All it ever took was the political willpower and courage to dive in and demand an intense and thorough investigation. The most basic facts were never really in doubt. The attack on the Capitol on January 6th was coordinated, and not by Proud Boys. The only real questions involved the breadth of the conspiracy and whether it reached offices in the West Wing, especially a famous one with no right angles.
"Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!"
Trump’s tweet encouraging people to attend the “wild” rally.
There were just too many “coincidences.” Everyone knows that coincidences of this type, the type that sends shockwaves across the globe and take up chapters in history books, take a lot of planning and coordination. Extensive planning and coordination necessarily involve a lot of people. One only needs to scare a few into telling the truth to start the march up the stairs to the top floor.
Law and Order, season 45.
Either the Department of Justice is running the most disciplined, secret, under the surface, and slowest investigation in history, or they’re doing nothing. The House Select Committee, however, appears to be moving the ball and the players have noticed. Some are jumping to get to Congress before Congress comes to them.
Rawstory summarizes a bombshell report issued in Rolling Stone last Sunday:
"The report — despite being hailed by some Democrats as a 'smoking gun' and grounds for expulsion (from Congress) — does not allege those Republicans were involved in a plot to attack the Capitol. It does indicate key players in the day's events may be cooperating and providing new information to the committee."
Pro-tip. in a case like this, f you ever find yourself involved in a massive conspiracy to overthrow the United States government, follow the old stoke broker adage; “Don’t panic. But if you do panic, panic first.”
It appears a little too much truth is starting to slip out and some mid-level players have decided to panic first. Some are marching to Congress and singing like Aretha Franklin, hoping that the Committee decides the informant should land on the right side of history.
Oh! And there are a couple of big fish, too:
In addition to the Stop the Steal organizers, cooperating witnesses include former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark — whom Trump sought to install as attorney general — and, according to CNN, at least five White House staffers from the Trump administration.
This is not the only “former DOJ official” to talk. Jeffery Rosen, then acting-Attorney General (for the love of God), has said Trump told him to write a letter finding fraud in the investigation, despite the lack of fraud. Rosen said, “No.”
It is shocking that Trump has yet to be arrested on that request alone. Take the “Jason Newsletter Challenge” (Actually, don’t. Just pretend). Go down to your nearest U.S. Attorney’s office and tell them to write a letter that in some way significantly enhances your life or career. Then closely watch your phone and count the seconds it takes before you’re arrested. If you make it over ten, you’re doing better than most.
So the right people from the right places are starting to talk. Remarkable. And all it took was someone willing to ask the questions. It's amazing that we bypassed DOJ (seemingly, so far), a joint bipartisan congressional committee, and we’re left with a little old House Select Committee that has the courage and the energy to get around to demanding the truth, asking some questions that should have been asked the evening of January 6th, 2021.
And that seems to be all it took to start the process, just like the first 15 minutes of every episode of Law and Order you’ve ever watched.
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Jason: Once I learned you are from Canada, that says everything. WE NEED SCARBOROUGH. WE NEED MIKA. WE NEED JOY REID. You now live in the Northwest where my daughter in law was raised. I understand some of the thinking there. But Scarborough is from the South who was in the GOP Congress. He is now married to the daughter of President Carter's Sec of State - no small thing. And Joy Reid: I know, she gets a bit wild, but SHE is an immigrant who made it to Harvard, and really related to others. They ALL have much to offer how to interpret where our country has been, and where it CAN be going, with the interviews they offer.
THE FORMER OCCUPANT OF THE OVAL OFFICE? He needs to be in prison for all of his wayward ways, and I am eager to see how this Shakespearean drama unfolds, because WE NEED RELIEF from his monstrous actions. LET US NOT OVERLOOK: his own mother called him a monster, in an interview, a few years before she died. She warned us all, that if he got into politics, he would be a disaster. I believe this woman from Scotland knew what she was talking about. Her husband was the one who probably sent her son into the monster zone. My belief. Glad to learn more about your thinking Jason. But please, be more tolerant of those who are not in the same lane as you. You might learn something from you, or vice versa, if you keep the channels of communication open. THAT is what being a US citizen needs to be about. But NOT following those who want to be reckless, with total regard for our laws. THAT will not stand here. The law always finds you. Like Mother Nature always has the last say. Same concept.