Capitol insurrection

EXCLUSIVE: There Was ANOTHER Rally Planned On Jan. 6 … At The Supreme Court
The same people who organized Trump's fateful rally on the Ellipse had something else in store on Jan. 6: a rally planned in front of the Supreme Court.
Trump Spox Sues To Block Jan. 6 Committee From Accessing His Financial Records
A Look Back At Some Of The Most Birdbrained Alleged Insurrectionists We’ve Met This Year
Protip: Don't Accidentally Rat Yourself Out To The Feds With A Snapchat Bitmoji
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I want to expand on what I mentioned in Morning Memo about some really good work from the Just Security guys on better understanding the delay in the deployment of the National Guard.

From the get-go, TPM’s coverage has been more circumspect about the decision to involve the military in the response to the attack.

Why?

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Jim Jordan Has A Minor Freakout Whenever He’s Asked If He Spoke To Trump On Jan. 6, For Some Reason Prime Badge
Jan. 6 Committee Presses Jim Jordan For Information
The panel wants to know about Jordan's conversations with Trump.
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 23:  U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) (R), joined by members of the House Freedom Caucus, speaks at a news conference on the infrastructure bill outside the Capitol Building on August 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. The group criticized the bill for being too expensive and for supporting special interests. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Jan. 6 Committee Will Consider ‘Other Tools’ To Get Info After GOP Rep Refuses To Cooperate
Where Things Stand: In Tucker’s World, Insurrectionists Were Just Hanging Out In ‘Their Building’ Prime Badge
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson used his recent appearance at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix as a barely-veiled soft pitch for his new “documentary” about Jan. 6, a highly produced mashup that nods toward nearly every conspiracy theory about that day festering in the far-right corners of the internet.

Carlson gave a speech at the conservative youth event, regaling the audience with a colorful anecdote about 26th U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt’s proclivity for going out to the White House lawn to speak with American citizens during his presidency … 120 years ago.

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Jan. 6 Panel Asks Member Of Congress For Info For The First Time
The Jan. 6 Committee is asking Rep. Scott Perry for information about the insurrection.
Fox Host Bret Baier Backflips Away From Carlson And Hannity, Insists He’s Not Like Them
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