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“With Detailed Evidence and a Call for Accountability, Jan. 6 Panel Seeks a Legacy”
“Congress approves new election rules in Jan. 6 response”
Nick Riccardi for AP:
Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump’s violence-inflaming push to reverse his… Continue reading
“Ten Questions that Will Shape Democracy and Voting Rights in 2023; What will election deniers do next, which states will expand ballot access, and what will the independent state legislature theory unleash?”
Analysis from Bolts.
“Wasilla lawmaker with Oath Keepers ties is eligible for office, judge rules”
AP:
An Alaska lawmaker with ties to the far-right Oath Keepers group is eligible to hold office, a state judge ruled Friday.
Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna issued the ruling after overseeing a trial this month in the case against… Continue reading
“Judge denies Abe Hamadeh’s election challenge in Arizona attorney general race”
Arizona Republic:
Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee F. Jantzen denied Friday Republican attorney general candidate Abe Hamadeh’s election challenge.
Hamadeh trailed 511 votes behind Democrat Kris Mayes in one of Arizona’s closest statewide elections.
Frantzen ruled from the… Continue reading
“Departing Secretary of State Cegavske: ‘I just stuck up for the law'”
Nevada Independent:
Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske sits for a rare interview in her high-ceilinged office in the historic state capitol building, wearing a sweater adorned with a sparkling Christmas tree. Nevada’s top election administrator has just wrapped up her staff holiday… Continue reading
“How a Bipartisan Senate Group Addressed a Flaw Exposed by Jan. 6”
Carl Hulse NYT tick-tock.
John Eastman Testified as Expert Witness in Alaska Oath Keepers Trial
ADN:
Arguments in a trial over Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman’s eligibility to hold office concluded Wednesday, leaving it up to Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna to determine whether Eastman’s membership in the Oath Keepers precludes him from serving… Continue reading
“The backlash against pro-democracy reporting is coming”
Michael Wagner:
In 2023, I predict that a backlash is coming — we will be increasingly likely to hear that pro-democracy reporting is biased, dangerous, and un-American.
Some of the backlash will come from folks favoring a more traditional journalism… Continue reading
“Cassidy Hutchinson told the January 6 committee she felt pressure from Trump allies not to talk and instead risk ‘contempt”
CNN:
The final straw for former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson with her first attorney, paid through allies of former President Donald Trump, came when he told her to stop cooperating with the January 6 select House committee… Continue reading
Jan. 6 Committee Has Released Transcripts of Some Witness Deposition Interviews, Including John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark
List here.
Here’s a snippet of Eastman’s deposition:
“Jan. 6 committee postpones release of final report on Capitol attack, Trump”
The report is now expected Thursday.
“What Truly Reckoning With Trump’s Insurrection Would Look Like”
Garrett Graff for Politico:
What’s been notable — and worrisome — about the scandals of the Trump years is how little the appetite for subsequent reform has been. The Jan. 6 Committee, which will surely be regarded by history as… Continue reading