1:00 pm
The committee convenes.
Chairman Thompson focuses on the vote and the fact Donald Trump attempted to coup the USA peoples' choice for president simply because it wasn't him.
1:05 pm
Co-chairwoman Cheney speaks to the interview of Mr. Cipollone (click here). President Trump was manipulated by others and why he continues to carry on like a spoiled brat. Really? Trump wants people to believe he was manipulated? As president to the USA he was manipulated by at the very least by Vladimir Putin. So, there might be some truth that he was manipulated and the very reason why he should never sit in the Oval Office again.
l. Evidence team lead by Giuliani knew they had no legitimate challenge to the elections of 2020.
2. Millions of Americans have to accept the fact Donald Trump lied to them and the election of 2020 is legitimate.
1:10 pm Rep. Murphy speaking and introducing the facts that the "Big Lie" is exactly that.
She said there is evidence that Trump deceived the American people by seeking cooperation with corrupt officials in his administration. That cooperation rarely occurred in those final days of the Trump administration. Trump asked for courage from all people he believed to be involved and invested, including Vice President Pence. January 6th was a call to arms, literally, to carry out a coup knowing there was no evidence of the 2020 election pointing to his winning the presidency.
Rep. Murphy will show the evidence instead to the extreme measures carried out by Trump and his minions to carry out a coup.
1:14 pm Rep. Jamie Raskin
There was an unhinged meeting by Trump at the White House to carry out the coup.
A 1:22 am tweet put forward the movement of his followers to bring about a coup. Alliances were formed before this time to carry out the coup in a physical movement of violence by groups of followers that were already organized as White Supremacists or election organizations.
Politicians whipping up crowd violence has a place in USA history, but, all failed when attempted. Those that would seek the violence will violate all those that accept democracy and the peaceful transfer of power.
1:19 pm
306 to 232 Electorate College count (click here)
McConnell accepted the Electoral College outcome.
Many told Trump to accept the defeat and concede. Eugene Scalia attempted to encourage Trump to accept the outcomes. Scalia allowed there were legal processes and once they were done, the current vote would stand.
There was an interview of Mr. Cipollone for 8 hours. He stated that Joe Biden was President - Elect and Trump was advised to concede as the White House council. He states he did not act politically, but, as someone who could provide good advice to Trump.
Barr thought there would be a new administration.
Cipollone stated Mark Meadows understood there was a defeat by Trump. Meadows stated that within the area where Mr. Cipollone heard him.
Former press secretary to the White House, Kayleigh McEnany stated she was planning for a new direction outside of the White House because Trump was defeated.
Ivanka Trump states she had a sentiment that she would be no longer involved with the Trump White House.
Another Trump team member stated any litigation was closed according to Deere.
Barr stated the social media of Dan Scavino was asked how long Trump was going to carry on about the Big Lie. Scavino and Jared stated they were working on ending the continued "Big Lie."
Cassidy Hutchinson also thought the "Big Lie" would end.
Pat Cipollone states everyone, including Trump, was obligated to abide by the courts. He believed that was the president''s obligation. He was the administrator of the Rule of Law from the White House. Obviously, he failed to do that on multiple fronts.
1:31 pm Raskin
Voting machines were not delivering false reports. Barr stated that any indication there was a false reporting was wrong. December 1 stated by Barr the election results were accurate and Pat Cipollone agreed.
Barr stated that the DOJ would never seize any voting machines and that was the end of it as far as Barr was concerned.
There would be a meeting subsequently with Trump advisors to begin the plot to seize machines outside the power of the DOJ. Trump was to name Sidney Powell as a Special Council to seize the machines. Pat Cipollone was not impressed that Sidney Powell was to be appointed to a Special Council. Cipollone adhered to Barr's statement and basically rejected the Big Lie. "Put up or shut up." Sounds right. There are ways to contest elections but seizing election machines was not a proper method.
Cipollone stated there was no evidence he requested to see that supports a Special Council.
...A former member (click here) of President Donald Trump’s legal team told the Jan. 6 committee that former Army colonel Phil Waldron first came up with the idea of Trump issuing an executive order to seize voting machines, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Earlier this month, Bernie Kerik — who worked with Rudy Giuliani on Trump’s legal efforts to find evidence of voter fraud — told the select committee that Phil Waldron originated the scheme, which would almost certainly have been illegal. A person familiar with Kerik’s testimony, who was not authorized to discuss it publicly, described it in detail to POLITICO....
Rusty Bowers - Guiliani had the theories for election fraud.
Cassidy Hutchinson stated she understood there was a goal to keep Trump in office through voter fraud, but, not enough to overturn the election.
Complete lack of evidence to overturn the 2020 election didn't stop Trump and his minions.
