A growing number of Democrats are raising concerns about pro-Trump groups spotted inside the Capitol complex in the days before a mob invaded the building last week in what was a stunning failure of intelligence and police planning. Many Democrats were shocked that people in...
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Republican Lauren Boebert denies giving Capitol rioters ‘tours’
Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has blasted a Democratic lawmaker for ‘baseless claims’ that she led insurrectionists on a Capitol tour – even though the lawmaker never identified her as the person who did it when he referenced the jarring claim. She also specifically denied...
Lisa Murkowski says Trump ‘incited violence’ but stops short of saying she will vote to convict
Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that President Donald Trump ‘incited violence’ with his speech to supporters before the Capitol riots – but stopped short of saying whether she would vote to convict him. Trump’s Senate trial is expected to start after he has,...
AOC said she avoided ‘extraction points’ during Capitol storm because of members of Congress
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) expressed concern that her own colleagues in Congress might have shared her location to the mob of fanatic Trump supporters while they were storming the Capitol last Wednesday. Ocasio-Cortez’s remarks comes as other Democrats have sounded off on the possibility that...
‘Political psychopath’: Lambie unleashes on Trump
Donald Trump is a “political psychopath” who should be thrown behind bars, outspoken Australian senator Jacqui Lambie says. The Tasmanian has unleashed on the US President, who has become the first president in US history to be impeached twice. Her condemnation comes a week after...
Jim Clyburn says not enough Senate Republicans want to convict Trump
House Democratic Whip James C. Clyburn says he does not believe there is a two-thirds majority in the Senate to convict President Trump of incitement of insurrection – but said new things could come up at trial that could move the needle. Clyburn made the...
Joe Biden WON’T take Amtrak to inauguration amid security fears
Joe Biden will no longer take the train to Washington D.C. for his swearing-in but did get an invitation to stay at Blair House, the official guest residence across the street from the White House where president-elects traditionally spend the night before the inauguration ceremony. The...
Donald Trump must be held to account, says Piers Morgan
America is a tinderbox. A smouldering, snarling, hyper-partisan, violent tinderbox. And decisions taken in the next few days and weeks will determine whether that tinderbox explodes or not – now or some place down the road. I’ve lived and worked in the United States on...
Donald Trump condemns violence in video released after impeachment
President Donald Trump delivered another taped video address to the nation Wednesday following his impeachment in the House over ‘incitement of insurrection’ – where he repeatedly denounced violence following the MAGA riot in the Capitol. His pre-taped comment came after Democrats repeatedly accused him of...
Mitch McConnell refuses to expedite Donald Trump trial
President-elect Joe Biden will begin his term seeking to confirm his cabinet and seize hold of the coronavirus response while the Senate most likely moves ahead with an impeachment trial of his predecessor. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has decided not to use his position...