conspiracy theory. opening statements were delivered for stewart rods in a courtroom today. they re accused of plotting to overthrow our government by force on january 6, 2021, among other crimes. all five have pleaded not guilty. three other members of the oath keepers have pleaded guilty to the sedition charge, as part of plea deals. two more sedition trials are scheduled to take place this year. but this is the first time in over a decade that federal prosecutors have argued that americans plotted to violently oppose the u.s. government. they re opening statement featured videos capturing the oath keepers actions at the capitol that day, along with messages and other communications among the defendants. stewart rhodes himself never entered the building on january 6th, but he was videoed on the capitol grounds. the doj has a recording from rhodes from four days after the attack saying his only regret is that the oath keepers should have brought, rifles, end quote on januar
take hold. scott, you have been here talking to people who have been gathering, you know, since the queen died here at buckingham palace. and really all around. why is it so important for them to be out, especially tomorrow, you know they are gonna be out there? yeah, and in huge numbers, and you know, i ve asked this question a lot, and you can put people in a lot of different categories. number one, there are people who say they want to witness history, they want something they can tell their grandkids. there are people in a another category who are sort of the royal waters, the people who got all the jubilees, all the birthdays, all the celebrations that you can imagine, all the funerals. and then there are the folks as well who generally seem to have some deep admiration and respect for this woman. or maybe, some sort of family connection at. well maybe they met her for five minutes three years ago. our for instance, i spoke to one american man yesterday who came all
the attack on the capitol. high-ranking lifelong republicans, notable members of the former president s staff, detailing how he watched television as the violent assault unfolded. officials say he never called law enforcement or the pentagon to put an end to the violence. and while video evidence showed rioters hanging on every word from the then-president, we learned that trump initially refused to use the word peace when he finally sent a tweet to that mob. it was the then-vice president, mike pence, who ultimately called in the national guard as rioters were chanting to hang him. previous testimony revealed president trump thought pence, quote, deserved those chants. last night we learned that members of mike pence s security detail called loved ones in the midst of it because they feared they wouldn t make it out of the capitol safe and alive. to hear that was just stunning. and last night republican congressman adam kinzinger wrapped up the hearing with this messag
the clash of civilization. a politician cannot be racist. viktor orban was accused of pure nazi rhetoric with one of his own aides but that did not stop him from receiving the red carpet treatment by republicans at cpac. the russian trial ended just as everyone knew it would, with a barbaric sentence for brittney griner. how soochb before a deal gets done to bring her home. breaking news in the alex jones defamation trial. the jury has rushed a verdict on compensatory damages. we begin with a future the republicans want. it kicked off in dallas with a keynote speech if you didn t know any better could have easily just been delivered by ron desantis or donald trump. just take a listen. i am an old-fashioned freedom fighter. politics, my friend, are not enough. this war is a war. we were the first ones in europe who said no to illegal migration and stopped the invasion of illegal migrants. we have to build not just a physical wall on our borders but a legal wall aroun
Welcome to the journal editorial report, im Edward Lawrence in for paul. Donald trumps New York Criminal Trial Ajuniored for the week on thursday with the prosecutions star witness, mike cohen, undergoing a bruising crossexamination if by the defense. Trump attorney todd blanche trying to paint cohen as a serial liar with a grudge with against the former president. Here with a look at all of this Courtroom Drama and where the case is likely to go is Wall Street Journal columnists kim strassel and bill mcgurn as well as Editorial Board member kyle peterson. So, kim, i want to talk to you first. From what weve been seeing here, there are questions over whether the t. A. Actually provea crime. But you have a favorable judge, you have a favorable new york pool there. There may be a case for an appeal, but the damage if theres a conviction is already done politically, right . Excuse me, yes. No, i think you make a really good point, and this is what they have been aiming at doing ever since