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2024-03-11 Government Corruption
‘Sleazy’ Liz Cheney Loses It After Bombshell Report Claims She ‘Suppressed Exonerating Evidence’ With J6 Committee
[Federalist via ZERO] Former Rep. Liz Cheney (of the revolving door Haliburton --> White House --> war profiteer dynasty) came unglued this weekend following a report by The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway, which accuses Cheney and the January 6 committee of suppressing exonerating evidence of then-President Trump's push for 10,000 national guard troops to protect the nation's capital on the day of the Capitol riot.

To summarize The Federalist;

  • Cheney and the J6 committee "falsely claimed they had "no evidence" to support Trump officials’ claims the White House had communicated its desire for 10,000 National Guard troops."

  • In truth, an early transcribed interview conducted by the committee "included precisely that evidence from a key source."

  • That key source, Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato, said he overheard White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows push DC Mayor Muriel Bowser to request as many National Guard troops as needed to protect DC on Jan. 6.

  • Ornato also testified that Trump suggested 10,000 troops to keep the peace at public rallies and protests scheduled for Jan. 6, 2021 - and that the White House was frustrated with Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller's slow deployment of assistance on the day of the riot.

  • Ornato's testimony was corroborated by Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense.

  • According to The Federalist, this information was suppressed.

    Hemingway writes that the committee not only mischaracterized the interview, they also suppressed the transcript from public review.
    • Posted by Besoeker 2024-03-11 03:54|| || Front Page|| [11144 views ]  Top

    #1 Jan 6 committee allegedly suppressed testimony showing Trump admin pushed for National Guard presence: report
    Posted by Skidmark 2024-03-11 05:32||   2024-03-11 05:32|| Front Page Top

    #2 That is called "Tampering with Evidence".
    Posted by Angealing B. Hayes4677 2024-03-11 06:52||   2024-03-11 06:52|| Front Page Top

    #3 ^ only in a trial, not a Kabuki theater presentation
    Posted by Mercutio 2024-03-11 10:07||   2024-03-11 10:07|| Front Page Top

    #4 That is called "Tampering with Evidence".

    Mercutio might have a point in his response to this comment. How about we call it "election interference"?
    Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-03-11 11:46||   2024-03-11 11:46|| Front Page Top

    #5 3, 4, how about we call it "Good enough' and get the old mare saddled and in the gate for the running of the '24 Ceausescu Stakes.
    Posted by Cesare 2024-03-11 12:56||   2024-03-11 12:56|| Front Page Top

    #6 I don't think this constitutes "losing it":

    Hi Mark: I see you’re still spreading BS. You & the bozo who wrote this might want to actually read the 1/6 report (eg, Appendix 2, 741-2, 127-8, 587-92), SecDef Miller’s transcript (Trump never ordered 10k troops), Judge Wallace’s finding (Kash Patel is “not a credible witness”) https://t.co/WdOxaEbVks
    — Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) March 10, 2024

    It's a bald faced lie, but not a breakdown of any sort.
    Posted by Angstrom 2024-03-11 13:03||   2024-03-11 13:03|| Front Page Top

    #7  ^ The headlines have a tendency to be misleading. It would be more accurate to say the Liz doubled down on the J6 Committee lies.
    Posted by Abu Uluque 2024-03-11 15:12||   2024-03-11 15:12|| Front Page Top

    #8 I despise Cheney, but I tuned out Levin long ago. I associate his voice with Hannity. It locks my brain.
    Posted by Super Hose 2024-03-11 17:15||   2024-03-11 17:15|| Front Page Top

    #9 ^ Understood. But he's not wrong.
    Posted by Frank G 2024-03-11 18:35||   2024-03-11 18:35|| Front Page Top

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