WASHINGTON ― Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says the danger of another Jan. 6-type event occurring is very real, and that is why he has been compelled to trade in his uniform and run for Congress. “It exposed how fragile this democracy is, how willing elected officials in the MAGA world are to … Read more
High-profile TV commentators and elected Republicans said Ray Epps was a federal agent who manipulated Donald Trump supporters into storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. There was no evidence for the claim to begin with, and federal prosecutors said this week in a sentencing filing that Epps, a 62-year-old former Marine from Arizona, … Read more
One House member texted his wife what he feared was a final goodbye. One recalled the look of pure hatred in the attackers’ eyes. Another would never forget the whine of a hundred gas masks, all operating at once. For some House Democrats who were in the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and experienced … Read more
Former President Donald Trump asked the district court judge overseeing his trial for his actions leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, to hold special counsel Jack Smith in contempt of court, according to a filing submitted on Thursday. Trump’s filing claims that Smith, who is prosecuting the former president in a D.C. federal court, is … Read more
Former D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone believes the 2024 election will be the most consequential of his lifetime. “The future of our democracy is at stake,” he told HuffPost this week, when asked what he’d like to say to voters. “Ultimately, you, the American voter, will be the last line of defense when it … Read more
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden could, in theory, have Donald Trump abducted from his Mar-a-Lago home, spirited off to St. Helena in the faraway South Atlantic, and secretly kept there indefinitely, or even straight-up killed, without ever having to worry about criminal charges. Or so says Donald Trump’s logic. As part of his arguments against … Read more
WASHINGTON ― With voting now just 26 days away, the non-Donald Trump candidates are again opting not to exploit his greatest vulnerability: The continuing legal consequences of his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt. After Tuesday’s decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that Trump had, in fact, engaged in an insurrection and was therefore ineligible under … Read more
Former President Donald Trump said he’s “not an insurrectionist” and pointed a finger at President Joe Biden on Thursday, following the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling that could wipe his name from the state’s presidential primary ballot next year. During a rally Tuesday in Waterloo, Iowa, Trump avoided any mention of that day’s shocking ruling. … Read more
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Wednesday she is “extremely concerned” about fanatical supporters of Donald Trump becoming violent in response to the state Supreme Court ruling that Trump is ineligible to appear on Colorado’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. “I’ve been concerned about violence and threats of violence since Donald Trump incited the insurrection,” … Read more
