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![Attorney General Merrick Garland, right, and FBI Director Christopher Wray hold a press conference at the Robert F. Kennedy Main Justice Building on November 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1115-merrick-garland-400x300.jpg)
As Damning New Memo Shakes Trump’s Defense, January 6 Committee Turns Up Heat
Trump acolytes Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows are but the first on the select committee’s long list.
![Former Trump Administration White House advisor Steve Bannon arrives to turn himself in at the FBI Washington Field Office on November 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1115-steve-bannon-400x300.jpg)
Steve Bannon Surrenders to FBI, But Maintains He’s “Taking Down” Biden
The former Trump political adviser was found in contempt of Congress following his refusal to testify about January 6.
![Stephen Bannon exits Manhattan Federal Court on August 20, 2020, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1228133421-400x300.jpg)
Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress for Ignoring January 6 Subpoena
Donald Trump's former 2016 campaign and White House adviser was indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday.
![Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1112-capitol-gallows-400x300.jpg)
Trump Said It Was “Common Sense” for His Backers to Want to Hang Pence on Jan. 6
Trump sympathized with his loyalists, saying they were “angry” that Pence wouldn't overturn the election.
![Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks in the Dirksen Building on October 26, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1110-elizabeth-warren-400x300.jpg)
Warren Calls for Stricter Enforcement After Trump Team Found Violating Hatch Act
The Political CRIMES Act would clarify that ex-officials are subject to the Hatch Act and increase the violation fee.
![President Donald Trump speaks with supporters at an "An Address to Young Americans" event hosted by Students for Trump and Turning Point Action at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 23, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1110-donald-trump-p-400x300.jpg)
Judge Tells Trump He’s Not a King — or President — in Executive Privilege Case
Trump's lawyers filed an appeal of the ruling immediately after it was issued.
![White House Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway pre-records her address to the Republican National Convention from inside an empty Mellon Auditorium on August 26, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1109-kellyanne-conway-400x300.jpg)
13 Trump Officials Violated Hatch Act Regulations, Special Counsel’s Office Says
The Office of Special Counsel concluded that Trump himself “approved of these taxpayer-funded campaign activities.”
![President Donald Trump waves as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1108-donald-trump-w-400x300.jpg)
Trump Threatened to Leave GOP Until They Reminded Him They Funded His Lawsuits
“You lose forever without me,” Trump reportedly said to RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.
![Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin passes an autographed basketball into the crowd with his family at his election night rally at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles on November 2, 2021, in Chantilly, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1103-youngkin-virginia-400x300.jpg)
Virginia Gubernatorial Winner Encapsulates the Worst Elements of the Modern GOP
Everything about the race was awful, and establishment Democrats deserve plenty of blame for Glenn Youngkin's win.
![AR-15 rifle halftone image](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1102-ar-15-400x300.jpg)
Gun Dealers Are Selling Accessories With “Let’s Go Brandon” Slogan on Them
The phrase is a not-so-secretive way for Trump supporters to voice their dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden.