Just now, a tweet from J6 committee

[Grasswire2]

January 6th Committee
@January6thCmte
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While today’s indictment of Peter Navarro was the correct decision by the Justice Department, we find the decision to reward Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino for their continued attack on the rule of law puzzling.
January 6th Committee
@January6thCmte
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Mr. Meadows and Mr. Scavino unquestionably have relevant knowledge about President Trump’s role in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the events of January 6th. We hope the Justice Department provides greater clarity on this matter.
January 6th Committee
@January6thCmte
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As the Select Committee has argued in District Court, Mark Meadows’s claim that he is entitled to absolute immunity is not correct or justified based on the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Memoranda.

No one is above the law.

[Grasswire2]

1. Here's the link from twitter.

[link:http://

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=ZPeAyl30ziJ4D8Fgug_4rg|

[Grasswire2]

2. The committee is not pleased.

An interesting development.

[Grasswire2]

3. J6 v. DoJ

Let's hope the best reporters aren't taking the weekend off.

[Grasswire2]

6. Garland has undermined the J6 committee today.

The plot thickens.

[Maraya1969]

66. How do you contact Garland? He needs to hear from a lot

If people

Edit right here. Please everyone write and call

https://www.justice.gov/contact-us

[William769]

4. Apparently these two are above the law. They will not be indicted.

[onecaliberal]

5. Apparently people ARE above the law. I dare anyone else to do the same as these pigs and watch what

Happens to you.

[Grasswire2]

7. some people are above the law

looks like the Federalists are the ones who call the shots.

[onecaliberal]

11. Of course they are.

[NewsCenter28]

21. Fanni Willis is the last hope now

And the fact that a local DA in Georgia is the only one willing to fight to save her country is appalling.

[SoCalDavidS]

34. Oh For Christ's Sake, Forget It. The Fat Lady Sang LONG Ago nt

[questionseverything]

8. The justice department was packed with republicans during tfg's term & bush's term

[mopinko]

53. garland's first task should have been to root out the ones who had burrowed in.

i know that justice, above all depts, needs to be above politics.
but in today's world, that means rooting out those who are there ONLY for the politics.

[ecstatic]

9. Good. Keep the pressure on. NOBODY is above law

not meadows, scavino, mccarthy, loudermilk, gohmert or any of the other lawless qop fucks. Lock them up!!!

[Grasswire2]

20. WHO is keeping the pressure on?

Evidently, not the DoJ.

[ecstatic]

57. Lol. The J6 committee...

Not that a strongly worded tweet will make much of a difference. Hopefully they are reaching out in other ways as well.

[Scrivener7]

49. Did you read the same report I did? Because there is no pressure, and some people

clearly ARE above the law.

If the DOJ declines to prosecute you for blatant crimes, that means you are above the law.

None of them is going to get locked up.

[gab13by13]

10. Today, America is closer to losing our democracy.

[SoCalDavidS]

35. The Last Thing This Shithole Is, Is A Democracy nt

[Joinfortmill]

75. We're not a shithole. North Korea is a shithole.

[onecaliberal]

12. How does Garland claim to be going after everyone at all levels associated with J6?

Asking for a country?

[Takket]

17. especially on a contempt charge.......

it is a pretty simply binary crime. you are asked to show up at a time and place. either you do or don't show up. not a lot needs to be interpreted here. in fact if i was Navarro or Bannon right now I'd be making the case that my 14th amendment rights are being violated because i'm facing prison time for the EXACT same crime that Meadows committed with no indictment.

[onecaliberal]

18. And there you have it. Banana republic.

[WiVoter]

55. Wonder If He & Others

Have been threatened?

[MyOwnPeace]

77. Wait - just the other day on 'Justice Matters'

I heard Glenn Kirschner say that a friend of Garland said: "HE'S NOT AFRAID OF ANYONE!"

Er, say what?

[Takket]

13. wow..... i took the hopeful viewpoint that DOJ didn't indict because they had helped the Jan 6

committee.......... obviously that isn't the case, and the committee's investigation has clearly been hampered by this.

considering how close to drumpf that meadows is, DOJ allowing him to skate may cripple any attempts to indict and prosecute drumpf.

