January 6 insurrection

2020 Elections July 23, 2022

Why Donald Trump can’t be prosecuted for ‘dereliction of duty’ for his inaction on Jan. 6

By Tim Bakken, United States Military Academy West Point [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] During the prime-time hearing on July 21, 2022 of the House…

2022 Elections July 14, 2022

With Trump’s role on Jan. 6 becoming clearer, and potentially criminal, GOP voters are starting to look at different options

By Victor Menaldo, University of Washington and James D. Long, University of Washington [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the Jan. 6 committee reconvened for…

National June 29, 2022

Trump had to be physically restrained from joining Jan. 6 mob, House panel told

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 29, 2022 Donald Trump had to be held back from joining his enraged, rioting…

2020 Elections June 16, 2022

Bookman: Evidence builds that Trump knew he lost, so attempted coup was criminal

By Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 16, 2022 We can’t know what’s happening inside the secret, special-purpose grand jury…

2020 Elections June 16, 2022

Jan. 6 panel video shows Loudermilk tour group photographing in Capitol office buildings

By Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the States Newsroom and Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 15, 2022 The day before the Jan. 6 attack on the…

2020 Elections June 12, 2022

5 things we learned about Jan. 6 and Trump from the first hearing

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the States Newsroom and Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 10, 2022 The opening U.S. House hearing in a series on…

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2022 Elections May 19, 2022

Bookman: Rooting against David Perdue and other Trump-devoted, GOP insurrectionist candidates

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 19, 2022 In Pennsylvania, Republican primary voters have nominated a radical, full-blown insurrectionist as…

Opinion April 26, 2022

Misinformation is deadly. What are we going to do about it?

By Kathie Obradovich, Georgia Recorder [This article was published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 25, 2022 Misinformation is deadly. It kills humans and democracy. All of us have…

Marjorie Taylor Greene wearing sunglasses smiling

Crime April 20, 2022

Use of Civil War-era law used to challenge Marjorie Taylor Greene candidacy a longshot

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]April 20, 2022 It’s not unusual for a candidate’s qualifications to be challenged before a…

Crime March 7, 2022

A year after Jan. 6, attack on the U.S. Capitol lives on in hundreds of court cases

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2022 On the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, four men affiliated with the Kansas…

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