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Heavily Armed Protesters Gather Outside Kentucky Capitol For Militia Rally

Topline Approximately 100 protesters , many of whom were heavily armed , assembled outside of the Kentucky Capitol building on Saturday afternoon while both chambers of the General Assembly were in session, for a "patriot rally ," mere days after pro-Trump protesters violently infiltrated the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. Key Facts The "United Kentucky"…

Trump reportedly asked a Georgia elections investigator to ‘find the fraud’ in the 2020 election in lengthy phone call in December

Summary List PlacementPresident Donald Trump on a December 23 phone call pressured Georgia's lead elections investigator to "find the fraud" responsible for his election loss, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The president reportedly told the investigator they would be a "national hero" should they find the evidence he requested, according to the report. The Post's…

Two private institutions revoked Trump’s honorary degree following the Capitol siege

Summary List PlacementTwo educational institutions announced that they are revoking their honorary degrees given to President Donald Trump in light of the riots at the Capitol building on Wednesday.  Lehigh University and Wagner College both announced the revocation on Friday.  Board of trustees "voted to rescind and revoke the honorary degree granted to Donald J.…

The CDC director said the storming of the Capitol is likely a COVID-19 ‘surge event’ that will ‘have public health consequences’

Summary List PlacementDr. Robert Redfield, the outgoing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director under President Donald Trump, said on Friday that the mass riots at the US Capitol would likely be a COVID-19 "surge event" that could have repercussions nationwide. In an interview with McClatchy, Redfield said the riot, which left five people…