Andrew Prutsok Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Douglas Caddy said: NJ Rep. Sherrill says lawmakers held ‘reconnaissance’ tours before Capitol riot https://nypost.com/2021/01/13/nj-rep-says-lawmakers-held-reconnaissance-tours-before-capitol-riot/ Washington Post reporting 36 Dems have signed on to a letter to Sgt-At-Arms demanding investigation, several with military/security chops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Prutsok Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Joe Bauer said: Now THERE's a direct guilty party smoking gun. Trump may have been right about his father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) Trump becomes the first US president to be impeached twice Because he was a sh*t the first time, but we couldn't get him -- House Speaker Pelosi https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/13/donald-trump-impeachment-nancy-pelosi-joe-biden-mike-pence-congress-covid-coronavirus-live-updates The House has voted to impeach Donald Trump on the charge of incitement of insurrection, after the president incited a violent mob to storm the Capitol last week, resulting in five deaths. The final vote was 232-197, with 10 House Republicans supporting the measure McConnell says Trump impeachment trial will take place after Biden inauguration Mitch McConnell has said there’s no chance of an impeachment trial for Trump until after Joe Biden is inaugurated. “Given the rules, procedures, and Senate precedents that govern presidential impeachment trials, there is simply no chance that a fair or serious trial could conclude before President-elect Biden is sworn in next week,” McConnell said in a statement. “In light of this reality, I believe it will best serve our nation if Congress and the executive branch spend the next seven days completely focused on facilitating a safe inauguration and an orderly transfer of power to the incoming Biden administration,” he said. The Republican leader did not indicate his position on whether he’d vote to convict or acquit Trump. Edited January 14, 2021 by David Andrews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W. Niederhut Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 "our goal of eliminating the Democrat ideology from America for ever." And replacing it with What? Fascism? Authorities tracking multiple threats for a 'week of siege' after Capitol breach (msn.com) Maybe this all did start officially 57 years ago with the public execution of John F. Kennedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Bulman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Cops on both sides. 2 Virginia police officers face federal charges in Capitol riots (msn.com) Capitol mob dragged cop down stairs, beat him with American flag pole, video shows - The Washington Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Prutsok Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 2 hours ago, W. Niederhut said: She won’t let her Catholic faith get in the way of further oppressing the poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Andrews Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 How do we know Trump, Melania and Rudy had Covid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Gallaway Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Democrat: GOP colleagues say they're 'afraid for their lives' if they vote to impeach Trump Since Trumpies have insiders that can give away the phone numbers and the addresses of their Congressman. And it's easy to leave a threatening phone call, and get away with it. Why in the world wouldn't they ? These Republicans have confessed they've been threatened, for their lives. I understand but some of these pricks are the ones most likely to ask soldiers to go in harms way. At a certain point, people have to show courage in their lives. To vote in any other reason but their conscience is BS! They're elected to lead us! But this brings up something interesting. I found out something I didn't know. A vote to convict in the Senate needs 2/3 vote of those that are present! Meaning if 20 Republicans didn't show up, for whatever reason, a 2/3rds majority would require only 54 votes!, which the pro impeachment forces already have! If 10 Republican Senators didn't show up, the 2/3 majority would require 60 votes. Given Mac Connell seems ready if the wind is blowing in his direction, getting 5 more Republicans is not beyond the realm of possibility at all! https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534034-democrat-gop-colleagues-say-theyre-afraid-for-their-lives-if-they-vote-to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph McBride Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) DEVELOPMENTS RE THE ALLEGED 1/6 PLOT: Trump's attempt to kill his own VP is another first in American history (Pence also had his wife, daughter, and brother at the Capitol while the mob was chanting "Hang Mike Pence!" and he was whisked to safety by the Secret Service, although he refused to go to Fort McNair and stayed within the Capitol). Politico and other outlets -- even the Washington Post -- are full of information about alleged plotters from within the Republican ranks in Arizona to plan the 1/6 assault on the Capitol (evidently also intended to hold as hostage and/or kill members of Congress) as part of the ongoing coup attempt. Alleged conspirators who have been named include AZ Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, State Rep. Mark Finchem, and former Rep. Anthony Kern. Kern was photographed at the event outside the Capitol and Finchem is alleged to have been there, although he denies involvement in the plot and blames it on the nonexistent "antifa." An organizer of the event, "Ali Alexander," who organized the "Stop the Steal" movement and is now supposedly in hiding (https://www.thedailybeast.com/stop-the-steal-organizer-in-hiding-after-denying-blame-for-riot), has said the attack was planned with Gosar, Biggs, and US Rep. Mo Brooks (https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/13/ali-alexander-capitol-biggs-gosar/). This is from the Business Insider about Alexander: "'We four schemed up of putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting,' Alexander said in a since-deleted Periscope video. He added to The Post that the plan was to 'change the hearts and the minds of Republicans who were in that body, hearing our loud roar from outside.'" And this is from The Daily Beast: "Alex Jones claims that he and Alexander had some 'deal' with the White House about their protest outside of Congress. 