More deplorables subpoenaed

[TC Talks]

Two additional high profile losers are heading to Congress or (if we're lucky) heading to jail for the holidays for contempt. Let the circus begin.

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Capitol attack on Jan. 6 issued five new subpoenas on Monday, targeting allies of former President Donald J. Trump who helped draw crowds to Washington before the riot, including the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. and the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The subpoenas, which come after the committee has interviewed more than 200 witnesses, indicate that investigators are intent on learning the details of the planning and financing of rallies that drew Mr. Trump’s supporters to Washington based on his lies of a stolen election, fueling the violence that engulfed Congress and delayed the formalization of President Biden’s victory.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events, as well as what communications organizers had with officials in the White House and Congress,” said Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi and the chairman of the committee.

Mr. Stone promoted his attendance at the rallies on Jan. 5 and 6, and solicited support to pay for security through the website stopthesteal.org. While in Washington, he used members of the Oath Keepers as personal security guards; at least one of them has been indicted on charges that he was involved in the Capitol attack.

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Mr. Jones reportedly helped organize the rally at the Ellipse near the White House that immediately preceded the riot, including by facilitating a donation to provide what he described as “80 percent” of the funding, the House committee said. Mr. Jones has said that White House officials told him that he was to lead a march to the Capitol, where Mr. Trump would meet the group and speak, according to the committee.

Mr. Stone and Mr. Jones were among the group of Trump allies meeting in and around the Willard Intercontinental Hotel near the White House the day before the riot.

[km1125]

Such a joke.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events,"... too bad they couldn't have mustered that same kind of spirit to investigate all the riots that were killing people and burning down cities a year ago.

[Rate This]

Such a joke.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events,"... too bad they couldn't have mustered that same kind of spirit to investigate all the riots that were killing people and burning down cities a year ago.

Opportunists vs. folks with a command center in the Willard Hotel. Glad we cleared up how these are exactly the same. Thanks. We owe you a debt of gratitude.

[Matt]

Such a joke.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events,"... too bad they couldn't have mustered that same kind of spirit to investigate all the riots that were killing people and burning down cities a year ago.

Breaking into the US Capitol isn't a problem to you? If anything, it's important to investigate what happened form ALL angles.

[Bryce]

Such a joke.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events,"... too bad they couldn't have mustered that same kind of spirit to investigate all the riots that were killing people and burning down cities a year ago.

Breaking into the US Capitol isn't a problem to you? If anything, it's important to investigate what happened form ALL angles.

There is a big difference between an investigation and a partisan witch hunt.

[MWmetalhead]

This matter is best handled by the Justice Department and various law enforcement agencies.

Congresspeople are not detectives.

I do agree that the Jan. 6 protest that turned into a mob scene needs to be exhaustively investigated as do the west coast riots.

[km1125]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

[Turkeytop]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

[Matt]

Such a joke.

“We need to know who organized, planned, paid for and received funds related to those events,"... too bad they couldn't have mustered that same kind of spirit to investigate all the riots that were killing people and burning down cities a year ago.

Breaking into the US Capitol isn't a problem to you? If anything, it's important to investigate what happened form ALL angles.

There is a big difference between an investigation and a partisan witch hunt.

The partisan witch hunt IS bullshit, but suggesting people didn't break into the capitol is also bullshit. How was it allowed to happen is the bigger question.

[km1125]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

That's not an "independent" commission. It's still Congresspeople doing the "investigating", along with all the grandstanding and burning through piles of cash.

[TC Talks]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

That's not an "independent" commission. It's still Congresspeople doing the "investigating", along with all the grandstanding and burning through piles of cash.

Given the fact that it was Congress that was broken into I don't think it's an unusual or unreasonable act to have a congressional hearing. When did the trumpers abandon their strict constitutional ways?

[km1125]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

That's not an "independent" commission. It's still Congresspeople doing the "investigating", along with all the grandstanding and burning through piles of cash.

Given the fact that it was Congress that was broken into I don't think it's an unusual or unreasonable act to have a congressional hearing. When did the trumpers abandon their strict constitutional ways?

If your house or business was broken into would YOU do the investigation or would you bring in the police?

[Turkeytop]

There is a big difference between an investigation and a partisan witch hunt.

The witch hunt has been finding a lot of witches.

[TC Talks]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

That's not an "independent" commission. It's still Congresspeople doing the "investigating", along with all the grandstanding and burning through piles of cash.

Given the fact that it was Congress that was broken into I don't think it's an unusual or unreasonable act to have a congressional hearing. When did the trumpers abandon their strict constitutional ways?

If your house or business was broken into would YOU do the investigation or would you bring in the police?

If I were a collection of the leaders of the Free world I absolutely would. Why do you keep asking such stupid questions like you don't really understand how government works.

[Matt]

No problem with an investigation, but as MW stated, it should be by someone like the Justice Department.

All that's really going to happen is, like Bryce stated, a partisan witch hunt and a bunch of grandstanding. More useless actions by Congress, but maybe it will be worth it if it even slows their propensity for spending even just a tiny bit.

But didn't Senate Republicans block a proposed Independent Commission?

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/28/10005248 ... pitol-riot

That's not an "independent" commission. It's still Congresspeople doing the "investigating", along with all the grandstanding and burning through piles of cash.

Given the fact that it was Congress that was broken into I don't think it's an unusual or unreasonable act to have a congressional hearing. When did the trumpers abandon their strict constitutional ways?

If your house or business was broken into would YOU do the investigation or would you bring in the police?

If I were a collection of the leaders of the Free world I absolutely would. Why do you keep asking such stupid questions like you don't really understand how government works.

At least Karen Male 1125 is at least acknowledging it was a break in.