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January 6
January 6 Romanticism Has Become Trump’s ‘Lost Cause’ The former president’s decision to celebrate the failed insurrection is part of an elaborate myth in which he can never be defeated.
the national interest
Mar. 23, 2024
The Paramilitary Candidate Trump has made justice for insurrectionists the center of his campaign.
what we know
Mar. 18, 2024
Why Did Trump Warn of a Postelection ‘Bloodbath’ If He Loses? The former president is not shy about his pro–January 6 views, but in this case, he was probably just talking about the economy.
court appearances
Feb. 9, 2024
Trump Finally Had a Good Day in Court The Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.
early and often
Jan. 22, 2024
Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator? His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.
tremendous content
Jan. 20, 2024
Trump Confuses Nikki Haley With Nancy Pelosi At a campaign rally in New Hampshire, Trump inserted Haley into one of his made-up stories about January 6.
court appearances
Jan. 9, 2024
Can Trump Break the Courts, Too? His appeal asks for immunity from prosecution. If that doesn’t work, he will try to use the legal system against itself.
the inside game
Jan. 5, 2024
Biden Will Keep Talking About Democracy to Beat Trump It’s not only the move his campaign has been waiting to make, it’s also personal.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
early and often
Dec. 21, 2023
The Legal Merits of the Colorado Supreme Court Decision Don’t Matter The ruling may actually make it more likely that an insurrectionist becomes president in 2025.
By Eric Levitz
Trump’s Craziest Legal Argument May Be Headed to the Supreme Court And the justices will determine whether or not he goes on trial before the election.
By Ankush Khardori
on with kara swisher
Dec. 7, 2023
Liz Cheney Won’t Run in 2024 If It Could Help Trump The former congresswoman tells Kara Swisher why House Speaker Mike Johnson is dangerous and third-party presidential candidates might be risky.
By Intelligencer Staff
early and often
Nov. 10, 2023
Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting Online Indicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
By David Freedlander
Judge Chutkan Bars Trump From Attacking Jack Smith, Court Staff Judge Tanya Chutkan has partially gagged the former president in the federal-election-subversion case.
By Nia Prater
early and often
Aug. 29, 2023
The Case(s) Against Donald Trump It’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.
By Nia Prater
2022 elections
Aug. 22, 2023
For Republicans, Abetting Coups Is a Good Career Move House Republicans who aided Donald Trump’s efforts on January 6 are more likely to win reelection.
By Eric Levitz
Trump Supporter Charged With Threatening to Kill Trump’s Trial Judge Judge Tanya Chutkan received a racist death threat from a Texas woman in the days after the ex-president amped up his rhetoric.
By Nia Prater
early and often
Aug. 11, 2023
Judge Warns Trump of Earlier Trial If He Makes ‘Inflammatory Statements’ The judge denied prosecutors’ request for a strict protective order but warned Trump that “inflammatory” comments could result in an earlier trial.
By Matt Stieb
Jack Smith Wants to Put Trump on Trial Before the Election The special counsel is seeking a January 2, 2024 trial start date. Trump’s team will undoubtedly try to push things way back.
By Nia Prater
trump indictment
Aug. 9, 2023
Twitter Fought Jack Smith’s Warrant for Trump’s Account Elon Musk’s company delayed the request for “data and records” related to Trump’s account, resulting in a $350,000 fine.
By Matt Stieb
just asking questions
Aug. 9, 2023
Jamie Raskin on Why It Doesn’t Matter What Trump Believed The Maryland congressman thinks the former president’s state of mind on January 2021 is beside the point.
By Benjamin Hart
Trump Is Already at War With the Judge in the January 6 Case The former president is calling for her removal from the case as she considers a protective order barring him from sharing evidence.
By Matt Stieb
what we know
Aug. 7, 2023
By Intelligencer Staff
just asking questions
Aug. 4, 2023
Why Trump’s Free-Speech Defense Is a ‘Red Herring’ Timothy Heaphy, the January 6 Committee’s lead investigator, on the strength of Jack Smith’s case.
By Benjamin Hart
on with kara swisher
Aug. 3, 2023
Chris Christie Says He Was ‘Honest’ When Questioned in Case Against Trump Kara Swisher talks to the former governor and GOP presidential candidate about Trump’s legal peril and the likelihood of him going to jail.
By Intelligencer Staff
After Indictment, Could Trump Get Tossed Off the 2024 Ballot? Inside the effort to disqualify him across the country, using a Civil War amendment.
