Trump cultists

The Independent reports: Donald Trump has announced that he will preside over the memorial service for Diamond of the political vlogging duo Diamond and Silk. Diamond, whose legal name was Ineitha Lynnette Hardaway, passed away on 8 January at the age of 51. “Please join us on Saturday, January 21, in Fayetteville, North Carolina – she loved that state and …

CNN reports: A federal judge declined Thursday to dismiss the criminal contempt of Congress charge brought against former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro for his failure to comply with a subpoena from the House select committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. In his opinion, US District Judge Amit Mehta dismantled a wide variety …

The Daily Beast reports: Three active-duty Marines have been hit with federal misdemeanor charges for their alleged roles in the Capitol siege by a mob of Trump supporters. After one of them posted photographs from Jan. 6 to his Instagram page with the caption, “Glad to be apart [sic] of history.” FBI agents matched images of USMC members Micah Coomer, …

The New York Post reports: A Nassau County Democrat who vied for the congressional seat now held by disgraced GOP Rep. George Santos called the lying lawmaker a “flight risk” and demanded officials revoke the Republican’s passport. County legislator Joshua Lafazan called Santos “without exaggeration … the biggest fraud in modern American politics” during a news conference at LaGuardia Airport …

Las Vegas’s Fox affiliate reports: An event that was being promoted as a “private reception” with Kyle Rittenhouse will not take place at the Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip, according to a statement provided to FOX5. According to a flyer for the event that was shared by Rittenhouse on Twitter, the gathering was to be held Wednesday night at …

The Washington Examiner reports: A top Arizona Democrat needled Kari Lake over reports that she is mulling a Senate run in 2024, saying that it will be difficult to do so without conceding defeat in 2022. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), who is speculated to be eyeing a 2024 Senate run himself, argued she cannot shadow-govern the state and mount a …

CNN reports: A former Republican New Mexico House of Representatives candidate – who, police say, claimed election fraud after his defeat – was arrested by an Albuquerque SWAT team Monday in connection with a string of recent shootings at the homes of local Democratic elected leaders, city police said. Solomon Peña, who lost his 2022 run for state House District …

The Connecticut Insider reports: Robert Hyde, the two-time congressional candidate known for his role in the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, was arrested early Sunday morning on a driving under the influence charge. Bloomfield police officers took the 43-year-old lobbyist and businessman into custody after a one-car crash around 2:20 a.m. Hyde, a Republican, gained notoriety in 2020 when …

The New York Times reports: On the 797th day after the defeat of former President Donald J. Trump, a rural Pennsylvania county on Monday began a recount of ballots from Election Day 2020. Under pressure from conspiracy theorists and election deniers, 28 employees of Lycoming County counted — by hand — nearly 60,000 ballots. It took three days and an …

“I love the president, have a great relationship with him. I know our country would be infinitely better off if he was in office right now instead of Joe Biden. “But right now, my focus isn’t 2024. It’s focusing here in Arkansas and doing what we can to empower the people of this state, and make sure that I’m delivering …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Conroe brewery says it’s been inundated with harassment and some threats after announcing Friday that it would no longer allow a “rally against censorship” featuring Kyle Rittenhouse to be held there later this month. “It’s been kind of a shitstorm,” Southern Star Brewery CEO Dave Fougeron said. “But now I’m more certain than ever that …

Politico reports: A federal judge on Friday ruled that a Jan. 6 defendant — who said he surged onto the Senate floor to “plead the blood of Jesus” and absolve the chamber of evil spirits — could not be convicted of obstruction of Congress’ joint session, the most serious felony charge he faced. After a weeklong bench trial, U.S. District …

The Texas Tribune reports: A Conroe brewery said Friday that it has canceled an upcoming “Rally Against Censorship” featuring Kyle Rittenhouse, who was famously acquitted of fatally shooting two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020. The Jan. 26 event was also set to include a leader of TEXIT, a group that advocates for Texas …

Raw Story reports: This Friday, Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene shared a report from the Washington Examiner detailing how the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, was housed for six months “in a hotel suite reserved for top brass at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.” Greene then shared an edited video from …

Congress Minutes reports: Speaker Kevin McCarthy opened the door on Thursday to releasing thousands of hours of security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol — something law enforcement agencies have cautioned poses a significant security risk. McCarthy hedged slightly after being pressed, adding: “We’re looking through that. I want to be very thoughtful about it. But …

“Someone who does no work at all and is utterly undeserving of his position and probably should be in line for impeachment with Secretary Mayorkas is Pete Buttigieg. Pete Buttigieg, his Transportation Secretary position, well, not going great. All flights have been grounded in America this morning, even though it’s, like, pretty nice weather – it’s, like, beautiful morning here …

CNN reports: A federal judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can use video of then-President Donald Trump telling the far-right group the Proud Boys to “stand back and stand by” in the trial against several of the group’s leaders charged with seditious conspiracy. District Judge Timothy Kelly said that the former president’s comments showed “an additional motive to advocate for Mr. …

The Texas Tribune reports: A white male Texan who was rejected by six Texas medical schools filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday claiming that they illegally consider race and sex during admissions because they accepted Black, Hispanic and female students whose academic credentials were inferior to those of white or Asian applicants. The lawsuit comes as the conservative majority in the …

Law & Crime reports: A federal judge rejected an 11th hour claim by Proud Boys’ lawyers that prosecutors improperly discriminated against white jurors. The ruling, made by a Donald Trump appointee, will ensure that the jury panel will bear a greater resemblance to the diverse U.S. capital city. Nicholas Smith, attorney for Ethan Nordean — who is facing more than …

Raw Story reports: On Wednesday, CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane, the lead reporter covering the January 6 rioter trials, reported that a pair of defendants tried to invoke the “sovereign citizen” movement in court — only for it to blow up in their faces. Shawndale and Donald Chilcoat of Celina, Ohio, face six felony charges. Prosecutors say they could be seen …