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NEW: Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes - who was just found guilty of seditious conspiracy - told the Jan. 6 committee that roughly **20 percent** of his right-wing militia worked in law enforcement. @TexasTribune
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@TexasTribune Rhodes said that, at its peak, the Oath Keepers had about 40,000 dues-paying members.
That means 8,000 law enforcement officers were members, if we're using his estimate that they account for 20 percent of members. #January6thhearings texastribune.org/2022/12/21/jan…
That means 8,000 law enforcement officers were members, if we're using his estimate that they account for 20 percent of members. #January6thhearings texastribune.org/2022/12/21/jan…
Rhodes' interview with the January 6 committee sheds new light on the makeup of the Oath Keepers. Previous leaks have shown that there were quite a lot of law enforcement involved.
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Are you watching the hearing today?
Shout out to everyone who responded with what snacks they are having, y'all are eating well!
Remember, if you have questions about the hearing, tweet your questions at us and we may answer them live on Twitter after!
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THREAD: Our democracy held, but barely, because of steadfast patriots that acted as safeguards to our constitution. 1/6
We are grateful to those who put country before party, or risked their lives or employment to tell the truth about what happened on #January6th. 2/6
Lady Ruby Freeman ran a free and fair election during a pandemic when her country needed her the most. 3/6
So, there is this video about #January6thhearings
this man is speaking about @GoodInfoInc contacting him and offering him $400 to bash Trump and spread Jan 6 propaganda. He points out that he is NOT a Trump supporter!
this man is speaking about @GoodInfoInc contacting him and offering him $400 to bash Trump and spread Jan 6 propaganda. He points out that he is NOT a Trump supporter!
With a multi-million dollar Series Seed investment led by Reid Hoffman and joined by investors Ken
and Jen Duda, Incite, and George Soros, Good Information Inc. plans to invest in, UM EXCUSE ME George Soros goodinfo.us/Good_Informati…
and Jen Duda, Incite, and George Soros, Good Information Inc. plans to invest in, UM EXCUSE ME George Soros goodinfo.us/Good_Informati…
This raid of #MarALago is a jaw-dropping, mind blowing, hair- raising, eye-popping moment: the home of the former president #DonaldTrump raided by the FBI. An astonishingly striking move by an Attorney General hitherto known for being overly cautious
You would have to believe that the AG, #MerrickGarland knew what the Feds were looking for. And every i and every t would have been dotted and crossed before this raid would have taken place
The politics of the #DonaldTrump raid is complicated. The #January6thHearings has been devastating for Trump’s reputation - but, but, but. This could make him a martyr, and fire up a base that had started to drift away
I’m a bit frustrated with people on the Left and also the Trumpist crowd regarding their reactions to today’s excellent #BretBaier interview on @FoxNews with Rep #LizCheney. So, a quick 🧵 to remind Americans about the proper role of journalism.
@BretBaier @Liz_Cheney
@BretBaier @Liz_Cheney
2. A journalist — and Bret is a very good one — is tasked with gathering information via questioning and fact-finding. Some questions may be challenging. But in asking challenging, but fair, good faith questions, the journalist is serving the truth, the public, and also the ->
3. … interviewee. The interviewee has the opportunity to answer questions many in the public want to know. A good journalist asks tough, but fair questions, and then allows the interviewee to answer them. Then, if there is fact-checking that must be done, the journalist can ->
@January6thCmte #January6thHearings @edbott @MacFarlaneNews Like most, I laughed at "Hawlin' Ass" Hawley's run through the Capitol, but it got me thinking. I have wondered, for example, where the traitor leaders were - Rudy, Cohen, Flynn, Stone, Bannon. Why weren't THEY at the
cap, leading the charge, would it have made a difference to the mob, seeing them there? Would it have galvanized them even more? But...
Where was everybody else? I'm talking to you @laurenboebert @RepGosar @RepMoBrooks @replouiegohmert @RepAndyBiggsAZ Of course, we know where
Where was everybody else? I'm talking to you @laurenboebert @RepGosar @RepMoBrooks @replouiegohmert @RepAndyBiggsAZ Of course, we know where
Greene was, she was yucking it up safely in some room, laughing, having a good time.
Some thoughts on last night’s #January6thHearing: It’s always striking to be reminded of how leading GOP politicians like Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy publicly acknowledged Trump’s culpability immediately after the attack. And look where the Republican Party is now.
It obviously wasn’t enough for them to actually impeach or break with Trump in any meaningful way. But there was a brief moment of uncertainty, of Republican leaders and conservative elites being rattled, immediately after January 6. So, what happened?
Republicans quickly rallied behind Trump: They first acquitted him, then they started obstructing every attempt to hold him accountable, and now many are running on his Big Lie. The few who broke with Trump have been marginalized, ostracized.
Complete with anti-choice creepiness.
Omg, Hawley, not Holly!! This is what happens when I watch hours of a #January6thHearing on not enough sleep.
