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‘I’m pissed’: Ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro blasts justice system before heading to federal prison
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Quick Glance: Peter Navarro Reports to Prison for Defiance of Congress
- Former White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday for a contempt of Congress conviction, making him the first senior Trump administration official to be imprisoned for a crime related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
- Navarro was sentenced to four months in prison for refusing to comply with a subpoena for documents and testimony from the House committee investigating the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
- Prior to his incarceration at the federal prison in Miami, Navarro defiantly addressed reporters, labeling his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.
- After casting his vote in Florida on Tuesday, Trump was questioned about Navarro.
Capitol Police hire special prosecutors to handle rise in threats against Congress
nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/capitol-police-special-prosecutors-threats-against-congress.html
Lawmakers ask why the Biden administration has told immigration judges not to talk to the media without permission
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GOP Rep Chip Roy threatens to defund DOJ, DHS: Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) threatened Sunday to defund the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/4140126-gop-rep-chip-roy-threatens-to-defund-doj-dhs/
House Republicans threaten to hold Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress: Reps. Jordan and Comer want an audio file of special counsel Robert Hur's ...
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Quick Glance: Republicans Threaten AG Garland Over Biden Documents Case
- House Republicans threatened to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress if he did not turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents.
- Reps. James Comer and Jim Jordan demanded Garland comply with the subpoena by providing the unredacted audio and transcripts of Hur’s hourslong interviews with Biden and his ghostwriter by April 8.
- The Justice Department emphasized its transparency with Congress throughout the process in response to the letter from the Republican chairmen.
- There are major differences between the two probes: Biden returned the documents and cooperated with the investigation, while Trump is accused of concealing documents from the government and seeking to destroy potentially incriminating evidence.
Trump says Republicans in Congress should ‘defund’ Justice Department, FBI: A wholesale “defunding” of federal law enforcement agencies is unrealistic in a ...
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Quick Glance: Trump, who is facing criminal charges, calls for the FBI to be defunded.
- Former President Donald Trump waves to supporters after speaking at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, hours after being arraigned in New York City.
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump called on his Republican colleagues in Congress on Wednesday to cut funding for the US Justice Department and the FBI, just one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
- DOJ is an abbreviation for the Department of Justice.
- Trump is the subject of two Justice Department criminal investigations, one of which is being led by a special counsel appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Jan. 6 panel wraps work with 'roadmap to justice' for Trump: WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is wrapping up its investigation of the violent 2021 U ...
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For Democrats, a Trump Jan. 6 indictment is personal: "He'll have his day in court, but I'll always believe that he incited that mob."
axios.com/2023/07/18/democrats-congress-trump-jan-6-indictment
Live updates: Jan. 6 panel expected to refer criminal charges against Trump: The Jan. 6 committee will hold a hearing Monday where members are expected to adopt ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/19/jan-6-committee-hearings-live-updates/
Quick Glance: A committee on January 6 proposes criminal charges against Donald Trump.
- The proposal is mostly symbolic, with the US Justice Department determining whether or not to charge Mr Trump.
- Democrat Bennie Thompson, chair of the committee, said, "We have every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide the road map to justice."
- Ms Cheney noted that prosecutors are now assessing the ramifications of the behaviour highlighted in the committee's findings.
- According to Mr. Trump's lawyer, John Eastman, "A criminal 'referral' from a congressional committee is not binding on the Department of Justice and carries no more legal weight than a 'referral' from any American citizen."
What's Next For Hunter Biden | Opinion: The House should continue to proceed meticulously and deliberately with its investigation, regardless of Hunter's antics.
newsweek.com/whats-next-hunter-biden-opinion-1853778
Jan. 6 report recommends Congress ban Trump from office: The House committee’s advice came as part of an 800-plus page report that marks the culmination of its ...
washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/12/22/jan-6-committee-trump-should-never-hold-office-again/
Quick Glance: Donald Trump engaged in a "multi-part conspiracy" to alter the lawful outcome of the 2020 presidential election, according to the final report of a panel released on January 6.
- According to a study by US politicians, Donald Trump was involved in a "multi-part conspiracy" to overthrow the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election.
