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.@qjurecic wondered if this was going to be a "clips show" but was pleasantly surprised.
Biggest news for her was the 5 minutes of footage of leaders of Congress discussing what to do about the riot--calling other leaders for help. Shows how dire the situation was.
Biggest news for her was the 5 minutes of footage of leaders of Congress discussing what to do about the riot--calling other leaders for help. Shows how dire the situation was.
.@qjurecic also struck by the tips the Secret Service received, that violence was going to happen, that people could be killed.
Shows that Trump knew what could happen- "seems like a premeditated plan and that he wanted to be there."
Shows that Trump knew what could happen- "seems like a premeditated plan and that he wanted to be there."
.@ARozenshtein: "One thing that I learned is that Nancy Pelosi is a badass." He was very impressed with the footage we watched of her taking charge and trying to deal with the situation.
@ARozenshtein .@ARozenshtein says that Trump asking to be driven to the Capitol, these things, do not qualify as free speech, that they stray into "overt acts."
Alan has written about this before: lawfareblog.com/cassidy-hutchi…
Alan has written about this before: lawfareblog.com/cassidy-hutchi…
.@mollyereynolds: "This hearing also reminded us of how exceptional this hearing has been."
The Committee held under wraps that they were going to vote on the subpoena. Press only found out minutes before.
We haven't seen things like this before, Molly says.
The Committee held under wraps that they were going to vote on the subpoena. Press only found out minutes before.
We haven't seen things like this before, Molly says.
"He knew that he had lost. He knew that folks were armed."
@ARozenshtein talks about the state of mind of Trump as he gave his speech on January 6.
That plus him trying so hard to go to the Capitol "establishes intent," Alan tells us.
@ARozenshtein talks about the state of mind of Trump as he gave his speech on January 6.
That plus him trying so hard to go to the Capitol "establishes intent," Alan tells us.
.@qjureci: The intelligence agencies have said to Congress that they didn't know January 6 was going to happen.
This seems to not be credible and today we have documentation.
(Quinta wrote about before: lawfareblog.com/why-didnt-fbi-…)
This seems to not be credible and today we have documentation.
(Quinta wrote about before: lawfareblog.com/why-didnt-fbi-…)
.@qjurecic calls it concerning how intelligence & law enforcement agencies, they seemed not to take January 6 seriously beforehand.
She wishes that other committees have been more active in pursuing why these agencies were not more active. Need to know so can prevent in future.
She wishes that other committees have been more active in pursuing why these agencies were not more active. Need to know so can prevent in future.
.@mollyereynolds points to episode 4 of #TheAftermath as a way for listeners to hear about how Congress responded to January 6 before creating the Committee. Initially really constructive bipartisan investigations.
lawfareblog.com/aftermath-podc…
lawfareblog.com/aftermath-podc…
.@ARozenshtein thinks the subpoena is "a nothingburger."
"No way," Alan says, that anything will get resolved until after the election and only if Dems win the House.
"No way," Alan says, that anything will get resolved until after the election and only if Dems win the House.
.@qjurecic: the value is not will or will not this get Trump in front of the Cmte. "It is a symbolic measure," which also has value.
.@mollyereynolds: It may have taken until now for the Cmte to agree that today's subpoena vote was the step to take. The Cmte has focused on consensus.
.@benjaminwittes thinks the subpoena is a bigger deal than the rest of the panel.
Believes that the subpoena elevates the stakes in the Midterm election. Thinks Dem candidates can point to subpoena and say, this is why you should vote for me.
Believes that the subpoena elevates the stakes in the Midterm election. Thinks Dem candidates can point to subpoena and say, this is why you should vote for me.
.@benjaminwittes: "if you are the Cmte, why NOT send a referral (of criminal contempt charges of Trump) to the DOJ (soon)?" Ben thinks 30% chance that it all turns into something real.
@ARozenshtein remains skeptical that anything will happen.
@ARozenshtein remains skeptical that anything will happen.
We learned nothing about Ginni Thomas (wife of SCOTUS judge Thomas) today.
@qjurecic not surprised.
The Cmte did not record the testimony--maybe they did not want to include for that reason, or maybe GT had nothing to add, or maybe we will just hear it in the upcoming report.
@qjurecic not surprised.
The Cmte did not record the testimony--maybe they did not want to include for that reason, or maybe GT had nothing to add, or maybe we will just hear it in the upcoming report.
Time for audience questions! tweet at us!
A listener comes on to ask about the balance of power between Congress and the Executive branch.
@mollyereynolds tells us about how Executive Branch has clawed power away from Congress over time. "We need a more muscular Congress," she says, but is not optimistic about it.
@mollyereynolds tells us about how Executive Branch has clawed power away from Congress over time. "We need a more muscular Congress," she says, but is not optimistic about it.
About this balance of power question, @ARozenshtein points out that the framers of the constitution did not think about political parties.
Balance of power was meant to be between institutions, but this gets screwed up when you add partisanship.
Balance of power was meant to be between institutions, but this gets screwed up when you add partisanship.
@ARozenshtein .@ARozenshtein says that party members don't care about balance of power between institutions-- they just want to make sure that the institution where they have power, has the most power.
.@qjurecic thinks the Cmte has done an incredible job calling out "aberrant political behavior" and making the argument that the danger has not passed, we may face this again.
Harder to say if it will have the desired impact on future political behavior.
Harder to say if it will have the desired impact on future political behavior.
@qjurecic .@qjurecic points out that the two Republicans on the Cmte have lost their jobs, that election denial-ism is on the rise in the GOP.
She thinks the Cmte is "fighting the good fight" but doesn't know if they will win.
She thinks the Cmte is "fighting the good fight" but doesn't know if they will win.
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