Trump Issues Emergency Declaration for Inaugural
President Donald Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nation’s capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the leadup to and during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
The declaration allows the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate with local authorities as needed.
The declaration from Trump comes five days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol as Congress began formally counting the Electoral College votes to certify his defeat to Biden. Five people died.
Trump has spent months complaining that he was cheated out of an election victory by widespread voter fraud, which election officials say does not exist.
New York State Bar Association to Consider Disbarring Rudy Giuliani
Former NYC mayor called for a “trial by combat” in a speech prior to Wednesday’s deadly riot at the U.S. CapitolLindsey Ellefson | January 11, 2021 @ 9:01 AM
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The New York State Bar Association said Monday it’s launching an inquiry into removing Rudy Giuliani from its membership.
“This decision is historic for NYSBA, and we have not made it lightly,” said a statement. “We cannot stand idly by and allow those intent on rending the fabric of our democracy to go unchecked.”
Giuliani, a lawyer for outgoing president Donald Trump and the former mayor of New York City, urged a “trial by combat” during a speech outside the White House Wednesday. Shortly thereafter, rioters stormed the Capitol, sending lawmakers into hiding and postponing the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Six people in attendance died, including two Capitol police officers, one of whom committed suicid
A prominent New York lawyers group opened an investigation to explore removing Rudy Giuliani from its membership over his role in the Washington protest that turned into a violent raid on the U.S. Capitol.