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Steve Bannon Taken Into Custody for Contempt Charges

D. Brit

Nov 15, 2021
1 min

Steve Bannon Taken Into Custody for Contempt Charges

What Happened: On Monday, Steve Bannon, a former adviser and longtime ally of former President Trump, surrendered to federal authorities to face his contempt charges. Last Friday, a Federal Grand Jury charged Bannon with one count for his failure to appear before a House Jan. 6 select committee and with another count for refusing to produce requested documents. Each count holds a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 1 year in jail. Bannon was taken into custody and is expected

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Federal Jury Indicts Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress

D. Brit

Nov 13, 2021
1 min

Federal Jury Indicts Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress

What Happened: On Friday, a Federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against Steve Bannon for contempt of Congress. Bannon, a former Trump adviser, was charged with one count for his failure to appear before the House Jan. 6 select committee and with another count for refusing to produce requested documents. Each count holds a minimum of 30 days and a maximum of 1 year in jail. Former President Trump directed former aides and associates to not participate in the investigatio

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Appeals Court Delays Release of Trump's Jan. 6 Records

D. Brit

Nov 11, 2021
1 min

Appeals Court Delays Release of Trump's Jan. 6 Records

What Happened: On Thursday, a Federal Appeals Courts temporarily blocked the release of Trump Administration White House records to the House committee investigating the event. Trump's attorneys sought to block the release of the records claiming that the House investigators were seeking some documents that were unrelated to the Jan. 6 riot and claiming "executive privilege." The injunction administered by the Appeals Court will only temporarily bar the release of the records

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Jan. 6 House Panel Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt

D. Brit

Oct 20, 2021
1 min

Jan. 6 House Panel Votes to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt

What Happened: On Tuesday evening, a House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt for defying his subpoena. Former President Trump has directed former aides and associates to not participate in the investigation and has filed a lawsuit to try and prevent Congress from obtaining certain documents. The panel vote will now send the resolution to the full House which is expected to vo

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Trump Files a Lawsuit to Block the Release of Documents from Jan. 6

D. Brit

Oct 18, 2021
1 min

Trump Files a Lawsuit to Block the Release of Documents from Jan. 6

What Happened: On Monday, former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents relating to the January 6th Capitol Hill insurrection. The documents were to be turned over to the Congressional committee investigating the riot. In the lawsuit, Trump claims the the investigation is "almost limitless in scope" and that they are seeking records that have no connection to the Jan. 6th events. The former President also claims that some of the documents tha

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House Delivers Article of Impeachment Against Trump to Senate

D. Brit

Jan 25, 2021
1 min

House Delivers Article of Impeachment Against Trump to Senate

What’s Happening: On Monday, the House of Representatives delivered the article of impeachment for Trump's alleged incitement of an insurrection to the Senate. Normally, this would initiate the Senate impeachment trial, however, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) announced late last Friday that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to start the trial the week of February 8. This will allow Trump's legal team more time to prepare for the trial. Trump is the only p

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House Will Send Trump Impeachment to Senate on Monday

D. Brit

Jan 22, 2021
1 min

House Will Send Trump Impeachment to Senate on Monday

What’s Happening: On Friday, new Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) announced that the House will send the article of impeachment for Trump's alleged incitement of an insurrection to the Senate on Monday. Normally, this would initiate the Senate impeachment trial, however, Schumer announced late Friday night that he had reached an agreement with Republicans to start the trial the week of February 8. Trump is the only president to have been impeached twice. Developing S

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House Lawmakers Vote to Impeach Trump a 2nd Time

D. Brit

Jan 13, 2021
1 min

House Lawmakers Vote to Impeach Trump a 2nd Time

What’s Happening: House lawmakers have voted to pass the article of impeachment and impeach Trump for incitement of an insurrection. Trump has now become the only president to have been impeached twice. Trump will likely remain in office and finish out his term as Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell has said that he won’t bring the Senate back early to vote on the impeachment. Despite his unwillingness to bring the Senate back early, McConnell says he supports the impeachment a

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House Passes Resolution Calling For Removal of Trump From Office

D. Brit

Jan 13, 2021
1 min

House Passes Resolution Calling For Removal of Trump From Office

What's Happening: On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for the removal of President Trump from office via the 25th amendment. They cite Trump's perceived role in the violent Pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol last week as the main reason. The vote is merely symbolic at this point as Vice President Mike Pence released a letter earlier Tuesday saying he would not be invoking the 25th amendment as he does "not believe such a course of action is in t

