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11 Jan, 4 tweets, 2 min read
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#1: "Criminal investigators" in Georgia were "working to build a line of communication with congressional investigators."
cnn.com/2021/09/17/pol…

#2 is from the select committee website.
january6th.house.gov/about

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I read these as saying that the select committee is working with anyone else investigating the January 6 attack so that the work can build on one another to avoid duplication of effort.

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DOJ lawyers represented the National Archives in Trump's executive privilege lawsuilt, arguing alongside the select committee lawyers.

See where I am going with this?

Yes, it's 3 separate investigations.
But they're coordinating to avoid duplication of effort.

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Raffensperger talked to the Select Committee. cnn.com/2021/11/30/pol…

It isn't Georgia OR the select committee OR the DOJ.

All three seem to be working together.

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Teri Kanefield Profile picture
10 Jan
My latest for The Washington Post:

Perspective | The First Amendment may not help Jan. 6 defendants as much as they think it will.

Garland’s speech last week contained a warning that prosecutors will parry free-speech arguments.
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…
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Garland told his audience that he has his sights on all the perpetrators.

He also (interestingly) launched into a discussion about the First Amendment.

We've seen the First Amendment defense repeatedly from those fighting subpoenas or dealing with indictments.

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When Trump faced trial in the Senate after his second impeachment for inciting a riot, he used a First Amendment Defense.

Giuliani used a First Amendment defense against Swalwall's lawsuit accusing him of (among other things) inciting a riot.)

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Teri Kanefield Profile picture
9 Jan
There are a few assumptions in here.

Assumptions:

(1) The DOJ is waiting for a referral
(2) The DOJ is not working in coordination with the select committee
(3) The DOJ is doing nothing

I mean, other than that . . . 🤷‍♀️

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While the select committee has said it will make referrals where it deems them appropriate, I haven't heard anything about the DOJ "waiting" for a referral.

The select committee has said that it is working in coordination with other agencies to avoid duplication of effort.

2/
We know that the Georgia DA is coordinating with the select committee. Why not the DOJ also?

We also know that the DOJ lawyers represented the National Archives in Trump's executive privilege lawsuit.

3/
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Teri Kanefield Profile picture
6 Jan
This is also Merrick Garland's argument and approach: Fight authoritarianism with rule of law, not more authoritarianism.

Save democracy with more democracy, not less.

h/t @TWLadyGrey

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From @magi_jay's essay ⤵️

Some of Garland's critics see rule of law and commitment to the slow, grinding proceduralism of democracy as weakness.

Some can conceive of no possible motive other than corruption. "Garland must be bought off! Nobody can be so weak."

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It is also the approach of @BarackObama which makes sense because, as @magi_jay points out, this is the approach of the Democratic Party.

Obama says the cure to an ailing democracy is more democracy (by which he means civic engagement).

3/
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Teri Kanefield Profile picture
6 Jan
Here's why I think the answer is yes:

In its docs, the J6 committee said they're coordinating with other agencies to avoid duplication of effort.

We know they're coordinating with GA, which confirms (1).

In the exec. privilege docs, we see they have access to that evidence.
Randall also answered the question, so I'll drop his answer here:
I hesitate to speculate about the motives for some of the attacks, but I have noticed that some accounts achieved fame by attacking Trump. There is something appealing about attacking and being the "opposition" party and going after those in power.
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Teri Kanefield Profile picture
5 Jan
"The actions we have taken thus far will not be our last."

"We are committed to holding all perpetrators accountable . . ."

"We build investigations by laying a foundation. We resolve more straightforward first because they provide the evidentiary foundation for later crimes."
"All investigations are guided by the same norms, even when (and especially when) the circumstances we face are not normal."

In other words, rule of law is more important now.

(Who else has been saying these things? 🤔)
Now he's talking about the threats that members of Congress received. Shocking.

"These threats are permeating so many parts of our life we risk them becoming routine if we don't stop them."

"Dangerous for people's safety and deeply dangerous for our democracy."
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3 Jan
Both, and more.

This happens to be what I wrote about this week on my blog.

What is the point of all of these (losing) lawsuits and challenges?

My conclusion: It's not so much about delay as it is about undermining the legitimacy of government.

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It seems to me that these filings serve multiple purposes for Trump, including:

They keep his base fired up, they help with fundraising, and they show that he’s a “fighter.”

They help seed right-wing talking points.

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The "fighter" mentality:

When Nixon resigned, people like Manafort and Stone were frustrated and angry. They wanted Nixon to keep fighting.

They thought he was driven from office by a biased liberal media.

Well, now they have their own media.

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