it was illegal from the start; FEARED being caught and charged

 

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Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'
Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

In a Save America press release, he wrote:

"After handing over millions of pages of documents, perhaps more than any person or entity has ever given before, there is nothing that can be done to satisfy the racist Attorney General of New York State, failed Gubernatorial candidate Letitia James, or the New York State Courts which are biased, unyielding, and totally unfair.

Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'

Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

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Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'
Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

In a Save America press release, he wrote:

"After handing over millions of pages of documents, perhaps more than any person or entity has ever given before, there is nothing that can be done to satisfy the racist Attorney General of New York State, failed Gubernatorial candidate Letitia James, or the New York State Courts which are biased, unyielding, and totally unfair.

"With rampant and record setting crime, a 42.8% increase over last year was just announced, and every other unimaginable problem, no wonder everyone is leaving the State, including businesses left and right.

"This is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history, and it should not be allowed to continue," Trump continued. "It is a politically driven Scam the likes of which has never been seen before. If I wasn't leading in every poll by substantial numbers, this persecution would have long ago ended. The good news is, I have done nothing wrong!"

In a three-page order from Tuesday, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron formally imposed the daily fines of $10,000 against Trump, until the billionaire-turned-politician conditionally met the New York AG's subpoena terms at a satisfactory level.

"Mr. Trump has willfully disobeyed a lawful order of the court," Engoron reportedly wrote.

On April 25, Trump was originally found in contempt by Engoron for failing to comply with a subpoena from state Attorney General James, who is& ;seeking records of the business dealings of the Trump Organization.

Trump had asked the Appellate Division of the First Judicial Department to stay Engoron's contempt order, pending the appeal. However, that division denied the stay request, according to a New York AG spokesman.

James' office has alleged, among other things, that the ex-president overstated the value of his properties and his personal worth in representations he made to lenders, insurers and other prominent real estate figures, according to The Washington Post and other outlets.

Trump Slams Court Contempt Ruling Imposing $10K Daily Fines as 'Totally Unfair'

Former President Donald Trump shot back against a court ruling that rejected his request to stay a contempt order from the New York attorney general's office on Tuesday, characterizing the decision as "totally unfair" and a "witch hunt."

www.newsmax.com

Someone with a better grasp of law than yours truly, riddle me this: isn’t this a legitimate reason to jail his ass until he pays up?

 

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Someone with a better grasp of law than yours truly, riddle me this: isn’t this a legitimate reason to jail his ass until he pays up?

Not really, legal fees work weird here. My guess is that continuances can be filed, 10k *should* be a pissant amount to pay daily if he is rich. Whatever legal firm (us taxpayers could be on the hook) will likely foot the bill to keep him out of jail. In theory he is then on the hook to reimburse whatever firm pays his bills. Whomever extends him credit is pretty sus.

 

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Not really, legal fees work weird here. My guess is that continuances can be filed, 10k *should* be a pissant amount to pay daily if he is rich. Whatever legal firm (us taxpayers could be on the hook) will likely foot the bill to keep him out of jail. In theory he is then on the hook to reimburse whatever firm pays his bills. Whomever extends him credit is pretty sus.

 

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Oath Keepers leader tried to contact Trump on Jan. 6
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes attempted to contact former President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, just hours after the group forced its way into the Capitol, pleading that he ask them to continue to interrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

The disclosure comes as a third member of the Oath Keepers struck a plea deal with the Department of Justice (DOJ), with William Todd Wilson of Newton Grove, N.C., pleading guilty to seditious conspiracy for his role in the riot alongside other members of the far-right militia group.

According to Wilson, Rhodes called an unidentified individual on speakerphone shortly after they left the Capitol asking to speak to Trump.

Oath Keepers leader tried to contact Trump on Jan. 6

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes attempted to contact former President Trump on Jan. 6, 2021, just hours after the group forced its way into the Capitol, pleading that he ask them to continue to …

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Yo Trump, we are here.

 

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McCarthy said removing Trump by 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ on post-Jan. 6 tape
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that removing former President Donald Trump through the 25th Amendment “takes too long,” according to the latest leaked recording of a call with top House GOP colleagues.

McCarthy, who is aiming to be House speaker if Republicans win the House majority in November, also said that what Trump did was “atrocious and totally wrong,” but expressed opposition to impeachment on the call.

McCarthy said removing Trump by 25th Amendment ‘takes too long’ on post-Jan. 6 tape

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack that removing former President Trump through the 25th Amendment “takes too long,” according…

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It Was A Coup: Jan. 6 Investigator Says Panel Will Prove Riot Plot

 

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Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer
Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought from conservative lawyer John Eastman.

The House select panel’s legal team said in court filings that after receiving 15,616 pages of documents from Eastman and a consolidated log highlighting 20,110 pages identified as being covered by attorney-client privilege, the committee would be dropping their requests to have 13,929 pages of documents handed over.

The committee’s lawyers said that their request for a separate 3,236 pages would be placed on hold but added that the panel “stands on its objections to the remaining 721 documents, totaling approximately 2,945 pages.”

The House select committee’s lawyers asked for those 721 contested documents to be reviewed by the court, suggesting an expedited briefing schedule should Eastman raise an objection, noting that public hearings would start next month.

