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Trump should be held accountable for trying to overturn 2020 election: committee

Washington (AFP) - The House committee probing the assault on the US Capitol laid out a searing, prime-time indictment on Thursday of Donald Trump's refusal to halt or condemn the violence and insisted he should be held legally accountable for a gross dereliction of presidential duty.

AFP

Trump used 'lawlessness and corruption' to try to overturn 2020 election: probe chair

Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump "blazed a path of lawlessness and corruption" as he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 US election, the chairman of the House committee investigating last year's attack on the Capitol said Thursday.

AFP

U.S. Attorney General, Mexican counterpart discuss extradition of captured drug lord

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke by phone with his Mexican counterpart Alejandro Gertz Manero Thursday afternoon regarding the extradition of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

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House committee to dissect Trump's actions during Capitol attack

Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's actions during the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters last year will be under the microscope as the House committee investigating the attack wraps up its public hearings with a televised primetime finale on Thursday.

AFP

How prosecuting war crimes in Ukraine compares to hunting Nazis

Eli Rosenbaum spent his career hunting down Nazis after World War II. Now, he will use those skills to seek out war criminals in the Russia-Ukraine war.

WEKU

Commentary: There is a gap in the evidence we've seen against Trump. We have to rely on the DOJ to fill it

The criticism of the Department of Justice continues to grow: Detractors see the department as too far behind the Jan. 6 committee. They want to know why Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Justice Department have yet to come forward with a serious criminal charge against Donald Trump.

Los Angeles Times

Jan. 6 panel probes Trump's 187 minutes as Capitol attacked

The House Jan. 6 committee will hold its final hearing of the summer in prime time

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Trump 2024: King of the con's last act

The master showman of politics wants another turn on center stage. Mock him if you want — but don't bet against him

Salon

Merrick Garland’s private DOJ memo prompts outrage: ‘Nothing will happen to Trump’

‘Garland if you want to be neutral, political activity would have no bearing whatsoever on your work’ said DC Police Officer Daniel Hodges

The Independent UK

Garland memo to DOJ came from Bill Barr

The memo cites Bill Barr's demand to flag the AG if Justice Department is investigating a presidential candidate

Salon

Robin Abcarian: If Republicans retake the House, steel yourself for the New McCarthyism

It is unbelievably depressing to contemplate the sheer amount of buffoonery that will be unleashed on the country if Republicans take back the House in November.

Los Angeles Times

Drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero’s capture in Mexico could be signal to U.S. government

Caro Quintero — wanted in the torture and murder of DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in 1985 — has been captured by Mexican forces nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last month, many abortion-rights advocates looked to pills sent by mail as a possible option for pregnant women who live in states where abortion is outlawed.

Los Angeles Times

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

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The Independent UK

Mexico's capture of drug kingpin could be signal to US

Mexican marines were closing in on infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero deep in the mountains of his native state of Sinaloa

The Independent UK

NAACP calls on Garland to probe killing of Jayland Walker

The NAACP is making a direct plea to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the Justice Department to open a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting death of Jayland Walker, the Black man who was killed last month by officers in Ohio in a hail of police gunfire

Axios

Buffalo shooter indicted on federal hate crimes charges

The charges carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or the death penalty.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Threats to criminalize out-of-state abortions are a scary reminder of 1850s America

The Fugitive Slave Act was perhaps the most detested law in all American history.

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The Conversation

With Trump's role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

As the Jan. 6 committee reconvened for another round of hearings, the question remains: Will the Justice Department indict former President Donald Trump for his role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol?

Salon

Dems call on Garland to do something

"All of it points to the urgent need for DOJ to prosecute Donald Trump," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Salon

Was this enough for Merrick Garland?

Donald Trump led a terrorist conspiracy that aimed to overthrow democracy. What more does Merrick Garland need?

Reason

States Must Allow Abortions When Woman's Health or Life Is Threatened, Says HHS

Plus: When "anti-wokeness" becomes an obsession, why immigrants are upwardly mobile, and more...

Los Angeles Times

Doyle McManus: Prosecute Trump? Merrick Garland is investigating aggressively but prosecuting cautiously

The House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurgency, whose hearings resume this week, has produced impressive evidence that could allow prosecutors to argue that former President Donald Trump committed crimes as he tried to overturn the 2020 election.

The Independent UK

Georgia on Trump’s mind: Why the former president has reason to be worried about an investigation into election interference

A criminal probe in Georgia may represent the “single greatest legal threat” to the former president

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden signs executive order protecting access to abortion

Move by president signals start of White House fightback after supreme court struck down Roe v Wade

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