"The Speaker shall appoint 13 Members to the Select Committee, 5 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the minority leader."
Maybe Members who vote against this Bill should be considered disqualified.
2. Good to see the bill to establish the January 6 Select Committee explicitly highlights investigation into "how technology, including online platforms ... may have factored into the motivation, organization, and execution of the domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol."
3. Judicious use of these powers👇 in public hearings could be an enormous benefit to the public and to truth-seeking.
Questioning for longer than 5-minutes
Questioning by staff of the Select Committee
Question 4: The Feb. 25 U.S. strike was only in Syria. Did Iraq consent to June 27 U.S. strike on its territory?
Question 5: If Iraq did not consent, what's the international legal justification, and will the US submit a letter to United Nations (under article 51 of UN Charter)?
“The Trump Organization is expected to be hit with criminal charges as soon as next week by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office in a case that Trump attorneys say is tied to tax-related conduct, multiple people familiar with the matter tell NBC”
2. Ron Fischetti, an attorney for the Trumps “said company lawyers met with Vance’s office on Thursday and tried to persuade the Manhattan D.A.’s office not to go forward.”
3. “Manhattan district attorney’s office has informed Donald J. Trump’s lawyers that it is considering criminal charges against his family business”
“Vance Jr. could announce charges against the Trump Organization and the executive, Allen H. Weisselberg” nytimes.com/2021/06/25/nyr…
Giuliani's "misconduct directly inflamed tensions that bubbled over into the events of January 6"
He "communicated demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as lawyer for" Mr. Trump and the Trump Campaign.
2. "One only has to look at the ongoing present public discord…which erupted into violence, insurrection and death on January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol, to understand the extent of the damage that can be done when the public is misled by false information about the elections."
3. Mr. Giuliani is:
"suspended from the practice of law in the State of New York, effective immediately, and until further order of this Court" and "until such time as disciplinary matters pending before the Committee have been concluded."
In @PostOpinions, former FBI General Counsel @AWeissmann_ and I assess FBI Director Wray's two days of testimony on #Jan6.
First, Wray failed to explain FBI policy on social media monitoring that may be "galling to lawmakers" when they find out. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…
2. Watch👇
@AOC: Does FBI monitor social media to combat violent extremism (such as threats to Capitol on social media pre-#Jan6)
Wray: DOJ policy prevents FBI without "proper predication"
DOJ policy: Can monitor social media WITHOUT predication for special events (like Jan 6)
3. Watch👇
@RepSwalwell: Does FBI have authority to monitor open source websites/social media where groups post about threats?
Wray: Att'y General Guidelines prevent FBI without "proper predication"
A.G. Guidelines: Can monitor WITHOUT predication for special events (eg #Jan6)