Thread by @DempseyTwo

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, no matter how big you think this story is you need to double it…Now, triple that. Let’s take a look at where this recent part is all heading (TLDR: Congress) and remember who is doing it. A wee coup thread. 🧵 👇🏻

#RememberInNovember

It’s pretty fair to say that the amount of evidence that has been uncovered to date, tells us that the trump/Republican coup attempt to end democracy was a vast, wide-ranging conspiracy.

We do need to remember, Republicans helped. #RememberInNovember

All we have to do is look at arrests, who the @January6thCmte wants to talk to, and who was around trump. We know that Oathkeepers are indicted for Seditious Conspiracy. That’s a big charge, and rarely used because coups are rare.

#RememberInNovember

justice.gov/opa/press-rele…

We’ve seen Proudboys indicted for Conspiracy too. Not Seditous Conspiracy like the Oathkeepers, just Conspiracy…for now. Think back to Jan 6, the violent images you remember came largely from these two groups. They moved with military precision.

justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…

So they planned. We’ve seen the draft letter Jeffrey Clark sent to GA (link) that argued state legislatures can appoint their own electors. Similar argument is made in the Eastman memo which also argues the Electoral Count Act is unconstitutional.
justsecurity.org/wp-content/upl…

So *they* planned. We’ve seen a draft executive order purported to have been written by psychological warfare experts, Col Phil Waldron and Gen Mike Flynn that further promote the lie of a stolen election and would allow for the seizure of voting machines.
politico.com/f/?id=0000017e…

We’ve seen Mike Flynn, Sidney Powell, Patrick Byrne and others in a meeting with trump on December 18th 2020 wherein they called for seizing voting machines. My favorite part is when trump leaves the room to get pigs in a blanket*.

*Not a Ted Cruz reference, but he’s coming up.

So *they* planned. We’ve seen Rudy Giuliani, and Powell lose lawsuits because no fraud occurred, the plaintiffs had no standing, and mostly because there was no evidence to show the courts. Some of the plaintiff’s, even went on to become the very electors called for by Eastman.

Stop here for a moment, and just assess the above. It’s pretty big. It’s militias, lawyers, and intelligence operators all working toward the single goal of keeping trump, but more importantly, the Republicans in power. Think of what they were actually doing.

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They tried to lay the foundation, using the DOJ, that sending fraudulent electors was perfectly fine. They were trying to perpetrate FRAUD. They were trying to strongarm Pence into telling the House of Representatives to nullify *our* election, and do theirs.

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An election they *knew* trump could win. This plan required the House of Representatives (ahem)

🗣🎙to object to the CERTIFICATION OF OUR VOTES!!

But that objection is worthless without a member of the Senate to co-sign.

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So *they* planned. Paul Gosar objected to the certification of Arizona. He chose to disenfranchise every single voter in his very own state. A state in which he himself was voted for. Ted Cruz was the Senator who rose with Gosar to also object.

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I can still see Cruz standing there, bathing in the golf claps of the Republicans who were in the room, hanging his head so as to look humble, but desperately wanting it to continue. The look of disappointment as the clapping soon dissipates without a gaveled intervention.

So in order for this coup to have worked, Cruz had to know, Gosar had to know, Pence had to know, as you read in the Eastman memo, the Senate Pro Tempore was to fill in should Pence ‘recuse himself’ for some reason. Which means Chuck Grassley had to know.

During the insurrection, Rudy butt-dialed Sen Mike Lee looking for Sen Tommy Tuberville to tell him to try to keep stalling. So Tuberville had to know. The fact Rudy got Lee on the horn means he had at least had a recent contact with him as well, so perhaps Lee too knew.

On the other side of the Capitol, House minority leader Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise tried to prevent Speaker Nancy Pelosi from joining a lawsuit that was prepared for Justice Alito. Louie Gohmert sued Pence arguing Electoral Count Act unconstitutional. Why did they do that?

If that’s familiar to you, it’s because it was in the Clark letter. Gohmert was represented by a lawyer who was contracted to work for a Sidney Powell/Mike Flynn/Joe Flynn company (DTR). Gohmert was joined by all 11 fraudulent Arizona Electors. Rep Gohmert probably knew.

So *they* planned. Folks, we have a long way still to go. It is frustrating to see so blatant an attack on our country laid out before us, and not seeing everyone along the way held accountable. We may wonder ‘where is DOJ?’, or ‘what can we do?’

#RememberInNovember

Vote.

We need to understand everything described above. Our elected officials were in on this coup. If they knew and said nothing, they have failed their public trust. If they planned this or helped to orchestrate it in any way, is that not waging war against us?

#RememberInNovember

We’ve yet to see any elected official held to account for their role in this coup and already in this thread, we’ve seen how big this story is. We’ve yet to see all depths. No matter how big you think it is, double it…now, triple that.

#RememberInNovember

We can’t waste any time waiting, and hoping for a savior. We have to determine who we want to be. We have to decide if we are who we tell ourselves we are. Make sure you are registered to vote and vote.

#RememberInNovember

Why do you think it is so important to those still beholden to all of the above to make it more difficult for you to vote? Why do you think they want to suppress your voice? Why do you think they want to stop you from voting at all cost?

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It’s because they know the power of your vote. Right now the voting rights of millions are in peril because of only 2 votes. 2 votes can stop millions. That’s how powerful a vote is. Yours is more powerful than even that. Confirm you’re registered to vote and #RememberInNovember

We must see where this investigation is heading now that we know what they were up to. Oh, and we haven’t even gotten to who paid for it yet.

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Adding this development. @January6thCmte provided, to a court of law, they have a good faith basis to believe trump committed crimes. It they also provide documentation that includes the names Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.