Jaw-dropping details on the run-up to January 6 in this new report from @isaacstanbecker on the revelations in the Bob Woodward/Robert Costa book 'Peril': washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
It should not be lost to history that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was literally the dog-in-a-burning-house meme when he called his Chinese counterpart to reassure him after the insurrection: 
-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reassured counterpart that we would not attack China despite Trump's rhetoric, but that he would warn them if we were going to
-CIA Director assessed possibility of right wing coup and and discussed it with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
-CIA Director assessed possibility of right wing coup and and discussed it with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
-And lo and behold, Steve Bannon, back for a star performance as a key instigator for January 6, per the CNN report on the book:
-Vice President Pence examined the possibility of delaying the Electoral College certification closely and even called former VP Quayle for advice on whether he could take action to accede to President's demands
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