emptywheelDec 19, 2022

Note that the J6C Report begins where only a handful of reporters have gone: with the words of the actual rioters. You need that to prove incitement but TV lawyers said it was all a waste of time.

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23466611-221219-j6c-intro#document/p2/a2186700

DocumentCloud

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J6C have learned the lesson about how to recommend charges against Trump: Say he "oversaw" something rather than that he "directed" it to happen.

@JasonLeopold

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J6C: The IC knew the Proud Boys were a threat, but not the guy who told the Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by."
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An important detail for voter confidence: Trump won a number of states with no-excuse absentee voting.
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BREAKING: Billy Barr can too wait until assessing evidence (which he didn't do on the Mueller investigation).
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Note J6C calls Roger Stone an "outside adviser." Pulling their punches.
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J6C suggests that Bill Stepien saw Rudy replacing his own role as campaign manager.

A good way to avoid an indictment!

"Stepien described his interaction with Giuliani as an intentional “self-demotion,” with Stepien stepping aside once it became clear that President Trump intended to spread falsehoods."

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Remember that the challenge to Rudy's DC Bar license is still pending.
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I propose that Trump's tombstone should say, "I don't want people to know that we lost."
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The table comparing Trump's claims to debunkings top DOJ official made days earlier stretches across 5 pages.
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Billy Barr's self-justifying quote for entertaining Trump's voter fraud claims made the cut.
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@emptywheel Does he expect a “thank you” for fueling the fires?
Dec 20, 2022 at 2:19pmWeb