memeorandum: The Other Cause of January 6 — John Eastman. Rudy Giuliani. Donald Trump himself. (Kate Shaw/The Atlantic)

1:55 PM ET, June 10, 2022

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Trump Is Depicted as a Would-Be Autocrat Seeking to Hang Onto Power at All Costs — As the Jan. 6 committee outlined during its prime-time hearing, Donald J. Trump executed a seven-part conspiracy to overturn a free and fair democratic election. — Give this article- - - Read in app

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Jared and Ivanka, Without the Power or the Masks — In stark videotaped interviews, Ivanka Trump accepted the notion that there had been no fraud in the 2020 election. Jared Kushner complained that a White House counsel had been “whining.” — Give this article- - - Read in app

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Charlie Sykes / Morning Shots:

The Case Against Donald J. Trump — It was a criminal conspiracy … — Liz Cheney — Well, that was remarkable. But will it matter? — Morning Shots reached out to our colleagues for their reactions to last night's prime-time hearing by the House January 6th Committee: — Will Saletan

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:

Fox News didn't just ignore the Jan. 6 hearing. It did something worse. — Fox News didn't need to announce that it wasn't going to cover Thursday night's prime-time hearing from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.

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Kelly Hooper / Politico:

‘Checked out’: Trump rebukes Ivanka over Jan. 6 testimony — Former President Donald Trump on Friday discounted his own daughter's testimony that the 2020 presidential election results were not fraudulent. — “Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, Election results.

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Kristen Holmes / CNN:

Trump claims daughter Ivanka ‘checked out’ and wasn't looking at election results — Rep. Liz Cheney shows testimony from Ivanka Trump, Bill Barr and Jason Miller — (CNN)A day after the House January 6 committee revealed previously unseen video of former President Donald Trump's daughter …

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Washington Post:

Rep. Liz Cheney tells Americans why Jan. 6 should terrify them — After months of preparation, Cheney tries to convince fellow Republicans and Wyoming voters of a chilling conspiracy — For weeks, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has been, in the words of those close to her, “obsessed” with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

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The Hill:

Former Fox News editor to testify before Jan. 6 panel — A former top editor at Fox News said on Friday that he has been called to testify next week before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. — Chris Stirewalt, who was ousted …

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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The Jan. 6 committee's evidence spoke for itself. Is the Justice Department listening?

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Dominic Patten / Deadline:
January 6 Primetime Hearing Proves A Slow Start At Unraveling A Dreadful Day In American History

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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Key Trump Allies Were Talking to Proud Boys Before Jan. 6, Committee Says

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Jan. 6 Chair Bennie Thompson Tells Tapper He Has Witnesses to Conversations Between Proud Boys and Those ‘In The Trump Orbit’

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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
6 takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee's first prime-time hearing

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Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
The J6 Inquisition Is An Obvious Soviet-Style Show Trial

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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney offers GOP a stark choice about Jan. 6

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CNN:
January 6 committee chairman says witnesses have described conversations between extremists and Trump's orbit

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Clara Jeffery / Mother Jones: January 6 Committee Opens With a Narrative MasterClass

New York Times:
Liz Cheney: Vice Chair Has Become a G.O.P. Outcast For Condemning Trump

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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The One Witness at the January 6 Hearing Who Matters Most

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Select Committee to Investigate …:
Thompson & Cheney Opening Statements at Select Committee Hearing

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Emma Brown / Washington Post:

Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Ariz. lawmakers to help overturn Trump's defeat, emails show — Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressed 29 Republican state lawmakers in Arizona — 27 more than previously known — to set aside Joe Biden's popular vote victory and …

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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:

US will end Covid-19 testing requirement for air travelers entering the country — (CNN)The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will lift its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the US …

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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

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Leslie Josephs / CNBC: U.S. drops Covid testing requirement for international travelers

Dan Morse / Washington Post:

New 911 tapes show how man accused in Kavanaugh murder plot abandoned plan — Authorities say Nicholas Roske was set to sneak into justice's home with pad-soled boots for quiet walking — Fresh off a flight from California, Nicholas Roske grabbed a cab to the home of Supreme Court Justice …

Timothy Nerozzi / Fox News:
‘Ruth Sent Us’ group hinted at targeting Supreme Court Justice Barrett's children, church

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CatholicVote org: Summer of Rage: Tracking Attacks on Pregnancy Centers & Pro-Life Groups

Kate Shaw / The Atlantic:

The Other Cause of January 6 — John Eastman. Rudy Giuliani. Donald Trump himself. — These people all bear some responsibility for the events of January 6, 2021. But there is another contributing factor—an institution, not a person—whose role is regularly overlooked …

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CNN:

US seeks full reset with Saudi Arabia, effectively moving on from the murder of Jamal Khashoggi — (CNN)Senior US officials have conveyed to Saudi Arabia that the US is prepared to move forward with a “reset” of the relationship, and effectively move on from the 2018 murder …

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Politico:

Biden scraps Trump's Air Force One paint scheme over cost — The Biden administration has opted not to go with former President Donald Trump's red, white and blue paint scheme for the Air Force One replacement after a new study showed it could drive up the cost, according to an administration official.

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Jeff Cox / CNBC:

Inflation rose 8.6% in May, highest since 1981 — The consumer price index rose 8.6% in May from a year ago, the highest increase since December 1981. Core inflation excluding food and energy rose 6%. Both were higher than expected. — Surging food, gas and energy prices all contributed …

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The Texas Tribune:

Waiting for keys, unable to break down doors: Uvalde schools police chief defends delay in confronting gunman — Criticized by law enforcement experts for slowness in taking out the shooter, Pete Arredondo described an agonizing wait for a key that would work.

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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Aware of Injuries Inside, Uvalde Police Waited to Confront Gunman

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Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate farmer beating the crop out of GOP establishment in gov race — by nearly 2-1 margin — If the numbers hold, it would represent a brutal repudiation by Illinois' Republican voters of Irvin, his mainstream party endorsements and, pointedly, his $50 million benefactor, Chicago hedge fund tycoon Ken Griffin.

Jalen Beckford / CNN:

Geico ordered to pay Missouri woman $5.2 million after she contracted STD in a car — (CNN)A Missouri woman was awarded $5.2 million in a settlement from insurance company GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease from her partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, court documents show.

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