'We had a legitimate deal with the White House,' Jones said in an InfoWars show filmed after the riot with Alexander. '"Hey Jones and Ali,' literally, they let us out early, we were supposed to lead a peaceful deal.' Video posted by InfoWars in an apparent attempt to distance Jones from the riots shows Jones and Alexander on the west side of the Capitol as tear-gas canisters went off in the distance and Trump supporters mounted MAGA flags on the inauguration risers. Jones unsuccessfully tried to convince rioters to move to the east side of the Capitol and attend their rally on the other side of the building instead. 'As much as I love seeing the Trump flags flying over this, we need to not have the confrontation with the police, they’re going to make that the story,' Jones said. But Alexander refused to disavow the riot. 'I don’t disavow this,' Alexander said in a video filmed overlooking the Capitol. 'I do not denounce this. This is completely peaceful, looks like, so far.'” Arizona state politicians have written a letter with detailed allegations (https://www.azfamily.com/news/politics/arizona_politics/arizona-democrats-ask-feds-to-investigate-role-of-some-gop-lawmakers-in-capitol-riots/article_a4ee5c26-55e8-11eb-a25f-5b92114325a5.amp.html), and 30 members of the US Congress have written the Capitol Police and the sergeants-at-arms of the House and Senate demanding further information and providing some documentation. Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), a former Navy helicopter pilot, put out a video and headed the effort to send the letter. That letter is attached below in PDF format. Her video can be seen on the Politico site. Edited January 14, 2021 by Joseph McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph McBride Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 Sherrill letter.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph McBride Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) Letter to DOJ and FBI from AZ State Reps. Athena Salman and Reginald Bolding et al: Edited January 14, 2021 by Joseph McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) Watched the impeachment coverage yesterday. It was sickening to hear the Republicans talking about how the country needs healing, calming, uniting etc. and how this action against Trump will set those patriotic needs back. Listening to their disgustingly disingenuous, shamelessly hypocritical, factually illogical and substance empty rhetoric defense of lynch mob instigator Trump was pathetic. Their take on Trump and his worked up Trump base terrorist Capital Building attack with murder, life and death traumatizing fear, destructive vandalism, theft and even defecation in the hallways and which is clearly one of the most violent and important Democracy threatening events in our 245 year history was...well... an unparalled American history disgrace. If they could dictate the narrative of this most majorly important death causing democracy threatening insurrection in and of our most sacred, hallowed ground institution it would be a downplaying of it into something akin to an egg and water balloon tossing, toilet paper TPing prank pulled off by a band of rowdy, fun loving immature teenagers who really didn't mean to hurt anyone. As disturbingly laughable as that defense is, it was matched by Trump's unbelievably cynical and hypocritical scripted damage control speech yesterday where the lynch mob instigator himself looked straight into the camera and told the world that he was a man who only wanted peaceful, law abiding protest! A man of peace and respect for all! HA! Future movies of this Trump era theater of the absurd might consider using the same title of an older farce film made decades ago..."It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World!" Edited January 14, 2021 by Joe Bauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph McBride Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), a former US Air Force officer and currently a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, said on MORNING JOE today that the mob was trying to assassinate Pelosi and hang Pence and that members of Congress were involved in the planning of the attack on the Capitol. Edited January 14, 2021 by Joseph McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bauer Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Joseph McBride said: Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), a former US Air Force officer and currently a colonel in the Air Force Reserve, said on MORNING JOE today that the mob was trying to assassinate Pelosi and hang Pence and that members of Congress were involved in the planning of the attack on the Capitol. If true, those members of Congress should, in the least, be immediately removed from office. Edited January 14, 2021 by Joe Bauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts