Jan 6 Select Committee

mickeyrat · July 2022

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-10d40ce2ddd78f7cd6b57e945aa63f44

Capitol siege Subpoenas Bennie Thompson Congress Government and politics

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK

8 mins ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack subpoenaed the Secret Service on Friday night for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021.

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a statement that the committee is seeking "the relevant text messages, as well as any after action reports that have been issued in any and all divisions of the USSS pertaining or relating in any way to the events of January 6, 2021.”

The subpoenas come hours after the nine-member panel received a closed briefing from the watchdog for Department of Homeland Security. The committee had originally sought the electronic records in mid-January and made an official request in March for all communications received or sent from DHS employees between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, 2021.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security on Friday briefed all nine members of the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack about his finding that the Secret Service deleted texts from around Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with the matter.

While lawmakers were tight-lipped about what they heard, the closed-door briefing with the inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, came two days after his office sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees stating that Secret Service agents erased messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 “as part of a device-replacement program.” The deletion came after the watchdog office requested records from the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, the letter said.

CAPITOL SIEGE

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for armed Capitol rioter

Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages

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Capitol riot hearings raise questions of presidential power

For the Jan. 6 panel, the watchdog's finding raised the startling prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on Donald Trump's actions during the insurrection.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the House Jan. 6 panel, told the Associated Press on Friday that the committee is taking a deeper look at whether records may have been lost. “There have been some conflicting positions on the matter,” the Mississippi lawmaker said.

The private briefing was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.

The Secret Service insists proper procedures were followed. Agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, “The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the OIG in every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts.”

He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 “as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration.” In that process, some data was lost.

The inspector general has first requested the electronic communications on Feb. 26, “after the migration was well under way,” Guglielmi said.

The Secret Service said it has provided a substantial number of emails and chat messages that included conversations and details related to Jan. 6 to the inspector general. It also said text messages from the Capitol Police requesting assistance on Jan. 6 were preserved and provided to the inspector general’s office.

The Senate Homeland committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service, is also expecting a briefing from the inspector general about the letter, according to a person familiar with the committee’s discussions who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.

The Jan. 6 committee has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who recalled what she heard about former President Donald Trump’s actions the day of the insurrection.

Hutchinson recalled being told about a confrontation between Trump and his Secret Service detail as he angrily demanded to be driven to the Capitol, where his supporters would later breach the building. She also recalled overhearing Trump telling security officials to remove magnetometers for his rally on the Ellipse even though some of his supporters were armed.

Some details of that account were quickly disputed by those agents. Robert Engel, the agent who was driving the presidential SUV, and Trump security official Tony Ornato are willing to testify under oath that no agent was assaulted and Trump never lunged for the steering wheel, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person would not discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

With evidence still emerging, the House Jan. 6 committee on Friday officials scheduled its next hearing to take place Thursday in primetime. The 8 p.m. hearing, which is the eighth in a series that began in early June, will take a deeper look into the three-hour-plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.

It will be the first hearing in prime time since June 9, the first on the committee's findings. It was viewed by 20 million people.

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Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributing.

Go Beavers · July 2022

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

I think a bad economy with an authoritarian would be worse than a bad economy without one, but maybe I'm talking crazy.

Go Beavers · July 2022

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

There's only nine actual conservatives left in the entire country.

cincybearcat · July 2022

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

static111 · July 2022

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

I feel like most of the people that post on here are pretty conservative, that's my read of the situation fwiw

cincybearcat · July 2022

static111 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

I feel like most of the people that post on here are pretty conservative, that's my read of the situation fwiw

Yeah I’ve seen this posted this way before. All about perspective.

but I was joking about that part. But disagreeing that people didn’t show support for Kasich.

mrussel1 · July 2022

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

cincybearcat · July 2022

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

mrussel1 · July 2022

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

If you're going back pre Trump, then yes agreed. But not since 2016 so I recall anyone in that camp.

cincybearcat · July 2022

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

If you're going back pre Trump, then yes agreed. But not since 2016 so I recall anyone in that camp.

cincybearcat

January 2021 Flag

Gern Blansten said:
» show previous quotes
Who would have been your choice?

