Headline Roundup • January 5th, 2022
Trump Cancels Planned January 6 News Conference
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump canceled a news conference that was scheduled for Jan. 6, the one-year anniversary of the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump issued a statement decrying "total bias and dishonesty" on the part of the House select Jan. 6 committee, and says that he will address many of the topics related to the 2020 election during a rally in Arizona on January 15th. He also has asked Fox News host Sean Hannity to voluntarily answer questions about his communications with the White House at the time of the riot. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris plan to speak about the attack on Thursday.
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled his plans to hold a press conference on the first anniversary of the Capitol riot.
Trump had invited reporters to attend a defiant event at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., where he was expected to bash House Democrats for investigating his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
“In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the January 6th Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the January 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago...
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Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a news conference scheduled for the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, blaming the House committee investigating the riot.
"In light of the total bias and dishonesty of the J6 Unselect Committee of Democrats, two failed Republicans, and the Fake News Media, I am canceling the Jan 6th Press Conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday, and instead will discuss many of those important topics at my rally," Trump said in a statement.
The move provided a sense of relief to some in his...
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Former President Donald Trump canceled a planned news conference on Jan. 6 as the House select committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol asked Fox News host Sean Hannity to voluntarily answer questions about his communications with the White House.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson (D., Miss.) and Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) said in a letter to Mr. Hannity that their panel had information that the television host had advance knowledge regarding the planning for Jan. 6, 2021, by Mr. Trump and his legal team. The committee leaders also said that “it...
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