The proceedings are being chaired by a Republican
The witnesses have been Republicans
Most worked for Republican president Trump
The insurrection was planned & carried out by Republicans
And the dereliction of duty for 187 minutes was that of a Republican
#January6thHearing
Trump knew the coup was happening
He did nothing to stop it
On the contrary-he incited the insurrectionists even more
#January6thCommittee
Instead of calling the Capitol Police, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security or even the FBI
Donald Trump called Senators-trying to convince them to delay certification of the election
While insurrectionists chanted Hang Mike Pence
#January6thCommittee
At 2:24, Trump still hadn’t taken action to stop the coup
But he did post this tweet attacking the courage of Mike Pence
And called another Senator to further the coup
This isn’t benign ignorance
It’s an overt act taken to further a conspiracy
#January6thCommitteeHearing
These two tidbits about Josh Hawley speak for themselves
#January6thCommitteeHearing
Privately, Fox hosts begged Mark Meadows to convince Trump to stop the coup
But on the air, they downplayed it and blamed antifa
Meanwhile, 140+ Capitol Police were injured by virulent Trump supporters incited by the same lies spouted by Trump and Fox
#January6thHearing
This is a chillingly salient point
By not calling off the attack, Trump’s mob continued to press the attack on Congress
Judging from the radio messages, if they actually captured Mike Pence or Nancy Pelosi, they certainly would have been harmed-if not killed
#January6thHearing
Even when Trump finally told the mob to go home
He STILL repeated the lie that he won the election
This constant refrain has led GOP state legislatures to enact voter suppression laws in 19 states-and counting
The coup has never stopped
It continues today
#January6thHearing
It’s not that Trump refuses to say he lost
He still claims he WON
He was a national security threat when he 1st took office
He remains one to this day
And anyone who thinks of supporting him again-which includes most of the GOP-is just as bad
VOTE THEM OUT
#Jan6thHearings
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