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Trump back in Washington, repeating election lies

by JILL COLVIN Associated Press July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

The former president aired his usual grievances in a speech, as some of his potential 2024 rivals have become increasingly brazen in their willingness to challenge him.

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Man who attacked officers gets 63-month prison term, matching longest for Capitol riot

by MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Mark Ponder, a 56-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., said he ‘got caught up’ in the chaos that erupted on Jan. 6, 2021. The sentencing judge disagreed.

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Top aide to Pence testifies before Jan. 6 grand jury, source says

by ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

The former chief of staff to former Vice President Mike Pence has also cooperated in a separate House committee investigation of the insurrection.

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Biden says Trump lacked ‘courage to act’ during Jan. 6 riot

by WILL WEISSERT Associated Press July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

President Biden has previously slammed Trump for helping to incite the mob on Jan. 6, 2021, with a ‘web of lies’ about the 2020 presidential election.

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Man admits to Jan. 6 attacks on police, AP photographer

by ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Federal guidelines recommend a sentence between about 3 and 4 years behind bars for the Pennsylvania man.

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Jan. 6 panel deepens probe into Trump Cabinet

by HOPE YEN Associated Press July 24, 2022

The commitee is prepared to subpoena conservative activist Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas, who’s married to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

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Jan. 6 hearings traced an arc of ‘carnage’ wrought by Trump

by CALVIN WOODWARD and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press July 23, 2022July 23, 2022

The Jan. 6 congressional hearings have paused, at least for now, and Washington is taking stock of what was learned about the actions of Donald Trump and associates surrounding the Capitol attack.