×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. Advertisement“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the insurrection.But on Sunday, he changed his tune completely, that Trump promised to help stop the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×House Minority Leader (R-Calif.) was called out on social media for former President ’s failure to rein in his supporters as they attacked the U.S. Capitol during the .McCarthy initially said Trump “bears responsibility” for the riot and admitted the then-president was too slow to respond. Advertisement“He should have immediately denounced the mob when he saw what was unfolding,” McCarthy said a week after the insurrection.But on Sunday, he changed his tune completely, that Trump promised to help stop the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The New York Times dropped another bombshell report about Rep. (R-Fla.) on Thursday night containing about alleged criminal activity at the heart of a federal investigation. The newspaper reported that Gaetz and his , Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last year on federal sex trafficking charges, recruited women online for sex and sent them money via Cash App and Apple Pay. Although Times reporters reviewed text messages related to the encounters as well as the payment receipts, the newspaper said some payments...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The New York Times dropped another bombshell report about Rep. (R-Fla.) on Thursday night containing about alleged criminal activity at the heart of a federal investigation. The newspaper reported that Gaetz and his , Joel Greenberg, who was indicted last year on federal sex trafficking charges, recruited women online for sex and sent them money via Cash App and Apple Pay. Although Times reporters reviewed text messages related to the encounters as well as the payment receipts, the newspaper said some payments...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Three siblings of Rep. (R-Ariz.) say he’s one of the key instigators of the on the U.S. Capitol carried out by pro- insurrectionists ― and they want him held accountable. “He should have criminal consequences,” one of his brothers, Tim Gosar, said in a video from the conservative group Republican Accountability Project. “And if he’s found guilty, he should go to jail.” AdvertisementThe video shows how Gosar after the election and allegedly worked with one of the key organizers of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal”...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Three siblings of Rep. (R-Ariz.) say he’s one of the key instigators of the on the U.S. Capitol carried out by pro- insurrectionists ― and they want him held accountable. “He should have criminal consequences,” one of his brothers, Tim Gosar, said in a video from the conservative group Republican Accountability Project. “And if he’s found guilty, he should go to jail.” AdvertisementThe video shows how Gosar after the election and allegedly worked with one of the key organizers of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal”...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President is in “serious trouble” as a result of a by two police officers injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a former top government lawyer said. “If you could short right now, it would be a good time to do so,” former acting Solicitor General said on on Wednesday. AdvertisementThe federal lawsuit filed this week blames Trump for the physical and emotional injuries the officers incurred during the insurrection, which was egged on by the then-president and carried out by his supporters. “Trump, by his...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former President is in “serious trouble” as a result of a by two police officers injured in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a former top government lawyer said. “If you could short right now, it would be a good time to do so,” former acting Solicitor General said on on Wednesday. AdvertisementThe federal lawsuit filed this week blames Trump for the physical and emotional injuries the officers incurred during the insurrection, which was egged on by the then-president and carried out by his supporters. “Trump, by his...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A former federal prosecutor is warning Rep. (R-Fla.) that he might want to keep quiet about the he’s reportedly facing into allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl. “The one thing that’s clear, the only certain takeaway I have from this, is that the congressman needs a lawyer,” former U.S. Attorney said Wednesday on ’s “The ReidOut.”AdvertisementVance’s comments come one day after Gaetz delivered a defense so convoluted on that host called it “.” this week that the Justice Department is...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A former federal prosecutor is warning Rep. (R-Fla.) that he might want to keep quiet about the he’s reportedly facing into allegations of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old girl. “The one thing that’s clear, the only certain takeaway I have from this, is that the congressman needs a lawyer,” former U.S. Attorney said Wednesday on ’s “The ReidOut.”AdvertisementVance’s comments come one day after Gaetz delivered a defense so convoluted on that host called it “.” this week that the Justice Department is...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ga.) spun a new conspiracy theory this week that combines capitalism, communism, fascism, corporations, the vaccine, the biblical apocalypse and President in one extremely hard-to-follow narrative. Greene, who is known as the “QAnon Congresswoman” for her embrace of wild conspiracy theories, railed against the notion of “.” That’s a proposal for a form of ID to prove that someone has been inoculated against the coronavirus before traveling or attending certain events.Advertisement“Is this something...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Rep. (R-Ga.) spun a new conspiracy theory this week that combines capitalism, communism, fascism, corporations, the vaccine, the biblical apocalypse and President in one extremely hard-to-follow narrative. Greene, who is known as the “QAnon Congresswoman” for her embrace of wild conspiracy theories, railed against the notion of “.” That’s a proposal for a form of ID to prove that someone has been inoculated against the coronavirus before traveling or attending certain events.Advertisement“Is this something...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×could be feeling the heat, legally, from several directions at once. ’s on Monday featured about the former president’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election by pressuring state officials into changing the results. “He certainly is looking at criminal exposure,” former acting Solicitor General told Melber. “ is the only president to have more open grand juries than election wins.”AdvertisementKatyal called the grand juries “a very serious prosecutorial step.” And the next step may be even more...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×could be feeling the heat, legally, from several directions at once. ’s on Monday featured about the former president’s attempts to interfere in the 2020 election by pressuring state officials into changing the results. “He certainly is looking at criminal exposure,” former acting Solicitor General told Melber. “ is the only president to have more open grand juries than election wins.”AdvertisementKatyal called the grand juries “a very serious prosecutorial step.” And the next step may be even more...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-S.D.) on Monday tried to make the case against for Washington D.C. But given his own state’s history, it didn’t go well. Rounds tweeted: The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda.Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat🔴 5.7% Republican— Senator Mike Rounds (@SenatorRounds)AdvertisementRounds’ tweet appeared after a day of non sequitur attacks on D.C. statehood, such...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (R-S.D.) on Monday tried to make the case against for Washington D.C. But given his own state’s history, it didn’t go well. Rounds tweeted: The Founding Fathers never intended for Washington D.C. to be a state. is really about packing the Senate with Democrats in order to pass a left-wing agenda.Just look at the DC voter registration data: 🔵 76.4% Democrat🔴 5.7% Republican— Senator Mike Rounds (@SenatorRounds)AdvertisementRounds’ tweet appeared after a day of non sequitur attacks on D.C. statehood, such...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”AdvertisementFauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including measures recommended by his own administration. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Dr. said one of then-President ’s moves last year early in the pandemic left him shocked.“The thing that hit me like a punch to the chest was then all of a sudden he got up and said ‘Liberate Virginia, Liberate Michigan,’” . “And I said to myself, ‘Oh my goodness. What is going on here?’”AdvertisementFauci was referring to a series of Trump tweets against measures meant to stop the spread of the virus, including measures recommended by his own administration. “LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!”...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A D.C. police officer who was captured by the Jan. 6 mob at the U.S. Capitol and nearly beaten to death is calling out Republican lawmakers who are the violence that happened that day. Officer Michael Fanone told ’s Don Lemon: “I’m not interested in getting into political squabbles. I’m not a politician. I’m not an elected official. I don’t expect anybody to give two shits about my opinions. But I will say this: Those are lies. And peddling that bullshit is an assault on every officer that fought to defend the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A D.C. police officer who was captured by the Jan. 6 mob at the U.S. Capitol and nearly beaten to death is calling out Republican lawmakers who are the violence that happened that day. Officer Michael Fanone told ’s Don Lemon: “I’m not interested in getting into political squabbles. I’m not a politician. I’m not an elected official. I don’t expect anybody to give two shits about my opinions. But I will say this: Those are lies. And peddling that bullshit is an assault on every officer that fought to defend the...WW…