Trump Lies

CNN reports: The committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol plans to reach out to former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) told CNN, as the probe zeroes in on Trump’s close associates. Giuliani has not been issued a subpoena and it’s unclear when the committee will contact him, but Thompson confirmed to CNN …

The Associated Press reports: The House panel investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection issued subpoenas on Tuesday to two Republican strategists and a Trump administration official regarding their involvement in the planning and preparation of one of the rallies that preceded the attack. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, Democratic chairman of the panel, issued subpoenas to Andy Surabian and Arthur Schwartz, strategists …

ABC New reports: Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in New York to halt a civil investigation into his business practices by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing her in a new court filing of weaponizing her office to carry out a “targeted attack against a political adversary.” Trump sued James last month in federal court …

Axios reports: Former President Donald Trump announced guest speakers today for his Saturday rally in Arizona, and most of them share a common trait: they led efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The headliner, Kari Lake, who Trump endorsed for Arizona’s gubernatorial race, told OAN she wouldn’t have certified Biden as the victor if she’d been governor. State Representative …

CNN reports: A federal judge in Washington, DC, is set to consider, for the first time, whether former President Donald Trump is immune from liability related to his supporters attacking the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. The major hearing on Monday is part of a trio of insurrection-related lawsuits seeking to hold Trump and others accountable at a time …

Politico reports: As Trump’s team pushed its discredited voter fraud narrative, the National Archives received forged certificates of ascertainment declaring him and then-Vice President Mike Pence the winners of both Michigan and Arizona and their electors after the 2020 election. Public records requests show the secretaries of state for those states sent those certificates to the Jan. 6 panel, along …

Mediaite reports: First, before Trump jumped on board with the idea that the Capitol riot was a setup by the feds, he repeatedly defended his mob of supporters as “patriots” and “great people.” Second, the storming of the Capitol happened on January 6th, 2021, meaning Trump was still the president. If this was a “Fedsurrection” as Trump and Revolver claim, …

The Guardian reports: The House select committee investigating the Capitol attack is examining whether Donald Trump oversaw a criminal conspiracy on 6 January that connected the White House’s scheme to stop Joe Biden’s certification with the insurrection, say two senior sources familiar with the matter. The committee’s new focus on the potential for a conspiracy marks an aggressive escalation in …

The New York Post reports: Former President Donald Trump’s new social media platform Truth Social is expected to launch on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 21, according to the latest Apple App Store listing. Truth Social, which the 45th president announced in October, is the latest conservative alternative to large social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook, which the former president has …

The Hill reports: In the year since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, a handful of Democrats, constitutional scholars and pro-democracy advocates have been quietly exploring how a post-Civil War amendment to the Constitution might be used to disqualify former President Trump from holding office again. Calls for Congress to take steps to strip Trump of his eligibility, which …

Just in from the world’s most famous liar: In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally on Saturday, January 15h …

The Associated Press reports: Greg Pence watched the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from an extraordinary perch. As chants of “Hang Mike Pence” echoed in the Capitol, the Republican congressman from Indiana and his better-known brother were whisked away from the Senate by the Secret Service shortly before a mob of Donald Trump supporters burst in, intent on stopping the vice …

The Hill reports: Another Capitol Police officer has filed a lawsuit against former President Trump, alleging that he “directed” and “abetted” the assault of police officers on Jan. 6, just two days before the one-year anniversary of the attack. U.S. Capitol Police officer Marcus J. Moore, a ten-year veteran of the force, filed his lawsuit against Trump in the U.S. …

Politico reports: Senate Republicans are cringing at former President Donald Trump’s plans to speak on Jan. 6, openly fretting he’s trying to pull their party back into debating his false election claims. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.). “I guess it depends on what he’s going to say. But early assumptions are that …

CNN reports: Melania Trump announced Tuesday morning that she is holding an auction of the white hat she wore during the visit of the French first family, the Macrons, to the White House in 2018. In a statement from her office, Trump said that, in addition to the hat, the auction lot will include a watercolor by Marc-Antoine Coulon — …

The Independent reports: Allies of former president Donald Trump planned a campaign of harassment and intimidation against election officials and “weak” Republicans that was to culminate in what would become the worst attack on the US Capitol since the Burning of Washington in 1814, according to new documents provided to Congress. The Trump team’s strategy was revealed in documents provided …

ABC News reports: Former President Trump’s eldest son and daughter have refused to comply with subpoenas issued by the New York State attorney general’s office as it conducts a civil investigation into the way the family real estate business valued its holdings. “A dispute has arisen between the OAG and the Individual Trump Parties regarding the Subpoenas,” a document filed …

The New York Times reports: The New York State attorney general’s office, which last month subpoenaed Donald J. Trump as part of a civil investigation into his business practices, is also seeking to question two of his adult children as part of the inquiry. The involvement of the children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, was disclosed in a court …

The Hill reports: “I think that that we’re in a situation where people have got to understand the danger of President Trump and the danger that he posed on that day,” Cheney said of the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 while appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “This is a man who has demonstrated that he is at war with …

Politico reports: A key adviser to Donald Trump’s legal team in their post-election quest to unearth evidence of fraud has delivered a trove of documents to Jan. 6 investigators describing those efforts. Bernard Kerik, the former New York City Police commissioner and ally of Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, also provided a “privilege log” describing materials he declined to provide to …