Wednesday, July 13th, 2022

Today's headlines: News from yesterday’s January 6th hearing, which focused on showing how Trump and his advisors were directing the specific actions of extremist groups before and during the insurrection. The second half of the hearing involved testimony from 2 live witnesses, who represented the average voters and violent extremists that Trump relied upon. Finally, A federal judge has refused Steve Bannon’s request to delay his criminal trial to October for his contempt of congress charges, and a judge in Georgia has ordered Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a grand jury. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: Washington Post: ‘Unhinged’: The White House meeting that preceded Trump’s ‘will be wild’ tweet NY Times: Trump Sought to Conceal Plans for March to Capitol, Panel Says Washington Post: Twitter went easy on Trump because it ‘relished’ the power, ex-employee says Washington Post: Judge rejects Bannon’s bid to delay trial, executive-privilege claim Reuters: Senator Graham ordered to testify in front of grand jury in Trump election probe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices