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The Hill reports: A far-right rally organized to protest those charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection has appeared to draw a small crowd of people, according to circulating news footage and images on the ground. News of the crowd came after significant buildup of security forces and the resurrection of a protective fence around the U.S. Capitol …

The Insider reports: US Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) was booed by attendees of the “Save America” rally on Saturday in Cullman, Alabama, during his introduction for former President Donald Trump. “Now, our choices are very simple. There are some people who are despondent about the voter fraud and election theft in 2020. Folks, put that behind you. Put that behind …

The Insider reports: Republican Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama said he wore body armor to Donald Trump’s January 6 rally in Washington, DC, after being tipped off about “risks” in the days leading up to the event, Slate reported. “I was warned on Monday” — January 4 — “that there might be risks associated with the next few days,” Brooks …

The Hill reports: House GOP leaders teed off on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) Tuesday morning, accusing the Speaker of neglecting her duty to defend the Capitol on Jan. 6 and demanding answers about her role in the violent attack that injured more than 140 police officers. “On Jan. 6 these brave officers were put into a vulnerable, and impossible position …

Just in via press release: Speaker Nancy Pelosi has taken the unprecedented step of denying the minority party’s picks for the Select Committee on January 6. This represents an egregious abuse of power and will irreparably damage this institution. Denying the voices of members who have served in the military and law enforcement, as well as leaders of standing committees, …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) took to Twitter on Monday to lob an attack at President Joe Biden about drugs seized along the U.S.-Mexico border. What must have sounded like a sharp attack in his mind got a far different reception online, as hundreds of Twitter users did their best to school him. Many of those who responded to …

From the organizers’ press release: Patriotic Americans became targets of the Biden Administration as the Department of Justice and the FBI have targeted, imprisoned, and persecuted non-violent American patriots. Months have passed and our fellow citizens remain separated from their loved ones, isolated in solitary confinement, have been denied medical care, denied access to faith and worship services, and have …

Forbes reports: Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) on Friday doubled down on the rhetoric that led a fellow House member to sue him for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, urging attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference to “fight for America” like soldiers during the American Revolution. In a speech to the conservative gathering, Brooks, who is running for …

The Daily Beast reports: A far-right super PAC has shifted its aim from its familiar Democratic opponents to a new target: Republicans who voted for a Jan. 6 commission. In about $300,000 worth of recent ads, the group—Drain the DC Swamp PAC—has painted these Republicans as “turncoats” and “RINO communist traitors.” And the treasonous act for these Republicans—many of whom …

The Daily Beast reports: One of former president Donald Trump’s favorite congressmen is trolling a Democratic colleague who is having a hard time finding him to serve him a lawsuit over the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s lawyers claimed they couldn’t find Rep. Mo Brooks, who has been posting sarcastic posts about where he has been, including his granddaughter’s birthday …

Reuters reports: JPMorgan Chase & Co will resume making political donations to U.S. lawmakers but will not give to Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn President Joe Biden’s election victory, according to an internal memo on Friday seen by Reuters. The bank was among many corporations that paused political giving following the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riots when …

Mediaite reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) found himself incredibly close to a maskless supporter on Friday, as she pressed him about his efforts to overturn the election. “Wondering why you didn’t do more to fight for President [Donald] Trump on January 6th?” she asked. Cruz then claimed that he led the objections to President Joe Biden’s victory, adding that the …

“That is anti-American. That is anti-free speech. It’s anti-First Amendment and make no mistake, the left is cheering them on. You hear the Democrats sometimes talk about these companies — they love the power that these companies have. “They love it. They love the power over speech that Facebook and Twitter have, and they want them to do more. The …

Law & Crime reports: Hawley took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to advertise the slim, 200-page treatise and to launch a broadside attack on some of his critics. “The corporate media and the woke mob don’t want you to read this book,” Missouri’s junior senator tweeted. “They tried to cancel it. They failed. One week until publication – order here.” …