Capitol rioters say Trump told them to do it, undercutting Trump’s defense
Posted by Thomas Bush / February 4, 2021Multiple Capitol rioters specifically wrote that they believed Donald Trump instructed them to riot, specifically referencing Trump’s words, “fight like hell.” That will, undoubtedly, harm Trump’s impeachment defense. According to a Marist Poll, half of Americans want Trump impeached. That’s down about 6% from last week, when a Monmouth University poll revealed that 56% of Americans …
Read More50% of Americans want Trump impeached
Posted by Thomas Bush / February 3, 2021According to a Marist Poll, half of Americans want Trump impeached. That’s down about 6% from last week, when a Monmouth University poll revealed that 56% of Americans approve of Trump’s impeachment, three percent more than approved of his first impeachment. Republican Senator Mitt Romney, who voted to impeach Trump during the first impeachment, has …
Read MoreDems go after Marjorie Taylor Greene as McConnell calls her “cancer” on GOP
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 3, 2021House Democrats have moved to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments as Mitch McConnell distances mainstream GOP from her. All of this comes as Salon released a 2019 video of Greene calling for a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Republicans in the House of Representatives are facing pressure to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene, …
Read MoreEvidence mounts suggesting Capitol riots were planned in advance
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / February 2, 2021There is mounting evidence suggesting that the Capitol riots were planned in advance. The day before the riots, the FBI overheard chatter around the country describing warlike preparations. There were also maps posted depicting what can only be described as battle plans. What’s more, a Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol had bomb-making materials …
Read MoreMore lifetime Republicans quit party of January 6 riots
Posted by Thomas Bush / February 2, 2021A lifelong Maine Republican has very publicly quit her party, publishing her goodbye letter in the Portland Press Herald. “After being a registered Republican for over 40 years and working for two Maine Republican U.S. senators,” she wrote, “I am leaving the Republican Party out of disgust and shame and with great sadness.” Another prominent …
Read MoreLincoln Project to sue Rudy Giuliani over his role in Capitol Riots
Posted by Catherine Reed / February 1, 2021The Lincoln Project has announced plans to sue Rudy Giuliani, and his client Donald Trump, over their role in the Capitol Riots. This is the first major litigation against the two. Meanwhile, arrests are still rolling in from those riots. Two Virginia police officers have been suspended after being charged with participating in the January …
Read MoreRioter who wanted to shoot Nancy Pelosi in the head arrested
Posted by Josh Taylor / February 1, 2021The rioter who posted a video to social media saying she wanted “to shoot [Nancy Pelosi] in the friggin’ brain but we didn’t find her.” She also admits to breaking into the Capitol, using those very words: “we broke into the Capitol.” In other words, this ding-dong confessed to two crimes and then posted her …
Read MoreHouse GOP pressured to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene
Posted by Annie May / January 31, 2021Republicans in the House of Representatives are facing pressure to eject Marjorie Taylor Greene, a lawmaker infamous for making racist statements, calling school shootings fake, and supporting the QAnon conspiracy theory. A prominent Republican donor and activist named Jacob Monty, an immigration lawyer, has left the party. “If you stay in the Republican Party,” he …
Read MoreProud Boy who stormed Capitol had “bomb-making manuals”
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 31, 2021A Proud Boy who stormed the U.S. Capitol had bomb-making materials at his home. Perhaps unrelated, but definitely eyebrow-raising: The pipe bombs found at the Capitol were placed the day before, the FBI said, raising questions about how far in advance the January 6 insurrection was planned. Arrests are still rolling in from those riots. …
Read MoreProminent GOP donor and activist leaves party over its Trump obsession
Posted by Catherine Reed / January 30, 2021A prominent Republican donor and activist named Jacob Monty, an immigration lawyer, has left the party. “If you stay in the Republican Party,” he said, “you have to pay homage to Trump and I don’t do that, I don’t pray to any man.” The Republican Party is facing a reckoning following the January 6 insurrection …
Read MoreCapitol pipe bombs placed the night before
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 30, 2021The pipe bombs found at the Capitol were placed the day before, the FBI said, raising questions about how far in advance the January 6 insurrection was planned. Arrests are still rolling in from those riots. Two Virginia police officers have been suspended after being charged with participating in the January 6 Capitol riots. Sergeant …
Read MoreFacebook will no longer recommend political groups
Posted by Josh Taylor / January 29, 2021Having grown tired of adding fuel to the bonfire that is American politics, Facebook has finally decided to do something useful and stop recommending political groups. The decision comes after an extremely tumultuous election, made worse by Facebook itself. In fact, things got so bad that Facebook banned Trump from its platform for the final …
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