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Jun 25, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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Republican amendments to bill to make District of Columbia the 51st state. Vote scheduled for TOMORROW: (1/5)

Requires DC to instead be "given" to Maryland Image
GOP amendment to DC statehood bill requires DC to "singlehandedly" pay the cost of changing the US Flag to 51 stars Image
GOP amendment to DC statehood bill requires the US Justice Dept to prosecute any corruption by DC government officials before statehood begins Image
GOP amendment to DC statehood bill to pay back federal taxpayer for costs of running DC courts and US Marshals Image
GOP amendment to DC statehood bill requires DC to take back and incarcerate thousands of federal prison inmates who were convicted of crimes in District of Columbia Image

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Jan 8
FLASH: Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) is on Senate floor and he's about to make a motion for "unanimous consent" to expedite the hanging of the January 6th plaque at the Capitol

To honor the police heroes
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks first: "In 2022, we passed a law .. saying we'd hang this plaque"

"I'm here to team up with my colleague from North Carolina to have a strategy to make sure we *do* have this plaque up"
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is now speaking. He recalls that he was on floor in Senate chamber on Jan 6.

Tillis says prior law requiring Jan 6 plaque had a "technical" issue that requires clarity. He says issue can be quickly cured

(MORE)
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Jan 6
JAN 6 - 5 years later

Some pardoned rioters are retracing their march from the Ellipse to the Capitol

Some victims are part of a 10am hearing organized by House Democrats

And: Anger, toxicity and confrontation continue to define Jan 6. Still.
Poltico Playbook on Jan 6 just now:

“Today D.C., and much of America, is deeply divided about what happened.

That lack of consensus represents a triumph, of sorts, for Donald Trump, and stands as testament to his unmatched ability both to reshape political narratives and to carry his supporters to extraordinary positions”
Injured DC police officer Dan Hodges says the Jan 6 denialism remains rampant

“Everything on January 6 occurred exactly as it appeared to. There’s no conspiracy here, there’s no, it wasn’t a “Fed-surrection”
Read 13 tweets
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Jan 6
NEW: House Speaker Mike Johnson – after two years of deflecting questions on the matter – is now arguing that the legally-required January 6 plaque must be re-considered

(more)
In a statement tonight, a spokesperson for Speaker Johnson says:

"As written, the statute authorizing this plaque is not implementable, and proposed alternatives devised by Democrat House staff, not members, also do not comply with the statute. If Democrats are serious about commemorating the work of USCP officers, they are free to work with the appropriate committees of jurisdiction to develop a framework for proper vetting and consideration, just as the House does for Congressional Gold Medals, commemorative gold coins, and similar ceremonial responsibilities”
Federal law required the Jan 6 plaque to be hung on Capitol grounds by March 2023

It has not been.

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Jan 2
ONE YEAR AFTER THE PARDONS:

Growing number of Jan 6 riot defendants are in new legal peril

HERE ARE SOME ====>
Zachary Alam faces a hearing this month ahead of sentencing in a breaking-&-entering case in Henrico County, Virginia

Alam was convicted in October

On Jan 6, we was on frontlines outside House Speaker's Lobby and rioters confronted police and evacuating House members

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Christopher Moynihan of New York has pleaded NOT GUILTY in Dutchess County, New York in a new threat case

Months after pardon, Moynihan allegedly sent text message that he planned to "eliminate" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in October

Moynihan was on Senate floor on Jan 6, 2021 Image
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Dec 31, 2025
ALERT: House Judiciary Committee releases 250+ page transcript of its interview of Special Counsel Jack Smith

Smith testified: "January 6th was an attack on the structure of our democracy in which over 140 heroic law enforcement officers were assaulted. Over 160 individuals later pled guilty to assaulting police that day. Exploiting that violence, President Trump and his associates tried to call Members of Congress in furtherance of their criminal scheme, urging them to further delay certification of the 2020 election. I did not choose those Members, President Trump did"

(MORE)
Special Counsel Jack Smith interview w/ House Judiciary Committee (MORE)

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH): "You just made some pretty definitive statements about your belief that President Trump was guilty of these charges. Is that correct?"

Jack Smith: "Yes, I believe we had proof beyond a reasonable doubt in both cases"

Jordan: "And doesn't the Justice Manual prohibit prosecutors from asserting that a defendant is guilty of something before a jury makes a determination?"

Smith: "When a case is pending, yes."
When he was asked about other election disputes (including 2000 election), Jack Smith told House Judiciary Cmte:

"There is no historical analog for what President Trump did in this case. As we said in the indictment, he was free to say that he thought he won the election. He was even free to say falsely that he won the election"
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Dec 30, 2025
STAND BY: Detention hearing at 1p in Capitol Hill Pipe Bomb Case

We *will* have access to our laptops here

Feds allege Brian Cole of Virginia has confessed

Defense to argue Justice Dept has made thin case, hasn't shown Cole is dangerous & made improper public statements
Brian Cole enters court wearing khaki-colored prison garb. He has a four-person defense team at the table
US District Court Judge reveals Justice Dept obtained a grand jury indictment from a grand jury in the lower DC Superior Court (not traditional)

That's a thorny matter (MORE)
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