Courtrooms care less about a resolution
This is next-level cray-cray:
You Can Not Make This Up!
Reminder:
Sen. Mike Lee promotes a debunked conspiracy theory about a Jan. 6 rioter
“Kevin Lyons stole a photo and a wallet from Nancy Pelosi’s office, but conservative figures are using a video of the Trump supporter to spread misinformation about Jan. 6.”
Sad!
Hmm….
EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff
“Two sources are communicating with House investigators and detailed a stunning series of allegations to Rolling Stone, including a promise of a “blanket pardon” from the Oval Office”
This is BAD:
Georgia Senate passes bill to discipline prosecutors
“The bills have been engulfed in racial and partisan conflict, with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis telling the Senate Judiciary Committee last month that white Republican lawmakers are targeting Black and Hispanic Democratic prosecutors. Willis is investigating former President Donald Trump and prosecuting rapper Young Thug.”
Georgia Legislators Are Trying to Head Off the Election Interference Probe at the Pass
“The measure was introduced after some high-profile Trump supporters in Georgia promoted the idea of a recall campaign against Ms. Willis, even though such an effort would be unlikely to succeed in Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold. Those supporters include United States Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who tweeted in August that Ms. Willis was using taxpayer funds “for her personal political witch hunt against Pres Trump, but will NOT prosecute crime plaguing Atlanta!””
This is bad as well:
Oh Snap:
DOJ tells Jim Jordan that information on ongoing investigations is off limits
MAGA Congressman to Seek Revenge Against Jan. 6 Committee That Investigated Him
REP. SCOTT PERRY, who the Jan. 6 committee said sought a pardon for his involvement in attempts to overturn the 2020 election, wants to turn the tables on the panel that investigated him now that the Republicans have gained a majority in the House.
“Why should I be limited… just because someone has made an accusation?” Perry told This Week host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday when he asked if Perry would pledge not to serve on the investigation into the Jan. 6 committee.
Republicans Exonerate Trump by Whitewashing January 6
“The poll asked people in June 2021 and June 2022 whether each of those labels were appropriate descriptors for what transpired on Jan. 6, 2021. And the GOP shifts are pretty uniform:
* While 33 percent of Republicans said in June 2021 that Jan. 6 was an insurrection, that number is now just 13 percent.
* While 62 percent of Republicans called it a “riot” back then, that’s down to 45 percent.
* While 47 percent said it was a “legitimate protest,” that’s now up to 61 percent.
This change in perception seems to have begun even earlier, as Blake notes, citing CBS News/YouGov findings from both right after the Capitol riot and a year later:
While in January 2021, 56 percent of Republicans understood Jan. 6 as an attempt “to overturn the election and keep Donald Trump in power,” that number dropped to just 33 percent by December. That’s a remarkable number of people who accepted a pretty vanilla statement about reality and then, nearly a year later, abandoned it.”
Guest opinion: A letter from Marc Racicot to current GOP chair
“How is it that an official inquiry undertaken to pursue and determine the truth can be so threatening?”
The GOP Whitewash is COMPLETE!
“ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse”
Legitimate political discourse? Talking Points
Remember that day? I do.
RNC Should Take a Lesson from Mike Pence
“The Republican National Committee has voted to formally censure Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for “actions in their positions as members of the January 6th Select Committee not befitting Republican members of Congress.” This is both morally repellent and politically self-destructive.”
“The RNC bought the entire party a bounty of bad headlines and easy attack ads. It did so for no good purpose, and its action will only encourage those who see riots as legitimate political discourse. A mistake, and worse, a shame.”
If it is was legitimate political discourse, why do people need to be pardoned?
Donations or Bribes?
Trump’s PAC gave $1 million to Meadows’ non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee
SAD (“Take the rap. Stay quiet. I will get you out.”)
Far more sadder! Trump wants more “tourists” in Georgia, New York and DC!
Kevin McCarthy on CBS, January 6, 2021:
McCarthy on the radio, January 12, 2021:
McCarthy went to the “Vatican of the GOP” and Kissed The Ring:
Liz Cheney and father Dick stand as only two Republicans joining House Democrats for January 6 memorial
“Representative Liz Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, stood in the House of Representatives as the only two Republicans who participated in a moment of silence recognising the deaths of law enforcement officers who died in the wake of the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January, 2021.”
