January 6th Committee Hearings Thread of Dominance

[jimmyjazz 45,214]

Gaetz

Brooks

Biggs

Jordan (sorta)

Gohmert

Perry

Marjorie Taylor Greene

 

asked for pardons.

[WhatTheBuck 28,629]

Can we get a complete list of everyone asking for a pardon?

[DDD Dad 14,078]

Just now, WhatTheBuck said:

Can we get a complete list of everyone asking for a pardon?

JJ got the list.  I missed Biggs.  So far no testimony that Jordan expressly requested a pardon for himself but there was testimony that he repeatedly asked about the status of pardons (in general, whether pardons were forthcoming)

[NameAlreadyInUse 5,092]

Some of them maybe are just dumb people and want it because it's free.  But some of those ought to be under a microscope, because they wouldn't be asking if they weren't aware of something illegal enough to go to jail that they've done in their past.  

[jimmyjazz 45,214]

One of them inquired about a blanket pardon for everyone involved, but as far as revelations of explicit requests, I think I got those right.

[Pato del Muerto 52,120]

No senators, or just not in scope?

[Pato del Muerto 52,120]

1 minute ago, NameAlreadyInUse said:

Some of them maybe are just dumb people and want it because it's free.  But some of those ought to be under a microscope, because they wouldn't be asking if they weren't aware of something illegal enough to go to jail that they've done in their past.  

As broad as you can make it also tells me that they might have hoped to gain coverage for some things unrelated to the coup. Like say writing off 34,000 miles campaign travel for your Colorado district. 

[Bama Chick 28,595]

As broad as you can make it also tells me that they might have hoped to gain coverage for some things unrelated to the coup. Like say writing off 34,000 miles campaign travel for your Colorado district. 

Or being the person who planted the pipe bombs that day.

[Ghost of LL 15,255]

Every MC who requested a pardon ought to be expelled immediately.

[jimmyjazz 45,214]

One surprising takeaway for me is that Engel, Donoghue & Rosen were able to stall the process by threatening mass resignations.

I honestly wouldn't expect Trump to give a damn about mass resignations.

 

 

Edited June 23, 2022 by jimmyjazz

[Brisketexan 103,664]

8 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

Every MC who requested a pardon ought to be expelled immediately.

You probably oughta check your tone when you refer to the future members of Trump's 2024 presidential cabinet.  They're going to have significant power, and if you think that petty vengeance won't be their primary agenda item, you haven't been paying attention.

[Ojo Rojo 1,796]

16 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

With all of this coming out, I'm not sure in what universe dotard would be able to run again and they all get off.  I mean this is DAMNING stuff.  I really just think that when it comes down to it, the vast majority of people don't understand and don't care.  They don't know what it takes to maintain a democracy and therefore won't take the steps to do so.

Oh, my sweet summer child.  I don't pretend to understand politics, but some parts of the picture are coming into focus. What I think I know is that we've got a tail wagging the dog wagging the tail situation going on here. Nothing happens unless it is politically popular enough to happen. Except that it's often hard to tell, so mostly nothing happens, just in case.

I was listening to a political radio program earlier today and I think the host explained a part of this very well.  There is a large swath of Republicans who find Trump to be unsavory, but in their view he is far better than the alternative.  This is mostly based on their policy views, not necessarily on their views of the character or ability of the candidates. So, for example, a serial rapist, say, would still get Republican votes as long as he was for closed borders. The host pointed out the major flaw in this approach, which is that voters who do this are putting party and policy above country.  It's especially true when there are not only huge character flaws, but actual attempts to overturn a lawful and valid election. We're talking real, live attacks on democracy. Even that is not enough to get people to vote for someone with a different view of guns, abortion and the border. It's absolutely insane.

[Francisco 2.0 32,230]

MTG asking for a pardon is kinda nifty.  She had been a rep for all of 3 days, and felt uncomfortable enough with her actions in those three days to seek a pardon.

 

 

 

[jimmyjazz 45,214]

1 minute ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

MTG asking for a pardon is kinda nifty.  She had been a rep for all of 3 days, and felt uncomfortable enough with her actions in those three days to seek a pardon.

Well, she is a helluva tour guide.

[Bama Chick 28,595]

Well, she is a helluva tour guide.

And an attempted pipe bomber.

Many people say so.

[Biff Tannen 45,236]

3 minutes ago, Bama Chick said:

And an attempted pipe bomber.

Many people say so.

I'm serious, would this really surprise ANYONE?  It is 100% something this psycho would do.

[miguelito 11,124]

23 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

One surprising takeaway for me is that Engel, Donoghue & Rosen were able to stall the process by threatening mass resignations.

I honestly wouldn't expect Trump to give a damn about mass resignations.

 

 

I remember thinking at the time that mass resignations just means more spots for Trump to fill.  He wouldn't care. 

