Jan 6 hearings schedule today: Liz Cheney warns not prosecuting Trump would lead to ‘graver’ threat
Trumps hits out at former White House aide
January 6 committee vice-chair Liz Cheney has rejected the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America. Looking the other way from potential criminal activity would lead to a “graver” threat, the congresswoman said.
Meanwhile MrTrump may announce a 2024 bid for the White House as soon as this month, according to new reporting from The New York Times.
Polling shows a narrowing gap with Ron DeSantis, and other potential candidates’ aides told the AP they felt increasingly emboldened.
As speculation about shifts in support grows, Mr Trump has lashed out at Ms Hutchinson on Truth Social and in a Newsmax interview. Calling her a “whack job”, Mr Trump questioned whether she had in fact told the truth under oath. He also claimed that she asked for a job when he decamped to Florida when he left office.
Her testimony that Mr Trump lunged for the wheel of a car and grabbed a Secret Service agent when told he would not be taken to the Capitol on 6 January 2021 has been denied by Tony Ornato, the former agent she told her the story.
More evidence against Donald Trump emerging
A member of the House committee investigating the 6 January riots of last year at the capitol building has revealed that “more evidence is emerging” that lends support to recent testimonies that established Mr Trump wanted to join an armed mob.
“There will be way more information and stay tuned,” said Adam Kinzinger.
“There’s information I can’t say yet. We certainly would say that Cassidy Hutchinson has testified under oath, we find her credible, and anybody that wants to cast disparagements on that, who were firsthand present, should also testify under oath and not through anonymous sources,” he said.
In another interview, another committee member, Democrat Adam Schiff said: “We are following additional leads. I think those leads will lead to new testimony.”
Maroosha Muzaffar4 July 2022 04:25
Trump lashes out at Cassidy Hutchinson again
On Truth Social early Sunday, the former president once again lashed out against Cassidy Hutchinson, the January 6 committee witness who revealed a number of bomshells in her recent testimony before the panel.
Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: “So Cassidy Hutchinson was all set and ready to go to Florida with the Trump Team long after January 6th. She knew I did nothing wrong. She was a big Trump fan – but my people didn’t want her. What happened? Why did she so dramatically change? All lies. I guess even she didn’t believe her own bull.…!”
David Taintor4 July 2022 03:12
Filmmaker who upended Jan 6 probe talks Trump ‘aggression’, what he saw, and how the spotlight has led to death threats
Last week, the select committee received hours of video from Mr Holder after he was issued a subpoena calling for “raw footage” taken by him and his colleagues on the day of the Capitol attack. The subpoena also requested footage of interviews with Mr Trump, Mr Pence, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, or Jared Kushner and “any footage pertaining to discussions of election fraud or election integrity surrounding the November 2020 presidential election”.
Andrew Feinberg4 July 2022 01:12
Jan 6 committee member claims more evidence coming in next hearings
Adam Kinzinger, one of the Republican members of the House January 6 committee, said that the panel’s additional hearings scheduled for July will reveal new information.
“There will be way more information and stay tuned,” Mr Kinzinger said.
David Taintor3 July 2022 23:12
Kristi Noem pressed on restrictive abortion law in South Dakota
South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, a potential 2024 Republican presidential contender, was pressed on Sunday on whether child rape victims should be forced to carry a pregnancy to term. Reports of a 10-year-old girl from Ohio being forced to travel out of state to access abortion care sparked outrage over the weekend.
David Taintor3 July 2022 21:19
Liz Cheney says not prosecuting Trump would lead to ‘graver’ threat
The Republican vice-chair of the January 6 committee has rejected the idea that prosecuting a former president would inflame political tensions in America.
Speaking in a wide-ranging interview with ABC News correspondent Jon Karl broadcast on Sunday, Rep Liz Cheney insisted instead that the danger lay in letting Donald Trump get off scot-free for the events leading up to the attack on Congress.
John Bowden3 July 2022 19:15
Law professor who taught attorney general Merrick Garland predicts Trump indictment is coming
Laurence Tribe, a Harvard law professor who taught US attorney general Merrick Garland, told CNN he believes Donald Trump is likely to face criminal charges for his role in the January 6 attack on Congress.
David Taintor3 July 2022 17:29
What Mike Pence has said about the January 6 riot
Since leaving office, former Vice President Mike Pence has kept busy, joining the conservative think tanks the Heritage Foundation and the Young America’s Foundation, travelling abroad, making endorsement speeches on behalf of preferred Republican candidates and working on a pair of books.
Joe Sommerlad3 July 2022 16:35
Is the Trump team attempting to tamper with witnesses?
The January 6 committee is alarmed that Donald Trump or his allies may be attempting to tamper with the testimony of witnesses participating in the congressional inquiry.
“Most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns,” committee vice chairwoman Liz Cheney said on Tuesday.
Josh Marcus3 July 2022 15:00
What we learned from the latest January 6 hearing
From Donald Trump attemping to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle to the former president throwing his lunch against the wall, the latest January 6 hearing included many bombshell revelations.
John Bowden3 July 2022 14:35