‘Stop the Steal’ leader hands over communications with GOP lawmakers to January 6 committee
“(CNN)“Stop the Steal” leader Ali Alexander has handed over to the House Select Committee investigating January 6 thousands of text messages and communication records that include his interactions with members of Congress and former President Donald Trump’s inner circle leading up to the riot, according to a court document submitted late Friday night.”
Karl Rove: GOP must condemn rioters, reject election conspiracy theories
“On the eve of the Capitol insurrection anniversary, one of American conservatism’s most influential architects urged Republicans to condemn the Capitol insurrection for the good of the country.
“On the anniversary of Jan. 6, I’m addressing squarely those Republicans who for a year have excused the actions of the rioters who stormed the Capitol, disrupted Congress as it received the Electoral College’s results, and violently attempted to overturn the election,” wrote Karl Rove, a former senior advisor in the George W. Bush administration and political commentator, in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.
Rove condemned efforts at “soft pedaling” the events of Jan. 6, arguing that any downplaying of the violence or mob’s motivations was a danger to the country.
“If Democrats had done what some Trump supporters did on that violent Jan. 6, Republicans would have criticized them mercilessly and been right to do so,” he wrote.”
This is sad:
Despite brutal video, only GOP minority say 1/6 very violent
“WASHINGTON (AP) — The fighting — so primitive and ferocious that one Capitol Police officer described it as “medieval” and another as a “trip to hell” — left more than 100 law enforcement personnel injured, some beaten with their own weapons.
Video cameras captured the violence live, with rioters clubbing officers with flag polls and fire extinguishers, even squeezing one between doors as he begged for his life.
Yet nearly a year after the Jan. 6 siege only about 4 in 10 Republicans recall the attack by supporters of then-President Donald Trump as very violent or extremely violent, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. About 3 in 10 Republicans say the attack was not violent, and about another 3 in 10 say it was somewhat violent.”
This is sad:
Ex-Ted Cruz aide: Media focusing on wrong part of Fox interview
“Amanda Carpenter, a former aide for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), shares what concerned her most about her former boss’s interview with Fox’s Tucker Carlson when Cruz backtracked on calling January 6 rioters “terrorists.””
Brianna Brings It!
Ted Cruz walks back Jan. 6 ‘terrorist’ remark in heated exchange with Tucker Carlson
These Tweets are not aging well!
Someone called the Whitewashing:
Someone was there
Policemen were attacked,
Sad,
The lies,
The Truth
January 6 committee has ‘firsthand’ knowledge of Trump’s behavior during the riot from multiple sources
Is There a Smoking Gun in the January 6th Investigation?
“As the Democrats discover what Mark Meadows, Donald Trump, and others did, experts say they must also enact reforms to safeguard democracy—while they still control Congress.”
Where Congress Stands on the Jan. 6 Capitol Attack — and Its Consequences
Jimmy Carter pens dire warning at insurrection anniversary: “Our great nation teeters on the brink of a widening abyss”
“Thursday marks one year since a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, the eve of the deadly attack, former President Jimmy Carter warned that democracy itself “has become dangerously fragile.”
“One year ago, a violent mob, guided by unscrupulous politicians, stormed the Capitol and almost succeeded in preventing the democratic transfer of power,” Carter wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times. “…There followed a brief hope that the insurrection would shock the nation into addressing the toxic polarization that threatens our democracy. However, one year on, promoters of the lie that the election was stolen have taken over one political party and stoked distrust in our electoral systems.””
January 6, 2021:
Jan. 6 investigator Jamie Raskin: “I’m not gonna see American democracy go down the tubes.”
Trump Adviser Peter Navarro Lays Out How He and Bannon Planned to Overturn Biden’s Electoral Win
Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol
‘Caught red-handed’: Acosta calls out Fox News anchors’ January 6 texts
Couple Dubbed MAGA’s ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ Denounce Violence and Trump’s Disloyalty Before Jan. 6 Testimony
Trump’s loss at the court of appeals is the holiday gift America’s republic needed
“Thursday, a federal appeals court opened the door to Congress receiving hundreds of critical documents about the January 6 insurrection — perhaps in time for Christmas.”
A great twitter thread on The Coup
What did Senator Chuck Grassley know and when did he know it?
