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Rep. Eric Swalwell, who was also a House impeachment manager, has filed a federal lawsuit against Donald Trump and his associates over the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. CNN reports Swalwell, a California Democrat, is concerned Trump poses a risk of “inciting future political violence” after what happened in the last weeks of his presidency. The one-term […]
Capitol police are boosting security at the Capitol building this week due to what’s described as “concerning intelligence” in connection with a far-right conspiracy theory centered on the erroneous belief that single-term POTUS Donald J. Trump will resume his presidency. More specifically, the conspiracy theory asserts that March 4—a date which held inaugurations for many years […]
As should have been expected, and while it assuredly deserves no amplification whatsoever, Ted Cruz attempted to make light of the controversy surrounding his recent mid-pandemic (and mid-Texas tragedy) Cancun trip during a Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) speech on Friday. “God bless CPAC,” Cruz, speaking in a sort of half-scream manner, said on Friday. […]
A retired NYPD officer and former Marine turned himself in at the FBI’s Hudson Valley office on Monday for allegedly assaulting a cop during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, CNN reports. Thomas Webster, 52, has been accused of striking a Capitol police officer several times with an aluminum pole holding a Marine Corps flag. Assistant […]
A federal lawsuit accusing Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, Proud Boys, and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite a violent riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been filed by the NAACP and the civil rights law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll. The suit, backed by Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and other members of […]
As Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial draws nearer to a Senate vote, determining Trump’s state of mind during the Capitol riots becomes more and more crucial. To ascertain whether Trump is responsible for the mob he lit a fire under on Jan. 6, senators need to establish whether Trump thought of the mob attack as the […]
Chappelle’s Show is coming back on Netflix with the blessing of its creator on Feb. 12. Dave Chappelle made the announcement at the end of a clip from a stand-up performance he did at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Austin, Texas and thanked Netflix head Ted Sarandos for removing the show at his request back in November. “And when I found out they were streaming ‘Chappelle’s […]
It’s been over a month since rioters stormed the Capitol after being incited by former president Donald Trump and we are still finding out about the many little dramas that played out inside the halls of Congress. New video shows that much-lauded Capitol Police officer Eugene Goodman had a much more direct role in saving […]
It can be hard to make out the makeup of a mob in the moment. Beyond the predilection for red hats and overwhelming whiteness of the Capitol rioters, little was known about the MAGA true-believers who stormed the seat of government on January 6. But a clearer picture of what type of person was present is starting […]
A mother of eight may be fleeing from federal law enforcement thanks to her involvement in the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6. According to Pittsburgh’s CBS affiliate, FBI agents raided the home of Rachel Powell on Thursday, searching for evidence of her whereabouts and her role in directing the violent mob that stormed the […]
