The House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued its first batch of subpoenas, homing in on further unearthing the White House’s role in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress.
Seems like there are better things to do in life than lie awake nights plotting a coup that could land you in jail. They are not so stupid as to not know this could be an enormous cow pie.
This is an unprecedented effort to undermine our System of government. No amount of tap dancing will alter that, and it will become more and more apparent with each passing day.
This is a New Frontier in American politics. It’s not “we disagree on policy”.
Squawk! Perjury trap! Perjury trap! If you think that these ne’er-do-wells will tell the truth, I’ll have some of what you’re smoking. Many of the questions in the article request witness recollections of heresay (IANAL) i.e. what was TFG “thinking.” The answer probably is “hamberders.” I want to know everything the witnesses did and said on January 6. Subpoena Chuck Grassley while they’re at it. He HAS to be involved somehow He’s going to pull a fast one. Get reelected then have a deal with the governor to fill the empty seat with grandson Pat Grassley. . F*ck what these witnesses’s “feelings” were on that day! Verifiable facts only, please.
We knew that when he brought forth the token black employee at the Michael Cohen hearings before HJC. I will never forget Elijah Cummings: “Sir, I am the chairman”.
ETA: Also, he’s part owner of a young earth creationist dinosaur fossil park, which wouldn’t be all that notable except he neglected to report the income from it on his financial disclosure form, which may have had something to do with his inexplicable hasty exit from a safe congresscritter seat.
What are the options for when exactly zero of these fucksticks show up to testify or release any documents whatsoever? Holding out a vain, ridiculous hope for a CIA black site.
None of these dunces will be asked questions that the questioner doesn’t already know the answer to. The trick is to pin them down with yes/no type questions that they can’t wiggle out of.
I’m sure they are feverishly gaming this out right now trying to put the best face on an impossible task.
Trump meanwhile is swinging a golf club somewhere.