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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | July 14, 2022 The House Jan. 6th Committee hearings have documented that central to the attempted presidential coup by former President Donald Trump and his chief strategist John Eastman was their plan to exploit a loophole in the Presidential Election Day Act of 1845. The loophole would have allowed a […]
“This is deadly serious. This is American democracy. This story deserves more attention. It’s a primetime story, but it’s not a one-and-done special movie. This is real life. This is democracy under the microscope.” – Robert Costa, Investigative Reporter, CBS News NEXT HEARING: Tuesday, July 12, at 1 p.m. Eastern CBS News reports that witnesses […]
NPR’s Planet Money: Suitcases, Secret Lists, and Citizens United Listen Now “If money is buying influence and results over government policies, then most Americans are shut out, because the campaign finance system is dominated by people who are putting up very large sums of money.” – D21 President Fred Wertheimer There’s a corner of […]
UPDATED “Criminal Tracker, 6th Edition” Compiles Evidence Of Possible Criminal Activities By Trump In His Coup Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election; Includes New Evidence Learned In Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony On June 28 The Tracker, prepared by former Amb. Norman Eisen, CREW, And Democracy 21, Has Been Updated With New Evidence Revealed In The Jan. 6 […]
CNN: Accounts Of Trump Angrily Demanding To Go To Capitol On Jan. 6 Circulated In Secret Service Over Past Year Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer Cassidy Hutchinson was a poised and credible witness in providing powerful and compelling testimony this week before the House Jan. 6th Committee about the misconduct of former President […]
In the past seven days, the country has seen two events of historic significance: the explosive testimony of a young woman with impeccable conservative Republican credentials against former President Donald Trump, and an indefensible Supreme Court decision that took away a constitutional right that had been recognized for 50 years. On Tuesday, a courageous 26-year-old […]
“This is deadly serious. This is American democracy. This story deserves more attention. It’s a primetime story, but it’s not a one-and-done special movie. This is real life. This is democracy under the microscope.” – Robert Costa, Investigative Reporter, CBS News NEXT HEARING: Tuesday, June 28 at 1 p.m. Eastern ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, […]
Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 23, 2022 He knew. Former President Donald Trump knew he was engaging in illegal actions to overturn the 2020 presidential election that Joe Biden had won. Even if Trump believed he won the election, there was no legal justification for taking the illegal actions he took. Trump’s attempt to […]
UPDATED “Criminal Tracker, 4th Edition” Compiles Evidence Of Possible Criminal Activities By Trump In His Coup Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election The Tracker, prepared by former Amb. Norman Eisen, CREW, And Democracy 21, Has Been Updated With New Evidence Revealed In The First Three Hearings Of The Jan. 6 Committee A new Criminal Evidence Tracker, published […]
“This is deadly serious. This is American democracy. This story deserves more attention. It’s a primetime story, but it’s not a one-and-done special movie. This is real life. This is democracy under the microscope.” – Robert Costa, Investigative Reporter, CBS News NEXT HEARING: Thursday, June 23 at 3 p.m. Eastern ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, […]
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