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21 Dec

DUE PROCESS: A THREAD: (I know you're sick of me saying this) Let's say committee asks Perry to come in for a voluntary deposition and to please hand over relevant documents. Perry refuses. The committee probably asks one more time under threat of a subpoena. 1/

If Perry refuses again, they issue the subpoena with a reasonable time frame for him to respond. If Perry fails to appear, they send another letter saying YOU SURE BRO? You're in contempt, and if you don't cure that contempt by coming in this week, we will refer you to DoJ. 2/

If Perry still refuses, the committee schedules a vote for three days from then (per house rules), then the next day the rules committee considers it and votes, then the next day the full house can vote. Then they can send the referral to the DoJ c/o the DC USAO. 3/

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17 Dec

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BIG: @RepRaskin says Gohmert’s 12/27 lawsuit against Pence is a “significant detail in that it was part of a plan to isolate and coerce Pence.” That suit was backed by Sidney Powell. THAT CONNECTS THE PENCE COUP ATTEMPT TO AN ONGOING DOJ PROBE. 1/ politico.com/news/2021/12/1…

@USAO_DC

Powell’s two orgs were established a month or so before Ghomert filed suit, and the DoJ out of the @USAO_DC has been investigating Powell for at least three months. The 1/6 committee is also investigating her PAC per a source familiar. 2/ thedailybeast.com/feds-are-askin…

One thing DoJ prosecutors are looking into is what she did and didn’t spend money on in order to determine whether she defrauded donors. That would mean the DoJ would have to determine whether any donated money paid for the Gohmert suit. 3/ washingtonpost.com/investigations…

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15 Dec

THREAD: A couple of interesting things. I'm sure you've noticed by now the deliberate legalese used by Liz Cheney repeatedly during recent hearings. "Whether trump by action or inaction corruptly sought to obstruct or impeded Congress' official proceeding." This is no accident 1/

Liz Cheney's refrain is nearly word-for-word 18 U.S. Code § 1512(c)(3): "Whoever corruptly obstructs, influences, or impedes any official proceeding or attempts to do so." I find it interesting that a MoC who can't bring criminal charges is using prosecutorial language. 2/

@dailybeanspod

If you listen to @dailybeanspod or watch @glennkirschner2, you've heard us talk frequently about the importance of the DoJ charging JanSixers with Obstructing an Official Proceeding because by pleading guilty, they admit that they were there to stop the certification. 3/

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@MuellerSheWrote

14 Dec

THREAD: Seemingly conflicting ideologies I hold at once:

The DoJ is busting its ass and also taking too long

I wish Garland would tell us more but glad he’s tight-lipped

Mueller did his job but left questions unanswered

The J6 committee is kickass but also not forthcoming 1/

Secrecy is necessary but so is transparency

Garland is good but also too trepidatious

I like that DoJ is suing Texas but hate that they’re repping E Jean Carroll

Justice takes a long time to get right but we don’t have a lot of time 2/

Biden is doing a good job but makes mistakes

Moderates are stripping the BBB but good is better than perfect

Inflation is bad but recovering from a pandemic is good

I appreciate the system but OLC memos are garbage 3/

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14 Dec

Zoe Lofgren: I knew and served with Meadows. We got along reasonably well. It's shocking that we have to face the fact that Meadows admits he played a role in trying to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

Leading up to the attack, the white house was instructing the DoJ to investigate conspiracy theories to benefit trump. We need to talk to Meadows about that.

Meadows interacted with - allegedly - some of our own colleagues in congress. Meadows has acknowledged he has non-privileged documents and communications.

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14 Dec

NOW: the hearing to consider contempt referrals for Mark Meadows is underway. I'll be live tweeting...

Bennie Thompson (BT): we are north of 300 witnesses, 30K documents and over 350 tips on the tipline. We are making progress and our finding will be out in the open soon. We will have public hearings once we have the entire story.

BT: the report referring Meadows is clear and convincing. Meadows played a role. Don't let lawsuits or op-eds about privilege claims confuse you. He started by cooperating and handed over records, but that's just the first step.

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