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![Former President Donald Trump speaks during the America First Agenda Summit organized by America First Policy Institute AFPI on July 26, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0728-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims “Absolute Immunity” Protects Him Against Jan. 6 Civil Lawsuits
Trump's lawyers claim that his incendiary rhetoric on the day of the Capitol attack was “ordinary presidential action.”
![John Eastman speaks at a news conference outside of CU Boulder on April 29, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0728-john-eastman-400x300.jpg)
The Justice Department Obtains a Warrant to Search John Eastman’s Phone
Eastman crafted the six-point memo on how to carry out the “fake electors” scheme to keep Trump president.
![Merrick Garland](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0727-merrick-garland-400x300.jpg)
Merrick Garland’s January 6 Investigation Appears to Be Zeroing In on Trump
The Justice Department appears to be investigating whether Trump and his allies committed conspiracy and fraud.
![Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, enters to testify as the House Janurary 6 select committee holds a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 28, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0727-cassidy-hutchinson-400x300.jpg)
Report: Cassidy Hutchinson Is Cooperating With the DOJ’s Jan. 6 Trump Inquiry
The former White House aide made startling revelations about Trump to the January 6 committee last month.
![Former President Donald Trump addresses the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit at the Marriott Marquis on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0727-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Calls for the Execution of Drug Dealers in DC Rally Speech
Executing people for drug crimes is a violation of international law.
![A nurse checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit at the Harborview Medical Center on January 21, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0726-covid-nurse-400x300.jpg)
New York Post Announces COVID Is Over. It’s Still Running Rampant.
The daily infection rates still tally in the thousands. That’s not “over” by even the most wildly irresponsible metric.
![House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, left, and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise point out friends in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on May 17, 2022, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0726-mccarthy-scalise-400x300.jpg)
Since Jan. 6 Attack, Corporations Have Given $21.5 Million to “Sedition Caucus”
Corporations and trade groups have donated massive amounts to Congress members who voted to overturn the 2020 results.
![Vice President Mike Pence, joined by Chief of Staff Marc Short, left, finishes a swearing-in ceremony for senators in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill on January 3, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0726-marc-short-pence-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Is “Finally Going for the Jugular” as Top Pence Aides Testify About Jan. 6
Pence's ex-chief of staff and top White House attorney recently appeared before the Justice Department's grand jury.
![Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit held at the Tampa Convention Center on July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0725-greene-400x300.jpg)
GOP Should Be Party of Christian Nationalism, Greene Says at Conservative Summit
Greene spoke at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, where many Republicans also embraced extremist ideology.
![A man in a trump hat and U.S. flag emblazoned "Jesus is our savior" t-shirt yells while waving several flags](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0725-trump-rally-400x300.jpg)
If Trump Wins in 2024, Christian Nationalism Could Reign Supreme in Government
The Trump team's plan for restructuring government includes the obliteration of vast swaths of the federal workforce.