Donald Trump news today: Jan 6 panel member Raskin says former president will get his comeuppance

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Trump brags about the size of his rally on January 6

Democratic representative Jamie Raskin, a member of the House 6 January committee, has said that former president Donald Trump will get his comeuppance over the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Suggesting that criminal charges may soon be brought against the former president, Mr Raskin labeled Mr Trump guilty as sin and called him a one-man crime wave in an interview with Salon.

While the committee cannot itself bring criminal charges against Mr Trump, it can refer any criminal findings to attorney general Merrick Garland.

The House committee on the insurrection at Capitol is set to begin its public hearings this month. A series of eight prime-time televised hearings will begin from June 9 as it tries to uncover what led to the attack, and the role of the former president.

Meanwhile, Mr Trumps close aide Peter Navarro, who served as a White House adviser and worked to keep Mr Trump in office after his defeat, has been summoned to testify on Thursday to a federal grand jury.

Key PointsShow latest update 1654091113Herschel Walker complains Trump is taking credit for his candidacy

Herschel Walker, the highly controversial GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, is one of Donald Trumps successful midterm endorsees but he is not so loyal as to give the president full credit for his success so far.

Mr Walker spoke with Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, one half of the musical duo Run the Jewels, and told him that Mr Trump did not recruit him to run against incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock this year.

President Trump never asked me, he said. Rather, Mr Walker said that he heard the idea that Mr Trump persuaded him to run for Senate on television.

So, Im mad at him because he never asked, Mr Walker said. But hes taking credit that he asked.

Andrew Naughtie1 June 2022 14:45

1654088406Capitol rioter turned-in by former lover pleads guilty

A Capitol rioter who allegedly called his former partner a moron for refusing to see the election was stolen from Donald Trump has now pleaded guilty.

If you cant see the election was stolen youre a moron, Richard Michetti allegedly messaged his former partner on 6 January. They later informed police of his presence at the riot, reports said.

On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to a felony and charges of trespassing, violent entry and disorderly conduct, and obstruction of Congress, NBC News reported.

He will be sentenced at a later date.

Gino Spocchia1 June 2022 14:00

1654084806Zelensky rubbishes claims Trump could have prevented Russian war

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to rubbish the suggestion that Donald Trump could have prevented Russias war on his country in an interview with a Newsmax.

I am sorry if Ill be saying something that you dont like but for us as the country in war, it doesnt matter whether its Democrats or Republicans, Mr Zelenskytold Rob Schmitt. Its the people of the United States that support us.

He went on to say that anybody could become the [US] president, some might like Ukraine more, some less. Some might have respect for Putin, and some might not but the values ​​our country is fighting for are definitely the ones shared by the US.

Mr Trump has praised Russia President Vladimir Putin in the past and on the day Ukraine was invaded claimed: If I were in Office, this deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened!

The Republican was impeached by the House in 2019 following allegations he wrongfully sought political help and pressued Ukraine to get himself elected. He was later cleared.

Gino Spocchia1 June 2022 13:00

1654081206Herschel Walker pushes back idea Trump drafted him for Senate run

The NFL legend and Republican Senate nominee running to oust Democrat senator Raphael Warnock in this years midterms has denied claims Donald Trump asked him to run.

President Trump never asked me, said Mr Walker when asked about his run for the Senate this week. He said he heard those claims on television but were not true.

So, Im mad at him because he never asked, Mr Walker said of his frustration with the former president taking credit. But hes taking credit that he asked.

The former NFL player was speaking to Atlanta rapper Killer Mike, one half of the musical duo Run the Jewels, when he commented on the rumors, as Eric Garcia reports:

Gino Spocchia1 June 2022 12:00

1654077636Donald Trump Jr attacked for take on Amber Heard

Maybe the most telling part of the Amber Turd trial is that not a single man seems to have come out in her defense saying shes great, Mr Trump Jr tweeted on 28 May.

