January-6

Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election Including Giuliani, Meadows, and Fake Electors

| Importance: 10/10

President Trump issued comprehensive federal pardons to 77 individuals involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, Jeffrey …

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Dick Cheney Endorses Democrat Kamala Harris, Calls Trump 'Greatest Threat to Republic'

| Importance: 7/10

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican who served under George W. Bush (2001-2009), endorsed Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for president, marking the first time he publicly supported a Democrat for the office. In his statement, Cheney declared that ‘In our nation’s …

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Jack Smith Indicts Trump on 4 Federal Counts for January 6 Conspiracy to Overturn Election

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Special Counsel Jack Smith announced a federal grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump on four criminal counts related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The indictment marked the most serious criminal charges …

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Jack Smith grants immunity to fake electors for testimony against Trump

| Importance: 8/10

Special Counsel Jack Smith compelled at least two Republican fake electors to testify by granting them limited immunity, including Nevada GOP officials Michael McDonald and Jim DeGraffenreid. Multiple fake electors admitted they would not have participated “had they known the true extent of …

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Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy for January 6

| Importance: 9/10

Leaders of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers were convicted of seditious conspiracy for coordinating the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol that killed 5 and injured 140 police officers. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio received 22 years, the longest January 6 sentence, despite not being in …

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Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman Defeats Liz Cheney in Wyoming GOP Primary by 37-Point Landslide

| Importance: 7/10

Incumbent Wyoming Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney suffers a crushing primary defeat to Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman, losing 66.3% to 28.9% in one of the most decisive House incumbent losses in 60 years. Cheney, who won her 2020 reelection with 68.6% of the vote, faces …

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Facebook Bans Trump Only After He Loses Power, Following January 6 Insurrection It Enabled

| Importance: 9/10

Facebook bans Trump from the platform on January 7, 2021, one day after the Capitol insurrection his election fraud lies helped incite, but only after he has lost political power and can no longer retaliate against the company. The ban follows four years of systematic Terms of Service violations …

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Ginni Thomas Attends "Stop the Steal" Rally Before Capitol Attack, CNP Board Member at Insurrection

| Importance: 9/10

Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and board member of the Council for National Policy’s lobbying arm CNP Action, attended the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, before the violent attack on the U.S. …

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Jeffrey Clark admits in Signal messages that classified briefing yielded "nothing helpful" for Trump

| Importance: 9/10

DOJ official Jeffrey Clark sent Signal messages to Rep. Scott Perry admitting that a highly classified briefing on foreign election interference “yielded nothing” to support stolen election claims, writing “Bottom line is there is nothing helpful to P” (referring to the …

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Jeffrey Clark Attempts DOJ Coup to Overturn Election

| Importance: 9/10

Environmental lawyer Jeffrey Clark attempted to use the Department of Justice to overturn the 2020 election by sending false fraud letters to swing states. Clark drafted a letter falsely claiming DOJ had identified ‘significant concerns’ about the election and urging Georgia to convene a …

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CNP Leadership Releases Letter Urging State Legislators to Reject 25 Million Votes

| Importance: 10/10

On December 10, 2020, the Council for National Policy leadership released a letter drafted by CNP board member and attorney Cleta Mitchell calling on legislators in swing states to throw out over 25 million votes based on false claims of electoral fraud.

The letter represented the execution of the …

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CNP Holds Post-Election Strategy Meeting - Planning Electoral College Challenge

| Importance: 10/10

The Council for National Policy convened a critical strategy meeting November 12-14, 2020 to coordinate the conservative movement’s response to Trump’s election loss, with strategists laying out a multi-stage plan to challenge the results through claims of election fraud and state …

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Facebook Rolls Back Election Safety Measures Immediately After 2020 Vote, Enabling "Stop the Steal" Misinformation

| Importance: 10/10

Facebook dismantles election safety measures immediately after the 2020 vote, prematurely rolling back safeguards designed to combat misinformation despite internal warnings. The decision enables “Stop the Steal” conspiracy theories to spread virally through the platform’s …

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