The Proud Boys Next Door – Mother Jones

One of my critiques of American history and polite, middle-class white liberal society is this idea that violence is only an aberration of the norm. It’s only something that is carried out by the fringe or the extremes of society, when fundamentally, the American project is a project built by violence,” he says...

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/homegrown-film-documentary-january-6-proud-boys-extremism-michael-premo/

 

Corruption Confirmed (Andrew McCabe and Allison Gill; Unjustified podcast)

More reflecting pool vandalism charges have been dropped by Jeanine Pirro’s office.

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith has accepted an invitation to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Todd Blanche has been confirmed by the senate as US Attorney General.

Judge Amit Mehta reluctantly dismisses the seditious conspiracy charges against the Oath Keepers for their role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol.

Plus listener questions.
Interview: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corruption-confirmed/id1317481380?i=1000781241682

Liz Cheney Kept Christian Nationalism Out of the Jan. 6 Final Report

The January 6 Select Committee’s 845-page final report mentioned Christian Nationalism exactly once—in passing—even though the Capitol attack was saturated with Christian flags, public prayers, biblical imagery, Jericho Marchers, and claims that God had chosen Donald Trump to remain president. 

At the time, figures including Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and D.C. police officer Daniel Hodges openly acknowledged the religious ideology behind the attack. Yet the final report largely erased it. 

 Now Congressman Jared Huffman has confirmed to me that Vice Chair Liz Cheney was the reason. 

Cheney refused to support a narrative she believed might unfairly associate ordinary Christians with white supremacy. But refusing to name Christian Nationalism didn’t protect Christianity. It protected a dangerous political movement from scrutiny and left the committee’s account fundamentally incomplete. 

We cannot understand January 6—or prevent the next one—if political leaders refuse to identify the ideology that helped make it possible.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw7HJKsbVwk

 

January 6 defendants pursue millions in claims through obscure federal process

“President Donald Trump still wants to pay off violent insurrectionists who attacked police officers on January 6th, despite any claims from members of his administration that say otherwise,” Schiff said in a statement. “Our taxpayer dollars should not be used to pay out criminals, and we can pass a law right now to prevent this president or any future administration from paying off their friends and political allies.”…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/january-6-defendants-compensation-process

 

Trump made this January 6 argument twice. Here’s what he left out

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c4qMpw-Zkhs

Pentagon appoints convicted January 6 rioter to sensitive counter-terrorism role

Alarm after Elias Irizarry is hired to position in office that manages highly classified military operations…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/january-6-rioter-elias-irizarry-counterterrorism

 

Trump DOJ purges info on Jan. 6 riot prosecutions : NPR

The removals mark the latest phase of President Trump's effort to rewrite the history of the violent riot…

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/26/nx-s1-5834992/trump-deletes-jan-6-info

 

Police sue DOJ while Jan. 6 defendants boast of potential payouts : NPR

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from a violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Trump administration, arguing that the newly-announced $1.8 billion "Anti-Weaponization Fund" is both illegal and dangerous. At the same time, former Jan. 6 defendants are already preparing their applications to the fund and anticipating major payouts...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g-s1-123293/officers-who-defended-capitol-sue

Trump IRS settlement: Why $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund lacks legal precedent - PolitiFact

In announcing a new $1.776 billion fund to compensate people the Trump administration says were victims of judicial "weaponization," the Justice Department said a 2011 legal settlement involving Native American farmers provides precedent. 

The 2011 settlement differs from the new fund in at least four ways: It had more specific standards for receiving compensation; significant judicial oversight; a smaller dollar amount for a potentially larger group of beneficiaries; and a more standard process for creating the fund...

 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/may/20/donald-trump/legal-settlement-fund-weaponization-justice-jan-6/

 

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tells PBS News he believes he's owed tens of millions from DOJ fund | PBS News

Enrique Tarrio told PBS News that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is doing an "amazing job" and that, between his commuted sentence last year and potential compensation under the fund, he feels like he is finally getting the justice he deserves…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/ex-proud-boys-leader-enrique-tarrio-tells-pbs-news-he-believes-hes-owed-tens-of-millions-from-doj-fund

 

Trump J6ER Scheme: funding his private insurrection army with taxpayer dollars

Ken Harbaugh breaks down the Trump administration's nearly two-billion-dollar settlement fund for January 6th rioters — including the case of pardoned insurrectionist Andrew Paul Johnson, sentenced to life for molesting two children after telling one victim he expected millions from Trump. Ken is joined by Army combat vet and Veterans Fighting Fascism founder Kris Goldsmith to unpack what the slush fund really signals six months before the midterms.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fjNW6dyKV4

 

January 6 officers sue Trump over $1.8bn fund, alleging ‘presidential corruption’

Retired Capitol police officer and DC officer allege Trump’s $1.8bn fund unlawfully rewards January 6 rioters and allies…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/20/jan-6-police-sue-trump-anti-weaponization-fund

 

Insurrectionists Hit The Jackpot | A Middle East Chill Pill | How the Ballroom Ties Together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMYvgmjVAqI 

 

Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘lawfare’ fund is making Republicans nervous - POLITICO

“There is no level below which these folks will not go,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I) said in an interview. “It is just disgusting, having come off Law Enforcement Week, to have set up a slush fund to pay off people who attack police officers.”…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-settlement-fund-jan-6-00928221

Donald Trump Just Stole Your Money

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rh1GC3ObgcE

 

Republican Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy loses primary after Trump intervenes to oust him

Cassidy’s bid to win nomination for third term was imperiled by his vote to convict Trump after January 6 insurrection…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/republican-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-results-primary-trump

 

At least five people pardoned by Trump for Capitol attack accused of new crimes

Ryan Nichols is the latest such person to face charges after he allegedly brandished a gun during an argument…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/16/trump-capitol-attack-supporters-new-crimes

 

Ex-DOJ official accuses Blanche of betraying Trump agenda : NPR

A former political appointee at the Trump Justice Department has emerged as one of its most outspoken critics, accusing his former bosses, particularly acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, of "very sloppy" work, "sabotage," careerism and betrayal of the Trump agenda...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5802959/doj-trump-doj-todd-blanche-jan-6-capitol-riot

 

Pardoned January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years for burglary

Zachary Alam spent four years in jail for his role in the Capitol attack before Trump pardoned him in 2025…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/pardoned-january-6-rioter-sentenced-virginia-burglary

 

Magistrate judge says alleged WHCD attacker being mistreated by DC jail - POLITICO

Faruqui, who played a role in hundreds of cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, said Allen was being treated more harshly than those defendants, despite similar allegations of political violence aimed at members of Congress and government leaders. Those defendants were housed in a less restrictive wing of the jail known as the Central Treatment Facility, he noted, and were given significant accommodations during their detention...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/cole-allen-dc-jail-00905294