This story may get bigger and bigger? Trump made a lot of changes at the DOD between the election and January 6th.
Trump administration removes senior defense officials and installs loyalists, triggering alarm at Pentagon
“The Trump administration has carried out sweeping changes atop the Defense Department’s civilian leadership structure, removing several of its most senior officials and replacing them with perceived loyalists to the President.”
Someone Is Lying About Why It Took So Long for the National Guard to Deploy on January 6
TRUMP’S NEXT COUP HAS ALREADY BEGUN
“Technically, the next attempt to overthrow a national election may not qualify as a coup. It will rely on subversion more than violence, although each will have its place. If the plot succeeds, the ballots cast by American voters will not decide the presidency in 2024. Thousands of votes will be thrown away, or millions, to produce the required effect. The winner will be declared the loser. The loser will be certified president-elect.”
In my latest for @thedailybeast, I talk to experts on the (apparent) pace of DoJ’s investigations into Trump and the coup plotters…and into Trump’s wrong-doing more broadly. While I agree with them that more patience is in order…
What did Jim Jordan know about the insurrection and when did he know it?
‘A roadmap for a coup’: inside Trump’s plot to steal the presidency
Call logs, speech drafts among records Trump is trying to block from Jan. 6 investigators
No, Jim Jordan,
Meet the Pro-Coup Caucus Running the House GOP
“How the far-right Freedom Caucus has turned into the pro-Trump, pro-insurrection wing of the GOP.”
Trump’s Jan. 6 connection doesn’t need a ‘smoking gun’
Trump ‘stoked’ crowd on January 6 and should be held accountable, federal judge says
This is next-level Cray-Cray!
Top Trump Allies Set Up A ‘Legal Fund’ For January 6 White House Rally Organizers
THE ATTACK
“The Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol was neither a spontaneous act nor an isolated event.”
‘We Are On the Way to a Right-wing Coup,’ the CIA Director Privately Warned
“In the end though, many in the military and national security establishment believed—as did much of the public—that Donald Trump’s last line of defense was that he firmly controlled his fanatical base. By this reasoning, containing him would neutralize the mob: thus the necessity for the silent coup.
Just eight weeks later it was clear that while Trump could fuel the fire, he could not douse it.”
Timeline of the coup: How Trump tried to weaponize the Justice Department to overturn the 2020 election
“The coup attempt reached a horrifying crescendo on January 6, 2021, when Trump held a massive rally near the White House and incited thousands of supporters to attack the Capitol while lawmakers were certifying the Electoral College results. The insurrection was quelled, but it led to five deaths and 140 police officers were injured. Biden was inaugurated two weeks later.”
““First, the incumbent President has already spoken to the compelling public interest in ensuring that the Select Committee has access to the information necessary to complete its investigation,” she wrote. “Accordingly, the court holds that the public interest lies in permitting — not enjoining — the combined will of the legislative and executive branches to study the events that led to and occurred on January 6, and to consider legislation to prevent such events from ever occurring again.””
Twitter Thread:
This twitter thread is SCARY!
Two dozen Republican ex-lawmakers say Trump did play a role in Capitol riot
UH OH!
“”I remember Marjorie Taylor Greene specifically,” the organizer says. “I remember talking to probably close to a dozen other members at one point or another or their staffs.”
For the sake of clarity, we will refer to one of the sources as a rally organizer and the other as a planner. Rolling Stone has confirmed that both sources were involved in organizing the main event aimed at objecting to the electoral certification, which took place at the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6. Trump spoke at that rally and encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol. Some members of the audience at the Ellipse began walking the mile and a half to the Capitol as Trump gave his speech. The barricades were stormed minutes before the former president concluded his remarks.
These two sources also helped plan a series of demonstrations that took place in multiple states around the country in the weeks between the election and the storming of the Capitol. According to these sources, multiple people associated with the March for Trump and Stop the Steal events that took place during this period communicated with members of Congress throughout this process.
Along with Greene, the conspiratorial pro-Trump Republican from Georgia who took office earlier this year, the pair both say the members who participated in these conversations or had top staffers join in included Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).”
GOP members lash out at Rolling Stone report linking them to Jan. 6 planning
Keith Olbermann on January 11, 2021:
January 12, 2021
Why did Mo Brooks were a bulletproof vest?
