But congressional hopefuls Bruce Poliquin and Liz Caruso stop short of saying Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Capitol riot
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Sen. McConnell rebukes Republican National Committee, calls Jan. 6 ‘violent insurrection’
Maine Sen. Susan Collins said that the rioters who ‘broke windows and breached the Capitol were not engaged in legitimate political discourse, and to say otherwise is absurd.’
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Trump dangles prospect of pardons for Jan. 6 defendants
Two Republican senators, Maine’s Susan Collins and South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham, have criticized the former president’s suggestions, made at a Texas rally on Saturday.
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House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors from 7 states
The panel is demanding information and testimony from 14 people who it says allegedly met and submitted false Electoral College certificates falsely declaring Trump the winner in their states.
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Oath Keepers militia founder, members plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy
The men allegedly set up staging areas for equipment in Washington’s suburbs and organized training sessions to teach paramilitary combat tactics, and brought weapons and tactical gear onto the Capitol grounds.
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House Jan. 6 panel obtains Trump records after Supreme Court ruling
Donald Trump’s lawsuit to block the release was one of several attempts to obstruct the committee’s work as he and his allies have downplayed the attack.
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Minot native inside Capitol during Jan. 6 riot: ‘Free men don’t ask for permission!’
Mitch Simon admits he confronted police in bid to show Congress ‘who the f***ing boss really is.’
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Jan. 6 committee requests interview with Ivanka Trump
The House panel says the former president’s daughter was in direct contact with her father during key moments on the day his supporters stormed the Capitol in an effort to halt the congressional certification of Joe Biden’s presidential win.
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Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
The House committee is examining the Trump adviser’s connection to promoting election fraud claims and his reported efforts to persuade state legislators to take steps to overturn the election results.
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For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making
For more than a year, federal prosecutors have been investigating the Capitol riot, and at least 700 people have been charged, mostly with lower-level crimes.