Crash Course: Proud Boys are right about one thing: It's ridiculous that Trump's not in prison

Proud Boy leader's lawyer argues Capitol insurrectionists are "scapegoats" for Trump's actions. That's clearly true [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazMwd2QyN3czcy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmVkMDFva2tnMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Proud Boys are right about one thing: It's ridiculous that Trump's not in prison "President Trump told these people that the election was stolen," declared the lawyer for Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio last week, during opening remarks for his client's trial on charges of seditious conspiracy. Tarrio and other Proud Boys who believed they were acting on Trump's wishes when they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are merely "scapegoats" for the government, he continued, because it would be too hard to put the ex-president on the witness stand, "with his army of lawyers." Tarrio and four other Proud Boys are currently standing trial for attempting to overthrow the government. Most media coverage of their attorneys has been of a "get a load of these toolbags" variety. Joe Biggs, the Proud Boy whose pre-Jan. 6 activities included ["jokingly" advocating](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcHhqYm9iOTVxei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) using roofies to rape women, had a particularly high-drama defense team. One of his lawyers had his [law license suspended](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvamlub2N2MXU4cC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) right before trial, thanks to misconduct in defending another insurrection sympathizer, Alex Jones of Infowars. Another got into an [ugly shouting matchÂ](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNHhqNXJ3enYwcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)with the judge. Another lawyer for a different defendant, Zachary Rehl, has been late to court so often that she [got scolded](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcWx3Mm52dGdlMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) by the judge. [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcXc2anhheHE5bC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) "You f**ked me": GOPer rages at McCarthy over committee as MAGA extremists score key assignments Republicans are speculating whether Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., might retire from Congress and shrink Speaker Kevin McCarthy's, R-Calif., narrow margins after losing the Ways and Means chairmanship, [Puck's Tara Palmeri reported](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYThmcGpoYjUwdi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). Buchanan was reportedly angry at McCarthy and accused him of sabotaging his candidacy for the committee chairmanship after he was passed over as the most senior person on the committee by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo., a member who was fifth in line. While votes for chairman were being counted, Buchanan walked over to McCarthy and said, "You fucked me, I know it was you, you whipped against me," according to Puck News. [Read the rest from Areeba Shah.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdzJ6cHlmbmxvay8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - [“The Price of Glee”](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcmVsenU2bWtnMy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo): The 10 most shocking takeaways from the docuseries about Fox's musical hit - How [Sarah Michelle Gellar](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMveTU5M3IwNml4dC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) helped her "Buffy" costars: "If people think you’re a b****, it’s better" - [Jeremy Renner](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdG90Nm03Y3A0ei8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)'s snow plow injury prompts "Mayor of Kingstown" poster change out of respect - Cooking with [Jamie Oliver](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdWp2dWtteG4ydC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is cheap, easy — and requires only one pan - Experts say [Trump](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvazhhOHF2dDk4NC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo)’s brag that he took classified folders as “cool keepsake” is “admissible evidence" - Judge concludes [Jan. 6 rioter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdjRoYnNnY3Z1Zy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) who broke into Capitol was acting on "Trump's instructions" - Wayback Burgers asks [Prince Harry](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvam9pamZoNWpvZS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) to shut up with its new “Royal Silencer” burger - "Sexual predator": Sexual assault accuser files $9.4M lawsuit against [Matt Schlapp](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvbGJzazNveW5yeS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) — and his wife - The [ocean's temperature](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvM3lyZ3Z1NTcydi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) was hotter than ever in 2022, scientists say - Killing the messenger: Joe Biden's disturbing hypocrisy on [Julian Assange](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvMnR1Y3FxMDZ2ai8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) If you found yourself here without subscribing, sign up for [Crash Course](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmNlMmNkcDA2aC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), so you don't miss anything! Will Republicans blow up the global economy? They seem eager to try We barely had time to catch our breath from the wild spectacle of the Republicans finally electing a speaker when their next spectacle started with a bang. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen abruptly announced that the U.S. will hit the so-called debt ceiling on Jan 19, putting the issue immediately on the front burner. The government can move money around to keep paying its bills until some time next summer, but this is already shaping up to be an exhausting, months-long battle royale. It's probably a good thing that they're getting an early start since the MAGA House majority seems to need some serious remedial instruction on how the world works. [Read the rest from Heather Digby Parton.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvdmZtN3o0d3F4eS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images) - "Five Missouri inmates escaped from jail through plumbing pipes, authorities say," [NBC News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYXY2cXJnbXo2Zi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Boy Meets World" Star Ben Savage To Run For Congress," [Deadline](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNXlxYWIyOWZnbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Church of England refuses to back same-sex marriage," [AP News](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWpocjVuZ21rbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "Actor Julian Sands identified as hiker missing in Mt. Baldy area since Friday," [ABC 7](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYWl1NGNrYXVoMi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) George Santos accused of swindling disabled veteran and letting his dog die: report A disabled veteran on Tuesday accused Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., of taking $3,000 from his dying dog's GoFundMe fundraising campaign. Navy veteran Richard Osthoff was living in a tent in an abandoned chicken coop in New Jersey when his service dog Sapphire developed a stomach tumor that would cost $3,000 to remove, he told [Patch](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcmhtZHJtNGlldy8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnFXA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). "I know a guy who runs a pet charity who can help you," Osthoff recalled a veterinary technician telling him. The tech connected him to Anthony Devolder, one of the [aliases Santos used for years](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvNmE1a2ZpMTZlMC8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo), and told him he ran a charity called Friends of Pets United. There is [no evidence](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaW5lZXphemp6aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) that the charity ever existed, though Santos claimed that he saved thousands of animals through the group. He has also been [caught fabricating](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvaHl6ODYzbnBmMS8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) much of his resume, educational history and other claims made during his campaign. Osthoff and another veteran, retired police Sgt. Michael Boll, who tried to intervene to help Osthoff in 2016, told Patch that Santos closed the GoFundMe he set up for Sapphire after it raised $3,000. Then he disappeared. [Read the rest from Igor Derysh](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlq7XNP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvZ214ZG92bWo5Mi8_bGhfYWlkPTM1NDM5NTImbGhfY2lkPXcxY2U5dmxrMnEmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY8jNMMljSzB1plIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo). 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