Tuesday 12.20.22
"People are just sick of kind of running to defend him all the time." —Maggie Haberman on Trump's lack of overt support
NYT's Haberman on Trump's reaction to the 1/6 Committee's criminal referrals and whether he's closer to being charged.
1/6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) explains the committee's decision to refer Donald Trump to DOJ.
George Conway: "The point that they're trying to make is all roads lead back to Donald Trump."
The 1/6 Committee has voted unanimously to send their findings and legislative recommendations to the rest of the House.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) announces 1/6 committee is referring 4 House members to the House Ethics Committee.
Hope Hicks recounts talking to WH lawyer Eric Herschmann about pleading with Trump to advocate for peaceful protests.
1/6 committee member Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) calls the harassment of Georgia election workers "callous, inhuman."
1/6 committee member Zoe Lofgren says Trump used donations “provide or offer employment to witnesses.”
Former Trump counselor Hope Hicks describes Trump's response to concerns the Big Lie was damaging his legacy.
1/6 committee Vice Chair Liz Cheney calls Trump “unfit for any office” at the committee’s final public hearing.
Several officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th attended the 1/6 committee's final public hearing
1/6 committee member Jamie Raskin announces criminal referrals for Donald Trump for his actions surrounding 1/6.
VP Pence says Trump shouldn't be charged over 1/6: “I don’t know that it’s criminal to take bad advice from lawyers.”
House Min. Leader Kevin McCarthy complains about Senate Republicans working with Democrats on an omnibus spending bill.
Big day for 1/6 Committee & Trump — first time Congress will push criminal referrals of a former president to DoJ.
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Former. Rep. Will Hurd, who represented Texas, on the expiration of Title 42: "The officials here are freaked out."
And here's how Title 42's Wednesday expiration is affecting the Mexican side of the border in Ciudad Juarez.
The Trump-era Title 42 immigration order, a controversial policy based on public health, is set to expire on Wednesday.
Rep. Adam Schiff: "I think that the evidence is there that Trump committed criminal offenses..."
Tomorrow: Rep. Adam Schiff on how 1/6 committee will handle Republican members who defied congressional subpoenas.
Doug Jensen, who led the charge against officer Eugene Goodman on 1/6, has been sentenced to over five years in prison.
HHS Sec. Xavier Becerra outlines the Biden administration’s plan to address the recent surge in COVID cases nationwide.
Officials say Russia this week launched dozens of missiles at Ukraine, with some striking civilian infrastructure.