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The Jan. 6 hearings have pulled back the curtain on the 'crazies and cowards' around Trump: Paul Krugman

In his column for the New York Times, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made his case the Republican Party appears to be nothing less than a confederation of "crazies, cowards and careerists," less interested in governing than they are in kowtowing to Donald Trump.

Reflecting on the January 6 House hearings investigating the storming of the Capitol by supporters of the former president, Krugman said the GOP stands exposed as members of Congress who could provide testimony refuse to do so, and their colleagues turn a blind eye.

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Trying to understand Trump supporters has been challenging. Here’s how my efforts went.

Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Ken Grotewiel served as a state representative from Wichita from 1983 to 1994. He has since worked as a mediator and facilitator to resolve public disputes.

I have done my best over the last year to understand Trump supporters and what makes you all tick. And the results are in.

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'Don't let it happen!' Trump begs Newsmax host not to cut his election conspiracy rant

Former President Donald Trump confronted Newsmax host Rob Finnerty and accused the network of burying news about an election conspiracy theory movie.

While speaking to Finnerty in an interview that aired on Thursday, Trump argued that members of the Jan. 6 Committee "don't talk about any of the things that refute Jan. 6."

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Pat Cipollone is a 'goldmine' for J6 investigators: former Trump official

Former Trump White House counsel Pat Cipollone is now in the spotlight after receiving a subpoena from the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.

Even though Cipollone might agree to cooperate some with the committee's request, many legal analysts have predicted he won't give the committee details about legal advice he gave to Trump, as that could potentially violate executive privilege.

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Trump is going to use an 'OJ Simpson' defense -- and it will fail: George Conway

Attorney George Conway on Thursday predicted that former President Donald Trump would try to defend himself against criminal charges using a tactic that had previously been employed by disgraced former NFL star O.J. Simpson.

During an appearance on CNN, Conway said Trump's strongest potential defense against criminal charges for illegally trying to obstruct Congress from certifying the 2020 election would be to argue he sincerely believed the election was stolen and he simply wanted a proper investigation.

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Cassidy Hutchinson 'put fingerprints on everyone in the White House' in bombshell testimony: reporter

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony has moved the Jan. 6 investigation forward in important ways, according to a reporter who has been covering the insurrection.

The former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified this week that her boss was disengaged as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, and Donald Trump was enraged that he couldn't join them,

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'We should pull out of NATO': Marjorie Taylor Greene says it's time to let Putin win

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Thursday threw her support toward letting Russian President Vladimir Putin win by pulling the United States out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Writing on Twitter, Greene slammed the Biden administration for continuing to supply Ukraine with the weapons it says it needs to repel the Russian military invasion that began back in February.

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‘The usual scams just aren’t working’: Trump’s defense against Hutchinson testimony is ‘preposterously weak’

Donald Trump's allies have kicked into gear after devastating testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, but they're having trouble gaining traction.

The aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows told the House select committee that Trump knew his supporters were armed on Jan. 6, 2021, and still directed them toward the U.S. Capitol, but the former president's allies have seized on a second-hand account about his behavior in the presidential limo to discredit her, reported the Washington Post.

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A 'shocking betrayal': Democrat blasts 'the transparently grotesque behavior' of 'child-like' Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. — "Where do I begin?" Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) asked, speaking to Raw Story after the House Select Committee's sixth public hearing.

She explained that what former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson revealed on Tuesday was "a total betrayal by the president of the United States and their oath" of office. "It was a setup. He was a part of it. He wanted to lead it. He wanted to lead the criminal insurrection, the overthrow of the government. His own government."

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CNN analyst explains the big mistake the Trump White House made with Cassidy Hutchinson

Discussing the highly anticipated testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, who previously served as the chief aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, Axios editor Margaret Talov explained that the Donald Trump administration made a grievous -- but common -- error in how they treated her.

Hutchinson, who has already given over 20 hours of testimony under oath to the House Jan 6th Committee, is expected to be the central figure in the surprise hearing that will be televised on Tuesday, and, as Talov explained, she probably has some bombshells to drop under questioning.

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Cassidy Hutchinson is 'what prosecutors dream of in a witness': CNN's Elie Honig

While discussing former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson's highly anticipated testimony on Tuesday, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig explained why she could be a devastating witness against former President Donald Trump.

Among other things, noted Honig, it will be very hard for former Trump officials to argue that she was merely a low-level staffer or a "Never Trump" Republican who had a grudge against the twice-impeached former president.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene demands justice: People are 'attacking me, mocking me using Bible verses'

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) this week demanded prosecutions because people are purportedly attacking and mocking her "using Bible verses."

On Monday, Greene invited right-wing OAN correspondent John Hines to interview her about the defacement of an anti-transgender sign posted outside her congressional office.

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Cassidy Hutchinson expected to tell J6 Committee about Mark Meadows trip to Georgia to discuss Trump's election loss

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows, will testify in public before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots, and she could provide new insight into efforts to overturn the former president's election loss in that state.

The panel has already interviewed Hutchinson for about 20 hours, including once within the last 10 days, and transcripts show they asked her about Meadows' travel to Georgia after the November 2020 election, reported CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane.

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