EVENT 1: Investigation into January 6th Capitol Riots
All tweets containing one of the following words were included:
‘kevin mccarthy, liz cheney, committee assignments, january 6th, select committee, speaker pelosi, nancy pelosi, mccarthy, jan, supreme court, bennie thompson, capitol riot, adam kinzinger, republicans voted, cheney, capitol insurrection, american people, capitol police, #january6th, selecmmittee’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
For some, Jan. 6 was just a rally for their president. For others, it was more.
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 30, 2021
The New York Times spent months collecting and analyzing footage from the Capitol riot. We scoured radio communications. We interviewed witnesses. Here’s what we found. https://t.co/0EQ2JilQgN
Breaking News: The Supreme Court rejected California’s requirement that charities report the identities of major donors, siding with conservative groups who said the disclosures could lead to harassment. https://t.co/lU6a9z32EA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2021
House Minority Leader McCarthy on Rep. Cheney's appointment to select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack:
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 1, 2021
“I was shocked that she would accept something from Speaker Pelosi. It would seem to me, since I didn't hear from her, maybe she's closer to her than us." pic.twitter.com/IkPrrht5cC
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EVENT 2: Investigation into Trump Organization
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‘trump organization, weisselberg, tax fraud, financial officer, manhattan district, district attorney, org, michael cohen, #trumporganization’
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Breaking News: A grand jury is said to have indicted the Trump Organization and one of its top executives, Allen Weisselberg, in connection with a tax investigation. https://t.co/IQv3vcBD97
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2021
Breaking News: Allen Weisselberg, a top executive at the Trump Organization, surrendered to the Manhattan district attorney’s office to face charges, officials said. https://t.co/7MmwhW22LE
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 1, 2021
BREAKING: Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance has charged The Trump Organization and its longtime CFO Allen Weisselberg with tax fraud, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. https://t.co/fqF2qEsOJS
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 1, 2021
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EVENT 3: Voting Rights and Voter Suppression
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‘supreme court, voting rights, voting, voter suppression, ballot harvesting, justice kagan, #forthepeopleact, election integrity, racially discriminatory, shelby county, jim crow, popular vote’
Top retweeted mainstream media links:
Opinion | Scott Lemieux: "Thursday’s decision is a betrayal of the fundamental purposes of the Voting Rights Act — which was the most important civil rights legislation passed since Reconstruction." - @NBCNewsTHINK https://t.co/xoCDgNIJSh
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) July 1, 2021
Opinion: Virginia and many other states have quietly made voting easier https://t.co/4GjymHgB6q
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 1, 2021