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☆ January 6 committee staff are angry at Liz Cheney for focusing too much on Trump and think she's doing it for political gain, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Staffers told The Washington Post they are concerned the final report could focus too much on Trump. The Post spoke to 15 former and current staffers who said Cheney, the committee's vice chair, has exerted high levels of control over the investigation and the final report. Some staffers said they felt that Cheney's focus on Trump was for her own political gain. Cheney's work on the committee, and staunch defiance of Trump, has raised her national profile and earned the praise of some Democrats. It's unclear when the committee's final report would be released, but Thompson has said it would come out by early December.

☆ Elton John ends US leg of farewell tour with starry Dodger Stadium show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Elton John performs "Bennie and the Jets" as he wraps up the U.S. leg of his 'Yellow Brick Road' tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 20, 2022. REUTERS/David SwansonLOS ANGELES, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Elton John performed his final North American concert of his farewell tour on Sunday, with a star-studded show at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium. On Sunday, he wore a robe version of that Dodger uniform. The three-hour "Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium" concert, which was streamed on Disney+, saw the 75-year-old Grammy and Oscar winner belt out hits including "Bennie and the Jets", "I'm Still Standing" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". John has performed 183 shows across the United States and Canada as part of the "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour which began in September 2018.

Former Vice President Mike Pence said in a new interview that he won't provide testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, drawing criticism from the panel's leaders, who called his decision "disappointing." In his answer, the former vice president criticized the makeup of the committee, which has two Republican lawmakers, Reps. Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois. But his recent statements about the Select Committee are not accurate,” they added. Pence's former chief of staff, Marc Short, testified before the House committee in January. In recent remarks, the former vice president has taken aim at Trump while promoting his memoir, which was released his week.

☆ House probe of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot releasing report next month
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Moira Warburton | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives committee will release its report probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump supporters next month, the Democratic chair said on Thursday. The select committee's work will likely end in January when a new Republican-controlled Congress is sworn in. The committee's public hearings in which it questioned former Republican aides and key White House staff about the lead up to the riot shed light on Trump's role in provoking the unprecedented assault on the Capitol. The riot was intended to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 win, which Trump falsely claims was the result of widespread fraud. Trump this week launched a new run for the White House in 2024.

☆ January 6 panel claps back at Mike Pence for refusing to testify and calling them 'partisan,' saying he's 'misrepresenting' their work while promoting his memoir
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he would not testify for the January 6 committee. Pence has spoken out against Trump's actions during the riot, but called the committee "partisan." The committee rejected his comments and noted the House GOP rejected a bipartisan commission. "But his recent statements about the Select Committee are not accurate." "It saddens me," Pence said of the rioters who chanted "hang Mike Pence" in the halls of the Capitol on January 6.

☆ Donald Trump launched a third bid for president at a time when his legal troubles have never been worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Trump announced his 3rd presidential bid in the same place that federal agents view as a suspected crime scene. With midterms over, the Justice Department could soon signal its next steps. The Justice Department has pursued its investigations undeterred by Trump's signaling plans for a third presidential bid, and his formal campaign launch will not protect him. The Justice Department could soon signal its next steps. Ahead of the midterms, Republicans warned that they would wield committees to mount oversight investigations and grill the Justice Department and FBI about investigations involving Trump.

☆ Jan. 6 committee to 'evaluate next steps' after Trump blows off subpoena
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection said it is weighing its options after former President Donald Trump failed to comply with a subpoena calling on him to appear for a closed-door deposition on Monday. In a statement, the committee's chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and vice chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Trump was "hiding" days after he filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to deem the subpoena for his testimony invalid. “Donald Trump orchestrated a scheme to overturn a presidential election and block the transfer of power. He is obligated to provide answers to the American people," Thompson and Cheney said in their joint statement. The panel earlier this month gave Trump extra time to provide documents after saying it hadn't received the requested records from him.

☆ Trump failed to comply with Jan 6 committee subpoena, panel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 14 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump has failed to comply with a subpoena issued by the congressional committee investigating his supporters' attack on the U.S. Capitol last year, the panel said on Monday. The Jan. 6 select committee announced on Oct. 21 that it had sent a subpoena to Trump requiring documents be submitted by Nov. 4 and for him to appear for deposition testimony beginning on or about Nov. 14. But the panel said then that it wanted the documents the next week and that the Nov. 14 deadline remained in place. Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to avoid being compelled to testify or provide any documentation to the congressional panel. The panel has not said how it will proceed if Trump disregards the subpoena request.

