"Donald Lee Moss, 62, of Elizabethtown and James Link Behymer, 61, of Hope will appear in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., via Zoom for their arraignment and a status conference on May 29, according to court filings.
The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan..."
As with all of her postings, everything Heather Cox Richardson says today deserves attention. She opens by noting that the Dow Jones closed above 40,000 for the first time in history. But "in comparison to the breathless coverage of the stock market during Trump’s administration, this milestone is getting very little coverage."
While the flag was up, the court was still contending w/whether to hear a #2020election case, w/Justice #Alito on the losing end of that decision. In coming wks, the justices will rule on 2 climactic cases involving the storming of the Capitol on #Jan6, incl’g whether #Trump has #immunity for his actions. Their decisions will shape how accountable he can be held for trying to overturn the last presidential election & his chances for re-election in the upcoming one.
@levampyre An upside-down American flag is a #symbol connected with false claims that the #2020election was stolen from #DonaldTrump. Individuals who were indicted and convicted for #insurrection on #jan6 used the upside down flag as a symbol of the #MAGA movement - so this is part of the symbolism used in the anti-democracy movement in America.
NEW: Justice Dept secures another #Jan6 guilty plea
Paul Orta acknowledges being in front of mob, w/ tactical vest & handheld radio .. pushing at barricade and advancing toward Capitol, yelling "We're taking that sh** today!"
#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
#Republican#LizCheney, the fmr congresswoman, #Jan6 cmte co-chair & #Trump critic, assailed #House Speaker #MikeJohnson for his impending appearance outside the courthouse where Trump's #ElectionInterference / #HushMoney trial is taking place. “Have to admit I’m surprised that SpeakerJohnson wants to be in the ’I cheated on my wife with a porn star’club,” she wrote on X. “I guess he’s not that concerned with teaching morality to our young people after all.”
"Darrell Goins, of Newell, S.D. is charged with six felony offenses. According to U.S. Department of Justice Goins’ actions and others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress while they counted and assured the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election."
The decision by the court means that #SteveBannon could soon become the second former #Trump aide to be jailed for ignoring a subpoena from the #Jan6 committee, #PeterNavarrowas the first. #Bannon is facing a 4-month term in #prison.
#NealKatyal says while #JackSmithcould appeal #AileenCannon’s decision, it’s unlikely that he will. The writ of mandamus standard is too high a bar for removal & #DOJ is loathe to cast aspersions on any judge.
He’s more optimistic about the possibility of #Trump’s #Jan6 case getting scheduled now that the #ClassifiedDocuments case is indefinitely delayed.
They’ve yet to rule on either Trump’s #immunity claim or the #Jan6 case disputing the use of the #obstruction of an official proceeding by defendant Fischer that could impact #Trump as well as other #J6 defendants.
Robert Reich sketches the context, the troubling period of history, in which students are graduating from college:
"My students are graduating at a tremulous time.
The largest campus protest movement of the 21st century. The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president. The most restrictive abortion laws in the nation. Two horrific wars."
"FBI agents on Friday arrested a Canton man accused of pushing police officers and attempting to break into the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack."
"Investigators identified Clay Norris, 48, through photos and video showing him on Capitol grounds before breaching police barricades and telling other rioters to 'push forward' as they neared an entrance."
Kaitlan Collins asks bash-the-protesters Sen. J.D. Vance,
"So you agree that people who break in and vandalize the building should be prosecuted?”
Vance replies, “Exactly.”
Collins then says,
"I’m just checking because you did help raise money for people who did so on January 6, which was impeding an official proceeding, breaking into a building that they weren’t allowed to be in and vandalizing the Capitol."
By your response, it's obvious you're not fully aware nor understand that the students become terrorists when they attempt to extract demands by taking school campus hostage.
We don't allow it on #Jan6 at US Congress nor from sympathy terrorists that hijacked a peaceful protest.
Protesters should be ready to sacrifice their rights if laws or private property is violated.
History doesn't care about your bias.
Good day.