The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol issued subpoenas for six close allies of Donald Trump who promoted false claims of election fraud or worked to overturn the results of the 2020 election. https://t.co/Urp1wJBNfS
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 8, 2021
New subpoenas are being issued in the Jan. 6th investigations to about 20 individuals connected to the uprising, including John Eastman, author of the now infamous Eastman memo. https://t.co/VXGaJY5byF
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 9, 2021
"These are the folks that took the most extreme views with Trump in those days leading up to January 6th. The people that were really stoking his desires to remain in office… This is the real inner circle" – @nytmike on new Jan. 6 committee subpoenas w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/EGVgSTi3ih
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) November 8, 2021
And here's the announcement from the US House Select Jan 6 Committee:https://t.co/9Vv7aejr1a
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) November 8, 2021
Washington Post included their incredible report on Jan 6th as an entire section in today’s print. I went ahead and re-read “Before the Attack” – the details in print make the (ongoing) attack on democracy by Trump and his allies even more chilling. On to “During the Attack.” pic.twitter.com/G6yFpA1dvK
— Jason Kint (@jason_kint) November 8, 2021
🚨🚨🚨NEWWWW from this blockbuster project:
— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) October 31, 2021
FBI knew that extremists plotting to overturn election were discussing killing cops on Jan 6.
“Please be in DC, armed, on the 6th..You might have to kill the palace guards…Drop a handful, the rest will flee. https://t.co/CcwmoIbkSb
On Dec. 19, Trump tweeted, “Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” Almost overnight, the cheapest room in his D.C. hotel on Jan 6 surged from $476 to $1,999. Just over a week later, prices hit $3,600, before climbing to $8,000. https://t.co/qVV5S0ncas
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) November 3, 2021
DOJ’s failure to indict Bannon for criminal contempt of Congress by now is scandalous. Being told they’re thinking about it is an insult to our intelligence. What’s there to think about? Whether a subpoena from Congress is optional for Trump supporters and enablers? I call BS. https://t.co/5oQZnySz6D
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) November 5, 2021
“This is how democracy dies. I admit my impatience for action, in part because I worry the slow pace puts the country in increasing danger. If Merrick Garland can’t step up—to seize this moment—then President Biden should find an Attorney General who can.”https://t.co/YSHxtE6eyr
— Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ (@tribelaw) November 9, 2021
Steve Bannon Indictment Watch: Day 17
— Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) November 7, 2021
DOJ continues to undermine the authority & ability of Congress to investigate the insurrection. With Bannon going uncharged, now Trump co-conspirator Jeffrey Clark is following Bannon’s lead & bucking HIS subpoena. Heck, why wouldn’t he? pic.twitter.com/mHzS8e8GjI
The longer DOJ spends reviewing Bannon subpoena matter, the more likely it is they will charge. As @JoyceWhiteVance points out, it takes time to get your ducks in a row to file an indictment, which means producing discovery, anticipating motions, and preparing for a speedy trial. https://t.co/qf9SdN5pQ2
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) November 8, 2021
Twice in one week, the Jan. 6 select committee interviewed a rioter with knowledge of contacts between GOP officials in a key state Trump lost and Trump allies in the weeks before the attack.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 7, 2021
The person discussed those contacts in a voluntary interview.https://t.co/2h6RWlsAir
New: To portray Joe Biden's presidency as "chaos," House Republicans' latest attack ad uses at least three images of street chaos under Donald Trump in 2020: https://t.co/McrUTHBEbY
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) November 8, 2021
This will continue. Of course @gop and @GOPLeader can condemn this proactively (not some sidestepping comment when asked about it.). They won’t. The “arm-pit farting” of our politics is why we are failing the people. https://t.co/JYwc5gG96B
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@AdamKinzinger) November 9, 2021
— Bruno Maçães (@MacaesBruno) November 9, 2021
The land Black farmers lost since the number of Black farmers peaked in the US is conservatively estimated to be worth $250 – $350 billion today. https://t.co/gLfR6Q4568
— The Nation (@thenation) November 9, 2021
Kennedy Airport was filled with joyous reunions Monday as U.S. borders reopened for the first time in nearly 20 months amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) November 9, 2021
International travelers were able to enter the U.S. thanks to proof of vaccination and a negative test.https://t.co/mnHdE1jYXp
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Johnson skips town to avoid ‘sleaze’ debate
No remorse. No dignity. No apology. No mask. The spectacle of Boris Johnson cowering in a hospital to evade Commons questions on his standards fiasco was a new low for a PM who wallows in sleaze. His cowardice demeans his office, this nation and democracy itself
— Mary Riddell (@MaryRiddell) November 8, 2021
Johnson not bothering to attend today’s sleaze debate in Parliament will infuriate Tory MPs angry they allowed themselves to be whipped last week into supporting a sleazy colleague. His judgement’s terrible.
— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) November 8, 2021
"He does not even have the decency to come here, either to defend what he did or apologise for his actions"
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 8, 2021
Labour leader Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of "running scared" and says the PM's concern is "self-preservation, not the national interest"https://t.co/M5iIWbxXNh pic.twitter.com/hGemx8kDAF
Not a good night for @BorisJohnson. Does anyone remember when the @Daily_Express was last so critical of him? And the @DailyMailUK front page is quite something pic.twitter.com/H1dXY1Uz0U
— Robert Peston (@Peston) November 8, 2021
"I don't think there's much more to be said about [Owen Paterson] case," says Boris Johnson
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 8, 2021
The PM says he hopes there will be "crossparty agreement" on a way forward on MPs' standards, adding that the government "take this very, very seriously"https://t.co/t4Zrh8r7qI pic.twitter.com/cLCcwH7HQd
If an MP takes a second job, how do they find time for the one they're elected (and paid) to do?https://t.co/Gebfck6Plh
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) November 8, 2021
"Prominent barrister Jolyon Maugham QC asked: ‘Why are the police not investigating this? Why is Boris Johnson above the law?’" https://t.co/jXoHvg3Uwm
— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) November 8, 2021
Oh, there's many more than six. https://t.co/E5vpSJoJRe
— Jo Maugham (@JolyonMaugham) November 8, 2021
There are so many people dying of Covid in my trust right now. It makes the sight of @BorisJohnson – casually strolling without a mask through Hexham General Hospital today – absolutely sickening. pic.twitter.com/SZmLLyKfm3
— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) November 8, 2021
Westminster voting intention:
— Britain Elects (@BritainElects) November 8, 2021
LAB: 36% (-)
CON: 35% (-4)
GRN: 11% (+5)
LDEM: 9% (-)
via @IpsosMORI, 29 Oct – 04 Nov
Chgs. w/ Sephttps://t.co/uUEQTNgoGf
The Overnight Note 