Thread by @AmoneyResists

These are great questions by @donwinslow. I’m going to answer all the ones that I can to the best of my knowledge.
#ShockingUnansweredJan6Questions

https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1463255984306982917

1.) Why wasn’t Trump evacuated to the Bunker under the WH during January 6th?

Trump was one of the most primary organizers and inciters of the attack and therefore knew he wasn’t in any danger.

2.) How did the rioters know to target the only few unsecured windows at the Capitol?

Complicit Republican members of Congress—we know of at least 9–must have provided this information.

3.) How did they find Jim Clyburn’s secret office?

Again, it had to be one of the Republican members involved in planning and inciting the attack.

4.) Why hasn’t a single @GOP member of Congress been subpoenaed?

A House committee conducting an investigation like this has to be extremely delicate w/ matters that implicate members of its own body. It makes sense that these individuals would be among the last to be subpoenaed

5.) Who planted pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic HQ’s the night before the attack?

I don’t know the answer to this question, but do not believe it was a member of Congress, even though most analyses of the footage suggests it was a woman.

6.) Why did @laurenboebert tweet about @SpeakerPelosi’s movements during the attack?

Because Lauren is a domestic terrorist who was involved in the attack & wanted to facilitate the rioters reaching the Speaker of the House and eliminate the line of succession to the Presidency.

7.) What advance knowledge did the @FBI have?

All reports suggest the @FBI had extensive knowledge of the attack. We don’t know if they didn’t act on it due to incompetence or interference from someone on the inside like Trump-appointed Christopher Wray. My guess is the latter.

8.) Why has Trump not been indicted for pressuring officials to overturn the election?

Investigations can’t impede each other. He’ll probably be the last one indicted for 1/6 because all the people under him are needed to provide conclusive admissible evidence of his involvement

9.) How did Steve Bannon know the day before the attack that “all hell is going to break loose tomorrow”?

Steve Bannon was one of the primary planners and instigators of January 6th. It should not surprise anyone that he knew the day before what was going to happen.

10.) How many calls did Trump make between 1:10pm and 4:17pm on 1/6?

I don’t know, but I do know that the @FBI and @January6thCmte have these records and he spoke to both @Jim_Jordan and @GOPLeader. We know McCarthy asked him repeatedly to call off the rioters and Trump refused.

11.) Who ordered the national guard delay?

The most likely people responsible for the delay of national guard troops to the Capitol are Mike Flynn’s brother, Charles Flynn and Trump himself. The committee must identify every person who assisted with this and prosecute them.

12.) Did Michael Flynn’s brother stop help from arriving?

Trump would have had to order him to do this, but I believe the answer is yes.

13.) Why were more than 35 Capitol police officers investigated for their role in January 6th?

Because there were a minimum of 3 dozen Capitol police officers complicit in the insurrection. We saw multiple officers taking selfies with the rioters; as well as removing barricades.

14.) Which Republican members of Congress gave tours of the Capitol prior to Jan 6th?

We know @laurenboebert and at least one other @GOP house member did this. Both the @FBI and @January6thCmte have the footage of anyone who was stupid enough to lead these reconnaissance tours.

15.) Why are Republicans so scared of their 1/6 phone records being known?

Because text messages & phone calls are critical pieces of time-stamped evidence of their involvement in the attack. Even burner phones’ text records are permanently stored on the carrier’s servers.

16.) Why did it take 6 months to form the @January6thCmte?

Because @SpeakerPelosi knew that this was going to be politicized & obstructed by Republicans. So she gave them a chance to make it bipartisan in the senate. They rejected it, so she set up her own committee in the House

17.) Why did it take 9 months before the committee issued its first subpoenas?

It didn’t. The committee was formed on July 1st of 2021. The first subpoenas were issued on September 23rd of 2021. That’s less than 3 months.

18.) Why has there only been one public hearing in almost a year?

Because the committee is still conducting depositions and subpoenaing witnesses for testimony and documents; all of which are critical parts of gathering evidence for an investigation. Hearings come after this.

19.) Why hasn’t a single member of the Trump family been subpoenaed?

According to members of the committee, they’ve held off on issuing subpoenas to Trump or his family members for the time being because they know the circus that subpoenaing any of these individuals will create.