The House Jan. 6 Committee announced on Thursday that it had sent a letter to former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich requesting info about his role in advising Trump’s team as it pushed the Big Lie — up to, and even after, the Jan. 6 insurrection.
OH … please tease this bastard into flapping his arms and flying around the room … out the window … up to 30,000 feet - then drop him like a stone -SPLAT!
Executive privilege, speech and debate clause for a former (many years ago) Congressman, something, something, argle-bargle, eye of newt …
I don’t have to do what you want.
Color me impressed on two levels. First, that the 1/6 Committee is not leaving a single Republican stone unturned. And, secondly, that so many top Republicans actively participated in an illegitimate hijacking of a Presidential election, and obviously concluded they would suffer minimal consequences for it.
ETA: Can’t wait for the next season of the 1/6 Committee hearings which are probably just around the corner. Should be some barn-burners in there.
These claims about suitcases of ballots were disproven after numerous independent reviews, including by President Trump’s own political appointees at the Department of Justice. … Yet, after these allegations were shown to be false, you and the Trump campaign continued to spread those very narratives.
Your efforts did not only seek to persuade. Also on December 8, 2020, in response to a proposed script for a television advertisement about election fraud, you sent an email to Mr. Weitzner, Mr. Kushner, and Mr. Miller writing:
“The goal is to arouse the country’s anger … .”
You sought to arouse anger just one week after Gabe Sterling, a senior Georgia official, warned the public of the violent threats made against Georgia election officials. … .