The House of Representatives voted 220-203 to refer former White House aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino to criminal prosecution for contempt of Congress for defying summonses to produce documents and provide evidence before a select court. uprising of 6 January. Wednesay’s vote comes after both Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump testified before the committee last week. Both reportedly answered questions for several hours without invoking the Fifth Amendment, a break with several other close associates of Donald Trump. The commission also received an email cache belonging to former Trump lawyer John Eastman, who had tried to hide it from the commission, citing various arguments that were rejected in court. Meanwhile, six weeks after its release, Trump’s Truth Social app lost two executives. The app has been hit by technology issues and about 1.5 million people remain on the waiting list to sign up without being able to use it.
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ICYMI: Ivanka Trump submits to the committee on January 6
Ivanka Trump appeared before the committee from a distance on Tuesday, January 6, committee sources revealed, as the committee’s investigation into her father’s role in a violent attack in Congress continues. The chairman of the House Select Committee that investigated Jan. 6 confirmed Ms. Trump’s appearance to reporters and told Politico that Ms. Trump’s testimony was still in progress by mid-Monday afternoon, five hours after it had already passed. the meeting. Mrs. Trump was not invited and, like her husband, gives information to the committee as a personal choice. John Bowden and Andrew Feinberg talk about what the testimony of their ex-first daughter might mean. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 04:15 1649298641
Report: The FBI has hundreds of names of suspects in Capitol riots, but the Department of Justice needs more lawyers
The US Department of Justice has been busy locating and prosecuting those involved in the Capitol Uprising for more than a year, but now faces an unprecedented problem. does not have enough lawyers to prosecute. NBC News reports that more than 775 supporters of Donald Trump who stormed the Capitol on January 6 have been arrested. More than 225 people have pleaded guilty so far and two have been convicted during a trial. More than 50 have been sentenced to prison. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 03:30 1649295941
AOC is confident that the GOP’s provisions on immigration will not be included in the Covid Relief Bill
The Independent’s Eric Garcia spoke with Ms. Ocasio-Cortez at the US Capitol. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 02:45 1649293241
Ohio GOP lawmakers introduce sweeping ‘Do Not Say Homosexual’ bill that also targets race lessons
Republican lawmakers in Ohio have introduced what opponents have called a “Do Not Say Homosexual” law, reflecting a Florida law that critics warn will have a gruesome effect on LGBT + students, teachers and their families. The bill goes further and includes bans on schools against “divisive or inherently racist notions”, including “critical racial theory” and “diversity, equality and learning outcomes”, including professional development initiatives for teachers and. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 02:00 1649290541
The judge issues the first final acquittal of the accused on January 6
A judge has acquitted a man accused of plotting to assassinate President Bashar al-Assad on January 6, after a federal defense contractor claimed that police had referred him to the US Capitol. New Mexico engineer Matthew Martin was acquitted of four counts of misdemeanor after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, having dismissed a jury trial. Graeme Massie has more details. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 01:15 1649288122
Marjorie Taylor Greene reports Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol police
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene reported Jimmy Kimmel to U.S. Capitol police on Wednesday after the presenter made a joke about Will Smith slapping Georgia Republican over her baseless allegations that Republicans voted for him. Supreme Court Ketanji Brown Jackson is “in favor. pedophile “. “ABC, this threat of violence against me by Jimmy Kimmel was filed with the Capitol police,” he wrote on social media on Wednesday. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 00:35 1649286677
Parliament votes to despise Congress aides Trump, Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino
The House of Representatives voted 220-203 to refer two more former White House aides to criminal prosecution for misconduct in Congress because they defied calls to produce documents and give evidence before a select committee investigating the insurgency. Just two Republicans – elected members of Wyoming’s Liz Cheney committee, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois – joined the 218 Democrats on Wednesday in passing a resolution that despises and recommends former Deputy Chief of Staff of the National Trade Council Peter Navarro. to be prosecuted for refusing to consider summonses issued as part of the nine-member commission of inquiry into the worst attack on the US Capitol since Lt. Gen. Robert Ross ordered British troops to set it on fire in 1814. Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia report from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell7 April 2022 00:11 1649285141
“Worm-infected” Tom Cotton and Republican Republican “fascism” snatched from the Democratic chair
The Democratic Party leader attacked and told voters that the Republican Party’s embrace of “fraud, fear and fascism” should not be rewarded with a return to power in Washington. DNC President Jamie Harrison made the remarks during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, specifically targeting Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton, whose criticism of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson was widely criticized as cheap and based on a deliberate misreading of her previous work. John Bowden has the story from Washington, DC. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 23:45 1649283041
In order not to leave Texas, DeSantis says that Florida will do the same
In order not to escape the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, the governor of Florida, Ron DeSadis, claims that he is going to send undocumented immigrants to the state of Delaware, where President Joe Biden is from. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 23:10 1649282441
Texas will send illegal immigrants to DC
Mr Abbott told Fox News that he was “bored” with immigrants being released into small Texas towns by the federal government and intended to dump immigrants near the steps of the US Capitol. A government official said up to 900 buses could be used to transport migrants to DC. Oliver O’Connell6 April 2022 23:00