Mitt Romney or John Kasich

Quote

mrussel1 · July 2022

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

If you're going back pre Trump, then yes agreed. But not since 2016 so I recall anyone in that camp.

cincybearcat
January 2021 Flag

Gern Blansten said:
» show previous quotes
Who would have been your choice?
Mitt Romney or John Kasich
Quote

Are you conservative? I thought you were a moderate.

cincybearcat · July 2022

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

If you're going back pre Trump, then yes agreed. But not since 2016 so I recall anyone in that camp.

cincybearcat
January 2021 Flag

Gern Blansten said:
» show previous quotes
Who would have been your choice?
Mitt Romney or John Kasich
Quote

Are you conservative? I thought you were a moderate.

I am mostly a moderate. Again, I was reply to your statement re:Kasich. But never mind, didn’t mean for this to go on this long. Was joking

Gern Blansten · July 2022

oftenreading said:

Gern Blansten said:

cincybearcat said:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/04/21/4-math-textbook-problems-florida-prohibited/

Here are some. This was one that made me wonder why it was chosen. Again, I personally don;t care but trying to put myself in someone else's thought process.

Truth hurts....I get the outrage from the right but the question is "are the problems accurate"?

but yeah...probably better addressed in a class specifically related to racism rather than math

Ah, leave it to the republicans to object to teaching empathy.

And I disagree that it's "better addressed in a class specifically related". Good teaching involves weaving the material throughout the classes, to reinforce learning and demonstrate relevance in many areas of life. We need more multidisciplinary teaching, not more silos.

And I would be totally satisfied with that explanation for my kids....but the fucking magats won't accept that

Gern Blansten · July 2022

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

cincybearcat said:

mrussel1 said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

TJ25487 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Oh the horror! Boo! And identified during the review process to boot. Good thing gubner Deathsantis gets up early.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/22/us/florida-math-textbooks-critical-race-theory-examples/index.html

At least your on record early as bashing the future POTUS! Good job. Your a real groundbreaker!

Enjoy your authoritarianism.

Thanks! Anything would be better than this shit show!

And there you have it, folks.

OMG! How did a conservative sneak onto this message board??? (waits for the backlash from the masses)

I'd love some real conservatives to show up here. Alas, no one has stood up for Jon Kasich once on these boards. So instead we have a bunch of fake conservatives.

You are not being honest here.

How's that? Trump isn't conservative. Trumpists aren't conservatives.

There were people showing support for Kasich on the boards.

And you don’t really want any conservatives here

Really, like who? I'm glad to have a conversation with an actual conservative.

Thanks for letting me know what I want though. Makes like simple.

That part was a joke. But feel free to fake outrage.

and I’m not sure what you mean by a real conservative since it’s just your opinion if one…all I said was people around here showed Kasich plenty of support. And others like McCain and Romney. And GW before that.

If you're going back pre Trump, then yes agreed. But not since 2016 so I recall anyone in that camp.

cincybearcat
January 2021 Flag

Gern Blansten said:
» show previous quotes
Who would have been your choice?
Mitt Romney or John Kasich
Quote

Are you conservative? I thought you were a moderate.

I am mostly a moderate. Again, I was reply to your statement re:Kasich. But never mind, didn’t mean for this to go on this long. Was joking

I don't mind Romney or Kasich. Kasich used to be a pretty reasonable moderate. He's leaned maga though a bit. He won't support tRump but he'll use the GOP buzzwords which are equally slimey.

mickeyrat · July 2022

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-committee-hearing-trump-dereliction-duty-fe9e92293492b667c195402e609aa888

Panel: Hearing to show Trump's Jan. 6 'dereliction of duty'

By HOPE YEN

Today

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee’s prime-time hearing Thursday will offer the most compelling evidence yet of then-President Donald Trump’s “dereliction of duty” on the day of the Jan. 6 insurrection, with new witnesses detailing his failure to stem an angry mob storming the Capitol, committee members said Sunday.

