January 6 Committee Formally Subpoenas Donald Trump
AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol issued a subpoena for testimony and documents from former president Donald Trump, ordering him to appear before a panel of lawmakers…
A Disturbing Number of Americans Endorse Violence to “Stop Voter Fraud” and Return Trump to Power
Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Minden, Nevada, on Oct. 8.Justin Sullivan/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In the final weeks before the 2022 midterms, faced with multiple government investigations, Donald Trump has tripled down on a disturbing pattern of incitement. He continues…
Steve Bannon Was Just Sentenced to Four Months in Prison
Former President Donald Steve Bannon in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 4.Curtis Means/DailyMail/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On Friday, Steve Bannon, the former Trump advisor, was sentenced to four months in federal prison for two counts of contempt of Congress. The sentence,…
Prosecutors Seek 6-Month Sentence For Bannon
Steve Bannon outside of Manhattan State Supreme Court in New York, US, on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. John Nacion/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department wants Steve Bannon imprisoned for six months and fined $200,000 for contempt of Congress, a charge resulting…
January 6 Committee’s Finale: The Importance of Retelling the Tale of Trump’s Treachery
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7 Ways Roger Stone Was Connected to the January 6 Attack
Mother Jones illustration; Ken Cedeno/Sipa USA/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The night before the January 6 attack on Congress, Roger Stone danced on a stage in Washington’s Freedom Plaza to a rap song featuring his own money-raising slogan: “Roger Stone did nothing wrong.”…