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White supremacy and American policing
Feb 13, 2021 05:57The assault on the U.S. Capitol has drawn attention to the presence of far-right extremists in the U.S. military and law enforcement. While the Pentagon has taken steps to address the problem, the police chiefs will have a much harder time rooting out extremism in their departments.
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Donald Trump hires new impeachment defense team after lead lawyers quit
Feb 02, 2021 20:42Donald Trump has named new lawyers to lead the defense at his impeachment trial in the Senate next week on the charge that he unleashed a deadly insurrection upon the US Capitol on 6 January. The announcement comes just a day after his previous team fell apart.
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Trump parts ways with five lawyers handling impeachment defense
Feb 02, 2021 20:33Former US President Donald J. Trump has abruptly parted ways with five lawyers handling his impeachment defense, just over a week before the Senate trial is set to begin, people familiar with the situation said on recently.
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US Senate Republicans say Trump should be held accountable for riot, but not by them
Feb 01, 2021 16:01With the impeachment trial for former US President, Donald Trump set to begin on February 9, Senate Republicans are criticizing him without doing anything about his actions, hoping to put distance between themselves and the former president without casting any votes that could cause a backlash from Trump and his fervent supporters. Many say something should be done about what Trump did – but just not by them.
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Republican leaders to meet with Marjorie Taylor Greene amid calls for removal
Feb 01, 2021 15:56Republican Party leaders will meet with extremist Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene next week as an ongoing crisis over her racist and bizarre political views continues to roil American politics.
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At least 30,000 GOP voters have left the party since the Capitol breach
Feb 01, 2021 15:53Since the attack on the United States Capitol building by a mob of loyalists to former President Donald Trump, tens of thousands of voters who were previously registered as members of the Republican Party have changed their affiliation away from the GOP.
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Members of US Congress reportedly facing death threats ahead of Trump impeachment trial
Jan 29, 2021 21:03Federal law enforcement agents of the US are reportedly assessing several menacing statements, including death threats, directed toward congressional lawmakers ahead of the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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Trump has made threats to launch a new political party — the “Patriot Party”
Jan 29, 2021 21:00Furious at the serial betrayals of formerly loyal Republicans and shocked at the possibility of being convicted in a Senate trial, the former US president has floated the idea of starting his own political party and launching a vengeance tour on all Republicans who dare oppose him.
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US faces heightened threat of politically-motivated violence from Trump supporters, DHS warns
Jan 28, 2021 08:52The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned that the country faces a growing threat of politically-motivated domestic violence from people angry at former President Donald Trump’s election loss.
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Trump conveys threats to Senate Republicans ahead of his impeachment trial
Jan 26, 2021 20:00Former US President Donald Trump has conveyed messages to Senate Republicans, indirectly warning them not to vote in favor of impeachment.