Trump latest: Jan 6 legal memo shows plan to overturn 2020 presidential election
Trump brags about the size of his rally on January 6
As the investigation into the attack on the US Capitol steadily yields more information about the events leading up to the 6 January attack, a new memo has been released detailing a new angle on the Trump team’s efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election.
The memo, written by attorney Kenneth Chesebro, spells out a contorted multi-day plan to have Mike Pence take control of the electoral certification in the Senate, something the vice president ultimately refused to do despite intense pressure from the then-president.
Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House 6 January committee, has said that Donald Trump will “get his comeuppance” over the attack on the US Capitol.
Suggesting that criminal charges may soon be brought against the former president, Mr Raskin labelled Mr Trump “guilty as sin” and called him a “one-man crime wave” in an interview with Salon.
The select committee is set to begin its public hearings this month.
House to consider bill on assault weapons ban, says Pelosi
White House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said next week she will bring forward legislation to ban military-style assault weapons in the wake of the Texas school mass shooting.
Ms Pelosi said, “we will be having a hearing and marking up the assault weapon ban” as soon as the House addresses several pieces of legislation.
Earlier speaking at a rally against gun violence in San Francisco, Ms Pelosi said, “We just are trying to hit it in every possible way,” to try and curb mass shootings.
“Of course we want the Senate to pass the background check legislation, which will save more lives than any of the initiatives we have,” she was quoted by CNN as saying.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar2 June 2022 07:33
House Judiciary Republicans account celebrates Johnny Depp verdict
The House Judiciary Committee’s Republicans’ Twitter account celebrated a jury in Virginia’s verdict that decided in actor Johnny Depp’s favour on Wednesday.
The account tweeted out a GIF of Mr Depp’s character Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar2 June 2022 07:13
Trump to ‘fight even harder’ after Sussmann acquittal
Former president Donald Trump said the revelations out of the trial of former Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and his acquittal make him “want to fight even harder”, hinting at the 2024 presidential run.
When asked if the verdict had any effect on his future political plans, Mr Trump told Fox News Digital: “If anything, it makes me want to fight even harder.”
“If we don’t win, our country is ruined. We have bad borders, bad elections, and a court system not functioning properly. Our country is being systematically destroyed,” the 45th president added.
“They spied on my campaign. They got caught. If a Republican would have done that, and the obvious steps forward, it would be a virtual death penalty.”
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar2 June 2022 06:44
GOP planning ‘army’ of poll watchers
Republican operatives are working to recruit an “army” of poll watchers, legal experts and other volunteers to flood Democratic-leaning communities in Michigan.
The effort is centred in a major swing state where Joe Biden narrowly won over Donald Trump in 2020, prompting cries of fraud from the Trump campaign that were never backed up with any hard evidence.
According to operatives who spoke to Politico, Republican organisations aligned with the national party are working to close what they see as a gap between election workers aligned with Democrats and those aligned with their own party.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar2 June 2022 06:31
Marjorie Taylor Greene mocked for saying Canada’s new gun laws could spark Russian invasion
Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed that Canada’s proposed new gun control legislation could spark a Russian invasion in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“Trudeau foolishly completely ignores how taking guns away from his people makes his country weak and vulnerable to being invaded and easily taken over by another stronger country,” the US congresswoman opined on Twitter.
“Like, perhaps Russia, who is very angry at America right now.”Ms Greene argued that without guns in the hands of its citizens, Canada would be powerless to stop Russian invaders.
“Canada has an incredibly weak military & now with Trudeau’s gun grab, his people are left defenceless not only by a criminal attacker, but also defenceless against another country’s military invasion,” the Republican tweeted.
Nathan Place brings you more on it.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar2 June 2022 05:52
Zelensky shuts down claim Trump would have stopped Russian invasion
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the suggestion that Donald Trump could have stopped Russia from invading his country.
Speaking on Tuesday with Newsmax anchor Rob…
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