FLASH: House Select Jan 6 Committee subpoenas House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy, Rep Jim Jordan (R-OH), Rep Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep Mo Brooks (R-AL), Rep Andy Biggs (R-AZ) as part of its growing investigation
Committee chairman Rep Bennie Thompson (D-MS) to GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy: “Unfortunately you declined voluntary cooperation”
Committee: Leader McCarthy was in communication with President Trump before, during, and after the attack on Jan 6
The committee has already completed approx. 1,000 interviews. Its public hearings begin in less than a month
Committee: Rep Jordan “was in communication with President Trump on January 6th and participated in meetings and discussions throughout late 2020 and early 2021 about strategies for overturning the 2020 election”
Per @cbszak - When asked if he thinks House GOP members will comply with subpoenas, House Select Jan 6 Committee chair Bennie Thompson (D-MS) said: "I hope they do. I hope they do"
Rep McCarthy (R-CA) tells reporters: “I have not seen the subpoena. I guess they sent it to you guys before they sent it to me. Look, my view on the committee has not changed. They're not conducting a legitimate investigation.”
Committee explains subpoena for Rep Scott Perry (R-PA): "(Rep Perry) was directly involved with efforts to corrupt the Department of Justice and install Jeffrey Clark as acting Attorney General."
Committee re: Rep Biggs: "Biggs participated in meetings to plan various aspects of Jan 6 & was involved with plans to bring protestors to Washington for the counting of Electoral College... was involved in efforts to persuade state officials that the 2020 election was stolen"
Committee: "Rep Mo Brooks spoke at the rally on January 6th, encouraging rioters to “start taking down names and kicking ass.” In addition, Mr. Brooks has publicly described conversations in which the former President urged him to work to “rescind the election of 2020”
Committee and court filings have already revealed text messages sent by Rep Jim Jordan to Mark Meadows ahead of Jan 6
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Committee and court filings have already revealed text messages sent by Rep Scott Perry to Mark Meadows ahead of Jan 6
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Committee: "While Members of Congress typically testify voluntarily before committees when asked, in recent years the House Ethics Committee has issued a number of subpoenas to Members of Congress for testimony or documents."
Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD): "We have operated in complete good faith with respect to all of our witnesses"
NOW: Jack Smith testifies publicly in US House Judiciary Committee hearing -- to detail his criminal case against Trump for attempting to overturn the 2020 election
In the front row: Four Jan 6 police responders (Harry Dunn, Aquilino Gonell, Dan Hodges, Michael Fanone)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) lays down the bottom line of Jack Smith's prior closed-door interview w/ committee
About the Jan 6 attack, Smith said "he caused it... he exploited it.... it was foreseeable to him."
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) about GOP complaints that Jack Smith sought some phone toll records of GOP Senators.....
Raskin emphasizes that Trump was accused of attempting to conspire to get GOP Senators to install fake electors on Jan 6, 2021
NEW: 80 cosponsors to US House bill seeking impeachment of Kristi Noem
Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL)
Rep. Y. Clark (D-NY)
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Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA)
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL)
Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM)
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
(MORE)
Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ)
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA)
Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA)
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Rep. Dave Min (D-CA)
Rep. John Larson (D-CT)
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE)
FLASH: Sen Thom Tillis (R-NC) is on Senate floor and he's about to make a motion for "unanimous consent" to expedite the hanging of the January 6th plaque at the Capitol
To honor the police heroes
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) speaks first: "In 2022, we passed a law .. saying we'd hang this plaque"
"I'm here to team up with my colleague from North Carolina to have a strategy to make sure we *do* have this plaque up"
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is now speaking. He recalls that he was on floor in Senate chamber on Jan 6.
Tillis says prior law requiring Jan 6 plaque had a "technical" issue that requires clarity. He says issue can be quickly cured
Some pardoned rioters are retracing their march from the Ellipse to the Capitol
Some victims are part of a 10am hearing organized by House Democrats
And: Anger, toxicity and confrontation continue to define Jan 6. Still.
Poltico Playbook on Jan 6 just now:
“Today D.C., and much of America, is deeply divided about what happened.
That lack of consensus represents a triumph, of sorts, for Donald Trump, and stands as testament to his unmatched ability both to reshape political narratives and to carry his supporters to extraordinary positions”
Injured DC police officer Dan Hodges says the Jan 6 denialism remains rampant
“Everything on January 6 occurred exactly as it appeared to. There’s no conspiracy here, there’s no, it wasn’t a “Fed-surrection”
NEW: House Speaker Mike Johnson – after two years of deflecting questions on the matter – is now arguing that the legally-required January 6 plaque must be re-considered
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In a statement tonight, a spokesperson for Speaker Johnson says:
"As written, the statute authorizing this plaque is not implementable, and proposed alternatives devised by Democrat House staff, not members, also do not comply with the statute. If Democrats are serious about commemorating the work of USCP officers, they are free to work with the appropriate committees of jurisdiction to develop a framework for proper vetting and consideration, just as the House does for Congressional Gold Medals, commemorative gold coins, and similar ceremonial responsibilities”
Federal law required the Jan 6 plaque to be hung on Capitol grounds by March 2023