3 Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said former President Donald Trump was "poisoning our democratic system" with his persistent false claims that the 2020 election was "stolen" from him.
Liz Cheney, the third most powerful Republican in the House of Representatives, doubled down on her opposition to former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying on Twitter that he was "poisoning our democratic system" with his continued false claims that his November election defeat was the result of fraud.
Earlier, Trump released a statement saying, "The Fraudulent Presidential Election of 2020 will be, from this day forth, known as THE BIG LIE!" attempting to commandeer a phrase often used by Democrats to describe the ex-president's claims of election fraud.
In response, Cheney said: "The 2020 presidential election was not stolen.
Anyone who claims it was is spreading THE BIG LIE." TRUMP: "The fake news media." Trump successfully redefined the term "fake news" during his presidency, following the U.S. intelligence community's assessment that Russia used fake news articles on social media as part of its effort to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
HILLARY CLINTON ON OCTOBER 19, 2016: "He'd rather have a puppet as president of the United States.
TRUMP: "No puppet.
No puppet.
You're the puppet." Trump's claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, which Biden won by a margin of more than 7 million votes, have been roundly dismissed by courts and state and federal election authorities.
But polls show that a large number of Republican voters believe Trump's claims of fraud, which helped spark the deadly Jan.
Cheney's unrelenting rejection of Trump's claims of fraud has frustrated the former president's Republican allies in the House of Representatives.
But, despite Trump's grip on the party, Cheney survived a February attempt to oust her from the House leadership, after she voted with nine other House Republicans to impeach Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection after the attack on the Capitol.
CHENEY: "We're not going to be in a situation where people can pick off any member of leadership." Cheney came under renewed pressure from her fellow Republicans after she gave President Joe Biden a fist bump at his first address to a joint session of Congress, raising the possibility of another attempt at her ouster.
On Saturday, Texas Republican and Trump ally Lance Gooden tweeted: "PREDICTION: she'll be out of her GOP leadership role by month’s end!"
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Former US President Donald Trump made a grand entrance at the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum on Monday, a move that highlighted his ongoing influence in the political arena. However, notable by her absence was his wife, Melania Trump, who has maintained a low profile throughout the 2024 campaign cycle. Trump was accompanied by several family members, including Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and Tiffany Trump. Missing from the event were his youngest son, Barron Trump, and his daughter Ivanka Trump, the latter having distanced herself from the political scene since her tenure in his administration.
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Merrick Garland , Held in Contempt of Congress.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress on June 12, BBC reports.
The resolution was passed by a 216-207 vote.
Only one Republican,
David Joyce, voted in opposition. .
As a former prosecutor, I cannot in good
conscience support a resolution that
would further politicize our judicial
system to score political points, Rep. David Joyce, via statement.
Garland is held in contempt of Congress
for refusing to provide interview tapes with President Biden that were recorded during the Justice Department's classified document probe. .
Following the contempt vote, Garland said
House Republicans have "turned a serious congressional authority into a partisan weapon.".
Today’s vote disregards the
constitutional separation of powers,
the Justice Department’s need to
protect its investigations, and the
substantial amount of information we
have provided to the Committees. , Merrick Garland, via statement.
Garland is now the third U.S. attorney
general in American history to be held in contempt of Congress, BBC reports. .
In an opinion piece published in the 'Washington Post' on June 11, Garland said that "the Justice Department is under attack like never before.".
He pointed to a rise in "conspiracy theories, falsehoods, violence and threats of violence towards department officials by Republican critics.".
The short-term political benefits of
those tactics will never make up for
the long-term cost to our country. , Merrick Garland, via the 'Washington Post'
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This Day in History: , John F. Kennedy Is Born.
May 29, 1917.
The future U.S. President
was born in Brookline, MA.
At the time of his birth,
the Kennedys were already a
prominent and politically
active American family.
As a young man, Kennedy attended
Harvard University, graduating with honors
with a degree in international relations.
His political career began in 1952,
when he was elected to the
House of Representatives.
Kennedy served as a U.S. senator
for seven years before running
for president in 1960.
Kennedy's platform of social policies and
anti-communism, combined with his charisma,
paved a way to the White House.
He was the youngest
U.S. president ever elected.
Kennedy's life and administration
was tragically cut short by his
assassination in 1963.
He was 46 years old
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Supreme Court Rules That , Some Jan. 6 Defendants, Were Improperly Charged.
NPR reports that the United States Supreme Court voted to limit which defendants accused of taking part in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot can be charged by federal prosecutors.
The decision also casts doubt on two out of
the four felony counts in former President
Donald Trump's election subversion indictment.
According to conservative Chief Justice John Roberts,
the court ruled that the U.S. government must prove , “that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity
for use in an official proceeding of records, documents,
objects, or other things used in an official proceeding.”.
NPR reports that prosecutors relied
on a key criminal statute to prosecute
over 350 participants of the Capitol riot.
The statute makes it a crime to alter or
destroy official documents, or to otherwise
obstruct or impede official proceedings.
Roberts wrote that the statute was
not meant to broaden the meaning of
the law to make it a catchall provision. .
The decision will impact other cases related
to Jan. 6, many of which will have to be
resentenced, retried or defendants will be released. .
NYU law professor Ryan Goodman authored
a study that found only 346 of the 1,417 people
charged in connection with the Capitol riot
were charged under the obstruction statute.
The study also found that 71 people are still
awaiting trial on the obstruction charge, but over
half of them are also charged with another felony.
NPR points out that if found guilty of other felony charges,
the sentencing judge is still allowed to use the charge of
obstruction to determine the length of their sentence.
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