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Uvalde school police chief Pete Arredondo is placed on administrative leave, with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director saying police could have stopped the gunman in three minutes, not the 77 it tragically took. That, as Uvalde City Council unanimously votes to deny Arredondo a leave of absence from its future meetings. Uvalde resident Kim Hammond was at the meeting where the vote was taken and tells Don how she pushed for council members to “Do the right thing”.

The DOJ expands its investigation into Trump’s fake elector scheme, issuing subpoenas to Republicans across the country and the House Select Committee is forced to change its public hearing plans following a “deluge of new evidence”, including the trailer for “Unprecedented”, a documentary about the Trump family leading up to and also immediately following the former president’s election loss. Plus, Biden calls for a 3-month gas tax holiday, and the NFL commissioner testifies to Congress on the “Toxic workplace “ at the Washington Commanders team.

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The January 6 hearings are underway, with government employees testifying that Trump’s lies and smear campaigns in the wake of the attack on the Capital had serious consequences. Election worker Shaye Moss shares racist and violent threats she’s received, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger describes the invasive harassment his family has endured. GOP officials recount Trump’s pressure to overturn votes.

Plus, the Uvalde mayor accuses the head of the Texan Department of Public Safety of lying about what happened on the day of the shooting, and Goldman Sachs warns of the rising risk of recession.

The next hearing of the January 6 Committee begins Thursday at 3pm.

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At its state convention, the Republican Party of Texas adopts a resolution falsely declaring President Biden “was not legitimately elected”, condemns any Second Amendment restrictions, declares homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice” and calls to repeal the 1965 voting rights act. Texas Republican Jason Vaughn, who disagrees with some of the decisions his party made, joins to discuss.

Plus, a GOP candidate releases a video of himself brandishing a gun and urging supporters to hunt “RINOS” (Republicans In Name Only), a Georgia election worker is to testify that voter fraud accusations led to death threats for her family, and white extremist groups target the LGBTQ community during pride month.

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The January 6 Committee hears testimony that multiple advisers told Trump his plan aided by lawyer John Eastman to overturn the election was illegal, but he relentlessly pressured his Vice President Mike Pence to follow his orders anyway. Trump denouncing Pence for ‘lacking courage’ in a tweet causing a surge as the mob was storming the Capitol, was like “pouring gasoline on the fire”, White House aide Sarah Matthews said. The panel says rioters came within 40-feet of Pence while they called for his head.

There's also testimony on the alarming levels of violence Trump’s lawyer was willing to tolerate causing as a consequence of his actions, and the DOJ says an informant told them Proud Boys would have killed Pence and Pelosi if they had the chance on January 6. Plus, the Dow closes at its lowest level in a year amid recession fears, mortgage rates hit 5.78% and Yellowstone National Park is staggered by rain and floods.

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