BREAKING: Stop The Steal Founder implicates GOP Lawmakers in Jan 6. Conspiracy

[berni_mccoy]

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/18/stop-the-steal-founder-jan-6-committee-gop-lawmakers-525345

‘Stop the Steal’ founder told Jan. 6 committee about contacts with GOP lawmakers

The description of the testimony comes in a lawsuit Ali Alexander filed to block the committee from obtaining his phone records.

Ali Alexander, who founded the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” movement and attended the rally that preceded the Capitol attack, told congressional investigators that he recalls “a few phone conversations” with Rep. Paul Gosar and a text exchange with Rep. Mo Brooks about his efforts in the run-up to Jan. 6, his lawyers confirmed in a late Friday court filing.

Alexander also told the Jan. 6 House select committee that he spoke to Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) in person “and never by phone, to the best of his recollection,” his lawyers say.

Gosar, Brooks, Biggs and others are directly implicated in the planning of the attack.

[Kid Berwyn]

1. "Traitors"

How history will refer to them all.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. +100. nt

[DENVERPOPS]

28. MCE

50 years ago, an over the road trucker friend of mine took me out and let me drive his Kenworth KW-40??????
I felt privileged that he did that so that I wouldn't have to put it on my bucket list later in life........LOL

Later, I drove/engineered a 100' Aerial Tower Fire Truck..........

[MarineCombatEngineer]

30. I learned to drive the big rigs in the Marines,

transporting our heavy equip to where they had to go, mostly lowboy trailers, some flatbed and sometimes container, however, the comfort of a military big rig leaves a HELL of alot to be desired, along with the ride.

100' Aerial Tower Fire Truck?
That had to be one hell of a job.
My respect and hat's off to you for being on the front line as a first responder.

[DENVERPOPS]

31. Yes it was

It also was frightening at times, driving a rig that size emergent thru city traffic would not be described as fun........

Be well MCE and stay safe! This world is a lot better with people like you in it...........

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. Ditto.

and Happy Holidays to you and your family.

[Cherokee100]

41. Jarhead

Semper Fidelis

[MarineCombatEngineer]

44. Back atcha and welcome to DU.

[CrackityJones75]

5. Maybe he is waiting because

Maybe he is waiting because the evidence keeps rolling in and pointing to the top.

[berni_mccoy]

8. No. The DOJ could get this evidence with a warrant.

They don’t need subpoenas for investigations.

[Sherman A1]

18. Yup

It will come down to the "let the people decide at the next election...." All these guys and gals will skate without a care in the world.

[ancianita]

25. Hoping.

The DOJ will NOT do its job -- the AG will not do HIS job -- if they won't prosecute high crimes. "Let the people decide" is a cop out and fake justice. It was the crap excuse used by the Senate, maybe, but it can't be used by the AG or DOJ.

[PufPuf23]

4. These assholes should be arrested today. nt

[berni_mccoy]

7. That would require the DOJ to launch an investigation.

And I am starting to think that isn’t going to happen

[PufPuf23]

15. Actions (or non-actions) of the DOJ are worrisome.

Many at DU have flashbacks of Fitzmas, Mueller Report, war crimes in Iraq, Iran-Contra, BCCI, Watergate, and so on.

[DENVERPOPS]

29. I was sooooo excited

waiting for the Mueller investigation............He sort of soft balled all of the incriminating evidence he gathered, soft pedaling the whole thing.

I think Mueller knew just how bad the information was that he compiled, and being a lifetime Republican he just couldn't bear taking down the entire Republican Party forever more. That's my opinion..........

[Dan]

35. Well, if there is no Justice for the top

Then, there is no crime for the bottom.

[gab13by13]

6. These traitors better figure it out quickly,

from Meadows on down, Trump will not hesitate to throw all of them under the bus, including Jr.

Just repeating what I heard Michael Cohen say, and he should know about getting thrown under the bus.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. If anybody knows about the Mango Menace's propensity

to throw family/friends, etc under the but, it would be Michael Cohen.

[louis-t]

9. I see a few of these Congress people getting indicted.

I doubt tfg will ever be prosecuted for Jan.6. I think NY will get him, though.

[mucifer]

12. From the article:

“We four schemed up to put maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting,” Alexander said in the video.

Wow!

[orangecrush]

53. NAILED IT

[bucolic_frolic]

14. The Stop the Steal guy does logistics by 'recall a few' and 'to the best of his recollection'??? LOL

Great execution guy. I think his phone records might jog a few memories.

[Bayard]

16. I know Biden has vowed to not interfere with the Justice Dept.

But someone needs to be giving Garland a big push, even if its viewed as partisan. Schumer and Pelosi maybe?

Otherwise, the Justice Dept. needs to be re-named.

[NJCher]

47. Fun thread

Otherwise, the Justice Dept. needs to be re-named.

We should have a thread where we come up with new and deserving names for DOJ.