[Grasswire2]

19. Say it again:

THE COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATION HAS CLEARLY BEEN HAMPERED BY THIS.

[dalton99a]

14. Kick

[Grasswire2]

15. Garland has sabotaged the J6 Committee's work today.

How are we feeling now, kids?

[agingdem]

37. Garland did not sabotage the J6 committee

Meadows and Scavino sitting in the hot seat claiming executive privilege 500 times gets them nowhere..the bottom line is the J6 committee is tasked with telling the story of January 6 in all it's terrifying glory...right now I'm more interested in the story the committee has to tell than Meadows evading a J6 contempt charge..and don't forget Garland has convened a number of federal grand juries with the focus on Trump and his inner circle of coup co-conspirators..Garland doesn't need a J6 referral to indict Trump..

[Attilatheblond]

41. Garland doesn't need a referral to indict Meadows and Scavino

Didn't Olly North go free because he was convicted after he had received some sort of immunity deal to testify before congress in the Iran-Contra affair?

If the J6 Comte really pushes for Meadows and Scavino to appear there, perhaps their counsels would insist on immunity from prosecution in exchange for actual testimony. Maybe THAT is what Garland wants to avoid. Without the threat of prosecution for their own crimes hanging over their heads, they might not be put into positions where they would give up information, in court, to nail Trump's hide to the wall and throw others into prison.

Gonna sit back and wait. Thinking Garland's people are probably playing a smart game. The Comte already has, what was reported, over 2000 texts and docs from Meadows? They might like having him for their public hearings, but they might not really need him for their actual investigation into needed legislation to prevent this whole coup crap in the future. And yes, I do believe a subpoena should be enforced, unless it might mean an immunity deal messing with convictions and prison for the mob bosses that tried to overthrow our government.

[Joinfortmill]

76. 👍

[Joinfortmill]

78. The truth is we don't know what Garland is doing.

[Samrob]

16. Were they secretly pardoned by Trump? nt

[PoliticAverse]

42. Trump could not have pardoned them from a future committee subpoena. n/t

[spanone]

22. Feeling sick

[Grasswire2]

25. Feeling ever more cynical here.

I trust the J6 Committee wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than the DoJ.

I hope some of the best reporters are on this tonight.

Enormous scandal with possible devastating consequences for the republic.

[LonePirate]

24. Garland needs to resign. This action by DoJ is unacceptable.

[Grasswire2]

26. Another mess for Joe to handle. Sigh. nt

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. If you feel that strongly, call your rep and demand they impeach Garland. Nt

[Joinfortmill]

79. None of us know what DOJ is doing.

[paleotn]

82. Not even the Jan 6 committee it seems....

and they seem rather pissed about it. My heart wants to believe Garland is playing multi-dimensional chess. My brain tells me he's a milksop who needs to be replaced quickly.

[WiVoter]

27. I Don't Know If This Makes A Difference. But

Woodward, Bernstein & John Dean were on CNN, I think it was Anderson Cooper, and one of them speculated that a possible reason Meadows & Scavino were left out was because there’s a deal being worked out/or worked out already, between them and the J6 Committee. I guess we’ll see what happens.

[czarjak]

29. NOT off the hook. Hopefully?

[Scrivener7]

50. Then why would the J6 committee release a statement complaining about it?

That is dopey.

[OnDoutside]

52. I agree with you.

That would not make sense, unless it was a deal with the DOJ. I could see a snivelling rat like meadows doing a deal, but I'd be surprised if Scavino did.

[Autumn]

56. Then obviously there are people on the J6 Committee that have no idea what is going on.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216761862

[liberalla]

72. I wondered about that... I guess it would be possible even without the J6 committee's knowledge...

But we are just speculating here. I admit I'm hoping there's a good explanation for DoJ making this decision/announcement, and not just letting them off the hook.

[Joinfortmill]

80. 👍

[towerbum]

28. think might have to with Georgia mess ?

[UTUSN]

31. O. K.

[Grasswire2]

32. Thank goodness that J6 did not provide the interviews/evidence that DoJ was asking for.

Someone was thinking smart on the committee there.

