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Politico reports: A Donald Trump campaign lawyer wrote two legal memos in the week before the Jan. 6 Capitol attack that claimed then-Vice President Mike Pence had the authority to refuse to count presidential electors from states that delivered Joe Biden the White House. The memos from then-Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, which contain widely disputed legal theories about Pence’s ability …

Portland’s NBC News affiliate reports: Proud Boys member Alan Swinney has been sentenced by Judge Heidi Moawad to 10 years in prison with three years post-prison supervision, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced on Friday. Swinney injured a man’s eye by shooting him in the face with a paintball gun, sprayed people directly in the face with bear mace …

Mediaite reports: On Thursday’s Fox News Primetime, Fox News host Tammy Bruce slammed Biden for updating the words of the Declaration of  Independence, and accused him attempting to recondition the document so that it adheres to modern guidelines for inclusivity. “Alrighty, notice how he added ‘women and men are created equal,’ and not just men,” Bruce said. “It matters, right? …

The Washington Post reports: The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob issued subpoenas Friday to six individuals involved in the planning of the rally on the Ellipse that preceded the insurrection. Among those subpoenaed was Max Miller, a former Trump aide and current Ohio congressional candidate that the committee says …

The Associated Press reports: Days after announcing his candidacy for governor, Republican David Perdue further embraced debunked claims of electoral fraud in Georgia’s 2020 presidential race by joining a lawsuit seeking to prove he and former President Donald Trump were cheated out of election victories. The suit claims that fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in Fulton County, the state’s …

The Orange County Register reports: A former Orange County police chief turned yoga instructor and conservative protester is seeking to have the Capitol insurrection-related criminal charges he is facing tossed out by arguing he was the target of a FBI counter-intelligence operation and accusing his former allies of being government informants. Alan Hostetter, who is serving as his own attorney, …

Reuters reports: Weeks after the 2020 election, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West traveled to the suburban home of Ruby Freeman, a frightened Georgia election worker who was facing death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulating votes. The publicist knocked on the door and offered to help. The visitor, Trevian Kutti, gave …

“Somebody asked me, why are you here? I’m here because these colors don’t run. 80 years ago, this week, they tried to extinguish to darkness in a place called Pearl Harbor. “We didn’t fold then, and we won’t fold now, because we’ve come this far by faith. In our tradition we say, this little light of mine, I’m going to …

“McConnell knew that Tim Unes had helped organize Donald Trump’s political rally in Washington this January. There was nothing illegal or immoral about that. If anything it’s a constitutionally protected behavior, it is organizing a political rally. It is why we have the Bill of Rights. “But the partisan lunatics on the January 6th committee don’t acknowledge the Bill of …

Norfolk’s CBS News affiliate reports: A boat that was awarded first place in the annual Yorktown Lighted Boat Parade has now been disqualified after many expressed concerns over its messaging. The boat reportedly had a lighted sign stating, “FJB”– a phrase that stands for “F – Joe Biden” and “Let’s Go Brandon,” which references those who do not support the …

ABC News reports: Chris Christie, in an interview with Margaret Hoover on the PBS show “Firing Line,” said that it’s “inexcusable” Mark Meadows didn’t reveal Trump’s positive COVID-19 test during debate prep and “saved it for a book.” When asked if Trump should have told him about his first test result, Christie replied, “That’s obvious. Of course, Trump should have …

Mediaite reports: In an interview with Steve Krakauer on The Fourth Watch Podcast, the Fox News host mocked criticism for the unsubstantiated claims he advanced in Patriot Purge, his Fox Nation series on January 6th. At one point, Krakauer asked Carlson to explain why he wanted to give “a different look” at the Capitol riot. “I hated what happened on …

Talking Points Memo reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence signaled on Wednesday that it’s not a given that he’ll cooperate with the House Jan. 6 select committee. “ We’ll evaluate any of those requests as they come,” Pence told the Associated Press and Fox News in a brief interview during a trip to New Hampshire amid speculation of a potential …

The Daily Beast reports: Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has suggested that an arson attack on the network’s massive Christmas tree this week should be categorized as a hate crime—and the alleged perpetrator treated accordingly. His comments came as the Fox & Friends hosts lamented that the accused firestarter was released without bail, a move they blamed on “liberal bail …

The Washington Post reports: Eight days before the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, a little-known Trump donor living thousands of miles away in the Tuscan countryside quietly wired a total of $650,000 to three organizations that helped stage and promote the event. The lack of fanfare was typical of Julie Fancelli, the 72-year-old daughter of the founder of the Publix …

Law & Crime reports: Jennifer “Jenna” Ryan, who was sentenced to 60 days in prison after boasting on Twitter that her “white skin” meant she wouldn’t serve any time for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, apparently has big plans for her upcoming incarceration. “The only thing that I can see that’s good about having to go prison is that …

The New York Times reports: Ali Alexander, a prominent organizer of Stop the Steal rallies with ties to far-right members of Congress who sought to invalidate the 2020 election results, is cooperating with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, pledging to deliver a trove of documents that could shed light on the activities that preceded the attack. …

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection. The senator has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus and has promoted the use of drugs that have shown little to no evidence that they are …

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue wasn’t planning to jump in the race for Georgia governor so soon. But Democrat Stacey Abrams scrambled his schedule when she made the leap last week, presenting the Republican with a gut-check moment about whether to also challenge Gov. Brian Kemp. He also added more context to his claim that Kemp …

CNN reports: Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is suing the House select committee investigating January 6 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, asking a federal court to block enforcement of the subpoena the committee issued him as well as the subpoena it issued to Verizon for his phone records, according to the complaint filed Wednesday. The lawsuit …