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Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot for role in US Capitol attack

Trump barred from Colorado primary ballot for role in US Capitol attack

FORMER President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, the state's top court ruled Tuesday. The historic 4-3 ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, likely to be taken up by the U.S. Supreme Court, makes Trump the first presidential candidate deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used constitutional provision that bars officials who have engaged in "insurrection or rebellion" from holding office. The ruling applies only to Colorado's March 5 Republican…
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Georgia man, 80, arrested at U.S. Capitol with guns in his van

Georgia man, 80, arrested at U.S. Capitol with guns in his van

AN 80-year-old Georgia man illegally parked on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, saying he wanted to deliver documents to the Supreme Court, was arrested after three guns were found in his van, police said. Tony Payne of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, was taken into custody on three weapons-related charges, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a written statement. Two passengers in the van were detained but not arrested. Capitol Police officers spotted the white van parked illegally near the U.S. Supreme Court building at around 3:45 p.m. EST. When they approached, the three occupants said they had come…
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U.S. Capitol Police quickly overwhelmed by ‘insurrectionists’

U.S. Capitol Police quickly overwhelmed by ‘insurrectionists’

KANISHKA SINGH U.S. Capitol Police were aware of the possibility of violence from armed extremists when the Capitol was attacked by supporters of former President Donald Trump, but quickly became overwhelmed by "insurrectionists," the acting police chief said. Intelligence collected ahead of the January 6 assault on the Capitol suggested that the gathering would have the participation of armed "militia members, white supremacists, and other extremist groups," Yogananda Pittman said in prepared testimony to be delivered Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee. Pittman was the assistant chief of police of the department's Protective and Intelligence Operations on January 6 and…
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Federal lawsuit accuses Trump, Giuliani of conspiracy to incite Capitol riot

Federal lawsuit accuses Trump, Giuliani of conspiracy to incite Capitol riot

SARAH N LYNCH A Democratic lawmaker has filed a lawsuit accusing former President Donald Trump and lawyer Rudy Giuliani of conspiring to incite the violent riot that shook the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The lawsuit by Representative Bennie Thompson, a Democrat who chairs the House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee, in U.S. District Court in Washington. The U.S. Senate acquitted Trump of inciting the riot at the Capitol. The Senate vote of 57-43 fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection after a five-day impeachment trial but he can still…
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‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

‘We must end this uncivil war’ – Biden

TREVOR HUNNICUTT, PATRICIA ZENGERLE and JOE RENSHAW JOE Biden was sworn in as president of the United States, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans. Standing on the steps of the U.S. Capitol two weeks after a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building, Biden called for a return to civic decency in an inaugural address marking the end of Trump's tempestuous four-year term. "To overcome these challenges, to restore the soul and secure the future…
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At least 25 domestic terrorism cases opened as result of assault on Capitol – lawmaker

At least 25 domestic terrorism cases opened as result of assault on Capitol – lawmaker

ANDREA SHALAL and DAVID SHEPARDSON AT least 25 domestic terrorism cases have been opened as a result of the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy has told a Democratic lawmaker. The Justice Department also said two more men were arrested in connection with the rioting on Wednesday. Representative Jason Crow, a member of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, said McCarthy told him the Pentagon was aware of "further possible threats posed by would-be terrorists" in the days up to and including the inauguration of Democratic President-elect Joe…
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Man who sat at Pelosi aide’s desk faces charges; FBI probes officer’s death

Man who sat at Pelosi aide’s desk faces charges; FBI probes officer’s death

SARAH N LYNCH and MAKINI BRICE A West Virginia state lawmaker and a man pictured sitting at an aide's desk in U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office are among those facing federal charges stemming from the siege on the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, federal prosecutors have announced. In a related development, Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen announced the FBI would team up with Washington's police department to jointly investigate the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was injured while defending the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. "Just because you've left the D.C. region, you…
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Democrats push toward second Trump impeachment

Democrats push toward second Trump impeachment

JOSEPH AX and RICHARD COWAN DEMOCRATIC-LED efforts to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term. Democratic members of the House of Representatives will introduce articles of impeachment on Monday after Trump encouraged his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Representative Ted Lieu said on Twitter. The California Democrat, who helped draft the charges, said the articles had drawn 190 co-sponsors by Saturday night. As of Saturday afternoon, no Republicans had…
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An isolated Trump, cut off from Twitter, faces 2nd impeachment

An isolated Trump, cut off from Twitter, faces 2nd impeachment

RICHARD COWAN AN increasingly isolated and angry President Donald Trump, cut off by Twitter in the waning days of his term, faces a renewed drive by Democrats to remove him from office after he incited his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. Twitter has permanently cut off Trump's personal account and access to his nearly 90 million followers late, citing the risk of further incitement of violence, three days after Trump exhorted thousands of supporters to march on the Capitol as Congress met to certify his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The resulting chaos, viewed with shock around the world,…
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‘We live in two Americas’, says LeBron James

‘We live in two Americas’, says LeBron James

LOS Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump's supporters forcing their way into the U.S. Capitol showed that there were "two Americas". Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, forcing Congress to postpone a session that would have certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory. James watched on television as the events took place, and on Thursday wondered what would have happened if the intruders had been mostly Black. "We live in two Americas," James said, following the Lakers' 118-109 loss to the San Antonio…
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