#NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill

#NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill

“NYC’s Ritchie Torres to push presidential pardon disclosure bill” Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres will introduce legislation requiring lawmakers seeking presidential pardons to disclose their requests — following allegations that some Republicans sought clemency from former President Trump after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Torres wants a federal law on the books mandating that any member…

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#The hypocrisy and disconnect of the partisan Jan. 6 probe

#The hypocrisy and disconnect of the partisan Jan. 6 probe

“The hypocrisy and disconnect of the partisan Jan. 6 probe” Even if the ratings have been mediocre, Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 show trial has had its arresting moments, as you might expect from a made-for-TV drama produced by a former ABC News president. Video of former Attorney General Bill Barr saying he always thought election-fraud…

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#Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary

#Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary

“Nation knows it’s Biden’s fault and other commentary” Neocon: Nation Knows It’s Biden’s Fault “Inflation is everyone’s priority,” notes Noah Rothman at Commentary — and if “today’s dire circumstances” should “become an existential emergency,” then “the blame . . . is likely to fall squarely on the party in power.” That’s despite President Biden’s “simplistic, monocausal rationale”…

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#Jan. 6 select committee postpones third hearing to Thursday

#Jan. 6 select committee postpones third hearing to Thursday

“Jan. 6 select committee postpones third hearing to Thursday” The House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot announced Tuesday it had postponed its third scheduled open hearing to allow more time to put together its presentation. The hearing had been scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, but will now happen Thursday. The committee did not…

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#Trump 2020 election claims focus of second Jan. 6 hearing

#Trump 2020 election claims focus of second Jan. 6 hearing

“Trump 2020 election claims focus of second Jan. 6 hearing” The House select committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot will zero in Monday on former President Donald Trump’s insistence that widespread voter fraud denied him a second term. Bill Stepien, the 45th president’s 2020 campaign manager, had been expected to headline the witness list at…

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#Members of Jan. 6 committee claim Trump can be indicted

#Members of Jan. 6 committee claim Trump can be indicted

“Members of Jan. 6 committee claim Trump can be indicted” Members of the House select committee investigating last year’s riot at the US Capitol on Sunday claimed they have enough evidence for federal prosecutors to indict former President Donald Trump. California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff called for the Justice Department to “investigate any credible allegation…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 13, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — June 13, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — June 13, 2022” The Issue: The televised House select committee hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. Michael Goodwin decries live coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings on prime time (“Nancy’s 1/6 dog & baloney show,” June 8). As a proud Republican, I don’t agree with him. Former President Donald…

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#Donald Trump needs a new tune

#Donald Trump needs a new tune

“Donald Trump needs a new tune” The House Democrats’ prime-time partisan program last week and the continuing hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have two aims. One is to get midterm voters to think about something other than wallet-busting inflation, surging violent crime, the baby-formula shortage and the wide open southern ­border.  No sooner…

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