“This is going to open people’s eyes in a big way,” said Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a member of the House committee investigating the riot who will help lead Thursday's session with Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va. ”The president didn’t do anything."

After a year-long investigation, the House Jan. 6 panel is seeking to wrap up what may be its last hearing, even as its probe continues to heat up.

The committee says it continues to receive fresh evidence each day and isn’t ruling out additional hearings or interviews with a bevy of additional people close to the president. One such figure is Steve Bannon, whose trial begins this week on criminal contempt of Congress charges for refusing to comply with the House committee's subpoena.

The committee also issued an extraordinary subpoena last week to the Secret Service to produce texts by Tuesday from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, following conflicting reports about whether they were deleted.

continues....

mickeyrat · July 2022

https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-biden-donald-trump-government-and-politics-00896eaba6df614bf46fc6beebe63fce

Capitol siege Ivanka Trump Joe Biden Donald Trump National security Government and politics

Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK

1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday as the panel examines what Donald Trump was doing as his supporters broke into the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Matthew Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser, and Sarah Matthews, a former press aide, are expected to testify, according to the person, who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and requested anonymity. Both Pottinger and Matthews resigned immediately after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection that interrupted the congressional certification of President Joe Biden's victory.

The two witnesses will add to the committee's narrative in its eighth, and possibly final, hearing this summer. The prime-time hearing will detail what Trump did — or did not do — during several hours that day as his supporters beat police officers and broke into the Capitol.

Previous hearings have detailed chaos in the White House and aides and outsiders were begging the president to tell the rioters to leave. But he waited more than three hours to do so, and there are still many unanswered questions about what exactly he was doing and saying as the violence unfolded.

CAPITOL SIEGE

Jury selection for ex-Trump adviser Bannon heads for 2nd day

Report: Conservative Newsmax peddles Jan. 6 misinformation

Panel: Hearing to show Trump's Jan. 6 'dereliction of duty'

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

A spokesperson for the committee declined to comment. CNN was the first to report the identity of Thursday’s witnesses.

Lawmakers on the nine-member panel have said the hearing will offer the most compelling evidence yet of Trump’s “dereliction of duty" that day, with witnesses detailing his failure to stem the angry mob.

“We have filled in the blanks,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., a member of the House committee investigating the riot who will help lead Thursday’s session, said Sunday. "This is going to open people’s eyes in a big way.”

“The president didn’t do very much but gleefully watch television during this timeframe,” he added.

Throughout its yearlong investigation, the panel has uncovered several details regarding what the former president was doing as a mob of rioters breached the Capitol complex. Testimony and documents revealed that those closest to Trump, including his allies in Congress, Fox News anchors and even his own children, tried to persuade him to call off the mob or put out a statement calling for the rioters to go home.

At one point, according to testimony, Ivanka Trump went to her father to plead with him personally when those around him had failed to get through. All those efforts were unsuccessful.

Thursday’s hearing will be the first in the prime-time slot since the June 9 debut that was viewed by an estimated 20 million people.

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tbergs · July 2022

Huh, what a surprise. Must be a lot of incriminating details they needed erased. Probably SS staff implicated in some of those messages.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/secret-service-jan-texts-found-records-deleted-investigation/story?id=87065042

Gern Blansten · July 2022

now let's imagine the reaction from the right if this had been Obama or Biden's SS....fucking insane

TJ25487 · July 2022

Gern Blansten said:

now let's imagine the reaction from the right if this had been Obama or Biden's SS....fucking insane

Yeah and if any of those phones come up smashed or soaked in bleach bit there will be hell to pay! Unless your name is Hilary.

tbergs · July 2022

Gern Blansten said:

now let's imagine the reaction from the right if this had been Obama or Biden's SS....fucking insane

Or a certain someone's emails

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