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The committee shows that the call to march on the Capitol was not spontaneous, but planned.
#January6thCommitteeHearings
ALT draft tweet from Trump calling on people to march to the capitol
ALT Kylie Kremer text to Lindell. exceprts: "this stays only between us, we are having a second stage at the supreme court again after the ellipse...."
ALT Ali Alexander text indicating AA knew about the plan to march to the Capitol
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After Trump's final call with Pence on Jan. 6, his speechwriters got the order to reinsert harsh language about Pence in Trump's Ellipse speech.
Earlier:
politico.com/news/2022/04/20…
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Nearly 70 journalists have signed the letter below to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre protesting press-access restrictions in certain areas of the White House campus that were previously open to all reporters admitted onto the grounds.
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HUTCHINSON said Trump was mad that his rally on the ellipse wasn't at capacity. She also told the committee he wanted people let through the mags with weapons. "They're not here to hurt me."
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Former Deputy AG, Donoghue: “Trump had this arsenal of allegations. It was incumbent on me to make it very clear to the President what our investigations had revealed... based on actual investigations… that these allegations simply had no merit.” #January6thCommitteeHearings
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In testimony before the House Jan. 6 committee, Ivanka Trump, former President Trump's daughter, said she accepted former Attorney General William Barr's conclusion that the 2020 election was not "stolen," as her father has repeatedly and falsely claimed. n.pr/3mxKLim
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These are must read tweets about today's #SCOTUS opinion, which weakens the ability to hold federal law enforcement officials accountable, including CBP.
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ICYMI: We obtained additional records from the Arizona Senate’s partisan “audit” that provide more details about the high cost of security contractors hired to guard the operation.
americanoversight.org/record…
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Register for Thursday's AALL Virtual Coffee Chat: “Legal Research Competencies and the Bar Exam." Learn how "AALL's Principles and Standards for Legal Research Competency" can support this kind of assessment and more. ow.ly/knxr30sklfb
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NEW: Surveying Evidence of How Trump’s Actions Activated #January6th Rioters
Three data sources:
• Statements by defendants
• Evidence presented by DOJ prosecutors
• Dialogue on the website TheDonald
Thanks to research by @AdvDemocracy @gwupoe
justsecurity.org/81468/surve…
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This is exactly why we need much stronger whistleblower protection laws for people in the military. We can’t count on the people in power to do the right thing to protect courageous truthtellers like @AVindman. @RidenhourPrizes @POGOwatchdog
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"The attorney general’s error cost The Gazette several thousand dollars it was forced to expend to fight a battle of principle and vindicate its right to provide its readers with timely, newsworthy, and truthful information." bit.ly/3w1LKwM by CFOIC prez Steve Zansberg
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Coming Friday: a new episode of #TheContinuousAction! Catch up with @waltshaub and @page88's first 2 episodes on your favorite podcast app before the next one drops 🎧👇
Spotify: spoti.fi/3JZ2xp4
Apple: apple.co/3iQIc9l
More on our website: bit.ly/3kOMHlG
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BREAKING: @POTUS announces @K_JeanPierre will replace @jrpsaki as the new White House press secretary. Jean-Pierre will be the first Black woman and openly gay person to hold the role. A historic decision. bit.ly/3LR4xjU
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Today at 10 am ET: watch the livestream of the Freedom of Information Act (#FOIA) Advisory Committee as members meet to discuss and vote on draft subcommittee recommendations.
archives.gov/calendar/event/…
#OpenGov @FOIA_Ombuds
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Listen to @HumaneTech_’s @davidgljay talk with @westonwamp on the latest #SwampStories episode about social media’s impact on our democracy: swampstories.org/ep-39-makin…
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In 2021, @uspresstracker documented a total of 144 assaults against journalists.
While that is far lower than the 624 assaults in 2020, it’s higher than the total number of attacks for each of the previous three years combined, wrote @TrackerKK. #WPFD rcfp.org/pressfreedoms2021/
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Before, during, and after a protest, keep yourself and your community safe while you make your voice heard.
ssd.eff.org/en/module/attend…
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Our own @samanthafine and @ManMetUni published a new report "The Critical Role that Whistleblowers Play in Countering COVID-19 Disinformation" which analyzes the significant role that whistleblowers played in countering disinformation about COVID-19.
whistleblower.org/press-rele…
