Trump sued to prevent the dissemination of the records after President Biden determined last year that they could be released.
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House impeachment managers still seek ways to hold Trump accountable for Jan. 6
A year later, the nine are largely involved in work related to the insurrection, including reforming the Electoral Count Act.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss lawsuits over Jan. 6 riot
However, the judge dismisses similar charges made against Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. and lawyer Rudy Giuliani, saying their speech was protected by the First Amendment.
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Biden orders release of Trump White House visitor logs to Congress
The House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021, has sought a trove of data from the National Archives, including presidential records that Trump had fought to keep private.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Minot native faces more charges in light of new evidence of his role at US Capitol riot
Mitch Simon allegedly threw something at embattled police and tussled with officers Jan. 6, 2021, at a barricade.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Susan Collins has an ethical obligation to denounce Trump
Sen. Collins, stand up for ethics and make sure this racist stain has no place in the Republican party. Trump admitted recently that he wanted Mike Pence to overturn the election. One that he had lost by some 7 million votes and 74 electoral votes. He promotes the lie that there was fraud that kept […]
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Capitol riot not ‘legitimate political discourse,’ Maine Republicans say
But congressional hopefuls Bruce Poliquin and Liz Caruso stop short of saying Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who ‘broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.’
Posted inElection 2020, Nation & World, Politics
Memo circulated among Trump allies pushed to use NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election
The proposal to seize and analyze “NSA unprocessed raw signals data” raises legal and ethical concerns that set it apart from other attempts that have come to light.
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Trump suggests Pence should have ‘overturned’ the election on Jan. 6
Trump also criticized Maine Sen. Susan Collins for her efforts to change the Electoral Count Act.