Conservative election attorney Ben Ginsberg to testify to January 6 committee on Monday
Jamie Gangel reports for CNN.
Tag Archives: January 6
“Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Ariz. lawmakers to help overturn Trump’s defeat, emails show”
Emma Brown of the Washington Post has this article on Ginni Thomas. From the article:
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona — 27 more than previously known —… Continue reading
The Other Cause of January 6
Cardozo Law Professor Kate Shaw in the Atlantic on the Electoral College. From the article:
John Eastman. Rudy Giuliani. Donald Trump himself.
These people all bear some responsibility for the events of January 6, 2021. But there is another… Continue reading
“‘Trump Was at the Center’: Jan. 6 Hearing Lays Out Case in Vivid Detail”
Luke Broadwater has this story for the NY Times. From the article:
The House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the United States Capitol opened a landmark set of hearings on Thursday by showing video of aide… Continue reading
New details on Trump’s efforts to get Acting AG Rosen to assist his election subversion efforts.
Washington Post reports. We know Trump wanted to overturn the result of the election. What we don’t (yet?) know is the full extent of the lengths he went in this effort and whether anything he did crossed the line… Continue reading
DOJ Refuses to Defend Rep. Brooks
Significant development in litigation over the Big Lie and its consequences.
Preview of select committee’s hearing
Some emphasize the division between Republicans, others the attempt by Democrats to enlist Cheney and Kinzinger in establishing a responsibly bipartisan investigation:
The Hill, Politico, Washington Post, NY Times, WSJ
Will Pelosi add Kinzinger …
… to the January 6 select committee? Reports are that she might.
Trump on tape about Jefferson & 1800 election
It’s fascinating to hear Trump talk about the historical example that Bruce Ackerman and David Fontana wrote about in their article, Thomas Jefferson Counts Himself into the Presidency. One could rehash how that precedent should be characterized (a point… Continue reading