Trump cultists

The Texas Tribune reports: The Republican Party of Texas has fired a staffer after learning about a series of social media posts he made, including one that places him in a crowd of people steps outside the U.S. Capitol last month on the same day that a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building. The staffer, field …

Media Matters has the transcript: Just how dangerous is this three-named congresswoman you probably have never heard of?  Well, so dangerous, that in the name of democracy, she must be expelled tonight from the Congress. That’s what they’re saying. No one is claiming voter fraud here. The member in question was elected just months ago at with 75% of the …

AlterNet reports: Beverly Hill salon owner Gina Bisignano, who made headlines late last year for anti-LGBTQ verbal attacks, was indicted on seven counts for her alleged role in disgraced former president Donald Trump’s January 6 attempted Capitol coup. At least five people died as a result of the insurrection. Among the charges listed on grand jury document are Aiding and …

“President Trump’s rhetoric I think went way too far over the line. I think it was both reckless and irresponsible, because he said repeatedly, he said over and over, he won by a landslide, there was massive fraud, it was all stolen everywhere.” “That evidence — the campaign did not prove that in any court, and to make a determination …

Albuquerque’s ABC News affiliate reports: Jailed Otero County Commissioner, Couy Griffin, will stay behind bars in Washington, D.C. Griffin was arrested last month and charged with the unlawful entry for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The U.S. Attorney’s office in D.C. had asked that Griffin be held without bail, arguing that he’s a flight risk and referring to …

Media Matters has the transcript: I’ve been doing this so long, I just know what they’re going to do now. I just know. I mean, ask, how do you know? It’s called wisdom. It’s called knowledge. But as much knowledge as I have, I deferred my responsibility in my brain on the 6th, and I went and let Trump and …

Mediaite reports: The mother of a teacher killed in the Parkland school shooting is calling on Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to publicly disavow conspiracy theories she’s pushed in the past after talking directly with the Georgia representative. Linda Beigel Schulman spoke with CNN’s Brianna Keilar Monday about her recent conversation with Greene, having asked directly if she really believed that …

Politico reports: Top House Democrats are moving to force Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off multiple committees this week — with or without Kevin McCarthy’s help. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer has delivered an ultimatum to McCarthy: Either Republicans move on their own to strip Greene (R-Ga.) of her committee assignments within 72 hours, or Democrats will bring the issue to …

The New York Times reports: When pressed, Ms. McDaniel said that some G.O.P. resolutions and statements needed to be disavowed, citing Oregon’s false flag resolution. “I know our state party chairs are doing the best they can to represent their voters, but that statement goes too far,” she said. And she expressed regret about letting Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former …

Law & Crime reports: They had his number. Federal authorities identified an Ohio man as a Capitol invader by merely looking at the name and number on the jacket his wearing while storming the Capitol and kicking in a window. As a result, Troy Faulkner, 39, now faces several federal charges. The FBI said that it saw Faulkner on a …

CNN reports: They were there to “Stop the Steal” and to keep the President they revered in office, yet records show that some of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol did not vote in the very election they were protesting. To determine who voted in November, CNN obtained voting records for more than 80 of the initial arrestees. Among …

Mediaite reports: Former White House press aide Hogan Gidley urged “woke” businesses to hire supporters of former President Donald Trump because of their “depth knowledge of how the government works.” Gidley then added that businesses should begin marketing to the 75 million who voted for Trump, urging them to stop “kowtowing to the radicals and to the ones who are …

Politico reports: The House Republican Conference will huddle in person on Wednesday morning to debate the future of GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican, who voted on Jan. 13 to impeach President Donald Trump. A group of hard-line conservatives is leading a charge to oust Cheney from leadership, and says it has commitments from more than …

Reuters reports: Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his deputy, Avi Berkowitz, were nominated by a friendly attorney on Sunday for the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in negotiating four normalization deals between Israel and Arab nations known as the “Abraham Accords.” The deals were announced in a four-month span between mid-August and mid-December and were the …

The Christian Post reports: Rapper Kanye West is facing multi-million-dollar lawsuits in which former employees of his Sunday Service shows and the opera production “Nebuchadnezzar” claim they were mistreated or not paid. Two class-action lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles last summer by employment lawyer Frank Kim and entertainment attorneys Harris & Ruble on behalf of 500 performers and 300 …

NBC News reports: The mother of one of the victims of the 2018 Parkland school shooting, said she spoke to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after the freshman lawmaker was hit with widespread backlash last week for outlandish comments she made on social media, including one suggesting the shooting was a “false flag.” According to Linda Beigel Schulman, whose son, …

Raw Story reports: Former Congressman Newt Gingrich (R-GA) was hammered on Saturday night for attacking Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Twitter, saying the Black lawmaker is participating in a “lynch mob” out to get controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). It did not go unnoticed that former Georgia politician cited only two women of color in his attack in his …

ProPublica reports: In the week leading up to the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that exploded into an attack on the Capitol, a top Trump campaign fundraiser issued a directive to a woman who had been overseeing planning for the event. “Get the budget and vendors breakdown to me and Justin,” Caroline Wren wrote to Cindy Chafian, a self-described …

Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial will be conducted on the Senate floor, live on TV. The Senate investigation into Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley will take place behind closed doors by one of the most secretive committees in Congress. After multiple leading Democrats called for the two Republicans to resign, Cruz and Hawley’s challenge to President …

The Daily Beast reports: Joining Colin Jost to talk about his exile from Twitter after continuing to push false voter fraud conspiracy theories, Lindell snuggled his MyPillow close as he pushed back on allegations that he helped inspire the Capitol insurrectionists. “Well, hold on there, Buck-o, I didn’t inspire no insurrection, nobody!” Lindell declared. “I’m just a normal American ex-crack …