Tag Archive for: Jan. 6

Ginni Thomas Texts To Trump COS Mark Meadows Emphasize The Extraordinary Importance Of The Jan. 6 House Committee Investigation

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Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer The revelations yesterday that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sent a number of text messages to President Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows urging him to continue the fight to overturn the 2020 election, emphasize the extraordinary importance of the work of the House […]

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The Walls May Be Starting To Close In On Trump

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FRED WERTHEIMER’S WEEKLY NOTE  |  March 3, 2022 The walls may be starting to close in on Donald Trump, even as polls indicate he maintains a tight grip on Republican voters, and GOP officeholders and candidates continue to bend the knee to Trump. Yesterday in a court filing, the House Jan. 6. Committee asserted for the […]

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E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: Real Accountability For Jan. 6 Requires Political Reform

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 “The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was an attempt, through force and violence, to overturn the will of the majority expressed in a free and fair election,” Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. writes in a new op-ed. “In a well-functioning democratic republic,” he writes, “its anniversary would engender a commitment across party lines to protecting and enhancing […]

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