Mitch McConnell explains why I will still support Donald Trump
Two lawyers who served at the highest level in the Trump White House today have to talk to the commission investigating the events that led to the January 6 uprising. Former White House adviser Pat Chipolone and his former deputy, Pat Philbin, are reportedly talking to the commission on a semi-official basis instead of giving full testimony.
Meanwhile, the last Capitol riot defendant to stand trial blames Donald Trump for his actions and his false allegations of stolen elections, rarely mentioning the former president’s role during ongoing hearings.
Dustin Byron Thompson, an Ohio man accused of stealing a coat rack from the Capitol, did not deny joining the mob on January 6, 2021. But his lawyer promised on Tuesday to show that Mr. Trump had abused his power to “allowed” the attack.
Describing Mr Trump as a man without scruples or integrity, lawyer Samuel Shamansky said the former president was involved in a “sinister” conspiracy to encourage Mr Thompson and other supporters to “do his dirty work”.
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Questions from Trump’s first impeachment remain unanswered
Questions from Donald Trump’s first impeachment remain unanswered as the war in Ukraine enters a new phase.
In 2019, Trump secretly stopped military aid to Ukraine before asking President Vladimir Zelensky to announce investigations against then-candidate Joe Biden and his family.
Lawmakers and witnesses from the subsequent impeachment claim that the scandal is directly related to the current conflict, Politico writes.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, told the paper that Mr Trump’s actions had “absolutely” negatively affected Ukraine’s readiness to fight Russia and made them unsure of their commitment. of the United States to their security.
“Remember, this was the man who tried to extort political services from President Zelenski for personal political gain,” Mr Warner said. “But the fact is, we need to keep getting all the help we can, as soon as possible.”
Democrats continue to insist that Trump bears some of the responsibility for the current crisis in Ukraine. The former president’s willingness to base his support on political investigations, Democrats say, has signaled to Putin that the West will not be united behind Ukraine.
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Gustav Kilander April 13, 2022 at 4:20 p.m.
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Former Roger Stone associate urges Trump supporters to “go down to the Capitol” a week before the uprising
Former Republican political operative Roger Stone has called on Trump supporters to “go down to the Capitol” a week before the January 6, 2021 uprising.
According to The New York Times, right-wing communications adviser Jason Sullivan, a promoter of QAnon’s conspiracy theories, said in a conference call on December 30, 2020, that the election had been stolen and told Trump supporters to go to Washington, DC and hold a convention. representatives are “sweating” before attesting to President Joe Biden’s election victory.
“If we make people inside the building sweat and they realize that they may not be able to walk the streets anymore if they do something wrong, then maybe they will do the right thing,” Sullivan was quoted as saying by The Times. as they say.
Mr Sullivan’s lawyer told the newspaper that he did not approve of any violence.
Gustav Kilander April 13, 2022 3:55 p.m.
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Trump struggles to get evangelicals to back Georgia governor’s ouster
Donald Trump is struggling to get evangelical Christians to support his attempt to oust Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
Mr Trump said Kemp did not support his attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 election results enough.
While evangelicals support Mr Trump and, as his preferred candidate for governor, former US Senator David Purdue, they also support Mr Kemp.
Mr Purdue and Mr Kemp will face the Republican primary on 24 May.
Evangelical voters make up one-third of the state’s Republican voters and half of the GOP’s primary voters.
Mr Trump has backed candidates across the country who support his false allegations about the 2020 election, but voters are worried about other issues, Bloomberg reported.
Evangelicals in the state say they like Mr. Kemp for pushing a bill that bans abortion when heart rate is established, for not closing churches during a pandemic, and for opposing the disguise of mandates.
The head of the conservative Christian group Faith and Freedom Coalition, Tim Head, told Bloomberg that “most evangelicals really think Brian Kemp has done very well.”
Gustav Kilander April 13, 2022 15:20
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Pence claims to have “stood from fifth to fifth” with Putin
As Donald Trump makes a casual effort to go back in his long history of remarks praising Vladimir Putin’s strength and supposed strategic brilliance, former Vice President Mike Pence said yesterday that he told Mr Putin some difficult truths when confronted. with him during his tenure.