☆ Trump defied Jan 6 committee subpoena, panel says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Dan Whitcomb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse/File PhotoNov 14 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump did not show up for deposition testimony before the congressional committee investigating his supporters' attack on the U.S. Capitol last year, the panel said on Monday. In doing so Trump defied a subpoena issued by the panel in October, Chair Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, and co-Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican, said in a joint statement. Thompson told the New York Times in an interview that he would not rule out seeking contempt of Congress charges against the former president. The subpoena ordered Trump to submit documents to the panel by Nov. 4 and for him to appear for deposition testimony beginning on or about Nov. 14.

☆ Jan. 6 committee staffers told preliminary plan for final report would focus largely on Trump, not on law enforcement failures, sources say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Dilanianmug.Jpg | Ken Dilanian | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The final report — much like the committee’s hearings — seems to be shaping up to be “all-Trump,” one source said. The “blue team” examined the preparedness and response of law enforcement agencies. Some staffers remain hopeful that members of the Jan. 6 committee might push back on the current plan and incorporate their research into the final report. The committee needs to release its final report before a new Congress is seated in January. Congress has oversight over and controls the funding of federal law enforcement agencies.

☆ ‘The Fabelmans’ Review: Memories Light Up Spielberg’s Lens
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

As recalled in the deeply felt and finely etched memoir-movie “The Fabelmans,” Steven Spielberg grew up in a family where one parent was an artist and the other an engineer. A more ideal background can scarcely be imagined for a film director, who must navigate overlapping creative and technical challenges on every project. His parents even provided young Steven with narrative sustenance: an appropriately cinematic family mystery that took him many years to understand and that has given much texture to his work. Like the best memoirs, “The Fabelmans,” which Mr. Spielberg co-wrote with his longtime collaborator Tony Kushner , drills down into experience with admirable specificity and frankness. Through Sammy’s eyes, we understand, as children do, that when something has always been the same way, it barely attracts attention.

☆ 'The Fabelmans' review: Steven Spielberg spins his own super-director origin story
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —“The Fabelmans” allows Steven Spielberg to turn his coming-of-age memories into what amounts to a super-director origin story, recalling both his complicated family life and early love of movies and filmmaking. It’s a deeply personal chronicle from one of cinema’s greatest talents, yielding a movie that features wonderful moments within a somewhat scattered narrative. The film opens with the young Sammy Fabelman seeing his first movie, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” in 1952. “The Fabelmans” isn’t a blockbuster, but it’s a window into what influenced a director who has given us countless screen memories over his storied career. “The Fabelmans” premieres in select US theaters on November 11 and expands to wide release on November 23.

☆ Midterm elections live updates: Pennsylvania races, New Hampshire Senate race too early to call
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Brandy Zadrozny | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil-Kapur-Headshot.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +109 min

Share this -Link copiedWisconsin Senate and governor's races too early to call It is too early to call the Senate and gubernatorial races in Wisconsin, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedNew Hampshire Senate race too early to call The Senate race in New Hampshire is too early to call, according to NBC News. Share this -Link copiedPennsylvania Senate and governor races are too early to call After polls closed at 8 p.m. While Maricopa County election officials initially categorized the problem as a “hiccup,” it took hours before a solution was identified early Tuesday afternoon. In Columbus County, election officials allegedly were harassed by an “observer following one-stop workers” and photographing or filming the workers, it said.

The Oct. 21 subpoena also called for Trump to provide testimony at the Capitol or by videoconference on Nov. 14. “We have received correspondence from the former President and his counsel in connection with the Select Committee’s subpoena," they said. A spokesperson for the Dhillon Law Group, which previously acknowledged service of the subpoena, did not respond to a request for comment. David A. Warrington, a lawyer for Trump at the firm, previously said that the firm would look over the subpoena, but did not say publicly whether Trump plans to comply with it. Trump has given signals that he's eyeing a 2024 announcement this month.

☆ Trump was told he has until next week to start turning over records to the January 6 committee after new deadline was set
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The January 6 panel last month subpoenaed former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony. The deadline to start turning over documents was extended on Friday, according to the committee. Trump has repeatedly dismissed the work of the committee. The initial deadline for Trump to start turning over documents was Friday morning. Among the records the committee is requesting are communications between Trump and his allies, including texts and phone calls.

☆ Trump lawyers thought appealing to Clarence Thomas was their best option to block Biden's 2020 victory, emails show
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Emails obtained by Politico show Trump campaign lawyers discussing their 2020 litigation strategy. The lawyers viewed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as the most likely to be on their side. Thomas is "our only chance to get a favorable judicial opinion by Jan. 6," one lawyer wrote. In response to that December email, Politico reported, another Trump lawyer, John Eastman, wrote: "I think I agree with this." In January 2022, Justice Thomas was the only judge to side with former President Donald Trump in a case over whether he had to comply with a documents request from the January 6 committee.