GOP lawmaker Mo Brooks says he wore body armor at the January 6 Trump rally and was tipped off to ‘risks’
We need a Venn Diagram,
6 GOP lawmakers lament treatment of Jan. 6 suspects
“The six — U.S. Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, both of Arizona; Louie Gohmert of Texas; Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia; Matt Gaetz of Florida; and Bob Good of Virginia — accused the Justice Department of withholding information about the treatment of the Jan. 6 defendants.”
The Battle of January 6th Has Just Begun
“Nine months after the storming of the Capitol, Trump is more popular with the G.O.P. and his Big Lie is more widely believed.”
New details emerge of the ‘war room’ meetings at the Willard Hotel
“Former President Trump and his loyal associates set up ‘war rooms’ in a downtown DC hotel where they planned out their efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the days before January 6.”
January 6 insurrection and Facebook: Internal docs paint a damning picture
Jan. 6 committee chair: ‘No question’ Capitol riot was a premeditated attack
John Avlon nails it (as usual)
Follow the Money!
Details of the money behind Jan. 6 protests continue to emerge
A Donald Trump lie:
How do we know Trump lied?
Trump told Sen. Tommy Tuberville to ‘protect yourself’ right before the riot on January 6
The ‘Law and Order’ Republican Party Just Overwhelmingly Voted in Favor of Letting Steve Bannon Do Whatever He Wants
Brian is right, there is a Gathering Storm…
Maybe We Should Be Talking More About the Trump Coup Memo
DOJ Should Investigate Jeff Clark and Mark Meadows for Political Coercion Act and Hatch Act Violations
This twitter thread:
Pence wants us to forget,
Never Forget!
643 people have been charged in the Capitol insurrection so far. This searchable table shows them all.
The Lie is that 200+ insurrectionists are in jail and being treated poorly
People charged in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol are “political prisoners” and “non-violent trespassers” who have been held in solitary confinement for the past six months.
Donald’s Plot Against America
Trump’s lies will lead us to the truth
I am going to predict this gets some folks in the GOP upset/scared:
January 6 committee to ask telecommunications companies to preserve phone records of members of Congress who participated in ‘Stop the Steal’ rally
Nailed it!
What The????
Sad:
Timeline shows how days leading up to Capitol riot unfolded
Don’t Let Anyone Normalize January 6
“If you can shrug it off as just another incident of Trump talking too much, then you have already signed up for the next incident—and the one after that.”
This is SAD:
Companies That Lied About Not Bankrolling Congress Members Who Didn’t Certify the Election
The Plot Thickens!
The fact that some spread this lie and others believe it is so sad
DC Officer Michael Fanone didn’t storm US Capitol with Confederate flag, according to journalists and fact-checkers
Dirty words and graphic images
So Sad:
THIS!
Good News!
DOJ declines to back Mo Brooks’s defense against Swalwell’s Capitol riot lawsuit
I wonder if this comes up?
Trump’s political operation paid more than $3.5 million to Jan. 6 organizers
Blue Lives Matter?
Nancy Pelosi says NO! to Jim Jordan and Jim Banks (Yeah!)
Pelosi Statement on Republican Recommendations to Serve on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
This is a bald face lie:
See Cheney’s reaction after GOP leader blames Pelosi for insurrection
This is what Republicans said as Capitol police told their stories on the Hill
Dear Elise Stefanick, Jim Jordan, Jim Banks and House GOP
The Official and Unofficial Timeline of Defense Department Actions on January 6
Pelosi did not reject appeals for troops to secure US Capitol
National Guard unit starts to make cuts after Congress fails to pay for Capitol security mission
Republicans’ Shaky, No Evidence Attempt to Cast Blame on Pelosi for Jan. 6
Fact check: Nancy Pelosi wasn’t ‘in charge’ of Capitol Police on Jan. 6
Pelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6
Jim Jordan among 5 House Republicans selected by McCarthy for January 6 select committee
Remember this?
SAD!
The obfuscation and lies have already began! My annotation of Representative Banks lies
Another GOP Choice on a mission:
Nehls was also one of 17 Texas Republicans who objected to counting Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden later that night.
“You sent me to Congress to fight for President Trump and election integrity and that’s exactly what I’m doing,” Nehls wrote in a tweet at the time.
