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Days before the Capitol attack, Sean Hannity tried to persuade Trump to abandon his January 6 strategy and accept defeat, texts show By Matthew Loh Business Insider January 5, 2022 “He can’t mention the election again. Ever. I did not have a good call with him today. And worse, I’m not sure what is left to do or say, and I don’t like not knowing if it’s truly understood. Ideas?” he wrote in the text, per the letter. Last month, the committee revealed another set of texts from Hannity to Meadows, which showed that the Fox News host…

Why DOJ is avoiding domestic terrorism sentences for Jan. 6 defendants By Josh Gerstein POLITICO January 4, 2022 The storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been denounced by the White House, the FBI and the Justice Department as an act of domestic terrorism, but one year after the insurrection, prosecutors have yet to ask judges to impose the harsher sentences federal law recommends for defendants motivated by politics. Instead, even as some judges have publicly debated whether the charges against Jan. 6 defendants qualify as “crimes of terrorism,” prosecutors have repeatedly pulled back on tougher sentences,…

Why DOJ is avoiding domestic terrorism sentences for Jan. 6 defendants By Josh Gerstein POLITICO January 4, 2022 The storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 has been denounced by the White House, the FBI and the Justice Department as an act of domestic terrorism, but one year after the insurrection, prosecutors have yet to ask judges to impose the harsher sentences federal law recommends for defendants motivated by politics. Instead, even as some judges have publicly debated whether the charges against Jan. 6 defendants qualify as “crimes of terrorism,” prosecutors have repeatedly pulled back on tougher sentences,…

By Matt Zapotosky Washington Post January 4, 2022 Attorney General Merrick Garland will give a speech Wednesday about the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, stressing the department’s “unwavering commitment to defend Americans and American democracy from violence and threats of violence,” a Justice Department official said. In the address, scheduled for the day before the anniversary of the attack, Garland will not speak about specific people or charges, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the speech had not yet been officially announced.…

CNN’s Don Lemon tells critics they can ‘kiss my behind,’ declares himself a ‘grown-a** man’ whom ‘a lot of people hate’ during on-camera New Year’s Eve rant TheBlaze January 4, 2022 CNN’s Don Lemon delivered an on-camera rant on New Year’s Eve in which he told critics they can “kiss my behind” and also declared himself a “grown-ass man” whom “a lot of people hate.” What are the details? Dressed in a blue sequined jacket and wearing a necklace adorned with a lemon symbol (Cause, you know, Lemon is his last name?), he stood on a stage in…

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Andy Cohen ‘Overserved’ on New Year’s Eve While Anderson Cooper Lands New Parenting Show on CNN+ PEOPLE.com January 2, 2022 Both Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper ended 2021 with a bang! The Bravo star, 53, admittedly had a little too much to drink while ringing in the new year with the network anchor, 54, for the fifth year in a row on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live from Times Square in New York City on Friday. Elsewhere on Friday, CNN announced that Cooper will host a new show called Parental Guidance, which will air on the network’s upcoming…

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Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail | AP News AP NEWS January 2, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined the fray. Screaming obscenities, he hurled a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher at police officers trying to ward off the mob. Nearly a year later, Palmer fought back tears when he faced the federal judge who sentenced him to more than five years in prison. He said he was “horrified, absolutely devastated” by what he had done. “I’m…