Patrick Burn
December 20, 2021
By Brian Schwartz
A former Trump administration aide (click here) and a leader with a pro-Trump Christian group are helping Patrick Byrne, the multimillionaire Overstock founder and ex-CEO, run a nonprofit that has pushed false election conspiracy claims, according to a filing reviewed by CNBC.
The group, called the America Project, is led in part by Emily Newman, who served as an advisor in then-President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the document. The disclosure report was filed this month in Delaware, according to Florida’s division of corporations website. The America Project has a mailing address in Sarasota, Fla.
Rob Weaver, who has a leadership role with the Jericho March, a pro-Trump Christian coalition, is listed on the form as the group’s chief financial officer....There were a variety of characters of powers and people that was causing the voting machines to produce wrong reports as to the outcome of the vote. There was a great deal of tense moments in a meeting where the minions were attempting to come up with a viable method to prove the election fraudulent due to the foreign influence of Venezuela, China and Iran. Of course, Russia was never a partner in crime to Trump.
Trusted political advisers were actually co-plotters or as Giuliani stated, "You are all pussies." Those advisers were unable to satisfy Giuliani's ambitions for the fraud by Trump. Giuliani liked the cabinet room the best.
Cassidy Hutchinson sent memos that described the meeting as unhinged and broke up after midnight. Mark Meadows escorted Giuliani off the White House grounds. Sidney Powell was provided security clearance and established by Trump as Special Council. Trump was told the appointment would be meaningless. Cipollone states he did not see Sidney Powell with any special status.
December meeting was the point where Sidney Powell believed she was appointed to carry out the capacity of Special Council and also seeking to be Special Council with validation by others in the White House besides Trump. She was mostly unsuccessful by the people in the White House.
Trump's purpose was to mobilize a crowd. Well, that is an understatement. He was trying to mobilize a crowd in every venue he attempted to influence to carry out a coup. The crowd were organized in many instances before the Trump re-election campaign and now attempted coup.
WILDPROTEST.COM
Alex Jones, the war mongering idiot. The extremist media were a part of the coup. They cooperated in raising alarm and organizing the violence at the Capitol. Salty Cracker. "...the time for action is now...where were you when history called..."
"Red Wedding" is out of Game of Thrones (click here)
There was information on social media that provided guidance to the mobs in that twitter would be the most important communication tool to the coup.
"Stand back and stand by" became an important statement to consolidate those that would bring violence on January 6th at the Capitol.
It sounds like the people involved with the actual violence was manipulated with populous content and quotes by Trump that provided excitement to the violence.
"Firing squad," oh, why not? Blood everywhere.
This entire time Trump was raking in millions of dollars (click here).
Former U.S. President Donald Trump raised $250 million in donations in the weeks after the November 2020 presidential election for an organization ostensibly intended to fund court challenges in support of his false claims that the election was fraudulent. Instead, he directed that money to an unrelated political action committee, or PAC, according to congressional investigators....
Promising of the best of all outcomes, including a successful coup and plenty of blood in achieving it would bring in more money and more a feeling of success was at their hands. Power. Trump was the power that relegated the best of outcomes regardless of the violence.
2:07 pm 10 minute recess
It was all about money and those that were audience to their best hopes of defeating the government and killing those responsible for democracy was a good use of their money. The Trump supporters, regardless of their status, were a ship of fools to believe this would actually happen. The only reason the White House staff was confused about the path of the president, was because they didn't see the banking balance Trump was viewing. Not one of them asked to know if there was fund raising connected to the "Big Lie." They never saw that level of corruption permeating their positions via Trump. Nor did Trump offer that perspective.
To their credit, the White House staff first felt the responsibility of their positions and to the country before their loyalty to Trump. Pat Cipollone singularly stood the line to end Trump's plans for violence. He even advised Ms. Hutchinson to stand on the right side of the law and the country. It was that deep understanding of their oaths that maintained that line they did not cross. Considering the disharmony Trump insisted on in the White House these are exceptional Americans. The country owes them an understanding of their dedication to the country and the Rule of Law. Bill Barr was also standing the line to end Trump's plans.
2:17 pm
Witnesses are seated in the committee room. They are protesters.
2:31 pm Committee returns to room after technical difficulties
2:32 pm Committee reconvened
Dr. Donell Harvin reports groups were aligning to meet in Washington, DC. The collaboration was nothing that would not have occurred without the understanding of a common cause.
Rep. Raskin describes the groups that attended the violence of January 6th. The information this committee is bringing to the American people is incredible.
