The retired judge who advised former Vice President Mike Pence ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected to be among those who will testify as hearings begin next week, according to Axios. J. Michael Luttig, a former Fourth Circuit appeals court judge appointed by George H. W. Bush, wrote…
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Jan. 6 panel lays out inquiries for Jordan, extends subpoena deadline
The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot has extended the deadline for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to comply with its subpoena, laying out in a letter its fullest accounting yet of the information it would like to discuss with him. The correspondence to Jordan comes after he wrote a six-page letter…
Navarro formally sues Jan. 6 committee, DOJ
Former Trump White House economic advisor Peter Navarro formally filed suit Tuesday against the Jan. 6 committee and the Department of Justice in a case where he will be acting as his own attorney. The filing comes after Navarro released a draft of the suit Monday evening, revealing he has likewise been the subject of a…
As Jan. 6 subpoena deadline looms, Jordan, McCarthy mull options
Letters from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) demanding documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is a surprising signal that some GOP members subpoenaed by the panel may actually be thinking about some level of cooperation with its investigation. The letters largely berate the committee before asking…
Biden pressed to take unusual strategy on Title 42 court fight
Advocates are calling on the Biden administration to take an unusual approach in the legal battle over Title 42: Challenge a court ruling that blocks it from being lifted but otherwise cave to the court’s demands. A ruling last week blocked the Biden administration from rescinding the Trump-era policy that denies migrants their right to…
Administration to streamline processing of asylum applications
The Biden administration on Tuesday will begin streamlining its processing of asylum applications in an effort to aid those who otherwise face years in limbo due to massive backlogs in the immigration court system. Only one of the nation’s 500 immigration judges currently can give approval to those fleeing persecution to remain in the country….
Former House Republicans urge GOP lawmakers to comply with Jan. 6 subpoenas
Twenty-one former House Republican lawmakers are urging the five current GOP lawmakers subpoenaed by the select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to comply with the panel’s demands. “We believe our country is at a pivotal moment. In the wake of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, current Members bear…
Jordan demands docs from Jan. 6 panel in face of subpoena
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), one of five Republican members subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, is asking the panel to turn over the bulk of the information it has collected on him as he weighs how to respond to the compulsory request for his testimony. In a six-page…
DOJ orders its officers to intervene to prevent excessive use of force
The Justice Department is ordering its federal officers to take on a greater role in fighting police brutality, ordering them to intervene if they see colleagues using excessive force. The order comes in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first update to its use-of-force policy in 18 years. The memo, signed Friday but not publicly released…
Ethics law offers possible path for Trump prosecution
As federal investigators weigh the potential criminality of former President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, legal experts say a decades-old ethics law — one routinely violated by members of Trump’s inner circle — could provide them a glide path to prosecution. The Hatch Act prohibits electioneering by executive branch officials, including the promotion…