Sarah Burris: This is more than just Jan 6; they're trying to make the point that Trump was manipulating people. Groups like The Proud Boys are using that as a cop-out.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: I get what Liz Cheney is trying to do--drawing the conclusion that Trump is the pillar of indictment.
Rick: As was stated during the hearing, Trump is a stain on our history.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Rick: As was stated during the hearing, Trump is a stain on our history.
@SarahBurris @RawStory
Sarah Burris: There is a radical rightwing terrorism about this that hasn't been addressed yet. This is the manifestation of when someone lights the powder keg of rightwing crazy people.
@SarahBurris @RawStory #Jan6thHearings
@SarahBurris @RawStory #Jan6thHearings
Tweet that Trump sent of his speech, as the riot was being declared at the Capitol.
Cmte showing map of White House to indicate that Trump could have walked "less than 60 seconds" to make a statement at any point.
Excerpts from chat logs of National Security Council.
Thompson opens "season finale" of #January6thHearing by talking about all the ways Trump was alerted it was over, but didn't act for 187 minutes on Jan 6 as his supporters sacked the Capitol
"there can be no doubt that he commanded the mob, a mob he knew was armed, violent and angry, to march on the Capitol to try and prevent the peaceful transfer of power," Thompson says. "There needs to be accountability"
Thompson, and other members, keep coming back Judge Carter comment in Eastman case that their effort was a "coup in search of a legal theory"
We are gearing up for the hearings tonight!
If you need a livestream, we have the link on our site (ASL)
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If you need a livestream, we have the link on our site (ASL)
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And if you need a reference for what we learned in the previous hearings, this is going to have you mostly covered:
And we begin the #January6thHearings!
Bookmark our Spaces to debrief tomorrow morning, and let's get this thing under way.
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Bookmark our Spaces to debrief tomorrow morning, and let's get this thing under way.
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#Garland #TrumpIsACriminal #Manchin #January6thHearings
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We need to talk about the elephants in the room, Sen. Manchin and the DOJ..
This may be upsetting to hear. It was upsetting for me to write.
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We need to talk about the elephants in the room, Sen. Manchin and the DOJ..
This may be upsetting to hear. It was upsetting for me to write.
First: Senator Manchin is a selfish guy who has his financial interests at heart....
He does represent an absolutely essential function. He keeps the gavel and the agenda out of Mitch McConnell and the gop's hands.
He does represent an absolutely essential function. He keeps the gavel and the agenda out of Mitch McConnell and the gop's hands.
We can NOT overlook the fact that we are NOT in the majority. The Senate is indeed a 50-50 tie with VP Harris the tie-breaking vote.
I asked experts if Dominion Voting Systems could now sue Trump.
Backdrop: #January6thHearings revealed Trump was well informed that accusations were false.
Upshot: Makes for a powerful case of #Defamation.
Could sue for over a billion $$.
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Backdrop: #January6thHearings revealed Trump was well informed that accusations were false.
Upshot: Makes for a powerful case of #Defamation.
Could sue for over a billion $$.
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2. First Amendment living legend, Floyd Abrams:
“Dominion would have an extremely powerful libel case against him. Statements Trump made about the company were extraordinarily defamatory, provably false and enormously harmful.”
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“Dominion would have an extremely powerful libel case against him. Statements Trump made about the company were extraordinarily defamatory, provably false and enormously harmful.”
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3. Professor @zahr_said (@UWSchoolofLaw):
“Holding Mr. Trump legally liable for defamation would … provide significant public and institutional censure that could herald a change in our legal system’s apparent tolerance of outright misinformation”
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“Holding Mr. Trump legally liable for defamation would … provide significant public and institutional censure that could herald a change in our legal system’s apparent tolerance of outright misinformation”
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Will Bunch: The Jan 6th Committee has been really good at drumming up public interest. I've seen how Repubs have turned politics into a show.
Rick: That's why I think this is all Liz Cheney, using the Repub media playbook.
@Will_Bunch
Rick: That's why I think this is all Liz Cheney, using the Repub media playbook.
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: I think Clarence & Ginni Thomas are Exhibit A in other things that can be done in addition to taking down Trump. The hearings are a show but they're a show telling the truth.
@Will_Bunch
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: It's easy to get cynical & think that nothing will bring Trump down but I see these hearings are making headway in peeling people away from Trump.
@Will_Bunch
@Will_Bunch
Some thoughts on today’s #January6thHearings: A tale of two very different halves for me - but both evoking a sense of dread and acute threat. Trump brought carnage. Unless he is held to account, he will bring a lot more, and the damage will be irreparable.
The first part centered on that December 18 meeting between Trump’s outside team and his White House lawyers: What an absolutely bizarre scene – nothing anyone would have accepted as remotely plausible, had it been presented in a movie or a novel. Trumpism as farce.