By Jeff Wise
trump indicment
Aug. 3, 2023
Conservatives: Punishing Coup Leaders Is Authoritarian Does holding a presidential candidate accountable for trying to end American democracy imperil American democracy?
By Eric Levitz
trump indictment
Aug. 2, 2023
Trump Did Not Luck Out With the Judge in His January 6 Case Judge Tanya Chutkan has issued severe sentences for Capitol rioters and once ruled against Trump’s attempt to keep info from the House inquiry.
By Matt Stieb
just asking questions
Aug. 2, 2023
January 6 Was ‘Right Out of the Giuliani Playbook’ Rudy Giuliani’s biographer on the sordid new revelations about “co-conspirator 1” in the latest Trump indictment.
By Matt Stieb
U.S. v. Trump Is the Most Important Criminal Prosecution in American HistoryDespite the risks, the Justice Department’s case against Donald Trump is necessary and just.
By Ankush Khardori
trump indictment
Aug. 2, 2023
The Latest Trump Indictment Makes 2024 All About 2020 There will be no “moving on” from the last election now.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Aug. 2, 2023
Pence Makes It Clear Why It’s Necessary to Prosecute Trump The GOP punishes the man who was “too honest,” not the coup leader.
By Jonathan Chait
trump indictment
Aug. 1, 2023
Jack Smith Exposes Trump’s Lies and Shows He Understands Politics The meta-theme of the January 6 charges is “Trump lied; democracy nearly died.” His credibility may take a hit no matter what else happens.
By Ed Kilgore
trump indictment
Aug. 1, 2023
The Craziest Details From the Trump January 6 Indictment Pence’s team believed he was in danger as Trump pressured him to join the plot and Giuliani leaned on senators to slow the election certification.
By Matt Stieb
early and often
July 31, 2023
Legal Bills Are Wiping Out Trump’s PAC Trump’s Save America PAC spent over $21 million on legal fees in the first half of 2023, and more indictments and a lot more billable hours loom.
By Chas Danner
early and often
July 20, 2023
Trump’s Fake-Elector Scheme: Crime or ‘Contingency Plan’? Criminal exposure among fake electors varies by state. But the entire plot may expose Donald Trump and his associates to federal charges.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
July 7, 2023
‘Anarcho-Tyranny’ Is Just a Rationalization for Right-Wing Lawlessness A theory gaining ground on the right attempts to reconcile MAGA Republicans’ hostility to “deep state” elites with demands for “law and order.”
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
July 5, 2023
Lack of Opportunity Won’t Stop Another Trump Coup Attempt Many of our institutions have been fortified post–January 6. But if Trump loses in 2024, he’ll likely find new reasons to delegitimize the election.
By Ed Kilgore
Ginni and Clarence Thomas: A Love Story How a fiercely loyal couple saved one another, raged against their enemies, and brought the American experiment to the brink.
By Kerry Howley
jimmy arresto
June 7, 2023
By Rebecca Alter
The Proud Boys Had a Mole in the D.C. Police Department Lieutenant Shane Lamond was charged on Friday for his communications with leader Enrique Tarrio, whom he tipped off about his impending arrest.
By Nia Prater
early and often
Mar. 12, 2023
Mike Pence’s Condemnation of Trump Is Still a Sad Work in Progress The former vice president’s latest “sharpest” attack on his horrible boss was dull on arrival.
By Chas Danner
early and often
Mar. 8, 2023
Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson Won’t Let Republicans Forget About January 6 Republican 2024 candidates would love to move on from the Capitol riot. But key MAGA figures keep trying to paper over it for their own purposes.
By Ed Kilgore
Brian Sicknick’s Family Snubs Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy Family members of a police officer who died following the attack on the Capitol refused to shake hands with Republican leaders at a medal ceremony .
By Nia Prater
The Long Road Ahead for Special Counsel Jack Smith What his appointment to lead the Justice Department’s Trump probes does and doesn’t mean — and what to expect next.
By Ankush Khardori
the national interest
Nov. 17, 2022
By Jonathan Chait
early and often
Oct. 21, 2022
Steve Bannon Sentenced to Four Months in Jail A judge allowed him to appeal of his contempt of Congress conviction before serving his sentence though.
By Matt Stieb
SNL ’s Cold Open Holds the Last January 6 Committee HearingAnd Chloe Fineman’s Nancy Pelosi threatens to punch Donald Trump in the face.
By Jennifer Zhan
electoral count act of 1887
Sept. 20, 2022
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Sept. 14, 2022
By Benjamin Hart
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