Aaron Thacker is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s served as military police, been posted at a detention facility, and witnessed more of the decades-spanning global War on Terror — both at home and abroad — than most Americans can imagine. Thacker says there are only …
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Donald Trump, in addition to saying he wants to pardon those who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, said that members of the Jan. 6 committee “should go to jail” for investigating him. “Everybody on that committee … for what they did, yeah, honestly, they should go to jail,” Trump …
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Rep. Jim Jordan was a key figure in Jan. 6 and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election, claiming there was widespread voter fraud despite all evidence to the contrary. So it’s certainly a change of tune when the Republican congressman acknowledges the 2024 election was free …
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FormerBob’s BurgersactorJay Johnstonhas been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnston pleaded guilty in July after being charged with felony obstructionof officers during civil disorder, unlawful entry on restricted buildings or grounds, and impeding passage …
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Jon Schaffer, the heavy metal guitarist and founding “lifetime member” of the Oath Keepers who was among the first to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to three years of probation and 120 hours of community service. He will also have to pay $1,000 in restitution …
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Donald Trump is not backing down from his fascistic remarks about “the enemy from within,” comments he has made repeatedly in recent weeks. Instead he’s naming Democratic Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff as part of said “enemy from within.” In earlier comments made on Oct. 13, the former president …
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During his vice presidential debate against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) claimed that former President Donald Trump supported the peaceful transfer of power after the 2020 election. Days later, Trump is once again accusing Democrats of “rigging” that election and crying foul over the Justice Department submitting …
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After weeks of speculation regarding what would happen to Donald Trump’s criminal indictments in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, Special Counsel Jack Smith is sticking to his guns. On Tuesday, Smith’s office unveiled a superseding indictment against Trump relating to his efforts to overturn the results of …
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The man standing at the podium has the steady, stentorian voice of an authority figure, someone who issues orders and expects them to be heeded without question, and the look of a zealot in his eyes. “My fellow Americans,” he intones, betraying a slightly Southern lilt gilded by fire and …
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Steve Bannon reported to prison on Monday to serve out the four-month sentence resulting from his 2022 conviction on charges of contempt of Congress. The former White House adviser to Donald Trump and influential right-wing radio host surrendered himself to the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, a low-security prison …
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