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Trump loyalists meant to ‘capture, assassinate’ officials at Capitol: Prosecutors
Jan 16, 2021 03:24US prosecutors say President Donald Trump’s loyalists intended “to capture and assassinate” government officials during last week’s violent attack on the Capitol, which led to the impeachment of the Republican president.
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Attack on Capitol affirms Trumpism will live on after Trump leaves White House
Jan 15, 2021 16:52It is about a new political formation called Trumpism, with its mix of white supremacy, voter suppression, market fundamentalism and authoritarianism. Trumpism will have an afterlife long after Trump leaves the White House.
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No, not 'totally appropriate': Poll shows 63% in US blame Trump for insurrection
Jan 15, 2021 16:46According to a new national survey conducted by Vox and Data for Progress, 63% of likely voters—including 81% of Democrats, 67% of Independents, and just 32% of Republicans—believe Trump is either "very much" or "somewhat" to blame for the right-wing invasion of the Capitol Building, which led to the deaths of six people.
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US Capitol riots: The biggest threat to America is at home
Jan 15, 2021 16:39The US has always been a violent and polarized society with huge internal social tensions, as exemplified by its turbulent history of slavery, civil war, genocide against Native Americans, and civil rights mobilizations in the 1950s and ‘60s. Despite the US fixation on external threats, the biggest attack on American democracy came from within.
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20,000 US troops to deploy for Biden’s inauguration as FBI warns of more pro-Trump violence
Jan 14, 2021 05:42About 20,000 US troops are to be deployed to Washington, DC for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week as concerns rise about the likelihood of "extremist violence" ahead of the January 20 event.
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Trump becomes first US President to be impeached twice
Jan 13, 2021 19:07The US House of Representatives has impeached President Donald Trump for a second time days before he leaves office.
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The Trumps have fueled a far right media monster that is not going away
Jan 13, 2021 16:36A growing sea of bloggers, podcasters, message board moderators, conspiracy theorists, social media pundits, extremist preachers and “news” outlets feed off Trump directly, using the president’s lies and, latest tweets to garner likes, hits, donations and ad revenue. To gain followers, they repost trending conspiracies loved by Trump fans on social media and attack racial justice activists whose calls for social change generate resentment on the right.
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Trump can be indicted under Federal, State and DC laws for his role in Jan. 6
Jan 13, 2021 07:00The legal evidence is damning: Donald Trump should be held criminally liable for “seditious conspiracy” and “inciting insurrection” for his role in stoking the events of January 6, when an angry mob of Trump loyalists, incited by the president himself, stormed the Capitol building to stop the congressional counting of votes for Joe Biden in the Electoral College.
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Several House Republicans join Democrats’ bid to impeach Trump
Jan 13, 2021 05:28Several House Republicans are joining Democrats in voting to impeach President Donald Trump as Vice-President Mike Pence is refusing to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust him.
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More US lawmakers testing positive for coronavirus after Capitol breach
Jan 13, 2021 05:21A growing number of American lawmakers are testing positive for the coronavirus in the wake of the deadly breach of Capitol by pro-Trump protesters.