[Brainfodder]

48. Dept. of Just Wait!

Capt. Obvious is

[Bayard]

55. Dept of No Justice

[monkeyman1]

17. It's time for bracelets!!!

[Postal Grunt]

19. Why would those clowns think Trump had their back?

Given his habit of throwing people under the bus and exhibiting no loyalty to his underlings, why would they expect Trump to save their bacon when they get tossed into the fire of intense investigative scrutiny?

[Escurumbele]

21. I have been asking myself the same thing, and the only answer I can come up with is that they

truly believe they are "SPECIAL", that it would never happen to them, until it does of course.

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[NJCher]

49. Special

Makes sense. It’s some kind of thinking or cognitive disorder.

Enjoyed the tune. Maybe trump can use his tiny fingers on their behalf, no?

[FakeNoose]

22. They never stopped to think what failure would mean

I'm sure they assumed they'd be successful in crowning Chump as "President for Life" and therefore they would be rewarded for their efforts.

It never occurred to them they were (a) breaking the law and (b) would be held accountable. Here's the biggie: (c) once they'd failed, Chump would no longer have pardoning power, and their goose is cooked.

Lock these stupid assholes up!

[Progressive Jones]

51. Consider the level of stupidity required to be a Trump fan. Pro-level stupid. nt

[Escurumbele]

20. Gosar would make a very good character in a Nazi movie, his face fits perfectly in a Nazi suit

Every time I see him open his mouth I am expecting him to speak in German.

What scum the guy is, it is amazing the voters in his state did not listen to his family's warnings, but then again those may have been considered attributes for his base.

[CaptainTruth]

23. Now investigators need to know the content of those communications...

...which I'm sure they're in the process of obtaining.

Making phone calls & sending texts is not illegal & when we start saying someone should be locked up because they had phone conversations or exchanged texts (without knowing what was discussed) we have become what we claim to hate.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

24. Lock them up!!!!!

[wnylib]

26. Are they implicated in the rally planning,

or the attack? Did they know about the attack plans?

[reACTIONary]

36. You would think that is an important distinction ....

... that would be kept in mind. I don't find it remarkable that a political operative who is planning a rally for a political party would be talking to some politicians of that party.

These are certainly facts worth understanding in a legislative enquiry, but there is nothing in the public record as of yet which would implicate them in a crime.

So far, the only criminal conspiracy that is evident is the proud boys and the oath keepers. And they are being prosecuted.

[wnylib]

43. I would add Trump, Meadows,

and a few other cronies of TFG as people implicated in a crime.

[Botany]

27. Never forget Liz Cheney has always known the truth, 'You fucking did this.' (to Jim Jordan 1/6/21)

Link to tweet

Liz Cheney smacked GOP Rep. Jim Jordan's hand away when he tried to escort her during the
Capitol riot, telling him,'You fucking did this.'

If proven to be true why should any of these people be allowed to sit in Congress. They supported a violent coup whose
purpose it was might have been the killing the Speaker of the House and the Vice President, cause massive violence and
bloodshed, in order to allow Trump to declare martial law in and stop the Constitutionally mandated peaceful change of power.

[SunSeeker]

32. Yes indeed. Thankfully she has a spine. nt

[lindysalsagal]

33. Just in time for Solstice!! Exactly what I wanted to celebrate the new season!

[ZonkerHarris]

34. I'll attend their hangings. I'll pack a nice lunch.

[Brainfodder]

50. They were very recently wanting firing squad back in play, made me laugh, I remember Gary.

I am not sure they have hearts to shoot? But willing to witness and even inspect!

The last Romanian dictator, yeah that works too!
Took him and his wife outside right after convicted and shot them.

Mussolini's fate works too.

Nice to have options.

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

52. Mussolini's was satisfying in the fact that

the public got their chance to express their feelings as his corpse lay ignominiously in the street before being hung up in a public square in Milan. Too bad Hitler couldn't have met the same fate.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

37. So where are the subpoenas? The arrest warrants?

[RussBLib]

39. that whole "Stop the Steal" BS....

such bold projection

It was, of course, T**** that was trying to "steal" the election, so natch, it had to be thrown back at the Dems

The Gang That Couldn't Coup Straight

[keep_left]

40. More like "Start the Steal". n/t

[MarineCombatEngineer]

45. Wow!!!!

You're calling Garland a MAGA supporter?
Do tell.

[triron]

46. Be careful, moderators didn't even like me comparing him to a British statesman in late 1930s.

I think your post is even more extreme than mine. I know you're frustrated. Join the club.

[calimary]

54. Comes as a surprise to very few.

I’m certainly not surprised. I would have guessed exactly those two - at the very least.

What intrigues me is how Matt Gaetz seems to have vanished from this particular guilty zone. Either he’s REALLY good at laying low, or he’s been all bluster without backing it up. Maybe he’s the type who just talks a good game? Or maybe he’s just a nogoodnik who’s REALLY stealthy about covering his tracks.