The Ministry of Self-Defense including maps and plans to approach DC and how to move. Flynn connects to Oath Keepers. December 12th in picture with Oath Keepers as body guards to Flynn. Trump pardoned Flynn and Stone between the election and January 6th. "Friends of Stone." Friends of Roger Stone were marchers and Stewart Rhodes called for the coup in order to minimize the shedding of blood to achieve their goals.
Enrica Tarrio was the one Bannon wanted to bail out of jail on January 5th so it would not effect the coup.
Encrypted chats by Oath Keepers and Roger Stone. Stone was taking steps to become a member of the organization. That was all in his capacity as a Trump associate. As far as I am concerned, Stone was enlisting cooperation and loyalty with the Oath Keepers by appearing to be one of them.
2:41 pm Rep. Murphy
There was no evidence that the president and others did nothing to cool the temperature of the groups and followers.
Roger Stone
Alex Jones
Ali Alexander
Trump "likes the crazies" that support Trump.
Ms. Pierson received a phone call from Meadows? Who the heck are all these people with unfettered contact with the White House?
January 6th was to be announce to his supporters to a directive to meet at the Ellipse in DC at 10 AM. There is no doubt the violence was a method Trump intended to use. It was a secret to most and not a spontaneous movement.
Trump's very speech on the Ellipse is the evidence of the intent as stated and planned earlier. This was a method and not a social gathering.
Congressman Brooks
Congressman Mo Brooks (R-AL), (click here) a candidate in the Republican primary for the 2022 Senate race, engaged in a systematic effort to cast doubt on the integrity of the 2020 U.S. presidential election and to make the case that its result should be overturned by state legislatures and Congress. Using incendiary language, he encouraged President Trump’s supporters — in remarks at the Rally immediately preceding the insurrection on January 6th — to march to the U.S. Capitol:
Today is the day American patriots start taking down names and kicking ass. Now our ancestors sacrificed their blood, their sweat, their tears, their fortunes, and sometimes their lives to give us, their descendants, an America that is the greatest nation in world history. So I have a question for you, are you willing to do the same? My answer is yes. Louder! Are you willing to do what it takes to fight for America?...
Eastman Theory - Not much of a theory. It is criminal in it's content.
Mr. Cipollone stated he did not believe the Vice President had the power to overturn the election. Cipollone has respect for the former Vice President. He believes Vice President Pence did a great service to the country.
Right, Giuliani did have a team. A team of fraudulent nonsense stating the election was not true to the "real vote." The voting machines were the problem as were foreign entities.
Bannon states, "All hell will break loose tomorrow...." He was referring to the violence of January 6th. He endorsed and glamorized it. As did Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Ali Alexander.
January 6th the White House vibrated to the music playing at the Ellipse. His mood improved as the violence neared in a way that he did not express before for weeks.
The crowd were fired up or angry because the election was fraudulent. Stone, "Epic struggle between dark and light, god and the godless, etc." That is a cult. A religious cult. Do these people believe their souls are on the line with this movement? They had Qanon and the Shaman. What the heck were they thinking about god in relation to these other belief systems?
Washington is being inundated to those that do not want an election stolen, etc. states Trump. While he was raking in Big Bucks. I guess the Big Lie paid off even if he wasn't going to have the presidency after the insurrection. I do believe Trump expected to be president forever after January 6th.
Debbie Lesko was worried about security. She blame Antifa and she states there will be Trump supporters that will "Go nuts" when the election is not overturned.
Trump edited his speech to bring about inspiration to violence. He edited the speech to his mob until the early morning hours after midnight. He included Vice President Pence in those edits. The White House staff Stephen Miller stated speech writer Eric Hershman had thought the inclusion of Vice President to be counter productive.
Trump talked to Vice President Pence stating he was a whimp and other derogatory terms after Trump insisted he overturn the election at the meeting of the Electoral College. Ivanka's Chief of staff stated Ivanka Trump attempted to calm her father, Donald John Trump, before the rally at the Elipse. Ivanka Trump is known to have her thumb on the pulse of Donald John Trump. That has been the case since Trump first announced his candidacy. I am not surprised Ivanka "read her father" in a way that caused her concerned before the speech at the Elipse.
Trump insulted the Republicans that did not support the Big Lie. He insulted them including Pence to the mob.
Trump lied to all those around him and rallied the emotional content of anger to fight for him at the insurrection.
The insurrection resulted in American deaths.
3:13 pm Mr. Ayers, Mr. Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes is a former Oath Keepers.
Mr. Ayers pleaded guilty to charge involving the insurrection.
The witnesses are sworn in. They agree to the oath they just swore.
3:15 pm Chairman Thompson
Mr. Rhodes describes his experience with the Oath Keepers. He was an independent journalist at several standoffs by the Oath Keepers. He was hired as a media expert by the Oath Keepers. He states they are a violent militia. Stacked military formation going up the steps of the USA Capital. Steward Rhodes courted right wing extremists.
