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What the Jan. 6 final investigation report says about Michigan
Read full article: What the Jan. 6 final investigation report says about MichiganMichigan was the third most mentioned state in the almost 850-page investigation report that revealed new information about the Trump campaign’s fight to overturn the election, and the lengths it went to undermine the voters of Michigan.
A look at Michigan’s big role in Jan. 6 hearings
Read full article: A look at Michigan’s big role in Jan. 6 hearingsMichigan will likely have a leading role in tonight’s prime time hearing as the state has been consistently at the center of all of this, from the stop the count mob at the TCF Center to false claims of voter fraud to false electors and capitol rioters. All it points to Michigan likely making up a big part of these hearings.
Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contempt
Read full article: Trump must pay $110K, meet conditions to end contemptA New York judge says he’s close to releasing Donald Trump from a contempt finding, but only if the former president meets certain conditions, including paying $110,000 in fines accrued for failing to turn over documentsin a state civil investigation. Judge Arthur Engoron said Wednesday he will conditionally lift Trump’s contempt finding if, by May 20, Trump submits additional affidavits detailing efforts to search for records and explaining his and his company’s document retention policies, a company he hired to aid the search completes its work and he pays the fines. Engoron ruled Trump in contempt on April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena.
Michigan woman arrested outside US Capitol Police headquarters for guns in vehicle
Read full article: Michigan woman arrested outside US Capitol Police headquarters for guns in vehicleA Michigan woman was arrested in front of the U.S. Capitol Police headquarters in Washington, D.C. for illegally possessing and transporting weapons.
Metro Detroit residents, political leaders mark 1 year since insurrection at US Capitol
Read full article: Metro Detroit residents, political leaders mark 1 year since insurrection at US CapitolIn Metro Detroit people took the time to reflect on the events of Jan. 6, 2021 -- when insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building.
14 Michigan men charged in Jan. 6 insurrection: What we know
Read full article: 14 Michigan men charged in Jan. 6 insurrection: What we knowA year has passed since rioters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and several of them are from Michigan.
Meadows texts show Fox News hosts, Don Jr., begged for Trump to stop Capitol riots
Read full article: Meadows texts show Fox News hosts, Don Jr., begged for Trump to stop Capitol riotsNewly released texts to former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows show how desperate many Trump allies were to get the president to stop the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib recounts past death threats in tearful Capitol riot speech on House Floor
Read full article: Rep. Rashida Tlaib recounts past death threats in tearful Capitol riot speech on House FloorThe hearing, which detailed the most violent domestic attack on Congress in U.S. history, was emotional for some -- particularly for Rep. Rashida Tlaib from Michigan. Late Thursday night, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., led colleagues in an hourlong session in which Congress members shared their stories from that distressing day. “And I feel bad for Alexandria (Ocasio-Cortez) and so many of my colleagues that were here,” Tlaib said on the House Floor. During her Thursday speech, Tlaib called on members of Congress to rebuke hate speech and urged them do stop downplaying the insurrection. Tlaib isn’t the only member of Congress -- and not even the only one from Michigan -- to receive death threats.