Category: Justice

McCarthy’s Select Committee Picks Unite 3 Disparate Congresswomen

McCarthy’s Select Committee Picks Unite 3 Disparate Congresswomen

There is undoubtedly very little that these three congresswomen agree. But, when it came to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's choices to sit on the new House select committee which will be probing the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol Building, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, of New York, and Republican Liz Cheney, of Wyoming, found themselves in perfect harmony.
The First Guilty Pleas In The Insurrection: The Good, The The Still To Be Known, And The Flat-out Crazy

The First Guilty Pleas In The Insurrection: The Good, The The Still To Be Known, And The Flat-out Crazy

So the first felony guilty pleas are in, in connection with the deadly January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. And, granted, they're just two such pleas. But here's what we know and what these first felony convictions tell us what we might reasonably expect for future prosecutions.
Black Leaders Sound Hopeful After Chauvin Verdict: ‘We Are Moving in the Right Direction To Become the America that We Were Created To Be’

Black Leaders Sound Hopeful After Chauvin Verdict: ‘We Are Moving in the Right Direction To Become the America that We Were Created To Be’

A number of Black leaders sounded optimistic notes for the future of the nation following the stunning verdict which found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges for killing the unarmed Black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minn., last year.
Former Florida Congressman Says Best Thing Matt Gaetz Can Do Is ‘Shut Up, Hire a Lawyer, and Resign’

Former Florida Congressman Says Best Thing Matt Gaetz Can Do Is ‘Shut Up, Hire a Lawyer, and Resign’

Former congressman David Jolly (R-Fla.) said Wednesday the best thing Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) can do now is “shut up” and resign.
Trump Compared to Hitler for Inciting Capitol Riot

Trump Compared to Hitler for Inciting Capitol Riot

In a colloquy with author and historian Jon Meacham to put Donald Trump's incitement of the deadly January 6 insurrection into some context, former Republican congressman and Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough compared the former president to Adolf Hitler.
Trump ‘In Jeopardy’ of Criminal Charges After Impeachment Trial, Fmr Prosecutor Says

Trump ‘In Jeopardy’ of Criminal Charges After Impeachment Trial, Fmr Prosecutor Says

Although all attention in Washington and elsewhere is currently engrossed with his impeachment trial which began this week in the Senate, Donald Trump has bigger legal problems coming his way, according to a prominent former federal prosecutor.
Rep. Porter Recounts Capitol Riot: AOC Told Me that She ‘Hoped To Get To Be a Mom’ Before She Dies

Rep. Porter Recounts Capitol Riot: AOC Told Me that She ‘Hoped To Get To Be a Mom’ Before She Dies

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), no stranger to controversy in her brief tenure on Capitol Hill, now has surprisingly become a lightning rod for -- of all things -- her harrowing experiences during those traumatic hours of January 6 when insurrectionists overran the US Capitol.
Organizing Resolution Boosts AG Nomination

Organizing Resolution Boosts AG Nomination

Finally coming to agreement on an organizing resolution for the Senate will allow for the confirmation of President Biden's nominee for attorney general, according to the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Legal Analyst: Constitutional Basis for Impeaching Ex-President Comes from Criminal Law

Legal Analyst: Constitutional Basis for Impeaching Ex-President Comes from Criminal Law

Despite the protestations of many Senate Republicans, the ongoing effort to try Donald Trump after he's left office is not only constitutional -- it's grounded in solid law, according to an author and CNN legal analyst.
Trump Caravan in Texas Looked Like a Scene out of ‘Mississippi Burning’

Trump Caravan in Texas Looked Like a Scene out of ‘Mississippi Burning’

The events on a Texas highway, in which apparent supporters of Donald Trump's attempted to force off the road a bus from the rival Democratic Biden/Harris campaign continued to reverberate across the nation, even as the end to the presidential campaign drew ever-closer.