In terms of the January 6th hearing on Thursday, it was the 5th hearing that took place. One breaking piece of news is that on Thursday, FBI agents came out to raid the home of Trump lawyer Jeffrey Clark (who is an environmental lawyer). They took out electronic devices which shows that he is under investigation. The hearing today showed conclusive evidence that former President Donald Trump wanted to weaponize the Justice Department during the end of his Presidency in a plot to try to overthrow the 2020 election plus stay in power. Jeffrey Clark wanted to follow Trump to use the DOJ to steal the election, but lawyers stopped them from doing so. Trump's pressure on the DOJ is clearly showing malice intent on the part of Donald Trump. Clark wanted to send letters to Georgia and other states to claim that election fraud took place which is false. The witnesses are Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, his deputy Richard Donoghue, and Steven Engel (who heads the department's Office of Legal Counsel). Former Trump aide said that multiple GOP lawmakers wanted Trump to pardon them because those lawmakers knew that they were wrong in their lying 2020 election fraud claims. DOJ officials said that they would resign massively if Trump appointed Jeffrey Clark as acting Attorney General. December 2020 was the time of the Oval Office when Trump considered firing the acting attorney general and installing Clark. The attorneys said that Clark's plan to send letters to battleground states was illegal and extreme. Trump knew that he lost the election, but he promoted the big lie in order to try to maintain power. We have to be thankful that Trump isn't President anymore. This is worse than Watergate in my view.
Today, the Supreme Court made a new gun ruling. It ruled 6-3 to strike down the New York state concealed gun regulation law. This gun carry restriction was found in 6 states in America. This will open the world up for gun safety regulations to be challenged in court in the future. Clarence Thomas supported the ruling. Thomas wrote that firearm regulations must only be consistent with the nation's historical traditions. This comes after the 2008 Heller decision that says that gun rights are an individual right. The New York state law (that is now struck down) restricted carrying a concealed handgun outside the home. The Court said that regulations could exist in "sensitive places." The issue is what is the definition of "sensitive places," which is very ambiguous. The Governor of New York and the Mayor of New York City have criticized the Supreme Court decision as putting a higher burden to maintain gun safety in their state of New York. So, the Supreme Court allowed people to carry a gun outside the home (in banning the NY law requiring residents to prove "proper cause" to carry concealed firearms). We have a record increase in gun violence in America.
Now, the Senate is expected to pass bipartisan gun control legislation. This is the most significant gun control bill in decades. This is a really historic event in our lifetimes. Extremists like Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise will vote no on the bill when that bill is not extreme at all. Elise Stefanik will vote no too. This comes after the assault weapons ban of 1994 which ended in 2004. One Republican in the House named Tony Gonzales of Texas will vote yes on the bipartisan gun bill. He represents Uvalde, Texas. The bill is called the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. The bill has millions of dollars invested in mental health, school safety, crisis intervention programs, and incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It closes the boyfriend loophole. Mitch McConnell plans to support the bill. It makes changes to the process when someone, ages 18 to 21, goes to buy a firearm.
Some breaking news is that a terrible earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in Afghanistan. Over 1,500 people have been injured with a magnitude of 5.9. There is a hunger and economic crisis in the country, being ruled by the Taliban again. America might discuss with the Taliban creating a humanitarian response to help save lives in Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed sympathy and sorrow for the victims of the terrible earthquake. Also, one judge ruled that Dominion can proceed with its defamation suit against Fox Corporations. Many in FOX falsely said that Dominion was involved in a vote-rigging scheme during the 2020 election. Therefore, the lawsuit will continue.
The Missouri Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate named Eric Greitens is in a campaign ad that is not only offensive but provocative. He is threatening to hunt "RINOs" or Republicans in Name Only. The ad has people in paramilitary uniforms. This candidate is a former NAVY Seal running for the U.S. Senate. This video outlines the fascist nature of the modern-day Republican Party. As the January 6th Select Committee continues, we still have this threat of political violence. The ad has violent content from the grinning 48-year-old Greitens. The ad has one of the men using a battering ram to smash open the door. Another masked paramilitary person throws a smoke grenade into the home. Greitens and company enter the home through the smoke and rifles ready to attack. Greitens glorifies violence because he is an evil person. His campaign chair is Don Jr.'s girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle. Greitens participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This is beyond heinous. This is part of a global far-right fascist movement that wants to end our democracy as we know it.
By Timothy
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