Katrina Pierson served as liaison between Jan. 6 insurrectionists and the White House: report

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Rolling Stone spoke to two organizers of the Jan. 6 rally, according to a new report. In so doing, they outed a slate of Republican officials and revealed that Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) claimed, ahead of the rally, that some protesters would be given a "blanket pardon" from President Donald Trump.

While Republican members of Congress participated in the planning discussions leading into the Jan. 6 attack, top Trump aide Katrina Pierson was a "key liaison between the organizers of protests against the election and the White House." Pierson worked for Trump's campaign in 2016 and 2020.

https://www.rawstory.com/katrina-pierson-linked-jan6/

[BeerBarrelPolka]

1. Can

Can we trust any of this reporting? A few articles seemed to have sprung up over the weekend and I'm sorry, but I simply do not trust the media at this point.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. "do not trust the media"? I hear that a lot on the other kind of sites. I don't think it is a good

I don't think it is a good attitude.

We should be skeptical, but Rolling Stone is a good source.

High factual reporting, High Credibility

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rolling-stone/

[COL Mustard]

27. MBFC.COM Was A Fascinating Website To Look At

Thanks for putting it up there!

[reACTIONary]

12. Here is the original reporting...

... from the Rolling Stone. It appears to be well sourced.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/exclusive-jan-6-organizers-met-congress-white-house-1245289/

Raw Story does not seem to do much in the way of original reporting. They tend to report other's work with a tendentious, click-bait slant. When I see a post from Raw Story I ignore it and find the source for it.

[Lisa0825]

21. Same here. I hate RawStory! I wish it were not allowed as a source here. nt

[mopinko]

28. i got in trouble for a thread asking people not to use rs links.

the link to the original is always there. give the clicks to the person who did the work.

[Lisa0825]

29. Exactly! I always go to the source! nt

[mopinko]

30. it's one more click. that's it.

[Dorian Gray]

4. WHAAAT?

Just throw everybody in jail? Republicans and media? lol

Hey, Anderson Cooper! JAIL! Hey, Joe Schmoe in Idaho! Jail! Hey cameraman for PBS! JAIL! Hey, Liz Cheney, jail for you! Hey, editor at Cosmopolitan, the new rule is jail! Hey! You! You were once registered as a republican... and they're telling on you, so.... jail!


This is not helpful rhetoric.

[reACTIONary]

14. +100 nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. No. "all members of the media"? That's a RW theme! Let alone the fascist jailing w/o due process!

Please don't advocate for right-wing authoritarian tactics.

Rights of defendants and due process and freedom of media are fundamental because THEY PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS.

The only reason that thousands of Democrats were not thrown in jail when tRump had the Senate and House for two years is because of rights protecting them just as rights protect people from YOU, NOW.

Stop with the authoritarian BS, whether left or right wing authoritarianism.

Please get some more wisdom about rights.

[Dorian Gray]

10. Yep

I hope that poster was just letting off steam.

[reACTIONary]

13. +100 nt

[Roy Rolling]

5. The Media

If you can’t distinguish between public, non-profit broadcasting, commercial broadcast media, or propaganda media you are the problem.

Expecting others to also hide their heads in the sand and ignore 2021 isn’t helpful, it’s neglectful of our obligations as friends to help each other. Propaganda media wants nothing more than for people to say “I don’t trust any media company” to hide among the legitimate broadcasters they masquerade as.

[malaise]

6. She'll look good in a jump suit

Lock her up!
The Slobfather really thought he could overthrow the government

[Sherman A1]

7. Agreed

But likely she will get away with whatever she did.

[UCmeNdc]

9. The proof is in the fact the GOP refuses to participate in a complete investigation.

If you were innocent you would want a complete investigation to clearly point out the criminals plus clear your name.

[GoCubsGo]

20. Yep, they're either complicit, or

covering up for their complicit colleagues. Which tells me they were fine with the insurrection, even if not directly involved in it.

[jaxexpat]

24. It's been a long time since the GOP was innocent of anything.

That's why their go-to stance is obstruction.

[Champp]

11. Republican traitor smiles nicely before coordinating violent attack on USA

[UCmeNdc]

15. Republican Paul Gosar told 'dozens' of Jan 6 rioters they'd get a blanket pardon from Trump

Link to tweet

[KS Toronado]

22. That has always puzzled me

How come the people in Arizona keep voting for him after all the warnings from family members?
Appears they won't get another chance since he's probably headed to prison.

[gab13by13]

18. I sure hope the DOJ

has a ton of agents on this shit. It's too much for the select committee alone to handle. DOJ shouldn't have to wait for referrals from the select committee.

[bucolic_frolic]

19. No wonder they sidelined the military! The military has a duty to refuse to obey unlawful orders

Is it all coming into focus?

[dalton99a]

25. Other key conspirators:

“I remember Marjorie Taylor Greene specifically,” the organizer says. “I remember talking to probably close to a dozen other members at one point or another or their staffs.”

For the sake of clarity, we will refer to one of the sources as a rally organizer and the other as a planner. Rolling Stone has confirmed that both sources were involved in organizing the main event aimed at objecting to the electoral certification, which took place at the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6. Trump spoke at that rally and encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol. Some members of the audience at the Ellipse began walking the mile and a half to the Capitol as Trump gave his speech. The barricades were stormed minutes before the former president concluded his remarks.

These two sources also helped plan a series of demonstrations that took place in multiple states around the country in the weeks between the election and the storming of the Capitol. According to these sources, multiple people associated with the March for Trump and Stop the Steal events that took place during this period communicated with members of Congress throughout this process.

Along with Greene, the conspiratorial pro-Trump Republican from Georgia who took office earlier this year, the pair both say the members who participated in these conversations or had top staffers join in included Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas).

“We would talk to Boebert’s team, Cawthorn’s team, Gosar’s team like back to back to back to back,” says the organizer.

[Johnny2X2X]

26. Not illegal for Congress people to be involved in protests

This was a huge rally, it's not surprising at all rally organizers were communicating with politicians. And there's nothing illegal about that.

Unless someone ties Congress People to the violence, this is just rehashing the same details. Offering blanket pardons is the only thing new here, but that's going to be impossible to prove the offering of them was for the activities that ended up occurring.

If Congress people gave tours and told rioters security details, that's something that might bare fruit, but so far this is nothing new.