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Trump calls Jan 6 probe a 'witch hunt,' does not address subpoena

Washington (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump on Friday denounced the congressional investigation into the attack on the US Capitol by his supporters as a "show trial" and a "witch hunt."

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A God-tier tweet by US Capitol Police tries to play it cool in recruitment drive

The January 6 riots at the US Capitol were a shocking part of history — and they have produced some bizarre social media ploys.

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Donald Trump called to give evidence to committee investigating attack on US Capitol

The committee investigating the attack in 2021 wants Donald Trump to give evidence.

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New video shows leaders' alarm as US Congress attacked

Washington (AFP) - Disturbing video of party leaders desperately calling for help as the US Capitol was ransacked provided a chilling twist in Thursday's session of the probe into the 2021 insurrection.

AFP

US Capitol riot probe votes to subpoena Trump to testify

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers probing the 2021 attack on the US Capitol voted Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump to testify on his role in the violence, in a major escalation of the sprawling inquiry weeks before it is due to wind up.

AFP

Five key takeaways from ninth January 6 committee hearing

Panel votes to subpoena Donald Trump, saying former president is ‘at the centre’ of what happened at the US Capitol.

Al Jazeera

Belmont Cragin voters speak out, another Illinoian pleads guilty after US Capitol riot and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

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Donald Trump subpoenaed by US Capitol attack panel and could be JAILED for not complying

The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear, and this could eventually result in Donald Trump's imprisonment if he does not comply

Daily Mirror

‘Their plan is to literally kill people’: Newly released emails show Secret Service was aware of plans for violence on Jan 6

Agents shared social media messages and law enforcement tips with talk of violence in days before Capitol attack

The Independent UK

Trump planned 2020 victory speech 'no matter what': Capitol riot probe

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers investigating Donald Trump's involvement in last year's US Capitol insurrection offered fresh evidence Thursday that the defeated president had planned to declare victory in the 2020 election -- regardless of the outcome.

AFP

‘F*** the voting. Let’s get right to the violence’: Jan 6 panel shares video of Roger Stone linked to Capitol attack

GOP operative was connected to Oath Keepers and Proud Boys as he signalled likelihood of violence in election aftermath

The Independent UK

US Capitol riot panel opens 'sweeping' final hearing before midterms

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers investigating former president Donald Trump's involvement in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol returned to the spotlight Thursday with the final public hearing of their sprawling probe before crucial midterm elections.

AFP

Chicago man who wore ‘Trump 2020’ flag pleads guilty with father to role in U.S. Capitol attack

Matthew Bokoski admitted to authorities on Jan. 14, 2021, that he and his father entered the U.S. Capitol on the day of the breach, records show. He told agents then that the event was effective because the participants were able to “shut down” the government.

Chicago Sun-Times

January 6 committee investigating Capitol riots is meeting again — and could deliver final evidence. Here's what we know

It's been almost three months since the committee investigating the 2021 storming of the US Capitol last held a public hearing. Here's what we know about the next one.

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US Capitol riot panel to get inside Trump's head: aides

Washington (AFP) - Lawmakers investigating the 2021 attack on the US Capitol plan to journey inside the mind of Donald Trump on Thursday during the final public presentation on their sprawling probe before crucial midterm elections.

The Independent UK

The Capitol riot was a family affair for the Trump-loving Munns — and now so are the punishments

Family claimed they were in Washington on January 6 to fight a ‘monster,’ Graig Graziosi writes

Al Jazeera

US Capitol riot: Proud Boys member admits to seditious conspiracy

Several other members of far-right group face seditious conspiracy charges over their alleged roles in January 6 attack.

Chicago Tribune

Suburban woman gets 2 weeks in jail in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol; second Chicago-area defendant sentenced to custody

A west suburban woman was sentenced to two weeks in federal jail Thursday for illegally entering the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot before texting with a friend the next day who allegedly told her, “Don’t be sad. Be Prepared. We are all (expletive).”

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Indian Head Park woman gets two weeks in jail for role in U.S. Capitol attack

Leticia Ferreira pleaded guilty back in June to misdemeanor parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, admitting alarms were sounding in the U.S. Capitol when she entered without permission.

France 24

The US Capitol riot in the making: How months of budding discontent boiled over

It was an unprecedented attack on the peaceful transition of power that had defined democracy in the United States for more than two centuries. On January 6, 2021, a mob of Donald Trump supporters besieged the US Capitol in rioting that ultimately killed five people. War reporter Luke Mogelson was…

The Guardian - US

Oath Keepers founder accused of ‘armed rebellion’ on January 6 at trial

Stewart Rhodes and four associates face the rare civil war-era charge of seditious conspiracy for attacking the US Capitol

AFP

From Yale to insurrection: Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers 'general'

Washington (AFP) - The government calls Stewart Rhodes the "general" of a traitorous violent insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021; his lawyers say he led a "peacekeeping force" in the riot at the US Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Ginni Thomas is to be interviewed this week by Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is set to be interviewed this week by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, according to the panel’s chairman.

AFP

Far-right Trump backers on trial for Capitol riot 'sedition'

Washington (AFP) - The landmark sedition trial of five members of the far-right Oath Keepers opened Monday with prosecutors telling a jury the group mounted an "armed rebellion" at the US Capitol last year in a bid to keep Donald Trump in power.

The Guardian - US

January 6 committee postpones Wednesday hearing over hurricane – as it happened

Panel cites threat of Hurricane Ian bearing down on parts of Florida, and says the ‘investigation goes forward’

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