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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDavid Corn: Here's a Long List of Top Republicans the 1/6 Committee Should Question
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/07/heres-a-long-list-of-top-republicans-the-1-6-committee-should-question/Heres a Long List of Top Republicans the 1/6 Committee Should Question
Theres no telling yet how much of a fight there will be over these witnesses.
David Corn
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The much tougher task for the committee will be investigating what Trump and his minions did in the months, weeks, days, and even hours leading up to the assault and what actions Trump and his aides took (or didnt take) during the seditious riot. These are key elements of the inquiry, and this is the part of the story that Trump and his henchmen do not want to be probed and publicized. Moreover, most of the witnesses to these behind-the-scenes truths are Trump devotees. It was no surprise that the GOP has tried to thwart a 1/6 investigation. A thorough probe would place many prominent Republicans, including members of Trumps inner circle and his family, in an inconvenient position by demanding from them testimony that would likely not cast Trump in a positive light.
Its unclear at this point whether the committee will pursue such testimony and how top Trump loyalists will respond if called to appear before the committee. A battle royale could be in the making, testing congressional power. Heres a partial list of GOPers who ought to be hauled in by the 1/6 select committee. No doubt, its investigators will find others who should be questioned. But as this roster shows, the committee is starting out with a clear and extensive roadmap.
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Rudy Giuliani. The onetime personal lawyer and dirt-digger for Trumpwhose Manhattan home and Park Avenue office were raided by the FBIgave one of the most fiery speeches at the pre-riot rally. Lets have trial by combat, he urged the crowd shortly before large parts of the audience headed toward Capitol Hill.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. During the riot, McCarthy appealed to Kushner, Trumps son-in-law and top aide, for help in stopping the assault, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) phoned Ivanka Trump, the presidents daughter, to ask for assistance. What do this royal couple of Trumpland know about what occurred in the White House while the Trump mob was ransacking Congress? Ivanka was in the Oval Office at the time. Graham, too, should be questioned about his call to her.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). As the riot on Capitol Hill raged, Tuberville received a call from Trump. (Trump apparently phoned Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican, by mistake while trying to reach Tuberville.) Presumably, Trump was reaching out to Tuberville about the ongoing GOP effort to challenge the certification of Bidens victory. Tuberville has said he doesnt remember all the details of the conversation. Really? He should give testimony.
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Donald Trump. Because it was his riot.
Rudy Giuliani. The onetime personal lawyer and dirt-digger for Trumpwhose Manhattan home and Park Avenue office were raided by the FBIgave one of the most fiery speeches at the pre-riot rally. Lets have trial by combat, he urged the crowd shortly before large parts of the audience headed toward Capitol Hill.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. During the riot, McCarthy appealed to Kushner, Trumps son-in-law and top aide, for help in stopping the assault, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) phoned Ivanka Trump, the presidents daughter, to ask for assistance. What do this royal couple of Trumpland know about what occurred in the White House while the Trump mob was ransacking Congress? Ivanka was in the Oval Office at the time. Graham, too, should be questioned about his call to her.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.). As the riot on Capitol Hill raged, Tuberville received a call from Trump. (Trump apparently phoned Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican, by mistake while trying to reach Tuberville.) Presumably, Trump was reaching out to Tuberville about the ongoing GOP effort to challenge the certification of Bidens victory. Tuberville has said he doesnt remember all the details of the conversation. Really? He should give testimony.
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Donald Trump. Because it was his riot.
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David Corn: Here's a Long List of Top Republicans the 1/6 Committee Should Question (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jul 2021
OP
Rustyeye77
(2,736 posts)1. Good luck... they will fight tooth-and-nail not to testify
And there is little that can be done.
crickets
(25,896 posts)2. K&R for visibility.
Trueblue1968
(17,138 posts)3. lock them up ..... 25 years in the slammer.