[Sbbruin 21,588]

Oh, my sweet summer child.  I don't pretend to understand politics, but some parts of the picture are coming into focus. What I think I know is that we've got a tail wagging the dog wagging the tail situation going on here. Nothing happens unless it is politically popular enough to happen. Except that it's often hard to tell, so mostly nothing happens, just in case.
I was listening to a political radio program earlier today and I think the host explained a part of this very well.  There is a large swath of Republicans who find Trump to be unsavory, but in their view he is far better than the alternative.  This is mostly based on their policy views, not necessarily on their views of the character or ability of the candidates. So, for example, a serial rapist, say, would still get Republican votes as long as he was for closed borders. The host pointed out the major flaw in this approach, which is that voters who do this are putting party and policy above country.  It's especially true when there are not only huge character flaws, but actual attempts to overturn a lawful and valid election. We're talking real, live attacks on democracy. Even that is not enough to get people to vote for someone with a different view of guns, abortion and the border. It's absolutely insane.

Rusty Bowers, who just testified to the lengths Trump went to to try to overturn the election, has since said that if 2024 came down to Trump or Biden, he'd vote for Trump "because of all the great things he did during his presidency."

[WhatTheBuck 28,629]

2 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

I'm serious, would this really surprise ANYONE?  It is 100% something this psycho would do.

I highly doubt it. I’d love to believe it but there’s no evidence to support it. 

[Ojo Rojo 1,796]

1 minute ago, Sbbruin said:

Rusty Bowers, who just testified to the lengths Trump went to to try to overturn the election, has since said that if 2024 came down to Trump or Biden, he'd vote for Trump "because of all the great things he did during his presidency."

Bowers was the guy who sparked the radio host's (Smerconish) conversation. Trumpers protested Bowers' fucking house where his daughter was suffering from some kind of grave illness. He actually got choked up about his wife and daughter being subjected to that during his testimony.  THAT GUY would still vote for Trump today. It's completely batshit insane.

[Red Five 40,455]

He also testified that he told Trump “No I will not do illegal things for you.”

Would still vote for him though.

[Sbbruin 21,588]

Bowers was the guy who sparked the radio host's (Smerconish) conversation. Trumpers protested Bowers' fucking house where his daughter was suffering from some kind of grave illness. He actually got choked up about his wife and daughter being subjected to that during his testimony.  THAT GUY would still vote for Trump today. It's completely batshit insane.

[Grade of D as in David 13,253]

5 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

I highly doubt it. I’d love to believe it but there’s no evidence to support it. 

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,629]

1 minute ago, Grade of D as in David said:

 

That’s a Squatch.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,724]

13 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Rusty Bowers, who just testified to the lengths Trump went to to try to overturn the election, has since said that if 2024 came down to Trump or Biden, he'd vote for Trump "because of all the great things he did during his presidency."

Not to excuse the statement, but it did occur to me he said that to keep trump from sicking his attack dogs on him

[pyrohornIII 4,773]

35 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

MTG asking for a pardon is kinda nifty.  She had been a rep for all of 3 days, and felt uncomfortable enough with her actions in those three days to seek a pardon.

 

 

 

That Trump staffer who they mentioned MTG as having spoken to someone, not her.  The smirk on her face that seemed to say "That loon?  I didn't waste time on that loon.  She had special handlers she went through."

 

[Jive Turkey 12,444]

 

[RomaVicta 29,592]

2 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

lol - love how Trump White House attorneys and other DOJ higher ups just clowned this guy. That oil spill line could’ve been written by Sorkin

[The Dog 43,492]

8 minutes ago, Jive Turkey said:

 

Add this to Brooks wanting to testify and things just got interesting.

[Francisco 2.0 32,230]

2 minutes ago, The Dog said:

Add this to Brooks wanting to testify and things just got interesting.

 

He would only testify if the committee told him what they had on him.  In other words, he's not going to testify, unless his asking Trump for a pardon was the only damnable thing on his blotter (narrator: it won't be).

 

 

 

 

[Willfully Horn 7,892]

1 hour ago, C-Man said:

That didn't happen before now? What the absolute fuck?!?!?

This

[RomaVicta 29,592]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

One surprising takeaway for me is that Engel, Donoghue & Rosen were able to stall the process by threatening mass resignations.

I honestly wouldn't expect Trump to give a damn about mass resignations.

 

 

The DOJ reduced to chaos could not carry out Trump's plan. The resignations would also discredit any action.

I'm surprised he didn't do it anyway, just as you are.

Trump asked in that meeting, "What do I have to lose?"

That quote sticks with me for some reason. It's so essentially Trump.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23,247]

Trump had good reason to believe he had nothing to lose.  

[Mdhorn 5,840]

3 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

The DOJ reduced to chaos could not carry out Trump's plan. The resignations would also discredit any action.

I'm surprised he didn't do it anyway, just as you are.

