A Capitol rioter has been sentenced to seven years in prison for providing the taser used in the attack on police officer Michael Fanone. Reading his victim’s statement at the sentencing, Fanone said Kyle Young deserved a cell with his co-conspirator, Donald Trump. The news comes as a Jan. 6 House select committee postponed Wednesday’s supposed final public hearing in light of Hurricane Ian hitting Florida. Footage was to be shown of a documentary featuring Trump ally Roger Stone predicting violence and abuse of power after the 2020 election. Elsewhere, Vanity Fair reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis privately calls the former president a “moron” and is planning an all-out attack should the two face off to win the 2024 GOP nomination. Finally, an appeals court in Washington was asked to help decide whether Trump was doing his job as president when he denied raping a woman and dismissed his accuser E Gene Carroll as “not my type.” The alleged assault happened in the mid-1990s, dismissing the sexual-battery suit, so she’s suing him for defamation. The case has been mired in technicalities for years.
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The report says Trump’s new Mar-a-Lago lawyer is already on the sidelines
Donald Trump’s newest lawyer has reportedly already been removed from the Mar-a-Lago documents investigation, according to sources familiar with the investigation. CNN spoke to two unnamed sources familiar with the investigation and reports that Chris Kise, the newest addition to the former president’s legal team, was removed from the Mar-a-Lago investigation just a month after he sang to help Mr. Trump. . According to the report, the reason for his transfer is unclear, but Mr. Kise will focus on other investigations involving Mr. Trump.
Trump’s new Mar-a-Lago lawyer already on the sidelines, report says
The attorney previously worked for Republican Gov. Ron DeSandis Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 23:20 1664315880
Trump sends condolences at Abe’s funeral
Former President Donald Trump has offered his condolences as leaders gather to mourn the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social: Melania and I send our deepest respect and condolences to the memory of a truly great man and Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe of Japan. Honestly, there was no one like him. He loved his country and fought so hard that it remained free and safe. We became very close friends and there was no one with a greater passion for peace than Shinzo. The world has lost a truly incredible leader — but his words and thoughts will never be forgotten. He will be greatly missed by all! The United States will be represented at the state funeral by Vice President Kamala Harris. Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 22:58 1664315132
Trump re-enters the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans
Donald Trump is back in Forbes’ richest Americans club, rejoining the magazine’s list of the 400 richest Americans after falling in 2021. The magazine made the announcement on Monday, noting that Mr. Trump’s fortune had risen from $2.5 billion to $3.2 billion in 2021-2022. Forbes editors, however, noted the massive fraud lawsuit the former president is facing, which threatens the value of his treasure if it ends up in court. John Bowden has the story.
Donald Trump re-enters the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans
The former president’s net worth increased by more than half a billion in a year Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 22:45 1664313540
Capitol rioter sentenced to seven years in prison for role in Michael Fanone attack
A Jan. 6 rioter who supplied the taser used to attack a police officer during the Capitol attack will spend years behind bars. Kyle Young, 38, was sentenced to seven years in prison during a tense hearing on Tuesday. Young, who brought his 16-year-old son to Washington, D.C., from Redfield, Iowa, for the riot, had pleaded guilty to assault, resisting or obstructing officers in May. During his victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing, Michael Fanone recounted the negative impact Jan. 6 had on his life and said he hoped Young suffered in prison, prompting one pro-choice naysayer to call him a “piece of [expletive]” before the henchman was removed from the courtroom.
January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years in prison for assaulting an officer
Kyle Young, 38, also brought his 16-year-old son to Washington DC from Redfield, Iowa for the rally Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 22:19 1664312732
Can Trump keep his QAnon supporters in check before the midterms?
Donald Trump has promoted increasingly outlandish QAnon conspiracy theories in recent weeks, The Independent’s Eric Garcia and Alex Woodward report on what has become increasingly apparent at the former president’s rallies.
Can Donald Trump keep his QAnon supporters in check before the midterm elections?
Trump has promoted increasingly outlandish QAnon conspiracy theories in recent weeks, Eric Garcia and Alex Woodward report Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 22:05 1664311258
McConnell supports election law revisions after Jan. 6
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he would “proudly support” legislation to overhaul presidential election certification rules, bolstering a bipartisan effort to overhaul a 19th-century law and avoid another Jan. 6 revolt. The legislation would clarify and expand parts of the Election Counting Act of 1887, which, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential winners. The changes to the certification process are in response to failed attempts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to exploit loopholes in the law to overturn his 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
McConnell supports after January. 6 revisions to the electoral law
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he will “proudly support” legislation to overhaul presidential election certification rules, bolstering a bipartisan effort to overhaul a 19th-century law and avoid another Jan. 6 revolt Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 21:40 1664308832
Doug Mastriano’s campaign “hits” with tiny rallies and no ads
Doug Mastriano, the Pennsylvania state senator who rode to the GOP gubernatorial nomination on a platform of electoral denial and overt appeals to Christian nationalism, struggled to attract more than a few dozen people to a rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg on Saturday. According to the New York Times, Mr Mastriano’s event was at the same venue where he had drawn a crowd of thousands at an April 2020 rally against Covid-19 mitigation measures, but unlike that previous event, the public his this time consisted mainly of his own campaign staff. The report described Mr Mastriano’s campaign as a “waste”. Andrew Feinberg has the story.
Doug Mastriano’s campaign “hits” with tiny rallies and no ads
Mr Mastriano’s event was at the same location where he drew a crowd of thousands at an April 2020 rally against Covid-19 mitigation measures Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 21:00 1664307951
Trump Moves One Step Closer to Avoiding E Jean Carroll’s Rape Defamation Lawsuit
A federal appeal has tipped the balance in favor of Donald Trump in a long-running defamation lawsuit by author E Jean Carroll, who accused the former president of raping her in a New York department store in the 1990s. On Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled in a separate ruling that Trump was a government employee when he denied the rape allegation and accused Ms. Carroll of making it up to sell books, a ruling that is critical to his claim that he is protected by federal law protecting government employees from liability related to their duties. The 2-to-1 ruling, however, refrained from ruling on whether Mr. Trump’s comments were themselves defamatory and asked the Washington appeals court to consider whether such remarks by a government official were protected by district law.
Trump moves one step closer to avoiding E Jean Carroll’s rape lawsuit with a court order
The Biden administration’s Justice Department continued to defend Trump in the suit Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 20:45 1664306843
Committee January 6: Adjournment date coming soon
Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 20:27 1664306312
Tomorrow’s committee hearing on January 6 has been postponed
The Independent has confirmed multiple reports that tomorrow’s House committee hearing into the events of 6 January 2021 has been postponed. Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC.
The Jan. 6 committee hearing was postponed due to Hurricane Ian
The House select committee on January 6 will postpone a hearing scheduled for 1pm on Wednesday due to Hurricane Ian, according to the Independent. Oliver O’Connell27 September 2022 20:18
