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Trump supporters were ‘doing Putin’s bidding’ with failed coup attempt: Speaker Pelosi
January 18, 2021
In a wide-ranging interview with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addressed the attack on the U.S. Capitol, noting that it's the kind of visual of instability that American foe Vladimir Putin would enjoy.
"We learned a lot about our system of government over the last four years with a president who disdains democracy and, as you have said numerous times, has other agendas," Clinton said. "What they all are, I don't think we yet know. I hope historically we will find out who he's beholden to, who pulls his strings. I would love to see his phone records to see whether he was talking to Putin the day that the insurgents invaded our Capitol. But we now know that not just him, but his enablers, his accomplices, his cult members, have the same disregard for democracy. Do you think we need a 9/11-type commission to investigate and report everything that they can pull together and explain what happened?"
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Pelosi picked up on who Trump is "beholden to," noting that the now-infamous photo of her pointing at him was her alleging that with Trump all roads lead back to Russia. Pelosi has been on the House Intelligence Committee for decades and as Speaker is briefed on specific threats against the United States and other international issues.
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"I don't know what Putin has on him politically, financially, or personally, but what happened last week was a gift to Putin, because Putin wants to undermine democracy in our country and throughout the world," Pelosi explained. "And these people, unbeknownst to them, maybe, are Putin puppets. They were doing Putin's business when they did that at the incitement of an insurrection by the president of the United States."
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WATCH: Woman says she doesn't regret publicly outing her mother for participating in Capitol riots
January 18, 2021
A woman who publicly identified her own mother as a participant in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 says she feels guilty for exposing her mom, but she'd do it again.
Helena Duke's mother, Therese Duke, can be seen in a viral video getting punched in the nose by a Black security guard who was being swarmed by a throng of Trump supporters in D.C. on Jan. 5. On Jan. 7, Helena shared a clip of the incident to Twitter, saying, "hi mom remember the time you told me I shouldn't go to BLM protests bc they could get violent...this you?"
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f340e438f9d2adf6192398050569bd50" id="a50c8"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1347207831318106112"><div style="margin:1em 0">for those that don’t believe it’s my mother... https://t.co/jbSQysEZZ0</div> — Helena Duke (@Helena Duke)<a href="https://twitter.com/duke_helena/statuses/1347207831318106112">1610034351.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/18/helena-duke-no-regrets-outing-mom-at-capitol-trump-riots-punch-video/?fbclid=IwAR2IPaT-UTRD6iyLg3OSN7xcVsAc19BHSsorGr1wDKKWYvH-3BlaKw0qPj0" target="_blank">TMZ Live on Monday</a>, Helena says her mother lied about her whereabouts during the lead-up to riots at the Capitol on Jan. 6. If it weren't for the video, she may have never known that her mother was in D.C. </p><p>"As for why Therese was in D.C. ... Helena believes Donald Trump radicalized her mother about a year into his Presidency. She says it was 'unsettling' how her mom flipped from lifelong Democrat to far-right Republican," TMZ reports. </p><p>Watch the video below: </p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="395" src="https://share.tmz.com/videos/2021-01-18-011821-helena-duke-4912105/" width="560"></iframe></div>
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Josh Hawley supporters label Jewish lawyer a Nazi — and threaten him with death: report
January 18, 2021
Supporters of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) have been lashing out as critics of the controversial senator as "Nazis" for criticizing his lies about election fraud and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
On Monday, Raw Story published a story on Republican Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, who received harsh criticism for complaining about Loews canceling a fundraiser for Hawley.
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0b8e398cf9716115fc94125a10356dfa" id="a05f8"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1350988176089866243"><div style="margin:1em 0">Lowe’s has permanently lost my business. This is what Hitler and Stalin did, what’s next camps? Ovens? Patriots, yo… https://t.co/s7QKLFtyxb</div> — Mark Finchem (@Mark Finchem)<a href="https://twitter.com/MarkFinchem/statuses/1350988176089866243">1610935655.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Florida attorney Dan Uhfelder, who led the effort urging Loews to reconsider the event, spoke with Raw Story about the similar language he was hearing.</p><p>"I'm getting death threats," he explained. "I've been getting emails all day long."</p><p>Uhfelder voiced his outrage over being called a Nazi.</p><p>"My family was killed in the Holocaust," he explained. "My great-grandparents were killed in concentration camps, my cousins survived, but they're calling me a Nazi?"</p><p>Uhfelder noted a Fox News report describing him as a "<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/josh-hawleys-florida-fundraiser-canceled-by-loews-hotels-after-liberal-lawyer-posts-flyer-online.amp" target="_blank">liberal Florida attorney</a>."</p><p>"The fact that someone in Arizona is saying what I'm hearing in Florida is not a coincidence," he suggested. "The messaging has been so consistent, how have they been so consistent?"</p><p>On Twitter, Uhfelder posted some of the messages he has received (warning, profane language):</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="75d85de737b9c4f3b2b93c6f89de0ecf" id="6adae"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351256793738072064"><div style="margin:1em 0">Another @HawleyMO fan. I think this one actually has FOX playing in background. https://t.co/2QkaRkSAFS</div> — Daniel Uhlfelder (@Daniel Uhlfelder)<a href="https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/statuses/1351256793738072064">1610999699.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="49e34ed8e960ca2a7695c9139024c1b4" id="0cf95"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1351255052984475650"><div style="margin:1em 0">Some folks are very upset we helped get @Loews_Hotels to cancel @HawleyMO fundraiser https://t.co/Nk0A6U8XMQ</div> — Daniel Uhlfelder (@Daniel Uhlfelder)<a href="https://twitter.com/DWUhlfelderLaw/statuses/1351255052984475650">1610999284.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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