- "Rather than honour his constitutional obligation to 'take care that the laws be faithfully executed', President Trump instead plotted to overturn the election outcome."take care that the laws are faithfully executed,"take care that the laws be faithfully executed"
- "The highly partisan Unselect Committee Report purposefully fails to mention Pelosi's failure to heed my recommendation for troops to be used in DC, show the "Peacefully and Patriotically" words I used, or study the reason for the protest, Election Fraud," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
The Jan. 6 committee just lowered the boom on Trump. Now the ball is in DOJ’s court.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/19/jan-6-committee-report-trump-referrals/
This week: Jan. 6 committee’s closing act; final dash for government funding: The Jan. 6 select committee is set to make its closing argument to the public this ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/3780246-this-week-jan-6-committees-closing-act-final-dash-for-government-funding/
Supreme Court appears hesitant to upend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: The Supreme Court justices at oral arguments Tuesday appeared hesitant to upend the ...
thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4236078-supreme-court-appears-hesitant-to-upend-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/
Two GOP senators smear a witness to defend Clarence Thomas: The episode says far more about the reflexively partisan nature of Congress and the character of the ...
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/18/clarence-thomas-kennedy-lee-wolf/
Quick Glance: Senate Republicans Criticize Judge Over Clarence Thomas's 2011 Ethics Review
- Senate Republicans clashed with a federal judge during a hearing over concerns about the transparency of a 2011 ethics review of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
- Sen. John Kennedy criticized the hearing as part of a perpetual political carousel and questioned Judge Mark L. Wolf's credibility.
- Wednesday's hearing was Whitehouse's latest attempt to examine the inner workings of the federal courts following new revelations about the high court's longest-serving justice.
- If there is a determination that Thomas breached ethics regulations, the matter will be referred to Garland. A clear majority of votes is required for referral.
Western Canada wildfires force tens of thousands to flee, and more of today's top videos
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Hiltzik: Our ethics-challenged Supreme Court: Congress could impose ethics rules on the Supreme Court without violating the Constitution ...
latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/column-the-supreme-court-rejects-ethics-oversight-can-anything-change-that
Quick Glance: Senate Judiciary Democrats Disappointed with Roberts' Ethics Response
- The Supreme Court's nine justices recently subscribed to an updated 'Statement on Ethics Principles and Practices.'
- Roberts' response to ethics questions on the Supreme Court left the Democratic leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee unimpressed.
- The Judiciary Committee is exploring ways to improve ethics on the court.
- Roberts listed various sources for ethical guidance that Justices consult when needed.
How the Jan. 6 committee wants to safeguard democracy: 11 recommendations: The House committee examining last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol issued its ...
thehill.com/homenews/house/3786164-how-the-jan-6-committee-wants-to-safeguard-democracy-11-recommendations/
Biden takes bipartisan heat from lawmakers over latest classified docs: "It's unbelievable how this could happen. It's totally irresponsible ...
axios.com/2023/01/22/biden-classified-docs-democrats-investigation
Quick Glance: Democrats: Biden should be "embarrassed" over classified documents case
- 13, 2023, In the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., US President Joe Biden listens to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speak.
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- The White House has revealed that Biden's team discovered classified documents and official records four times in recent months: on Nov. 2 at the offices of the Penn Biden Center in Washington, on Dec. 20 in his Wilmington garage, and on Jan. 11 and 12 in his home library.
- , said he took Biden's word "at his word when the first set of documents were found."
Jan. 6 panel unveils criminal referral against Donald Trump and associates: While a criminal referral is mostly symbolic, it is a decisive end to a probe that ...
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Quick Glance: On January 6, a panel recommends criminal charges against former President Donald Trump.
- The committee also agreed to charge conservative lawyer John Eastman, who designed dubious legal procedures to keep Trump in power, with conspiracy to defraud the United States and impeding an official action, under the same charges as Trump.
- According to Hicks, Trump told her, "The only thing that matters is winning."
- Thompson stated after the hearing that the seditious conspiracy accusation is "something that the committee didn't come to agreement on."
- Kevin McCarthy of California, a Trump ally, opted not to participate after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected some of his appointments.
1/6 takeaways: Record for history and ‘roadmap to justice’: The Jan. 6 committee set out to compile a public record for history of the 2021 attack on the U.S ...
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