Trump asked in that meeting, "What do I have to lose?"

That quote sticks with me for some reason. It's so essentially Trump.

Jerod already stated he just attributed resignations to whining.  They didn't gaf.  

[WhatTheBuck 28,629]

CBS News just showed some clips from the documentary, including a good segment of Ivanka perpetuating the lie that there were concerns about the validity of the election. Plastic Barbie deserves the noose as much as her dad, and her brothers, and her husband. 

[jimmyjazz 45,214]

6 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

The DOJ reduced to chaos could not carry out Trump's plan. The resignations would also discredit any action.

I'm surprised he didn't do it anyway, just as you are.

Trump asked in that meeting, "What do I have to lose?"

That quote sticks with me for some reason. It's so essentially Trump.

Trump sees all people -- certainly attorneys -- as fungible.  In his mind there would be no chaos, he'd just re-hire the DOJ.

He's fucking insane, but here we are.

[Pig Bellmont 8,637]

 

[Pato del Muerto 52,120]

1 hour ago, Bama Chick said:

Or being the person who planted the pipe bombs that day.

Or getting caught paying to fuck an underage girl

[henrygandorf 28,948]

1 hour ago, Ojo Rojo said:

Oh, my sweet summer child.  I don't pretend to understand politics, but some parts of the picture are coming into focus. What I think I know is that we've got a tail wagging the dog wagging the tail situation going on here. Nothing happens unless it is politically popular enough to happen. Except that it's often hard to tell, so mostly nothing happens, just in case.

I was listening to a political radio program earlier today and I think the host explained a part of this very well.  There is a large swath of Republicans who find Trump to be unsavory, but in their view he is far better than the alternative.  This is mostly based on their policy views, not necessarily on their views of the character or ability of the candidates. So, for example, a serial rapist, say, would still get Republican votes as long as he was for closed borders. The host pointed out the major flaw in this approach, which is that voters who do this are putting party and policy above country.  It's especially true when there are not only huge character flaws, but actual attempts to overturn a lawful and valid election. We're talking real, live attacks on democracy. Even that is not enough to get people to vote for someone with a different view of guns, abortion and the border. It's absolutely insane.

i bolded the portion because this isn't entirely accurate.  this is based on their opinion of what the facts actually are when comparing candidates.  most of the redhat fucksticks think trump's only sin is standing up for himself and that biden invented inflation, high oil prices, and puppy cancer.

anyone who fits the bolded description already has a warped sense of who actually has what policy views.  trump has one policy objective - stay in power.  everything else is a branch on that tree.  it's a fake, bullshit, strawman argument intended to excuse their own dipshittery.

[Beau Vine 53,739]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

One surprising takeaway for me is that Engel, Donoghue & Rosen were able to stall the process by threatening mass resignations.

I honestly wouldn't expect Trump to give a damn about mass resignations.

Trump was concerned that he wouldn't have the time to make up derogatory nicknames for all of them before he had to call into Fox News again.  

[Beau Vine 53,739]

 

[Sbbruin 21,588]

50 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

Trump asked in that meeting, "What do I have to lose?"

That quote sticks with me for some reason. It's so essentially Trump.

This.  He doesn't care one iota about the damage it would do to the foundations of our democracy.  It's like the Hail Mary from your own 3, but you would need some goons in the stands to shoot poisonous blowdarts at the defense right before the snap.  Or something like that.

[Jive Turkey 12,444]

2 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

"liberal Republican"

sorry, my brain can't handle that.

[atomheartbevo 89,096]

 

[Sbbruin 21,588]

3 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

My god, it's like its written by Charlie Kelly, Esq.

[Ghost of LL 15,255]

18 minutes ago, Beau Vine said:

 

Jesus--it's like if OJ sent the bloody knife to CNN with a cover note saying, "but it's all ok because Nicole was a bitch."

[atomheartbevo 89,096]

Would be nice if those Michigan fuckwads did some jail time, lost their jobs, etc.

Everybody is a gangster until the feds show up with subpoenas or whatever.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,724]

2 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

Jesus--it's like if OJ sent the bloody knife to CNN with a cover note saying, "but it's all ok because Nicole was a bitch."

Who's Mollie?

 

Lol, seriously, we're being governed by barely more than chimps. How did it come to this?

[C-Man 26,766]

1 hour ago, Jive Turkey said:

 

I have no idea what Matt Gaetz might've been pestering the WH for a pardon in early December was for? 😉

Edited June 23, 2022 by C-Man

[Francisco 2.0 32,230]

Mo Brooks, sending in a copy of an email he wrote 18 months ago to CBS News concerning pardons...just days after losing a primary smacks of him now having a come to Jesus moment and attempting to cover his ass.

 

"But I only did it because of those Godless Democrats and what they were going to do to us, the innocent patriots trying to save this country"

 

 

Edited June 24, 2022 by Francisco 2.0