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VP Pence Rejects Request to Invoke 25th Amendment and Remove Trump

D. Brit

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

VP Pence Rejects Request to Invoke 25th Amendment and Remove Trump

What Happened: On Tuesday, Vice President Pence rejected the request from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) to invoke the 25th amendment and remove Trump from office. In a letter to Pelosi released on Tuesday night, the Vice President said "I do not believe such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with the Constitution." Pence continued, "Last week, I did not yield to pressure to exert beyond my constitutional authority to determine the outcome

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15,000 National Guard Troops to Deploy to DC for Inauguration

D. Brit

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

15,000 National Guard Troops to Deploy to DC for Inauguration

What's Happening: Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, has activated and will deploy 15,000 National Guard Troops to Washington DC for President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration. After last week's deadly Pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol officials feel that extra security will be necessary for the inauguration ceremony. The FBI released a bulletin on Monday warning that "armed protests" are planned for all 50 state Capitols on or before inauguration day

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FBI: Armed Protests Planned for All State Capitols

D. Brit

Jan 11, 2021
1 min

FBI: Armed Protests Planned for All State Capitols

What Happened: The FBI has received information that ”armed protests” are planned for all 50 state Capitols on or before President-Elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20. Concerns of additional violence, after last week’s Pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol, have led to enhanced security measures being implemented at the federal, state and local levels. The FBI bulletin states that “Armed protests are being planned at all 50 state Capitols from 16 January through at least 20 J

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House Dems Call To Impeach Trump For "Incitement of Insurrection"

D. Brit

Jan 11, 2021
2 min

House Dems Call To Impeach Trump For "Incitement of Insurrection"

What's Happening: On Monday, House Democrats unveiled a single article of impeachment against President Trump charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in last week's riots at the US Capitol. The article focuses on Trump's repeated unproven claims that he "won the election" as well as his speech to a crowd of Pro-Trump protesters on January 6th in which he directed them to march to the Capitol. The Pro-Trump protest was originally peaceful but devolved into

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D. Brit

Jan 8, 2021
1 min

Trump Likely to Face Impeachment Again

What's Happening: According to several sources, House Democrats plan to introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Monday. The articles of impeachment will likely revolve around President Trump's handling of Wednesday's Pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol which resulted in an armed standoff, multiple injuries, several arrests and at least 5 deaths. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) called on Vice President

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Schumer & Pelosi Call on VP Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment and Remove Trump

D. Brit

Jan 7, 2021
1 min

Schumer & Pelosi Call on VP Pence to Invoke 25th Amendment and Remove Trump

What's Happening: New Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D) have called on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office for the remainder of his term. Several Democratic lawmakers, business groups including the National Association of Manufacturers and even some GOP lawmakers have called for the immediate removal of President Trump from office. They claim Trump is at least partially responsible

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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns After Riot

D. Brit

Jan 7, 2021
1 min

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Resigns After Riot

What Happened: On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that she is resigning from the Trump administration, effective Monday, in protest of the Pro-Trump mob that invaded the US Capitol building on Wednesday. In a statement, Chao, who is married to Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, said that the violent invasion of the Capitol building "has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside." Chao has now become the highest ranking member of the T

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Congress Certifies Joe Biden’s Win After Pro-Trump Mob Is Removed From Capitol

D. Brit

Jan 7, 2021
1 min

Congress Certifies Joe Biden’s Win After Pro-Trump Mob Is Removed From Capitol

What Happened: Congress reconvened Wednesday night and certified the electoral college results formalizing Joe Biden’s win as President. The final tally for the electoral college was Biden - 306, Trump - 232. The certification of the votes was interrupted earlier when a group of pro-Trump supporters turned violent and stormed the US Capitol. The mob violence resulted in an armed standoff with police and a lockdown of the building. At least 4 people died during yesterday’s eve

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Pro-Trump Protesters Storm the Capitol - Armed Standoff

D. Brit

Jan 6, 2021
1 min

Pro-Trump Protesters Storm the Capitol - Armed Standoff

What's Happening: Pro-Trump supporters have stormed the US Capitol as lawmakers attempt to certify the Electoral College votes and affirm President-Elect Joe Biden's win. The Capitol is now in lockdown. Just after 1 PM EST, hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers surrounding the Capitol. There is now an armed standoff taking place outside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers and Vice-President Pence were evacuated from the building. Trump tweeted, "Please

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