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comments An Alabama attorney who now represents the family of Kevin Greeson, one of the rioters killed at the Capitol on Jan. 6, was appointed to a prominent agricultural board by former President Trump two days before he left office. The lawyer is also close friends with Rep. Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican whose role in the events surrounding the riots has come under increasing scrutiny, and who personally announced the last-minute appointment. Mark McDaniel, a politically connected trial lawyer from Huntsville, exceeded the legal limit in campaign contributions to Brooks in this elec...

Can your workplace require you to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Can your job require you to get the COVID-19 vaccine? By Tiffany Thompson | January 20, 2021 at 10:58 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 11:03 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Can your job legally require you to have the COVID-19 vaccine? Many people have wondered about this. On Wednesday, our crews went to Big Spring Park to find out how community members feel. “I would prefer if they gave us an option,” Jacob Gilbert said. “I’m pretty neutral on the situation,” Natalie Abbott said. Meanwhile, someone we asked just a few minut...

Trump taps Huntsville lawyer for international agriculture board Updated Jan 19, 2021; Facebook Share In one of his final acts in office, President Donald Trump has appointed Huntsville lawyer Mark McDaniel to a prominent international agricultural food board. U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks announced the appointment Monday of McDaniel to the International Food and Agricultural Development board. The board, former in 1975, advises the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on issues concerning agriculture, higher education in developing countries, and food insecurity. The board a...

The Radicalization Of Trump Rioter Kevin Greeson courtesy of Greeson Family Reprinted with permission from ProPublica This article was produced in partnership with AL.com_, which was a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network in 2019. In 2009, Kevin Greeson traveled from Alabama to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama, at the time one of his political heroes. Twelve years later, a stone's throw from where Obama had been sworn in, Greeson died of a heart attack while demonstrating in support of President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol. Greeson...

Updated 1/15/2021 4:14 PM ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In 2009, Kevin Greeson traveled from Alabama to witness the inauguration of President Barack Obama, at the time one of his political heroes. Twelve years later, a stone's throw from where Obama had been sworn in, Greeson died of a heart attack while demonstrating in support of President Donald Trump during the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol. Greeson had undergone a stark political transformation in those intervening years. ...