NEW: Roger Stone may be closer to arrest than you think. From Reuters, 4 leaders of the proud boys have been hit with superseding indictments for conspiracy. BURIED LEDE: There is an un-indicted co-conspirator. I think it's Roger Stone. Here's why... 1/ reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The 4 proud boys charged here are considered the leaders of their respective states' groups. I predicted they would be charged with conspiracy back in January b/c of this WaPo report. You can also hear it on my Feb 1st episode of the @dailybeanspod 2/. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
That SAME DAY we reported the above WaPo story, we reported that rep Val Demmings called to investigate the January 5th meeting at trump international. This is important to what I'm about to discuss regarding the un-indicted co-conspirator. 3/
THOUGHTS on the Postmaster General. THREAD. ATTN: @HouseDemocrats. I REALLY want to hear testimony from the former Postmaster General Megan Brennan. Those who listen to our podcasts will remember she retired in October of 2019. 1/
You'll also remember that starting in May of 2018, donald personally pushed her to DOUBLE the rates on Amazon, which as we know was run by Jeff Bezos who also owns the Washington Post. A clear and impeachable abuse of power, btw. 2/
Trump had told aides several times he wanted her gone in his quest to privatize the USPS. Officials insisted her retirement was a regular old retirement and wasn't about the pressure donald put on her to break contracts with Amazon. 3/
THREAD: My thoughts on the decision not to call witnesses. Please correct me if I'm wrong. This take is based on what I think I know, and there's much I don't know, but I do not understand why the dems didn't depose Rep. Beutler. Let's talk about the objections: 1/
First, many are saying it would drag this thing out and prevent Biden's agenda from moving forward. I don't see how that's possible. The senate had the votes to depose Rep. Beutler. We saw that with the 55-45 vote to allow witnesses. GOP can't filibuster that 2/
It would have taken probably a week to depose her and introduce her testimony into the senate record. The senate is scheduled to be in recess this week. The only thing a deposition of Beutler would have done is stopped the senate's vacation. 3/
BREAKING: MCCONNELL IS FOLDING AND ALLOWING DEMS TO TAKE OVER. What on EARTH did Schumer threaten him with???
Here is the source
From McConnell’s statement, Mitch seemed fine with moving ahead because Manchin and Sinema had publicly said they wouldn’t vote for the filibuster. That was enough for him
THREAD: @maddow is asking tonight why the My Pillow guy and other trump allies like acting defense Secretary Chris Miller are making an eleventh-hour push to install trump sycophants in the NSA and CIA. There has to be a reason, and I have a guess. 1/
First, we know that after trump met with Chris Miller last Friday, Miller made a push to force Michael Ellis (former Nunes counsel and the guy who hid the Zelensky call in the code-word classified system) in as NSA general counsel. 2/ cnn.com/2021/01/16/pol…
We also know the My Pillow guy told Trump to install Kash Patel (former Nunes aide) as acting CIA Director, but what Maddow didn’t mention was that Haspel nearly resigned last December when trump tried to install Patel as the deputy director back then. 3/ thehill.com/homenews/admin…
THREAD: Okay. I'm about to get SUPER space beans tin foil hat on you, so stop reading if you're not into that. Based on what we're learning from public reporting, the pentagon curtailed the response to the trump coup. 1/ washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
We also know from video and public reporting that there were two groups that stormed the capitol. 1) weird-ass bystanders and 2) possibly armed ex-military members with tactical gear and flex cuffs 2/
We also know there was a failed coup attempt in Venezuela orchestrated by Giuliani and former members of Blackwater, an Erik Prince joint. 3/ rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…