Giuliani associate told ex-CIA officer a Trump pardon would 'cost $2 million
The Guardian - Sun Jan 17, 2021
An associate of Rudy Giuliani told a former CIA officer a presidential pardon was "going to cost $2 million", the New York Times reported on Sunday in the latest bombshell to break across the last, chaotic days of Donald Trump's presidency. More»
Pelosi tasks Lieutenant General Russel Honoré with leading review of Capitol security
NBC News - Fri Jan 15, 2021
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, announced Friday that she has tasked retired Lt. General Russel Honoré with leading a review of the US Capitol’s security in the wake of the deadly January 6 attack. More»
Hundreds of National Guard troops quarter in Capitol hallways
Yahoo News - Wed Jan 13, 2021
Reporters shared photographs of an extraordinary sight Wednesday morning as they arrived at the United States Capitol ahead of the House impeachment vote. More»
Joint Chiefs Remind U.S. Forces That They Defend The Constitution
NPR - Tue Jan 12, 2021
The US Joint Chiefs of Staff reminded American forces Tuesday of their oath to defend the Constitution following the attacks on the Capitol building last week. More»
House Democrats Briefed On 3 Terrifying Plots To Overthrow Government
Huffington Post - Tue Jan 12, 2021
WASHINGTON - Capitol Police briefed Democrats on Monday night about three more potentially gruesome demonstrations planned in the coming days, with one plot to encircle the US Capitol and assassinate Democrats and some Republicans. More»
Deutsche Bank and Signature Bank will 'sever ties with Trump and his organization' - Trump Still $300m in Debt
Daily Mail - Tue Jan 12, 2021
Deutsche Bank AG is to sever all ties with President Trump and the Trump organization according to a source with knowledge of the sudden business decision. More»
FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»
Washington Monument Tours Suspended Due to Threats
NBC New York - Mon Jan 11, 2021
Tours of the Washington Monument were suspended because of "credible threats to visitors and park resources," officials say. More»
Trump was raging because the poor white trash mob made him look bad.
Daily Mail - Sun Jan 10, 2021
As scenes of carnage unfolded on the television in his private dining room off the Oval Office, President Trump was raging. More»
Feds say police found a pickup truck full of bombs and guns near Capitol insurrection
CNN - Sat Jan 9, 2021
Washington, DC - An Alabama man allegedly parked a pickup truck packed with 11 homemade bombs, an assault rifle and a handgun two blocks from the US Capitol building on Wednesday for hours before authorities ever noticed, according to federal prosecutors. More»
The Putsch of January 6, 2021
Bill Moyers - Sat Jan 9, 2021
The rioters who assaulted the Capitol on January 6 were better organized than the police who were charged with protecting the imposing building, which Biden called the "citadel of liberty. More»
4 Dead, Police Injured, Dozens Arrested After Siege At The U.S. Capitol
NPR - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Washington, DC, officials say four people have died, including one in a shooting inside the US Capitol, and dozens of police officers were injured after a mob of supporters of President Trump stormed the nation's legislative building, temporarily shutting down a vote to certify his successor's win. More»
Heads start to roll: Sergeant at Arms quits and Pelosi demands resignation from Capitol Police Chief over 'complete failure' to stop mob - cops were INTENTIONALLY under-powered
Daily Mail - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Sergeant at Arms Paul Irving - whose job it is to protect the House - resigned on Thursday after being told he would be fired for failing to protect the Capitol, as heads began to roll over the horrifying day of violence in America's capital. More»
Facebook Bans President Trump From Posting For The Rest Of His Presidency
NPR - Thu Jan 7, 2021
Facebook said Thursday it is banning President Trump until the end of his presidency and possibly longer. More»
Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
The United States Capitol building is in lockdown after hundreds of supporters of President Trump stormed the barricades surrounding its perimeter and were met with police who used pepper spray during Wednesday's historic joint session of Congress which was convened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's victory. More»
U.S. Capitol declared "secure" after pro-Trump mob stormed complex
Associated Press - Wed Jan 6, 2021
Officials have declared the US Capitol complex "secure" after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump. More»
Trump calls his Capitol mob 'GREAT PATRIOTS' and claims they rioted because election was 'viciously stolen'
Daily Mail - Wed Jan 6, 2021
President Donald Trump continued his series of mixed messages as the law enforcement officials cleared the Capitol building of his mob of supporters who disrupted the congressional certification of Joe Biden's victory. More»
Trump vetoes $740 billion defense bill, breaking with Republican-led Senate
CNN - Wed Dec 23, 2020
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting up a possible veto override that would pit members of his own party against him. More»
Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught
Politico - Thu Dec 17, 2020
The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the US nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies, officials directly familiar with the matter said. More»
"We want them infected": Trump appointee demanded "herd immunity" strategy, emails reveal
Politico - Wed Dec 16, 2020
HHS science adviser Paul Alexander called for millions of Americans to be infected as means of fighting Covid-19. More»
US treasury hacked by foreign government group
The Guardian - Sun Dec 13, 2020
Hackers backed by a foreign government have been monitoring internal email traffic at the US treasury department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with the matter. More»
Supreme Court Rejects Texas' Effort to Overturn Election in Fatal Blow to Trump's Attempted Coup d'Etat
NBC News - Fri Dec 11, 2020
WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Friday brushed aside the lawsuit filed by Texas that sought to overturn Joe Biden's election victory in four battleground states. More»
Trump's Final Days of Rage and Denial
New York Times - Mon Dec 7, 2020
WASHINGTON - Over the past week, President Trump posted or reposted about 145 messages on Twitter lashing out at the results of an election he lost. More»
Trump Stooge Banned from the Justice Department After Trying to get Case Info
Associated Press - Sat Dec 5, 2020
WASHINGTON - The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. More»
Stung by Social Media, Trump Threatens to Veto $1 Trillion Defense Bill
News and Guts - Wed Dec 2, 2020
President Trump’s ongoing feud with social media companies like Facebook, Google and Twitter has taken a serious turn: he’s threatening to veto a nearly $1 trillion funding bill for the US military if he doesn’t get his way. More»
Whatever It Is, It's Probably Not Hair Dye
New York Times - Thu Nov 19, 2020
Rudolph Giuliani gave a news conference on Thursday in which, as he continued to cast doubt on the results of the presidential election, it appeared he was starting to melt. More»
Trump blocks Biden's incoming staff in unprecedented ways
Politico - Tue Nov 17, 2020
For the first time in more than half a century, an outgoing administration is stonewalling an incoming one at every level - with no intention of relenting. More»
Trump Dumps 3 Agency Leaders In Wake Of Election
NPR - Sat Nov 7, 2020
The Trump administration abruptly dumped the leaders of three agencies that oversee the nuclear weapons stockpile, electricity and natural gas regulation, and overseas aid during the past two days, drawing a rebuke from a prominent Republican senator for one of the decisions. More»
Justice Department tells prosecutors that they can send "armed agents" in to investigate voter fraud
Raw Story - Wed Nov 4, 2020
Justice Department officials sent out a letter to prosecutors early Wednesday morning saying that prosecutors could install armed agents at vote-counting areas to oversee the tabulations and investigate voter fraud. More»
Rudy Giuliani wants Twitter CEO jailed over limitations on unverified Hunter Biden story
The Independent - Fri Oct 30, 2020
President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has said that Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter should be "in jail" for blocking the spread of the controversial Hunter Biden story. More»