An Oath Keeper Took the Stand in Her Own Defense. It Went Badly.
Grace Molteni/Mother Jones; Jose Luis Magana/AP, Montgomery County Jail/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jessica Watkins, an Oath Keeper charged with seditious conspiracy, struggled Thursday under cross examination by prosecutors—at one point shouting that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump. “Half…
An “Idiot Running Around”: An Oath Keeper Talked About Her Role On January 6 in Surprise Testimony
Montgomery County Jail via AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Wednesday, one of five Oath Keepers on trial for charges that include seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 attack on the US Capitol unexpectedly took the stand in her own defense. Jessica…
The Party of January 6 Appears to Have Taken the House. Prepare for the Crazy.
Mother Jones illustration; Tom Williams/CQ Roll/ZUMA; CallJoseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A political force propelled by irrationality and a dangerous lie, led by a man who tried to overturn a national election, who incited violence to block the peaceful transfer of power, and…
Trump Casts a Vote for Further Political Violence, Calling Nancy Pelosi “an Animal”
Trump points to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in support of Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance at Dayton International Airport on Nov. 7, 2022.Michael Conroy/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two days after a 42-year-old man broke into the San Francisco home…
Kari Lake Wasn’t the First Extremist Glenn Youngkin Endorsed. And She Wasn’t the Last.
Alberto Mariani/ ZUMA Wire Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Glenn Youngkin is a busy man. In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, he attended events for Republican hopefuls in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada. On its own, this isn’t out of the…
Arizona GOP Candidate Mark Finchem Nurtures Ties to Extremists Engaged in Voter Intimidation
Mark Finchem at former President Donald Trump’s Save America rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona.Christopher Brown/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.If Mark Finchem, the Republican candidate for secretary of state in Arizona and a QAnon-friendly election denialist who was recently…