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Ex-Trump aide Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 06:38 PM

A federal jury found Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress on Friday for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the assault on the US Capitol. Read more »

Ex-Trump advisor agrees to testify at Capitol riot hearings

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 04:41 PM

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon has agreed to testify in the Capitol riot hearings, days before he was to face trial for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the attack on Congress, US media reported Sunday Read more »

US prosecutor says Trump probe will look at intent

Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 09:36 PM

WASHINGTON - The prosecutor investigating whether Donald Trump tried to influence the result of Georgia's 2020 presidential election suggested the former president knew what he was doing when he asked a state official to "find" one more vote than he needed to win.   Read more »

If Senate does not convict Trump, 'he can do this again,' Democrats warn

David Morgan and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 07:38 AM

Democratic prosecutors making the case that Donald Trump incited a deadly insurrection by encouraging his supporters to march on the US Capitol warned the Senate on Thursday that if it fails to convict the former president, "he can do this again." Read more »

All eyes on Washington as Trump second impeachment trial starts

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 04:16 PM

The US Senate gavels in Tuesday on Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial, with his defense team decrying it as a "brazen political act" of retribution and Democratic prosecutors arguing that the ex-president wilfully incited a violent insurrection. Read more »

YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 13 03:38 PM

Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump's channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence. Read more »

Trump says 2nd impeachment 'absolutely ridiculous'

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 12:56 AM

Donald Trump emerged from isolation at the White House on Tuesday to brand the likely second impeachment of his US presidency "absolutely ridiculous" and warn that it has triggered "tremendous anger." Read more »

Facebook exec says 'no plans' to end Trump ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:35 PM

Facebook does not intend to lift the suspension on outgoing President Donald Trump, the platform's second in command Sheryl Sandberg said Monday. Read more »

Democrats push toward 2nd Trump impeachment, Republican support uncertain

Joseph Ax and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 01:40 AM

Democratic-led efforts to impeach US President Donald Trump for a historic second time gained momentum over the weekend, although it looked far from certain whether enough Republicans would back the move with just days left in his term. Read more »

Trump to skip Biden inauguration after presidency implodes

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 12:54 AM

Not since 1869 has an outgoing US president missed the inauguration of the incoming leader, a ceremony symbolizing the peaceful transfer of power. Read more »

Biden says Trump fomented violence at US Capitol

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 05:22 AM

US President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday that President Donald Trump fomented Wednesday's violence at the US Capitol, calling it one of the darkest days in the history of the country and an assault on democracy.   Read more »

After Capitol violence, Trump faces calls for removal and staff exodus

Andy Sullivan and Jonathan Landay, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 08 07:54 AM

WASHINGTON - The top two Democrats in Congress on Thursday called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office, one day after his supporters stormed and vandalized the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy.   Read more »

How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm US Capitol

Joseph Tanfani, John Shiffman, Brad Heath, Andrea Januta and Mark Hosenball, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:43 AM

The bloody chaos inside the US Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a catastrophic failure to prepare. Read more »

Facebook, Instagram to block Trump's account for rest of his presidential term

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 12:51 AM

Facebook Inc and Instagram will extend a ban on U.S. President Donald Trump's accounts for at least the next two weeks until the presidential transition is completed, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said. Read more »