Andrew Naughtie April 13, 2022 2:45 p.m.
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Lauren Bobert gets the main contender
Laurent Boubert, a far-right Colorado representative and gun restaurant owner who shamefully tweeted the words “It’s 1776” on the day of the Capitol riot, has attracted a major Republican contender.
Longtime U.S. lawmaker Don Coram says on his campaign website that “When leaders on the periphery of both political spectrums take in all the oxygen in the room and act like celebrities untouchable rather than members of Congress, we have problem “- an assessment shared by much less aggressive Republicans by Ms. Boubert, but not by Donald Trump, who supported her re-election.
Andrew Naughtie April 13, 2022 2:10 p.m.
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Report: The GOP candidate claims to own non-existent companies
Georgia’s controversial Senate nominee Herschel Walker has garnered Donald Trump’s support, but his story of alleged violence against his ex-wife and the constant stream of weird and confusing interviews has led some Republicans to worry he might oust Rafael Warnock in autumn.
Now another problem has arisen. Roger Solenberger of the Daily Beast reports that Mr Walker’s various boasts about his achievements in business seem exaggerated or even outright false:
“The Republican Senate, a trusted and longtime friend of Donald Trump, has for some reason chosen to drastically inflate his business record, according to a Daily Beast investigation. In doing so, Walker created a parallel record of blatantly false allegations, many of which seem to have no resemblance to reality.
Although Walker’s business has been reviewed before – including in the Associated Press for “exaggerated allegations of financial success” – The Daily Beast has reviewed documents and other records that shed new light on previously unverified and particularly startling false allegations.
These allegations include the management of the largest food company owned by minorities in the United States; owning many chicken plants in another country; and starting and owning an upholstery business, which at one point in his story was apparently the largest clothing company in the country owned by a minority.
Read the full investigation here.
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Andrew Naughtie13 April 2022 13:40
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“Tempted Patriot”: Kinzinger v. Green for military service
Republican Congressman and Trump critic Adam Kinzinger has broken up with fellow extremist Marjorie Taylor Green over remarks she made of equating military service with “throwing away your life.”
Mr Kinzinger, who has served in the military for several years, is currently one of Congress’s strongest defenders for arming Ukraine against Russia, which puts him at odds with the so-called “America First” group to which he belongs. Ms. Green, a pro-Trump trend that despises US military involvement in foreign wars.
Andrew Naughtie13 April 2022 13:10
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Mike Pence has angered the Charlottesville Memorial
The deadly far-right rally in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, was one of the lowest moments of Donald Trump’s presidency, as neo-Nazis and white-collar workers clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters. Nadir came when a man deliberately drove his car into a crowd, injured several people and killed one, Heather Hare, who was demonstrating against the extremists.
There is now a monument to her in the mall where she died, a plaque that was visited yesterday by former Vice President Mike Pence – who never condemned Donald Trump for having “some very good people” from “both sides” of the day. when Mrs. Heyer died.
Namita Singh has the story.
Andrew Naughtie13 April 2022 12:40
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McConnell worries that “weird” candidates could cost the GOP Senate
The Senate’s national map in this year’s interim mandate now appears to be in favor of Republicans, but some in the party hierarchy are worried that a rash of extreme and / or strange candidates could jeopardize several winning contests.
Among those affected were Senate Party Leader and Trump’s sworn enemy Mitch McConnell, who admitted at an event in his home state that unattractive candidates could repel voters who the party needs to win and retain the upper house. .
The most worrying Republican contests are in Georgia, where the volatile athlete Herschel Walker is sometimes backed by Donald Trump, and Ohio, where a wide range of candidates are pushing each other to extremes as they compete for the support of party loyalists. .
Andrew Naughtie13 April 2022 12:10
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Former White House lawyers spoke to the commission on January 6
Two key figures in Trump’s White House are due to speak to the committee today, January 6, in what is said to be a preliminary conversation. Former White House adviser Pat Chipolone and his deputy Pat Philbin are …
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