Ginni Thomas tells Jan. 6 panel Trump won.
FLOODS TRAP FLORIDIANS AS IAN HEADS TO SOUTH CAROLINA Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which is predicted to hit South Carolina as a Category 1 hurricane today. President Joe Biden said the storm likely caused "substantial loss of life" in Florida. [AP]
GINNI THOMAS STICKS WITH ELECTION FRAUD FALSEHOOD DURING JAN. 6 COMMITTEE QUESTIONING Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sat for an interview with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thomas stood by false claims of election fraud in the 2020 election, but reportedly said she never discussed her "volunteer election activities" with her husband. [HuffPost]
JUDGE RULES TRUMP CAN IGNORE SPECIAL MASTER ORDER TO PROVE CLAIM FBI 'PLANTED' DOCS A judge ruled on Thursday that Donald Trump does not have to comply with an order by the special master to put up or shut up about his claims that the FBI "planted" information among documents that agents seized from Mar-a-Lago. The Trump-appointed judge said the ex-president's attorneys would not be required to affirm the accuracy of the FBI's inventory from the Florida estate before reviewing the records themselves. [HuffPost]
NO ONE KNOWS WHO WILL CONTROL THE SENATE NEXT YEAR Few Senate lawmakers can say with confidence who will control the chamber next year. Democrats are hoping to defy history. Republicans are betting on economic issues, and with the current 50-50 split, the GOP only needs to pick up one seat to win control in January. One factor that could shake up the race for Senate control is next month's scheduled candidate debates in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Meanwhile, House Democrats are optimistic the party could pick up seats in November. [HuffPost] | | | GOP STATES SUE BIDEN OVER STUDENT LOAN RELIEF Six Republican-led states are suing the Biden administration to block a plan to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans, accusing it of overstepping its executive powers. This is the second challenge to Biden's student loan forgiveness plan this week. [AP]
SUICIDE BOMB BLAST HITS EDUCATION CENTER IN KABUL, KILLING AT LEAST 19 A suicide bombing struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27. The bombing was the latest in a steady stream of violence since the Taliban seized power. [AP]
JURY COMPLETE IN OATH KEEPERS SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY TRIAL A group of 12 jurors has been chosen to serve in the Oath Keepers' sedition trial after three long days of selection proceedings in federal court. They will determine whether members of the far-right extremist group conspired to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Trump to Biden on Jan. 6, 2021. Opening statements are set for Monday. [HuffPost] WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE PROTESTS IN IRAN Iran has erupted into nationwide protest over women's rights to bodily autonomy after a Kurdish 22-year-old died in the custody of the country's "morality police," who arrested her for not wearing her hijab more conservatively. HuffPost's Sanjana Karanth gives a breakdown of the demonstrations. [HuffPost]
REPUBLICANS HAIL 'PATRIOTIC' FBI AGENT WHO REFUSED TO WORK ON JAN. 6 CASES Republicans are praising an FBI agent who said he was suspended for refusing to participate in cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Special agent Stephen Friend said he thinks U.S. Capitol riot defendants can't get a fair trial and that some are innocent. [HuffPost]
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