[SoCalDavidS]

33. No One Is Above The Law? What A Gigantic Crock Of Shit!

[dchill]

36. A superficial claim of executive privilege might be...

...why they're not being charged. Also, they might be cooperating. In addition, however, the AG is definitely a member of the Federalist Society. So the whole situation is a big, sticky magnet for a conspiracy theory or three.

[ShazzieB]

45. Source?

What is your source for stating that Garland is "definitely a member of the Federalist Society"? I know there have been rumors, but I haven't seen any conclusive evidence (with emphasis on "conclusive&quot .

[dchill]

47. I'm unaware of the need for a source...

...for a C.T.

[Grasswire2]

38. HARRY LITMAN response tonight, and Ben Rhodes comment

[link:http://

Link to tweet

?s=20&t=CbgBQ66T-3wTgwF8EAskKg|

[kentuck]

39. It is very possible, in my opinion...

...that they may be working with the DOJ? That may have been their reward?

[PoliticAverse]

43. So will the Congress be dusting off their inherent contempt power? n/t

[Grasswire2]

44. I'm given two replies when I ask that question

1. It hasn't been used for a very long time.

2. There is no jail facility or services to feed/care for prisoners.


Of course, D.C. lockup isn't far away, and has a new wing.

[PoliticAverse]

46. I believe the last person arrested was confined to a hotel room. n/t

[budkin]

48. If these clowns won't be charged, no way TFG is

The writing is on the wall.

[Scrivener7]

51. To all who are saying that this means they must be cooperating with the DOJ:

if that were true, why wouldn't the DOJ say, "We're not prosecuting because they're cooperating."

It would be a boon to the DOJ and scare others to come forward if they could say that.

But they don't say it.

They aren't cooperating.

They're just above the law.

[Autumn]

54. Silly Committee member. DOJ has this.... Any day now.

and just in case

[BSdetect]

58. This is crucial that the DOJ does it's freakin job. Who is blocking these arrests?

[LudwigPastorius]

61. In these highest-of-profile cases, I'm sure the Attorney General has the last word on...

who is, or isn't, indicted.

[housecat]

59. All plausible speculations, but first we need facts.

[Hortensis]

64. +1. One thing we do know, talking heads can't guest on political shows

for 2 years admitting they don't know what's happening while waiting for release of information from inside. Day after day, they must intrigue viewers into listening to them by sounding as if they always know something more.

Feeding viewers' feelings back to them, including "validating" frustration that threatens to lose viewers, is a reliable fallback when they tap out for lack of information.

[housecat]

68. How else can they fill a 24-hour news cycle? Personally, I'd welcome more comedy.

[Grasswire2]

69. You don't believe what the J6 committee communicates on a public platform??

Wow.

I wouldn't call their words "speculations"

[housecat]

73. No silly, the talking heads just speculate. The J6 committee rocks.

[LudwigPastorius]

60. "...we find the decision to reward Mark Meadows and Dan Scavino for their continued attack on...

the rule of law puzzling."

I would have substituted "bullshit" for "puzzling", but I understand they have to maintain a certain level of decorum.

[Lonestarblue]

62. The DOJ decision is beyond puzzling. It is detrimental to the truth and to upholding the law.

The committee seems to believe that Meadows has evidence that would directly tie Trump to the planning of the insurrection and thus to criminal behavior. Forcing Meadows to testify and turn over remaining documents could in turn force the DOJ to take action against Trump. I believe they are doing everything possible to avoid doing that. Opinion only—no facts to cite.

[BlueJac]

63. Garland is what goes on a Christmas tree...

He is not worthy of Attorney General. We need serious action!

[Lucky Luciano]

65. The J6 committee just doesn't understand how government works.

They need to see how real law enforcement dots all their i’s and crosses all their t’s before a move can be made. Garland has to make sure the case is airtight, and rest assured, he is doing everything the right way. The J6 committee is obviously very naive as to how things really work.

[Novara]

67. A lot of people here don't understand how this works either

Navarro was easy: he balked from Day 1, citing privilege, which he himself waived by telling all in a book and in TV interviews. THAT'S why he was indicted. HE didn't even hint at cooperating.

Meadows and Sciavino cooperated - up to a point. They didn't shove their middle finger into the J6 committee's faces from the start. Plus, no one here knows whether they are making a deal with the DOJ to flip and give up the orange motherfucker himself. That is a possibility. Wouldn't you much rather see the orange motherfucker go to prison than Meadows be indicted for contempt? I sure would.

