Tag: Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Attorney Sidney Powell speaks to the press about various lawsuits related to the 2020 election, inside the Republican National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump, who has not been seen publicly in several days, continues to push baseless claims about election fraud and dispute the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

‘Kraken’ Team Pelts Judge With Fraud 2020 Redux In Sanctions Hearing

By | July 12, 2021 5:30 p.m.

‘A Lovefest’: Trump Peddles More Jan. 6 Revisionist History While Hinting 2024 Run

By | July 11, 2021 5:21 p.m.

Oath Keepers Founder Rhodes Says He Spoke With FBI For Nearly Three Hours About 1/6

By | July 9, 2021 6:05 p.m.

Capitol Rioter Who Pleaded Guilty Asks Court Not To ‘Cancel’ Him With Prison Time

By | July 9, 2021 3:41 p.m.

‘Simply Not Credible’: Seattle PD Oversight Agency Recommends Firing Officers Present At Capitol Riot

By | July 9, 2021 11:08 a.m.

Post-Insurrection Fence Around Capitol Expected To Start Coming Down Today

By | July 9, 2021 10:38 a.m.

Toyota Now Says It Will Stop Donating To GOPers Who Tried To Reverse Election

By | July 8, 2021 5:26 p.m.

How White Supremacists, Then Trump Seized On Ashli Babbitt’s Death

By | July 8, 2021 3:56 p.m.

UNITED STATES - JUNE 21: Reps. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., left, and Anthony Brown, D-Md., prepare for television interviews in the Capitol on Friday, June 21, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Where Things Stand: ‘Vast Majority’ Of GOP Believes Trump Incited The Insurrection

This is your TPM afternoon briefing.

By | July 8, 2021 1:07 p.m.

They just don’t want to admit it.

It’s not as if you couldn’t speculate — we now know House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) blamed Trump for the insurrection the night it happened, only to crawl back to Trump’s side for the midterms. Several other prominent Republican leaders have taken similar about-face paths since January.