NEW: Nine Oath Keepers — five previously charged and four newly charged — have been linked in an indictment for conspiracy.

The nine planned their actions in DC together and taked openly of stashing "heavy" weaponry just outside of DC. justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…

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"Where are you? Pence has punked out," one of them, Thomas Caldwell, said in a message to Jessica Watkins.

This was just as the Capitol was beginning to be breached — about 18 minutes before Trump tweeted an attack on Pence.
In case anyone needed to know how the Oath Keepers interpreted Trump's call for a "wild" protest.
NEW: Prosecutors say at least nine Oath Keepers (with others clearly likely to face charges soon) executed a conspiracy to storm the Capitol and stop the election from beign certified.

It's a new phase of the insurrection probe.

w/ @joshgerstein

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17 Feb
INCREDIBLE: A newly filed affidavit against a Capitol rioter shows that this man, Daniel Egtvedt, fought with an entire room full of police, was kicked out, returned, fought/injured police again, left, returned, fought with police again and still wasn't arrested that day.
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17 Feb
NEW: The 9/11 commissioners have been advising Pelosi as she works to replicate their highly regarded, bipartisan probe for the 1/6 insurrection.

But they’re clear-eyed about just how toxic government has become since 2002-2004 (which was also messy).

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
The commissioners agree that 9/11 and 1/6 aren’t particularly comparable except for the enormous damage to American’s psyche. One noted that on 9/11, terrorists wanted to hit the Capitol but failed. politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
The most important things for a new 9/11-type commission:

-Members and staff with non-partisan cred
-Subpoena power
-Carefully worded mandate from Congress
-No artificial deadline

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
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13 Feb
NOW: The impeachment managers are giving a press conference after Trump's acquittal.
RASKIN says that McConnell's comments after the vote went even further than Democrats by suggesting Trump could be criminally charged.
PLASKETT says seeking key witnesses would have taken months of litigation. She notes they're still in court for testimony for MCGAHN from 2019.
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13 Feb
VOTE BEGINS on the article of impeachment charging Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
The vote will be the first time since 1868 that a majority of the Senate (though not a supermajority) votes to convict. And it will easily set a record for most votes to convict by members of the president's party. politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
BURR: Guilty

CASSIDY: Guilty

COLLINS: Guilty
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13 Feb
NEW: Two Senate Democrats are now calling for witnesses as key details about Trump's conduct while the Jan. 6 violence unfolded have come to light.

The big question: Will House managers agree?

ttps://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-day-5-468985
Most of the energy has been for speeding straight through to the final vote. But evidence that Trump attacked Pence while *knowing* he was fleeing the violence has changed the calculus.

Some Rs have signaled they're intensely interested in this as well.

politico.com/news/2021/02/1…
A third Senate Dem, Chris Van Hollen, says he'd "welcome" witnesses — *if* the House managers ask for them

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13 Feb
Remarkably, as she reminded everyone tonight, Rep. @HerreraBeutler relayed the Trump-McCarthy converstation to her local paper on Jan. 17.

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@HerreraBeutler Tonight, Herrera Beutler makes clear she has been emphatic with her colleagues on this point and pleads with others close to Trump — and Pence himself — to start saying what they know.

NEW: A key House Republican is pleading with Pence and former Trump aides to share what they know about Trump’s behavior on Jan. 6 — tonight.

She confirmed an earlier anecdote that Trump refused to call off his supporters despite a plea from @GOPLeader

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