And then there were all these ludicrous conspiracists, extremist grifters, and unhinged rightwing activists echoing Trump’s call for a march on DC – what an utterly bizarre spectacle it all was, in so many ways the fitting crescendo to the Trump experience.
And we are on for 4:15pm ET to discuss today's #January6thCommitteeHearings
Hosted by @benjaminwittes, panel includes @qjurecic @nkorpett @rparloff @S_R_Anders and sometimes @mollyereynolds
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Hosted by @benjaminwittes, panel includes @qjurecic @nkorpett @rparloff @S_R_Anders and sometimes @mollyereynolds
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.@nkorpett describes today at a good summary for people who haven't been able to follow the Jan 6 investigation before now.
@qjurecic was stunned today, "a bombshell," the fact that Trump planned in advance to march on the Capitol.
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@qjurecic was stunned today, "a bombshell," the fact that Trump planned in advance to march on the Capitol.
#January6thCommitteeHearings
New 🔥🔥: Jericho March organizers quickly pivoted to promote the #Jan6th Trump rally at the Capitol within days after a late night impromptu meeting where Sidney Powell, Gen. Michael Flynn, and Patrick Byrne were snuck into the White House to meet President Trump. #Jan6Hearings
On Dec 12th, 2020 a Trump rally to protest Stop the Steal of the 2020 election (in their minds) was held in Washington DC called the Jericho March... also sometimes referred to as the 2nd Million MAGA March. General Michael Flynn was the keynote speaker at the event.
The Jericho March was also co-promoted by #1LoudVoice & included other speakers that have since gained notoriety 4 their involvement at the Jan6th Capitol Insurrection such as Stewart Rhodes, Ali Alexander & Alex Jones. Over 800+ people have since been arrested for Jan6th crimes.
“WE COULDN’T BELIEVE there were enough people to walk alongside them. One morning we woke up from an uneasy sleep and there was no more laughter…It mustn’t happen again. We can’t let it. We simply can’t let it happen again.”
Twilight Zone 1963 #NeverAgain
Twilight Zone 1963 #NeverAgain
“California [will] make our own insulin at a cheaper price, close to at cost, and to make it available to all…
Because in California, we know people should not go into debt to receive life-saving medication.”
@GavinNewsom @CAgovernor #Insulin4all #Insulin
Because in California, we know people should not go into debt to receive life-saving medication.”
@GavinNewsom @CAgovernor #Insulin4all #Insulin
“Freedom is under attack in [Florida]… In California [we] still believe in #freedom. Freedom of speech. Freedom to choose. Freedom from hate. And the freedom to love. Don’t let them take your freedom.”
Newsom DeSantis ad #IndependenceDay2022
@GavinNewsom:
Newsom DeSantis ad #IndependenceDay2022
@GavinNewsom:
Whoa. Sandy Weyer is the one who filmed rioters assaulting an NYT reporter on Jan 6 and then told the rioters to “mace her!,” referring to the reporter. Seems @RepScottPerry is cool with that. #January6thHearings 1/
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Seems that @RepScottPerry previously worked w/ members of Roger Stone’s innermost network—Alex Jones, Jack Posobiec, Laura Loomer, & Tucker Carlson—to spread a lie re the LV shooting. Gives an idea of who he may have worked w/ re: stealing the election. 1/ politico.com/magazine/story…
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Pat Cipollone: The rioters have gotten to the Capitol, Mark.
Mark Meadows: [Trump] doesn't want to do anything, Pat.
Pat: Mark, something needs to be done or people are going to die and the blood is going to be on your f—ing hands.
#January6thHearings:
Mark Meadows: [Trump] doesn't want to do anything, Pat.
Pat: Mark, something needs to be done or people are going to die and the blood is going to be on your f—ing hands.
#January6thHearings:
Liz Cheney: The night before #January6th, President* Trump instructed Mark Meadows to contact both Roger Stone and Michael Flynn regarding what would play out the next day.
#CassidyHutchinson: That’s correct. That is my understanding.
#January6thHearings
#CassidyHutchinson: That’s correct. That is my understanding.
#January6thHearings
Cheney: Did Rudy Giuliani [seek a] pardon related to January 6?
Cassidy Hutchinson: He did.
LC: Did Mark Meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a Presidential pardon related to #January6th?
CH: Mr Meadows did seek that pardon. Yes ma’am.
Cassidy Hutchinson: He did.
LC: Did Mark Meadows ever indicate that he was interested in receiving a Presidential pardon related to #January6th?
CH: Mr Meadows did seek that pardon. Yes ma’am.
Flashback moment from #history - in between #January6thHearings
Presidential campaign poster, from 1968: Richard M. Nixon (Republican). The Birth Dearth had been a foundational element of the GOP for quite a while, it just had not been given its name yet.
Presidential campaign poster, from 1968: Richard M. Nixon (Republican). The Birth Dearth had been a foundational element of the GOP for quite a while, it just had not been given its name yet.
Yes, that Nixon …