“Without knowing which documents remain at issue, [Eastman] is unable to offer a position on the continuing need for discovery, an appropriate briefing schedule, or whether further narrowing of the disputed privilege issues may be possible. [Eastman] will file a prompt status with the Court upon receipt of the Bates numbers and preliminary review of remaining documents,” lawyers for Eastman responded on Saturday in a court filing

His lawyers added that it was “premature” to ask for an expedited briefing schedule or review of the contested documents, saying in court documents that while Eastman “will continue to work with defendants to narrow the issues, it remains a distinct possibility that novel legal issues may remain to be briefed to the Court.”

The development comes as Eastman’s lawyers late last month withdrew privilege claims to more than 10,000 documents from the more than 37,000 that the committee is seeking.

Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer

Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought f…

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The conservative lawyer was allegedly involved in crafting plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

 

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Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer
Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought from conservative lawyer John Eastman.

The House select panel’s legal team said in court filings that after receiving 15,616 pages of documents from Eastman and a consolidated log highlighting 20,110 pages identified as being covered by attorney-client privilege, the committee would be dropping their requests to have 13,929 pages of documents handed over.

The committee’s lawyers said that their request for a separate 3,236 pages would be placed on hold but added that the panel “stands on its objections to the remaining 721 documents, totaling approximately 2,945 pages.”

The House select committee’s lawyers asked for those 721 contested documents to be reviewed by the court, suggesting an expedited briefing schedule should Eastman raise an objection, noting that public hearings would start next month.

“Without knowing which documents remain at issue, [Eastman] is unable to offer a position on the continuing need for discovery, an appropriate briefing schedule, or whether further narrowing of the disputed privilege issues may be possible. [Eastman] will file a prompt status with the Court upon receipt of the Bates numbers and preliminary review of remaining documents,” lawyers for Eastman responded on Saturday in a court filing

His lawyers added that it was “premature” to ask for an expedited briefing schedule or review of the contested documents, saying in court documents that while Eastman “will continue to work with defendants to narrow the issues, it remains a distinct possibility that novel legal issues may remain to be briefed to the Court.”

The development comes as Eastman’s lawyers late last month withdrew privilege claims to more than 10,000 documents from the more than 37,000 that the committee is seeking.

Jan. 6 committee drops request for select trove of documents from Trump lawyer

Lawyers for the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot said on Friday they would be dropping efforts to have close to 14,000 pages of documents they originally sought f…

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The conservative lawyer was allegedly involved in crafting plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

Shakespeare had it right..."first, we kill all the lawyers"....we should have killed them before they were ever born, by making the legal system so easy to understand that no one needs anyone to interpret if for them, to guide them through the labyrinthine complexities that generations of lawyers have put into place to guarantee that you need them....
oh, but we need them for all the complexities of the legal code...then fucking simplify the legal codes. we need them for the complexities of corporate laws...then fucking simplify the corporate laws. why should it take a legion of "interpreters" to do the right thing? why does it takes reams of paper to codify what the right thing is? because lawyers made it that way, and they CAN undo all of it, if motivated. it's time to start motivating the fuckers

 

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The Jan. 6 Committee Is ‘Sitting On Some Pretty Good Content’

Politico national correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, democratic strategist Basil Smikle, and Washington Post national investigative reporter Carol Leonnig on Politico’s reporting that the Jan. 6 committee hearings may show taped depositions.

 

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Trump’s Nightmare? Jan. 6 Testimony On Tape And Could Go Public

The Jan. 6 committee may release videotapes of witness testimony during public hearings slated to start in June, according to reporting by Politico. At least eight public hearings are set to take place. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani is in the hot seat for refusing to testify before the panel.

 

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If they refuse, surprise all of them at once and have the sergeant at arms arrest them, when they are at the capitol and hold them in DC jail cells until the committee gets around to dealing with them in a week or two, use inherent powers. Say the house is considering trying them too, no double jeopardy either, it's an investigation of an insurrection and sedition so such actions may be called for.... Lord knows they have plenty of grounds for such action, but will probably wait for Garland and the courts to decide a few years down the road, no rush it was just an insurrection and sedition that tried to bring down the country and constitution, no big deal really, lately it happens everyday in some state houses.

 

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Republicans tread carefully after Jan 6 subpoenas
House Republicans are treading carefully on Thursday after the special committee investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol took the remarkable step of issuing subpoenas for their cooperation.

The GOP lawmakers have been defiant in their approach to the bipartisan investigation, labeling it an illegitimate partisan witch-hunt in which they’ve refused to cooperate. But with the arrival of Thursday’s subpoenas, not even House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would say he’d reject the entreaty outright.

“I have not seen the subpoena. I guess they sent it to you guys before they sent it to me,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday. “My view on the committee has not changed. They’re not conducting a legitimate investigation.”

Republicans tread carefully after Jan. 6 subpoenas

House Republicans are treading carefully in their initial reactions after the special committee investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol took the remarkable step of issuing subpoe…

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Texas Paul REACTS to New Leaked Eastman Emails Outlining Coup Attempt
47,485 views May 13, 2022 Newly leaked emails show Trump Attorney John Eastman urging Republican legislators in Pennsylvania to retabulate the state’s popular vote
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