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Jan 6 hearings – live: ‘Dangerous’ Trump can never be anywhere near Oval Office again, says Liz Cheney



Adam Schiff says Donald Trump has engaged in ‘wrongdoing’

January 6 committee vice chair Liz Cheney said on Sunday that “a man as dangerous as [Donald Trump] can never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again.”

“What kind of man knows a mob is armed and sends the mob to attack the Capitol?” she added.

Meanwhile, a member of the House committee investigating last year’s riot revealed that “more evidence is emerging” that lends support to recent testimonies that established Mr Trump wanted to join an armed mob.

Adam Kinzinger, the panel’s only other Republican, also reiterated that he considered last week’s incendiary hearing reliable. “We certainly would say that Cassidy Hutchinson has testified under oath,” he said, “we find her credible.”

Mr Trump lashed out at Ms Hutchinson on Truth Social and in a Newsmax interview, questioning whether she had in fact told the truth under oath. He also claimed that she asked for a job when he decamped to Florida after leaving office.

The New York Times reported that Mr Trump may announce a 2024 bid for the White House as soon as this month.

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Lofgren knocks back reports of DoJ-committee friction

Speaking on Meet the Press yesterday, 6 January committee member Zoe Lofgren had this to say about stories that the Justice Department was “blindsided” by the Cassidy Hutchinson hearing:

“We’re not an arm of the Justice Department,” she said. “We’re a legislative committee. They have subpoena power. They could subpoena Ms. Hutchinson. I’m surprised they had not done so.”

Ms Lofgren also reiterated that Ms Hutchinson, who switched lawyers not long before her public testimony, is apparently being intimidated by people with an interest in keeping her from sharing what she knows with investigators.

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 14:30

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Kinzinger calls out right-wing paper on Hutchinson testimony

The Washington Examiner, which covers DC politics from the right, has headlined a story about Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony with a claim that there is “no corroboration” for what she told the 6 January committee last week.

Adam Kinzinger, whose name also appears, is unimpressed.

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 13:50

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Adam Schiff on the danger of not charging Donald Trump

The Justice Department could choose to bring charges against Donald Trump whether or not the 6 January committee makes a criminal referral, but the panel members’ interviews in recent days and weeks have made plain that they do view the evidence they’ve gathered as grounds for criminal proceedings.

More than that, Adam Schiff yesterday told CBS News that should the department fail to charge him, the precedent that would set for presidential immunity could be incredibly dangerous.

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 13:07

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Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the 6 January committee’s televised hearings have notched up disappointing ratings. This is one of his most-used lines of attack against rivals and adversaries in general, and this time, it’s wide of the mark: the committee’s broadcast sessions have in fact attracted millions of viewers much in line with its members’ hopes.

And as Scott MacFarlane points out, the size of the audience is notable enough that it’s been mentioned in court filings from 6 January defendants themselves.

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 12:25

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Jan 6 committee shares July 4 warning

As the US celebrates its declaration of independence on 4 July 1776, the official Twitter account for the 6 January committee has shared a warning from chair Bennie Thompson that not everyone empowered to shape the US’s future has the same interests at heart…

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 11:45

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Kinzinger dismisses GOP claims committee is “unfair”

Addressing various right-wing attempts to discredit Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony last week, Adam Kinzinger has spelled out in his characteristically blunt style why Republicans’ claims that his committee is biased or unfair are at best wide of the mark and at worst downright false.

And in the process, he calls out house minority leader Kevin McCarthy by his first name.

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 11:00

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Former US justice department veteran questions DOJ over Trump indictment

Sarah Isgur, former veteran of the US Justice Department called the testimony by Cassidy Hutchinson last week “bombshell evidence.”

When asked by ABC News what was the strongest evidence against the former president, she said, “this bombshell evidence that we heard this week was about him wanting armed people from his rally to go to the Capitol.”

“The problem is, they have such a high hurdle to clear when it comes to incitement, because of the First Amendment, and because we protect political speech. So, when he says something like fight like hell, we don’t want to criminalise that in our political conversations, candidates around the country.”

She continued: “The incitement level that you need in order to charge anyone with inciting violence is just so high. The Department of Justice doesn’t usually hide the ball on these things. They haven’t taken any of the steps you’d expect to be in moving toward charging a sitting president.”

Andrew Naughtie4 July 2022 10:15

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Rep Zoe Lofgren says ‘not surprised’ Hutchinson was attacked by Trump and allies

Representative Zoe Lofgren said that the attacks on Cassidy Hutchinson were not surprising, especially after her explosive testimony last week.

She told NBC News that she is “not surprised” that Donald Trump and his allies attacked her and tried to undermine her legitimacy.

“We always expected Trump world to try and discredit her, and they are not disappointing us in that regard,” Ms Lofgren said. “I thought her testimony was credible. She has nothing to gain by stepping forward and telling the truth. And Trump world has everything to lose by the truth. So they are doing their best to try and attack her, to discredit her.”

Maroosha Muzaffar4 July 2022 09:30

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Adam Kinzinger: New Jan 6 witnesses surfacing ‘every day’

Adam Kinzinger, one of two Republicans on the House January 6 committee, said that new witnesses were coming forward with information after last week’s bombshell hearing.

Last Tuesday, former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson revealed that Donald Trump knew some of his supporters were armed at his rally, but wanted the Secret Service to remove metal detectors so the mob could march unencumbered to the US Capitol.

“This happens every day, every day we get new people that come forward and say, ‘Hey, I didn’t think maybe this piece of the story I knew was important, but now that you guys are taking a look I do see how this plays in here,’” Mr Kinzinger told CNN on Sunday.

Read more via John Bowden below:

David Taintor4 July 2022 09:00

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MAGA pastor calls Cassidy Hutchinson a ‘lying witch’

Small town Mississippi preacher turned viral video MAGA pastor Shane Vaughn blasted former Trump staffer Cassidy Hutchinson in an unhinged rant after the ex-aide to then-Chief of Staff Mark Meadows shared explosive testimony with the House Select Committee investigating the attack on Congress on January 6 2021.

Maroosha Muzaffar4 July 2022 08:30



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