The New Trump Indictment Will Supercharge His War on American Democracy
Mother Jones; Win McNamee/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Even after all these years of Donald Trump’s extremist attacks on American democracy and decency itself, the four-count criminal indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Tuesday that accused the former president of…
Trump Indicted for Subverting American Democracy
Mother Jones; Alex Brandon/AP, Paul Sancya/AP, Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department has so far charged more than 1,000 people with crimes related to the January 6 attack on Congress. Now Donald Trump is one of them. On Tuesday…
Mike Pence Fled for His Life on January 6. He Still Won’t Call Trump’s Actions Criminal.
Alex Wong/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, former Vice President and Republican presidential candidate Mike Pence said he’s not sure Donald Trump’s actions on January 6 were criminal. “While his words were reckless,” Pence said of his…
Trump Says He Could Soon Be Arrested and Indicted in January 6 Case
Trump complained that he received a target letter from special counsel Jack Smith on Sunday after he returned from a Turning Point Action Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, where he danced during his remarks. Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/Zuma. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump…
Giuliani Sweats Disbarment as Lawyers Who Lied for Trump Finally Face Consequences
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani at a Nov. 18 2020 press conference at Republican National Committee headquarters.Rod Lamkey/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Two and a half years after January 6, lawyers who helped former president Donald Trump use lies about election fraud to try…
George Santos’ Lawyer Was Part of the January 6 Mob
Mother Jones; Francis Chung/Politico/AP; Michael M. Santiago/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.George Santos, the lying and indicted GOP congressman from Queens, New York, has steadfastly refused to say where he was on January 6, 2021, while pro-Trump rioters were attacking the US Capitol…