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8 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
I covered the 1998 murders of Officer Chestnut & Det. Gibson inside the US Capitol. I have always remembered their names & their sacrifice. Their heroism will never be forgotten, but just as Officer Sicknick’s killing during this week’s insurrection, their murders were senseless.

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8 Jan
Where were they radicalized?
Pres. Trump: “If I lose, the election was rigged.”
Don Jr: “We’re coming for you.”
Giuliani: “Trial by combat.”
@realDonaldTrump: “We are going to have to fight much harder...[let’s] walk down to the Capitol.”
After the assault, this confession:
The body count is currently five including a police officer. Congress was stopped (temporarily) from certifying the electoral college votes. Protective-detail officers had their Glocks drawn as a last line of defense to prevent a takeover of Congress (the invaders succeeded)
These were not patriots. They were traitors.
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7 Jan
When do the Democrats take over the Senate?
Two things have to occur:
1) Kamala Harris has to be sworn in as VP
2) The Georgia election has to be certified
The first happens at Noon on Jan. 20
The second? 159 counties have until Friday of next week, then the state week after that
Could happen sooner. Military & overseas ballots plus curing of absentee ballots have deadlines by close of business Friday. If either candidate concedes (or both), the winner(s) could be sworn in immediately with consent from the Senate, prior to certification.
Two counties, Screven & Wilcox, have already certified because they had no outstanding ballots.
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7 Jan
Georgia update: Ossoff's lead now 41,306. Perdue has not conceded, but his Senate website has vanished. Counting continues in both races even though they've been called. Military/overseas ballots & signature curing continue through Friday. Certification starts a week later.
The numbers keep updating in real time. Here's the latest as of 4:39pm Thursday
This is well outside the recount request margin
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5 Jan
David Perdue is not a sitting senator unless he wins reelection in today's runoff & until results are certified. His term expired over the weekend. The only Georgia senator in joint session Wednesday will be Kelly Loeffler no matter who wins tonight(-ish). Unless someone concedes Image
Loeffler was appointed to fill Isakson's seat until the special election results are certified. Isakson's term expires after 2022. So she is still a senator today & tomorrow.
The only surprises here (and it's been a season full of them) would be concession speeches. If that happens, the winner(s) could be sworn in immediately.
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5 Jan
#BREAKING VP Pence handed the Senate gavel to Grassley this morning. Roll Call is reporting that Sen. Grassley will preside over the joint-session electoral vote count Wednesday & Pence will not be there.
We're keeping on eye on this. While Roll Call is reporting Grassley's claim, others are saying Pence is still planning to be there. Remember, today is November 66th 2020, so anything can happen.
Well that was an interesting 20 minutes. Now it seems it was all a hypothetical?
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4 Jan
Georgia GOP Chair @DavidShafer believes public officials should be able to broker backroom deals over election results in secret, with no right of the People or the voters to listen in.
For the record, @DavidShafer writes he did NOT say that. "I never said anything like that" he wrote in a DM:
We have had a very respectful discussion over DM and he offered to have a phone call, but I'm putting the kids to bed. @DavidShafer wrote, "...I agree completely that the terms of any conversation should be respected."
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