Jay RosenDec 3, 2022

As Greg Sargent of the Washington Post points out...

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/12/02/kevin-mccarthy-jan-6-committee-protect-trump/

...simply to call it a "counter-investigation" is too credulous. House Republicans have not shown there is anything to investigate.

So let's try a rewrite. Instead of "the G.O.P. is planning its own counter-investigation" how about...

"McCarthy's letter was the latest sign that the G.O.P. is struggling to find any factual basis on which to investigate the Jan. 6 investigation."

#journalism #NewYorkTimes #Jan6

Kevin McCarthy reveals exactly how the GOP House will protect Trump

Get ready for a massive smear campaign designed to discredit revelations about Jan. 6.

The Washington Post
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@jayrosen_nyu It won't matter to the magas, who apparently have zero ability to recognize when they're being duped. If they're aiming for the margins, the Reagan Democrat types, they are speaking to people who barely pay attention -- in that case, they are just trying to make noise (so 1/6 will look simply like a squabble across the aisle, something to ignore). Imo.
Dec 3, 2022 at 1:33amWeb