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New “Criminal Tracker” Compiles Evidence Of Possible Criminal Activities By Trump In His Coup Attempt To Overturn 2020 Election

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New “Criminal Tracker” 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, Will Be Updated With Any New Evidence After Each Jan. 6 Committee Hearing A new Criminal Evidence Tracker, published today in Just Security, examines the evidence of […]

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Jan. 6 Live Hearing: Where To Watch

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“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 Thursday, June 9. The hearing begins at 8 p.m. Eastern ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, […]

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SPECIAL! Jan. 6 Hearing Preview

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 9, 2022 The Jan. 6 House Committee hearings begin tonight at 8 p.m. Eastern and will air live on the broadcast networks, PBS, NPR, and other outlets, including online. This is “Must See TV.” Every American who wants our country to remain a democracy needs to watch. The fact-based hearings are […]

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New Brookings Report “Trump On Trial” Is An Essential Companion To The Jan. 6 Hearings And The Question Of Criminality

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With the House Jan. 6 Committee about to launch a series of landmark hearings beginning this Thursday, Brookings has published the in-depth report: Trump on Trial: A Guide to the January 6 Committee Hearings and the Question of Criminality, a comprehensive guide to the proceedings. The 98-page report was authored by Norman Eisen, Donald Ayer, Joshua Perry, Noah […]

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E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: The Jan. 6 Committee Has A Narrow But Priceless Opening

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E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: The Jan. 6 Committee Has A Narrow But Priceless Opening “The task before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol this week is to demonstrate that day’s viciousness was not some spontaneous outbreak of mayhem but an organized, radical, and dangerous assault on […]

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Jan. 6 Public Hearings That Begin On June 9 Will Be “Must Watch TV”

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | June 2, 2022 The televised hearings of the House Jan. 6 Committee that begin next Thursday will have historical significance in the battle taking place in our country between democracy and autocracy. The House Select Committee is investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol – the first since the […]

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The Dangerous Spread Of Trump’s Lying Ways

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | May 12, 2022 Former President Donald Trump has done enormous damage to our political system with his never-ending Big Lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. Neither Trump nor anyone else has provided a shred of evidence that voter fraud had any impact on the 2020 presidential […]

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Trump’s Next Presidential Coup Attempt Could Work Unless Existing Laws Are Repaired, D21 President Fred Wertheimer Warns In New Just Security Op-Ed

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If Donald Trump is nominated again in 2024, “another attempt at a Trump presidential coup is far more likely to succeed – unless flawed laws, enacted in 1845 and 1887 and still on the books today, are repaired,” Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer warns in a new op-ed published today by Just Security. While most of […]

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It’s Time For Trump To Face The Music

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 28, 2022 It’s time for former President Trump to face the music. The rule of law is a cornerstone of our democracy. “Nobody is above the law” is a fundamental tenet of our legal system. Trump believes otherwise. Trump’s views about complying with laws were succinctly captured during the […]

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There Must Be Consequences For Attempting To Steal A Presidential Election

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Fred Wertheimer’s Weekly Note | April 21, 2022 In a speech to the House of Commons in 1948,Winston Churchill said that “those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” This warning looms large as we head into the public hearings to be held by the House Jan. 6 Committee in late May […]

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