The core idea of Elmer Stewart Rhodes’ group, (click here) the Oath Keepers, is that its members vow to support the oaths they took on joining law enforcement or the military to defend the Constitution forever and the group’s own list of 10 “Orders We Will Not Obey.” The list is a compendium of perceived, unrealized threats from the government – orders, for instance, to force Americans into concentration camps, confiscate their guns or cooperate with foreign troops in the United States.
These supposed threats are, in fact, part of the central conspiracy theory advocated by the antigovernment movement of which the Oath Keepers is a part – the baseless claim that the federal government plans to impose martial law, seize Americans’ weapons, force those who resist into concentration camps and, ultimately, push the country into a one-world socialistic government known as the “New World Order.” In 2013, the group announced the planned formation of “Citizen Preservation” militias meant to defend Americans against the New World Order....
This description aligns with the description of Mr. Rhodes. The impoverishment of these people are not unusual to those that populate the group. They have a grievance with society in general and focus on the government as the problem.
Do I dare say these folks are largely from Red States?
Oath Keepers: Guardians of the Republic (click here)
Mr. Ayers believed completely the "Big Lie" was real and the election was stolen. In time he moved away from the media that was driving his false belief. He did his own research and shutting down of the websites was what convinced him that his beliefs were wrong.
He went to the January 6th rally and was angry and charged up and continued those feelings at the rally by the speech of Trump. He went to the Capitol because Trump asked him to and expected Trump to be there as he said at the rally.
He want to talk about truths. The insurrection was to be the spark that started the new Civil War. "Community Preparedness Team" and "Veterans Group." The Oath Keepers leader was actually a paramilitary leader and was hoping the Insurrection Act would be the way forward to be a force in the country. Wow.
Stewart Rhodes focus fell in line with violence and believed Trump's nod was permission for the violence the Oath Keepers were ready for.
I believe these men see the law rolling out convictions based in solid evidence changing their point of view. They want the truth to be known as a basis for their morality. They are concerned for the country. They believe the elections will not serve the country well if the votes are manipulated.
Ayers went home when Trump came out and asked the mob to disperse. They were brainwashed by the right wing media. That is my opinion. There is media set up to completely sympathize with Trump's point of view.
Losing a job and sold house will do that, too. A lot of the charges against him changed his life and not for the better. He is angry because Trump continues with the Big Lie. He was invested in the outcome that Trump promised.
"I consider myself a family man and I love my country. I don't think any one man is bigger than those....He feels like he had horse blinders on. He wants people to take a step back and realize the truth before it is too late." He is a moral man. He was misdirected.
Rep. Raskin - Trump's tweet is unique in history calling for an insurrection.
The Founders of our Constitution predicted there would be people like Trump. They warned such a power in the US Constitution would empower demigods to result as an ambition to rule the country, hence, destroying democracy.
There were serious injuries among the police officers that defended the Capitol on January 6th.
Trump's rage brought about his own words "American carnage."
Rep. Raskin is stating his understanding and loyalty of the people that came forward to speak to the Committee. Trump wanted to use these people to topple the Constitutional order. He believes the American democracy needs to be fortified. Trump asserts January 6th was the real election. Authoritarianism by the Republican Party loyal to Trump is a priority today. "Constitutional Democracy is the Golden Apple of Freedom exists."
3:46 pm Rep. Murphy closes with a statement
Evidence has been the leader the committee followed. She loves this country as an immigrant from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. She states Trump used fiction to create the "Big Lie." It is why evidence is the basis of everything the committee has aspired to hold above all else.
3:48 pm - Chairwoman Cheney
There was an organized effort to carry out deceit and corruption to change state election results from multiple states. Trump brought a mob to the US Capitol for the purpose of over throwing the election, a coup. He oversaw and directed the activity on January 6th. Trump's legal team was working to achieve the result of the mob. Trump's response to pleas from Congress to stop the insurrection did not come until hours later after the violence first started. Trump never called any law enforcement or the National Guard to help stop the violence at the US Capitol.
Trump is attempting to influence the witnesses to the committee. The referral was made to the DOJ.
3:52 pm Chairman Thompson
What role the federal government should play in our lives. The federal government and the USA Constitution brought about the end of slavery and elevated every person in the USA to be a citizen equal to other citizens.
January 6, 2020 tested the strength of the federal government. It makes his blood boil in the reality of the insurrection. A president would have been reassured the people to the fail safe of the country. Trump did not do that, but, sent a mob instead to disable and destroy the government. Our system of government held. We came all too close to the disaster inspired by Trump.
3:56 pm
Committee adjorned.