The former presidents sons remarks sparked backlash on the platform, with critics condemning the fact that he felt the need to weigh in at all.

Here’s more from Gustaf Kilander:

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 11:00

1654074036ICYMI: Former Clinton campaign lawyer found not guilty of lying to FBI

A District of Columbia jury has acquitted attorney Michael Sussmann on charges that hed lied to FBI agents while tipping them off about allegations that a computer server in Donald Trumps eponymous skyscraper was communicating with a computer belonging to a Russian bank at the height of the 2016 presidential campaign.

The jury rendered its not guilty verdict on Tuesday after three days of deliberations following a two-week trial, during which prosecutors working for Special Counsel John Durham sought to prove that Mr Sussmann, an ex-prosecutor who was a partner at the law firm Perkins Coie, lied when he met with FBI officials about the alleged Trump-Russia computer connection.

Andrew Feinberg has more details here:

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 10:00

1654070436Biden leads Trump in 2024 poll

Former president Donald Trump may lead just about every survey of the potential 2024 Republican primary field, but there’s one key rival he continues to trail: Joe Biden.

The current president would win 42 per cent of the vote, according to a poll conducted by YouGov and Yahoo! News. Mr Trump followed close behind with the support of 39 per cent of respondents.

The results come despite Mr Biden’s underwater approval rating, which was at 42 per cent (with 53 per cent disapproval) in the same survey.

John Bowden has more details on this here:

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 09:00

1654066836Kellyanne Conway calls Trump a great girlboss

Former Trump campaign manager and presidential adviser Kellyanne Conway has been mocked by social media users after she said that Donald Trump was a great girlboss as president, suggesting that he was a champion of women.

Ms Conway said the former president was a great girlboss who championed women despite his very public verbal abuse of prominent female public figures such as former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, vice president Kamala Harris, and the group of young female House lawmakers sometimes referred to as the Squad.

Ive always had a great relationship with President Trump and I go on and on in the book of how protective he was of me, Ms Conway said.

I wish he was still the president, she added.

Here’s how social media reacted to the comment:

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 08:00

1654063836Trump threatens Pulitzer committee with legal action again over awards to Russia probe coverage

Former president Donald Trump has yet again hit out at the Pulitzer committee in a letter asking them to revoke the awards given to the New York Times and the Washington Post over their 2018 coverage of the Russia investigation.

In a letter dated 27 May which was made public on Tuesday, the former president threatened to take the organization to court if it declined to revoke its award for that reporting.

Mr Trump cited recent legal proceedings in special counsel John Durham’s investigation to argue that the Pulitzer-winning reporting by the New York Times and the Washington Post was “a distortion of fact and a personal defamation”.

“There is no dispute that the Pulitzer Board’s award to those media outlets was based on false and fabricated information that they published,” Mr Trump wrote in a letter to Pulitzer Administrator Marjorie Miller.

“The continuing publication and recognition of the prizes on the Board’s website is a distortion of fact and a personal defamation that will result in the filing of litigation if the Board cannot be persuaded to do the right thing on its own.”

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 07:10

1654061436Trump calls legal system ‘CORRUPT’ after Sussmann verdict

Former president Donald Trump has criticized the U.S. legal system after Micheal Sussmann, a lawyer who represented Hillary Clintons presidential campaign and the Democratic Party, was found not guilty of lying to the FBI.

Our Legal System is CORRUPT, our Judges (and Justices!) Are highly partisan, compromised or just plain scared, our Borders are OPEN, our Elections are Rigged, Inflation is RAMPANT, gas prices and food costs are through the roof, our Military Leadership is Woke, our Country is going to HELL, and Michael Sussmann is not guilty, Mr Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday.

Mr Sussmann was under investigation by a special counsel in relation to the origins of the probe bureaus of Mr Trumps 2016 campaign for president. The former president and his allies have long alleged that Mr Sussmann was part of a deep state conspiracy to undermine his first presidential campaign.

Stuti Mishra1 June 2022 06:30

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