Jan. 6 Committee Subpoenas Trump Adviser Cleta Mitchell, OAN Anchor Christina Bobb | Talking Points Memo

The congressional Jan. 6 committee on Tuesday subpoenaed several new witnesses in its probe of the Capitol attack, including a prominent Republican lawyer who advised Donald Trump during his effort to steal a second term, and a One America News Network anchor who worked on the side for Rudy Giuliani. 


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Hmm, this does not look like good news for John McCain…nor for the DFP and his criminal organization.

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I suppose that all of these crooks will claim some kind of protected privilege in order to hide any criminal acts.

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Assume they will first respond with “we shall consider” then refuse for made up reasons … then try to run in circles to eat up the clock … all with an eye on the clock.

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? Your comment is bewildering.

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Yes, “former executive privilege.” It’s not a real thing.

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They’re being exceedingly thorough it seems to me.

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And the hits just keep on comin’

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This will potentially be great for historians, but given how late in the game it is, with the November election almost upon us and a mandatory news and Justice Department freeze on “politicization”, it will be too late for the Democrats. I do hope that the JanSix Committee continues right up until the last moment of December 31, however, and releases findings and raw information from November 9 through Dec 31. It’ll be in the public record, regardless of whether the In-the-Can-for-Republicans news media airs or prints any of it.

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internet traditions, something, something

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Any of them gonna honor those subpoenas?

Doubt it.

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So Kline’s name sounded familiar so I Googled him:

Dude lost his law license in KS, but was given a teaching position at Liberty U Law School. Had ties opposing Dr. George Tiller, can’t abide teh gays, also had his own problems with following residency laws.

Thank doG I live on the east side of MO. The southern IL Nazi Republicans are far less worse than the KS Nazi Republicans.

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I sure wish they had put quotes around the word “stolen”.

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Chesebro and Friess? Great, now I’m hungry. Nice to see them on the committee’s menu :grin:

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They should be subpeonaed just for their names alone.

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Yeah but everyone hates Illinois Nazis.

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Well over a decade ago I would occasionally flip over to O’Reilly for a few minutes to see what got his goat up. He would have Cleta Mitchell on as a legal analyst to discuss the legal implications of whatever faux outrage they would gin up. Acorn! You always had the impression that she was the legal wing-nut for hire.
Same thing with Phillip Kline during his “Tiller the baby killer” phase.

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I’m sort of surprised that Kline didn’t join Westboro Baptist Church. Back then they would have seemed a perfect for each other.

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All of those on the Jan. 6 committee subpoena list could also be called “The Enemy Within.”

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