In his second term, the president has doubled down on efforts to reframe public perception of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, in court and beyond.
FBI documents reveal the bureau anticipated potential political violence tied to the 2020 election months before the January 6 Capitol attack, raising fresh questions about what federal authorities knew and how they responded. The documents, turned over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel, detail a 2020 internal exercise that explored scenarios involving a disputed […] The post FBI Memos: Former Director Wray Ignored Warnings of Potential J6 Violence appeared first on StoneZone .
FBI documents reveal the bureau anticipated potential political violence tied to the 2020 election months before the January 6 Capitol attack, raising fresh questions about what federal authorities knew and how they responded. The documents, turned over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel, detail a 2020 internal exercise that explored scenarios involving a disputed presidential election and the potential for widespread unrest. The memos show the FBI was actively assessing threats from both domestic extremist groups and foreign actors well before Election Day. According to the records, the FBI’s Boston Field Office conducted a tabletop exercise in mid-2020 to evaluate how violence might unfold if election results were contested. The…Open
The Supreme Court on Monday sent longtime President Trump ally Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress case back to a lower court where a judge is expected to dismiss it. The justices declined to hear arguments in Bannon’s appeal of his 2022 conviction for evading a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, instead granting his petition only to vacate a lower court’s holding and kick the case back there. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/5817721-supreme-court-steve-bannon-conviction/ #stevebannon #supremecourt #scotus #trump #january6th #congress
Jared Wise, who authorities said shouted "kill 'em" during the Capitol attack, said he’d be more effective if working outside government.
Trump has sued the bank and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, for $5 billion.
Nation’s largest bank, in response to a lawsuit filed by the president, confirmed his longstanding complaint about “debanking.”
The longtime Trump ally served four months in prison on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to testify to the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C., said a judge should dismiss Stephen K. Bannon indictment over defying a Jan. 6 subpoena “in the interests of justice.”
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Democrat-led House January 6 Select Committee did not properly form itself and therefore its subpoena to Bannon trying to compel testimony was unlawful.