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Government Corruption
January 6 hearings: Trump urged armed supporters to storm Capitol - aide
2022-06-29
See also here.
[BBC] Donald Trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to storm the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election, a former White House aide has said.

Ex-aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified to the committee probing the 6 January 2021 riots that Mr Trump and his top staff knew the potential for violence.

But a planned rally went ahead, with Mr Trump saying the armed attendees were "not here to hurt me".

The president also demanded to join the march on the Capitol himself, she said.

Up until now, the congressional panel was missing testimony from inside the room - someone who could offer a first-hand account of the situation in the White House in the critical hours before and during the attack.

But at its sixth hearing on Tuesday - hastily announced with what the committee said was the revelation of new evidence - Ms Hutchinson, 25, filled in the blanks.
Posted by:Besoeker

#25  I Agree with NN2N1's list. Just because some might be a challenge to get though doesn't mean they aren't the right idea.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-06-29 23:22  

#24  Only about 30% of Americans buy the Jan 6 bullscrit. That's according to MSM polls. Every new "bombshell" freakout wrecks another talking head's credibility. Jonathan Karl and Brett Bair join the Joy Behar / Horrendo Revolver list today.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-29 19:15  

#23  She's 25? That's a hard 25.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-06-29 16:17  

#22  I'll bet you $100 bucks there will be no term limits on the fed level or any prosecutions unless they can get a conservative in some way. I been hearing that grass roots bullshit for years, when the hell is it gonna take effect?
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-29 13:08  

#21  I dunno about term limits. We passed them some years ago in California for the state legislature but today the state Senate and Assembly are both super majority Democrat, more corrupt and radical than ever.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-06-29 12:53  

#20  ABC and CBS are both practically non-stop lately with nothing but the J6 hearings. The sanctimonious, hypocritical anchors are huffing and puffing about the "bombshell" testimony for all they're worth. It's really scary to think how many people actually believe them as they so eagerly play along with this Stalinesque show trial. They're right about one thing: Democracy is in great danger.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-06-29 12:48  

#19  #17^
Who is gonna pass the limits?

See: State level citizen Ballot Initiative proposals.

The following 25 states have initiative and/or veto referendum processes at the statewide level:

Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Maine
Maryland (Veto referendum only)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico (Veto referendum only)
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Plus the District of Columbia.

Use a Grass Roots way of starting a Constitutional Amendment for better control of DC. Then watch the DC Swamp offer up a slew of alternatives to appease the voters.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-29 11:31  

#18  So this all sounds and looks like the impeachment's past. Nothing but headline grabbing lies and half-truths. He urged folks to peacefully go there. He did not say, Hay you over there with guns! GO!! But dont let the truth get in the way here.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2022-06-29 10:53  

#17  NN2N1, who is gonna pass those term limits and and prosecute those offenders? It's clearly been shown the DOJ, FBI and whatever other agency could , will not do anything.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-29 10:03  

#16  Dem Playbook

1. Find impressionable former employee/acquaintance
2. Encourage their bad feelings about not being employed or accepted by the person/group
3. Foster and enhance false memories (Christine Blasey Ford comes to mind) about the person/group
4. Announce a super-secret 'bombshell' to the media
5. Ignore the resulting scrutiny revealing inconsistencies and/or outright lying - encourage media to ignore also
6. Declare victory before the public is fully aware or informed - also encourage media to do so
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2022-06-29 09:51  

#15  #14 ^^
Some Peaceful Solutions.
1. 10 years mandatory sentence for ANY ILLEGAL Election Related act. 25 years if conducted across state lines.

2. 20 Year Limit to elected Congressional Seats and Agency appointments.

3. Campaigns to be run using ONLY US sourced and proven donations, otherwise, see #1 for receiver and donor.

4. NO donations over $100 per election stage per person. Because it is We The People (equal say and vote) Not "We The Rich and Powerful".

5. Annual "independantly conducted" Mental Competency & Bi-annual Drug/Alcohol abuse testing of all Elected and Appointed officials.


To list a few.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-29 09:11  

#14  ^^^ I fear there is no peaceful solution to the swamp.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-29 08:51  

#13  

I expect to see many false, misleading and outright lies used as MSM HEADLINES
the closer we get to "The Return To Normalcy" election that the LSD's are facing in Nov.

They know America is PISSED OFF and the LSD's & Far Left MSM is working feverishly to create, start or generate a panic with anything.

QUESTION: While ANTI-FA & BLM and other Radical groups stormed and ram stacked a dozen + different State & Federal buildings over the last 4 years. How many of their Ring Leaders were arrested and hauled in front of a Congressional Committee?

Yep! only a few low level peons were arrested for a semi-emotional, reducing "they finally did something" news bite.

SUMMARY:
Any nation without the equally applied justice is NOT a representative government. It is operating to represent itself and some elites. History shows these nations soon fall into civil conflicts, then civil war.

I pray that the US resolves its DC Swamp problem legally & peacefully.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-06-29 08:23  

#12  Schiff has all this evidence. I'm not concerned one bit. /sarc
Posted by: DooDahMan   2022-06-29 06:53  

#11  
^ None of the weapons you are referring to were guns. Only Ashli Babbit was shot and murdered that day. If the protesters were to use guns you'd know it. You don't know what the fuck you're talking about.
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2022-06-29 06:51  

#10  Attn: The Walking Unvaxed I do not know how many have been convicted of bringing or using weapons but more than 85 were accused of using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer. According to the Federal court records at least three dozen people who took part in the riot used or possessed some kind of weapon that day. Having said that did anyone take it into the Capital, is yet to be established. So I would say that Cassidy Hutchinson is technically correct but also misleading.
Posted by: Bernardz   2022-06-29 05:39  

#9  Where's Shitt Fume to smack Brett around?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-29 03:13  

#8  I'm not sure what's worse: That anybody believes this crap or that anybody cares.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-29 03:11  

#7  FNC’s Bret Baier: Hutchinson’s ‘Stunning’ Testimony Moved the Ball

Baier clearly believing what he would personally prefer to believe.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-29 03:02  

#6  We still have not heard about his unpaid parking tickets and how his commander in the National Guard (which he was not in) didn't like him.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-06-29 02:57  

#5  Will Vindman be coming in to testify later? If anyone can tell me how in the fuck an 80 year old man get by the secret service that is the car and try to grab the steering wheel please explain. My kids at 3 could come up with better bullshit than these assholes.
Posted by: Chris   2022-06-29 00:37  

#4  Secret Service lead and presidential driver are prepared to testify under oath that Trump did NOT grab steering wheel or lunge at agents to drive himself to Capitol on January 6
Posted by: Skidmark   2022-06-29 00:37  

#3  PJ Media - Another J6 Trump 'Bombshell' Outed as a Hoax!

Any reasonable person would conclude this story was dubious. The liberal media, however, not so much. CNN gleefully described it as a bombshell, yet, like so many other Trump bombshells, it appears this incident didn’t happen at all, and is yet another hoax to add to the pile of bogus anti-Trump stories.

According to Peter Alexander, the chief White House correspondent for NBC News, sources close to the Secret Service dispute the story.

“A source close to the Secret Service tells me both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Trump never lunged for the steering wheel,” Alexander tweeted Tuesday evening.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-29 00:31  

#2  To this date, I am unaware of reports of weapons at the J6 Protest.
Maybe it was FBI surrendering to FBI?
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2022-06-29 00:31  

#1  There’s only one explanation for this. I break it down in this video:
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-06-29 00:24  

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