☆ Elon Musk plans Twitter content moderation council as questions about Trump return loom
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

After closing a $44 billion transaction to take Twitter private, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — now the de facto CEO of Twitter — announced that he plans to form a "content moderation council" at the social networking company. He says he will not make any "major content decisions" or reinstate any accounts that were previously banned before the council convenes. Twitter rival Facebook has been roundly criticized for using a council approach to making content moderation decisions. Early in the Trump presidency, Musk served on a White House economic advisory board and a manufacturing jobs initiative council. The former president previously said he would not return to the platform, but that could change now that the company is run by Musk.

☆ Threats against judges skyrocketed during the Trump era, and experts are now fearing for the worst
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Federal judges involved in matters related to the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago have also faced threats. The number of logged threats to judges and other officials nearly doubled early in the Trump era. He's a hater," Trump said of Judge Gonzalo Curiel, a 2012 appointee to the federal trial court in San Diego. But, as the threats to the federal judges in South Florida showed, the trend is extending down through the lower courts. It declined to give a broader assessment for the increase in threats to judges and other Marshals Service protectees.

☆ Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must testify in Georgia's election meddling probe: judge
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A South Carolina judge says Mark Meadows is not immune from testifying in a Georgia grand jury case. Meadows has claimed executive privilege to avoid facing Georgia DA Fani Willis' 2020 election probe. Meadows' lawyer says same defense that's shielded him from the Jan. 6 committee also applies here. Select committee chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters after the panel's last public hearing that the group formally subpoenaed Trump after getting stonewalled by dozens of his personnel. House investigators said more than 30 former Trump aides and allies, including Meadows, have pleaded the Fifth when questioned or simply refused to cooperate with the select committee to date.

☆ Suspicious packages, white powdery substances, and a 'swatting': Inside the threats federal judges are facing across the country
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

The US Marshals Service has been responding to a remarkable rise in threats against federal judges. At least three times this year, the federal court in Washington, DC, received suspicious packages. Arriving just months apart, the packages sent to DC's federal courthouse served as reminders of threats judges are increasingly facing across the country. Lawmakers have blamed Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, for blocking legislation to help protect federal judges. Greg Nash/AP ImagesCongressional solutionsCongress has approved additional funding for bolstering the security of federal judges.

☆ Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee won't let Trump turn testimony into a 'circus,' Cheney says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican from Wyoming, during a hearing of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed former President Donald Trump Friday, and Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Trump will not be able to turn his testimony into a "circus." "The committee treats this matter with great seriousness," she told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. The committee voted unanimously on the subpoena and is demanding relevant records and Trump's testimony under oath next month. Cheney said the committee has made it clear what Trump's obligations are, and that it plans to proceed accordingly.

☆ Mississippi unveils Emmett Till statue near where white men kidnapped and killed Black teen decades earlier
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

“It’s beautiful to be here,” said Webster, attending the ceremony on a sunny afternoon during a visit with Mississippi relatives. In 2007, a Mississippi prosecutor presented evidence to a grand jury of Black and white Leflore County residents after investigators spent three years re-examining the killing. This year, a group searching the Leflore County Courthouse basement found an unserved 1955 arrest warrant for “Mrs. Roy Bryant.” In August, another Mississippi grand jury found insufficient evidence to indict Donham, causing consternation for Till relatives and activists. The Till statue in Greenwood will be watched by security cameras.

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump was ordered on Friday to testify under oath and provide documents to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Such testimony could be made public and become part of a final report by the special panel. 1/3 Police clear the U.S. Capitol Building with tear gas as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather outside, in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2021. read morePRIOR PRESIDENTIAL TESTIMONYThe committee made clear that congressional testimony by a former or sitting president was not unprecedented. The rioters were attempting to stop Congress' formal certification of Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump was issued an order on Friday to testify under oath and provide documents to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters. Such testimony could be made public and become part of a final report by the special panel. Committee members have not said how they will proceed if Trump disregards his subpoena. If the select committee's subpoena is ignored, the committee would vote to refer the issue to the full House. The House Jan. 6 select committee has been investigating the attack on the Capitol for more than a year.

☆ Jan. 6 Capitol riot committee subpoenas former President Donald Trump
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump was issued a subpoena Friday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The panel had said on Oct. 13 that it would subpoena Trump, whose supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as a joint session of Congress met to confirm Biden's victory. "We recognize that a subpoena to a former President is a significant and historic action," the panel's leaders wrote Trump in a letter Friday. The subpoena says that Trump would be deposed on Nov. 14, after the midterm elections. The records being sought by the House committee pursuant to the subpoena are due Nov. 4.

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