Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who bucked the Republican Party line, has received a message at his home saying he, his wife and 5-month-old baby are going to be executed.
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Trump campaign documents give inside look at fake electors
Internal campaign emails and memos reveal that the convening of the fake electors appeared to be part of a strategy intended to give Vice President Mike Pence a reason to declare the outcome of the election was somehow in doubt.
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Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Pence, Ginni Thomas
The House committee may subpoena the former vice president.
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Jan. 6 panel sends letter asking Ginni Thomas to testify
A conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, she communicated with people in President Donald Trump’s orbit ahead of the attack and also on the day of the insurrection.
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Trump advisers tell Jan. 6 panel the plan for Pence to reject electors was ‘nuts’
The pressure Trump put on his vice president, including at a Jan. 6 rally, led directly to the insurrection at the Capitol, the panel said.
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Jan. 6 panel probes Trump’s ‘last-ditch’ effort to pressure Pence to reject 2020 election results
The panel is reconvening for a third hearing, plunging into Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to salvage the 2020 election by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral count.
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Supreme Court justice’s wife played more extensive role in effort to overturn election, sources say
The emails show that efforts by the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to overturn the election were more extensive than previously known, two of the people said.
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Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned, and what’s next
After the hearings, the House committee says its investigation will continue. And panel members will ultimately have to make a decision about whether they have found criminal activity.
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Jan. 6 panel postpones Wednesday’s hearing with ex-Justice Dept. officials
The committee did not give a reason or a new date for the hearing. The next hearing is set to take place on Thursday.
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Trump was ‘detached from reality’ over election results, former AG Barr says
Former Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien and senior adviser Jason Miller testified that the festive mood at the White House on election night turned as Fox News announced Trump had lost the state of Arizona to Joe Biden.