Jared Kushner said Donald Trump would have tried to stop the Jan. 6 riots at the Capitol if he had known about it in advance, calling the attack on the building unexpected. In his new memoir, Breaking History, Kushner wrote: “What is clear to me is that no one in the White House expected violence that day. I am sure that if my colleagues or the president had foreseen the violence, they would have prevented it.” Trump blasted the Democratic Party yesterday for the FBI’s “politically motivated Mar-a-Lago raid,” claiming it was because they fear him more as a 2024 candidate. The former president also drew media attention to Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, his current favorite foe and vice chair of the Jan. 6 caucus, after her primary loss. A decision will be made this coming week by Judge Bruce Rinehart on whether the affidavit that led to the search warrant can be released in redacted form, as media organizations have requested. Trump’s legal team has made no move to push for his release.
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Kushner says Trump would have stopped violence on Jan. 6 if he knew ahead of time about riots
Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner said the former president would have tried to stop the violence at the US Capitol building if he had known about it in advance, calling the historic attack on the famous building unexpected. In his new memoir, Breaking History, Kushner wrote: “What is clear to me is that no one in the White House expected violence that day. I am confident that if my colleagues or the president had foreseen the violence, they would have prevented it from happening,” the Washington Times reported. “After more than six hundred peaceful Trump rallies, these riots have given Trump’s critics the fodder they’ve wanted for more than five years,” Kushner said. He added: “The claim was as false as the narrative that the violent Antifa riots that desecrated American cities that summer were representative of the millions of peaceful protesters who had demonstrated for equality under the law.” Arpan Rai22 August 2022 06:00 1661142600
Trump claims FBI agents ‘love him’ as he plans to challenge scope of Mar-a-Lago warrant
Donald Trump claimed FBI agents “love him” after spending days verbally attacking the agency over the Mar-a-Lago raid. Trump’s comments about Truth Social came as his new lead attorney Jim Trusty vowed to “come out swinging” as he prepares to file a new legal challenge against the scope of the Justice Department’s search warrant. Trump has led a barrage of Republican criticism of the FBI over the Aug. 8 search of his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, of classified material he took with him when he left office.
Trump Claims FBI Agents ‘Love’ Him As He Challenges Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant
Former president says FBI ‘big agents’ are ‘furious’ about search of his Mar-a-Lago property Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 05:30 1661140847
Trump-endorsed Dr. Oz underwater with own voters in new Fox News poll in Pennsylvania
There’s more bad news for Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz, who Donald Trump is endorsing. According to a new Fox News poll, Dr. Oz is trailing his Democratic opponent, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, by a significant margin. What is unique about this poll, however, is the deficit it shows the Republican nominee facing even among his own supporters. Many other polls also showed the same report for Mr. Trump-elect. The famous TV doctor already faced questions about his Yinzer bona fide before posting an embarrassing video last weekend filmed in a grocery story in which he tried to highlight the painful toll of inflation, only to draw ridicule with his mispronunciation name of the market and an apparent lack of familiarity with the work of grocery markets.
Dr. Oz Underwater With His Own Voters In New Fox News Poll In Pennsylvania
The candidate Trump is backing faces credibility issues Arpan Rai22 August 2022 05:00 1661139037
Release of Mar-a-Lago affidavit could put witnesses at risk of intimidation by Trump, warns Adam Schiff
Rep. Adam Schiff warned that a potential decision by a judge to unseal an affidavit detailing the evidence that led to the FBI’s execution of a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago could jeopardize the DoJ’s investigation. The move could potentially lead to witness intimidation by former President Donald Trump, something his committee has publicly warned on multiple occasions is happening with its own witnesses, the California Democrat and a member of the 6th House panel speculated. January speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper in the States. of the Union. Mr Schiff said: “You can learn a lot [from the sealed affidavit] and that’s just the problem for the Department of Justice.” “I think their concern is probably very legitimate … we’ve seen the president retaliate against anyone he considers a whistleblower, accuse them of treason,” he said. John Bowden has the full report here:
Disclosure of Mar-a-Lago affidavit could endanger witnesses, Adam Schiff warns
Jan. 6 panel member warns judge’s ruling could jeopardize DoJ investigation Arpan Rai22 August 2022 04:30 1661137218
Ted Cruz says FBI raid on Trump’s home was ‘fishing mission’ on Jan. 6
Ted Cruz claimed the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago was a “fishing expedition” for incriminating documents related to the riots at the US Capitol. Without offering any evidence, Mr. Cruz argued that the Aug. 8 raid on Donald Trump’s Florida residence was part of a secret Justice Department plan to gather evidence about the Jan. 6 riot. “What’s really painful now looking at the warrant and what they were looking for, this was a fishing expedition,” Mr. Cruz said on the Verdict with Ted Cruz podcast.
Ted Cruz Says FBI Raid Trump Home Was Secret ‘Fishing Mission’
“I don’t think it had anything to do with classified documents, that was for January 6” Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 04:00 1661133618
Cheney says the Jan. 6 panel still wants to hear from Pence in person
Rep. Liz Cheney, vice chairwoman of the House Select Committee on Jan. 6, says the committee still wants to hear directly from former Vice President Mike Pence. “Look, he played a crucial role on January 6. If he had caved to the pressure that Donald Trump put on him, we would have had a much worse constitutional crisis,” he told Jonathan Karl, chief correspondent in Washington. ABC News.
Liz Cheney says the Jan. 6 panel still wants to hear from Mike Pence in person
The former vice president would consider an invitation to appear as discussions with the lawyer continue Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 03:00 1661130018
Court says DOJ memo protecting Trump from prosecution over Mueller probe must be released
The Justice Department has been ordered to release a classified memo discussing whether Donald Trump obstructed Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. A federal appeals court ruling found that former Attorney General Bill Barr had improperly withheld portions of a March 2019 memo he said he relied on to determine whether Trump should be prosecuted. The memo has been at the center of a legal battle for more than a year, after the Washington advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics (CREW) fought for its release in a public records lawsuit.
Justice Department memo protecting Trump from prosecution must be released, court rules
Former AG Bill Barr accused of misleading the public and skewing the special counsel’s findings in favor of then-President Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 02:00 1661126418
Giuliani’s request for a blanket pardon did not reach Trump, the book says
A new book claims that an associate of Rudy Giuliani tried to pass a message to Donald Trump shortly after the riot on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021, asking if he could pardon Giuliani and award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Maggie Haberman reports The New York Times that associate, Maria Ryan, also begged Mr. Giuliani to be paid for his services to the president and sent a separate note allegedly asking for tens of thousands of dollars for herself. Trump never saw the request because Bernard Kerik, a close adviser to Giuliani and New York’s police commissioner for part of his term as mayor, blocked the letter from reaching the president.
Giuliani’s pardon request was intercepted before it reached Trump, the book says
It’s unclear whether the former New York mayor joined a request in a letter sent by an associate that also sought payment and a presidential honor Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 01:00 1661122818
Far-right primary wins in blue states jeopardize GOP hopes in November
Republicans found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. With Democrats facing headwinds this year, Republicans hoped the strategy could pay off again. But Republican voters have nominated former President Donald Trump loyalists in several Democratic states, including Maryland and Connecticut, making the GOP’s chances of winning this general election even better.
Far-right wins in blue states threaten GOP hopes in November
Republicans found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties Oliver O’Connell22 August 2022 00:00 1661121018
Lindsey Graham’s testimony in Georgia’s election probe postponed
A federal appeals court agreed Sunday to temporarily suspend a lower court ruling requiring U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham…
