Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

Quick thread about Pence's foreknowledge of the 1/6 Capitol riot.

Grassley walked back his claim within 30 minutes (see the Roll Call thread):

IMO this was a Freudian slip, and it was very telling.

https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1346473050078777356

IMO it shows that senior Rs who were & are loyal to T**** had a plan B if Pence decided not to carry out his role in the joint session that day. T**** would have preferred Grassley as the SPPT to take over that role.

IMO, Pence decided to ensure Biden's win was certified.

A lot of my fellow pro-democracy supporters seem to misunderstand exactly what Pence was planning.

He believed certain R Senators would file objections to the EC slate of electors from certain states, triggering a delay while those matters were looked into.

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That is a step that's within the power of a VP during that process.

T****, Eastman, Ellis & others had publicly said this could and should happen. My last day as a T**** supporter was 1/5/21. I had tweeted on 12/27/20:

(My timestamps are in NZT.)

https://twitter.com/FreedomFriesInc/status/1343358262838620160

Two things I got wrong in that 2020 tweet: I underestimated the threat level, and I said the prosecutions would be fake (ie, corruptly carried out) because I assumed the protestors would be innocent.

I'm way more skeptical now & never trust a promise of a "peaceful protest."

There was a lawful option to delay certification BUT that power rested with Senators, not the VP. His sole & necessary power to trigger a delay relied on at least one Sen objecting to a state's certification. Abundant House Rs objected but IIRC only one Sen did & it went nowhere.

IIRC, shortly after that Senator objected to Arizona's certification, law enforcement ordered those in the chamber to start evacuating. Pence had tried to stall the rec. his USSS detail gave to evacuate immediately, & by car. He overrode them & stayed in the parking garage.

One of many egs of Pence & his Dear Leader overriding the USSS, thereby increasing agents' stress & the risk of harm to multiple people.

They had urged JFK to use the hard top on the limo in Dallas, and it would've saved his life. Think of the legacy THEY have to live with.

Pence should have evacuated by car, when told to by his detail.

He claimed he wanted to stay so that continuing the joint session would look better. Honestly, him coming back by car wouldn't have looked bad to anyone.

I now think he stayed in case the coup attempt succeeded.

Pence had foreknowledge of the riot plans, and just like T**** and any other unscrupulous politician did and would, he maintained the facade, while keeping his own options open at all times.

He claims he restored order asap. He did not.

Since those weeks before 1/6 when my skepticism of T**** and his henchmen steadily rose, I've been able to figure out what really happened by looking at what those like Pence who had the power to save lives did NOT do at key points.

IMO, the answers are right there.

But it's not as if prosecutors can only rely on omissions rather than actions.

There is a mountain of solid evidence from thousands of official agencies, documents, videos, and witnesses of every kind.

Rs are TOTALLY screwed.

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