Donald Trump news today: Republicans unleash on Trump, say he could have stopped Jan 6 attack earlier

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Trump brags about the size of his rally on January 6

As the investigation into the attack on the U.S. Capitol steadily yields more information about the events leading up to the 6 January attack, a new memo has been released detailing a new angle on the Trump teams efforts to subvert the outcome of the 2020 election.

The memo, written by attorney Kenneth Chesebro, spells out a contorted multi-day plan to have Mike Pence take control of the electoral certification in the Senate, something the vice president ultimately refused to do despite intense pressure from the then-president.

Meanwhile, Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, a member of the House 6 January committee, has said that Donald Trump will get his comeuppance over the attack on the US 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.

The select committee is set to begin its public hearings this month.

Key PointsShow latest update 1654230495Republican lawmaker pulls out firearms to oppose gun control

Republican Florida representative Greg Steube pulled out several guns as he took part in a debate on gun violence via Zoom.

The House Judiciary Committee was discussing a package of gun control measures following a series of mass shootings across the United States.

The Florida lawmaker was taking part via video call when he showed off his firearms while arguing against specific measures in the package that would institute limits on magazines.

I hope to God that gun isnt loaded, Texas Democrat Sheila Lee said. Im at my house. I can do whatever I want with my guns, Mr Steube responded.

Gustaf Kilander has more.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 June 2022 05:28

1654230300Michael Avenatti sentenced to prison for defrauding Stormy Daniels, adult film star who claimed affair with Trump

Ex-attorney Michael Avenatti is now facing another prison term after being convicted earlier this year for defrauding Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who shocked the US in 2018 with claims that Donald Trump had an affair with her. Mr Trump denies her claims.

Mr Avenatti was found to have swindled Ms Daniels out of more than a quarter million dollars in proceeds from her memoir. He expressed regret at his sentencing hearing on Thursday, exclaiming: I have destroyed my career, my relationships and my reputation.

The Sacramento-born Avenatti sparred publicly with Donald Trump on Twitter and other platforms in defense of his then-client, but fell out of the public spotlight after Ms Daniels accused him of fraud. He was incarcerated last year and sentenced to 30 months in prison in an unrelated case in which he was convicted of attempting to extort sportswear brand Nike.

Read more in The Independent from Nathan Place:

John Bowden3 June 2022 05:25

1654228905Giuliani ally developed plan for Pence to hijack electoral vote count

An attorney working with Donald Trumps former lawyer Rudolph Giuliani drafted a plan for vice president Mike Pence to step aside from presiding over the counting of electoral votes on 6 January 2021 so the senates most senior Republican could refuse to count votes from swing states won by Joe Biden.

The plan, laid out in an email to Mr Giuliani which was forwarded to ex-law professor John Eastman, was drafted by attorney John Cheseboro and made public by the House 6 January select committee in a court filing last week.

It called for Mr Pence to ignore procedures laid out in the 1878 electoral count act and instead force the joint session to allow the president of the Senate sole authority to open and count electoral votes submitted by each state.

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar3 June 2022 05:01

1654226408ICYMI: Trump endorses Blake Masters in Arizona Senate primary

Donald Trump has made his endorsement in the Arizona Republican U.S. Senate primary, backing Blake Masters in the crowded primary field which includes the states attorney general, Mark Brnovich.

Mr Trump is seeking to defeat Mr Brnovich, who until recently was the frontrunner in all polling of the race, due to Mr Brnovichs refusal to back his falsehoods about the 2020 election. Mr Masters is polling in third place according to most surveys of voter support in the race, but a Trump endorsement could energise his campaign just as it did for another candidate backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, JD Vance, who catapaulted into the lead in Ohios US Senate primary after the ex-presidents endorsement.

Read more from The Independents Eric Garcia:

John Bowden3 June 2022 04:20

1654222333Kentucky GOP congressman calls for ending gun-free school zones in response to Uvalde

A Trump-endorsed GOP congressman in Kentucky believes the solution to mass shootings targeting schoolchildren is completely getting rid of gun-free zones around schools, where members of the public are not allowed to carry weapons.

The biggest thing we can do here today is repeal the 1990 Gun-Free School Zone Act so that the default condition in this country is not to advertise every student as a target, Thomas Massie asserted at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday.

Mr Massie was endorsed for reelection by Donald Trump last month. The former president said that the conservative congressman fights hard to Protect your Liberties, especially the First and Second Amendments, which are under siege by the Radical Left. He previously had called for Mr Massies ouster from the GOP over his opposition to a Covid-19 relief package.

Read more from The Independents Eric Garcia:

John Bowden3 June 2022 03:12

1654218485Biden hammers Republicans for opposing AR-15 restrictions

In a primetime address on Tuesday President Joe Biden took a much sharper tone against Republican opposition to firearm restrictions, blaming them for a spike in mass shootings that occurred after the end of the assault weapons ban.

After Republicans let the law expire in 2004 and those weapons were allowed to be sold again mass shootings tripled, his Twitter account noted during the remarks.

The presidents words came after several Republicans including Donald Trump addressed a convention of the National Rifle Association in Houston, Texas, just days after a mass shooting occurred at an elementary school in the state.

Read more in The Independent from John Bowden:

John Bowden3 June 2022 02:08

1654210908Biden to address Americans on gun violence in primetime address

In a little less than an hour President Joe Biden is slated to give a national address, announced only a few hours earlier, regarding gun violence and a spate of mass shootings that have torn through the nation in recent days.

The president is vowing action to address gun violence but faces an uphill battle to see any legislation pass through the Senate due to the 50-50 split between Republicans and Democrats in the chamber. Some lawmakers are currently meeting in the hopes of striking a compromise as the chamber recesses this month.

Read more about Mr Bidens address from Eric Garcia and Alex Woodward in The Independent:

John Bowden3 June 2022 00:01

1654204208Pennsylvania GOP governor nominee endorsed by Trump agrees to meet with January 6 committee

The bombastic Trump supporter running under the Pennsylvania GOPs banner in the states gubernatorial race is one of the top supporters of Donald Trumps 2020 eletction fraud conspiracies.

Now, Doug Mastriano will meet with the January 6 committee as the panels lawmakers look at his own actions around the attack on Congress, when he and other Trump supporters descended upon Washington DC in an effort to halt the certification of the election.

Read more from The Independents Eric Garcia:

John Bowden2 June 2022 22:10

1654201508The rise of the AR-15: Why America is defending a weapon of war

The ban on assault-style weapons including the AR-15 expired in 2004, during the height of popular sentiment for Americas military efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, where conflicts quickly popularized both the military-grade style of weaponry and tactical gear as well as the desert-style camouflage that surged onto the scene of casual military memorabilia and gear collections.

The weapon used in recent tragedies in Uvalde, Buffalo an elsewhere has even some gun owners rethinking their role in spreading ownership of assault rifles.

Read more from The Independents John Bowden:

John Bowden2 June 2022 21:25

1654198066ICYMI: Trump ally Ted Cruz disappointed by Republicans withdrawing from NRA meet

Ted Cruz lashed out over the weekend at his fellow Republicans like Texas Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick for withdrawing from appearances at an NRA convention in their home state following the mass shooting in Uvalde.

I was disappointed to see so many others make the decision not to be there. In part because the media narrative that comes out of horrific crimes, horrific mass murders within seconds, the media immediately wants to politicize them and use them to advance their longstanding political agenda that they had moments before the murder occurred, he argued on his podcast.

Read more from The Independents Andrew Feinberg:

John Bowden2 June 2022 20:27

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