The J6 committee is pissed off whenever anybody defies them, and justifiably so. However, all you people jumping to the worst possible conclusions need to step back and see what develops. These two won't get away scot-free. They may right now be giving up a much bigger fish. And I'd much rather see that than for them to be prosecuted right now for what is essentially a parking ticket compared to the much larger crimes all of them committed.

[Grasswire2]

71. sure. nt

[Frustratedlady]

87. Boy, I had it all wrong. I thought that Meadows and Sciavino got off contempt of congress...

because they cooperated (somewhat) while Navarro didn't and threatened to sue most everyone he could think of, including Dr. Fauci. Since the other two turned over documents and other information, they couldn't be considered in contempt of court, BUT they could later be charged with criminal acts in the next portion of the DOJ's investigation.

Good thing I'm not a lawyer, right?

[Grasswire2]

70. LOL nt

[SoCalDavidS]

83. Airtight? For A Fucking Contempt Charge?

I think it would take all of about 5 seconds for a Contempt charge to be issued against ANYBODY on DU who failed to appear in court if subpoenaed. That would be "airtight" enough for them to throw ANY of us in the slammer.

I guess power brings privileges, and puts you ABOVE THE LAW though.

[Lucky Luciano]

88. There are i's to dot and t's to cross. Serious people say this is needed. I believe them.

[SoCalDavidS]

89. No i's And No t's If There Isn't Anything That's Going To Be Done

And there isn't.

[Lucky Luciano]

95. You are right...and I was hoping the absurdity of my posts...

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…would have been obvious sarcasm (I hate explicitly using the sarcasm emoji as it kills all the fun!). I guess there are enough people here who could say all that with a straight face though!

[Joinfortmill]

74. DOJ knows something

[Celerity]

81. I'll likely get crucified for this, but I'm going to give the DoJ the benefit of the doubt on this.

We simply do not know what they know in regards to the overarching investigation.

[SoCalDavidS]

84. Well, The January 6th Commission, Filled With Democrats, Is Not Giving Them The Benefit Of The Doubt

Do you honestly think they would be saying what they did last night, if they thought there was more going on behind the scenes?

The fact they chose not to remain silent, tells me everything I need to know.

[Grasswire2]

86. **

So now, we have received TWO notices from J6 that something is amiss.

1. the recent refusal of the DoJ request for transcripts of committee interviews with actors who might become charged

2. Last night. A notice to the American people that some chicanery may be afoot in an effort to stop their work.

Anyone who does not see the signal here from J6 is fooling themselves.

[Celerity]

90. Neither you nor the Committee do not know everything that the DoJ is doing

[SoCalDavidS]

92. Nor Do You

You have your opinion, which is fine. My opinion is that in the end, they aren’t gonna do a thing to hold those at the top of the food chain accountable. And those at the top of that chain are well aware of this.

[Celerity]

96. The fact I do not know just further strengthens my case

[SoCalDavidS]

97. I Lived Through Iran-Contra, I Lived Through The Iraq War Lies

I lived through "W" illegitimately winning not 1, but 2 elections. I lived through 2 Impeachments of TFG, the 1st of which basically implicated him in essentially being part of a conspiracy to Rig the 2016 election.

I have very little faith in this country's system of "justice." Some people are above the law. Some are "too big to fail," so to speak.

I see this playing out exactly the same way. I'll be ecstatic if I'm wrong. Precedent in terms of the "accountability" cases I listed above, tells me it's unlikely I will be.

But if I am, I'll be the 1st to speak out and say so. And quite happily I might add.

[housecat]

85. for now

[Bones1]

91. What ??

This is very interesting. Did Mr. Meadows and Mr. Scavino become rats ?

[Alice Kramden]

93. That's what I was thinking

They are providing information

[Evolve Dammit]

94. DOJ is not doing their job. This is potentially the end of democracy if they can't indict those

that planned and participated in 1/6. After Mueller, I should not be surprised. I am more disgusted than surprised. The average person can see that a criminal mob boss has taken over a major party (one of two) with the help of Russia, to divide this country and encourage a violent overthrow. And DOJ fiddles.