Well, THAT DID NOT DISAPPOINT!!!

[NanceGreggs]

The hearing was even more comprehensive and coherent than I'd hoped it would be!

[Red Mountain]

1. Agreed

it's going to be a crazy week

[Ohio Joe]

2. It also exceeded my expectations

Bennie was magnificent… Just wow

[Blue Owl]

3. And the fuse leading to Dump's fat ass has been lit

[Cha]

19. Boom.

💙💛

[malaise]

39. THIS

Excellent first session

[ecstatic]

79. +1000. I really hope so.

Thank God they didn't mince words tonight. They exposed tfg as the f*cking criminal thug he is.

[ShazzieB]

84. Yes, they really came out swinging on that score!

No punches were pulled as far as his involvement is concerned, which I found VERY enjoyable!

[madamesilverspurs]

4. This is what

the tip of an iceberg sounds like.


.

[Turbineguy]

5. It was finely crafted.

Some nice new information. They put the turd in Garland's pocket. Maybe as part of trump's "unprecedented" administration, he'll go to jail.

[calimary]

88. Hopefully somebody woke him up to watch it.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Very compelling and disturbing

I expect each subsequent session will compound the damning evidence against these traitors. The world is watching... and hopefully everyone at DOJ.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

7. You got that right!!!!

[vapor2]

8. I got chills listening to Officer Edwards

Her testimony was chilling and yes, her grandfather would be proud of her!

[Mr.Bill]

30. She impressed me, too.

Just imagine the personal risk being taken by anyone who testifies here.

[Takket]

9. it was VERY well put together

you don't just slap this sort of presentation together in five minutes. Thompson and Cheney very methodically stepped through every piece of evidence, they had all the clips queued up and playing immediately, no time wasted, no technical snafus or blunders. It was seamless and articulate, and that is very important. because even truthful information can be dismissed if it is presented in a sloppy and/or incoherent manner.

And do not underestimate the importance of the committee giving Cheney a starring role in this event. It gives the hearings absolute unquestionable legitimacy.

[Novara]

15. This:

"It gives the hearings absolute unquestionable legitimacy."

Absolutely!

[Joinfortmill]

48. Agree

[llmart]

51. +1

That was a brilliant move by the committee to give Cheney the spotlight. She did not disappoint one iota.

I hope she has a lot of protection because there will be people who will want to harm her for the stance she's taken. Very courageous of her.

[Catherine Vincent]

63. Not sure she would need Security

They know who her dad is.

[calimary]

69. I kinda doubt they'd care at this point.

[onetexan]

85. Spot on!! K&R

I certainly hope she & the others on the panel h ave protection.

[Deminpenn]

89. Was Dick Cheney there?

I thought I caught a glimpse of him sitting in one of the front rows.

[True Blue American]

116. Letting Cheney do most of the summation was

One brilliant move. Even if Liz loses the election,( I do not think she will because there are deep pockets in that group. I bet Democrats will vote for the one Representative in Wyoming.

[H2O Man]

10. Recommended.

I think we were treated to something historic. I was extremely impressed. I expect each hearing will dig deeper.

[calimary]

38. Can't wait for the next "episode" next MONDAY, JUNE 13th at 10am, Eastern time.

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Anyone know when the one after that is scheduled?

IS there a schedule of further hearings?

[H2O Man]

64. I can't wait, either!

[Lochloosa]

115. ....

Monday June 13 10 am
Wednesday June 15 10 am
Thursday 16 10 am
Tuesday June 21 10 am
Thursday June 23 8pm Final.

[sheshe2]

75. The 15th 10AM.

That is all I got.

[Lochloosa]

114. Here you go.

Monday June 13 10 am
Wednesday June 15 10 am
Thursday 16 10 am
Tuesday June 21 10 am
Thursday June 23 8pm Final.

[True Blue American]

117. Thanks for that!

[Lochloosa]

113. Here you go.

Monday June 13 10 am
Wednesday June 15 10 am
Thursday 16 10 am
Tuesday June 21 10 am
Thursday June 23 8pm Final.

[Lochloosa]

121. Here you go.

Monday June 13 10 am
Wednesday June 15 10 am
Thursday 16 10 am
Tuesday June 21 10 am
Thursday June 23 8pm Final.

[calimary]

122. Is that Eastern time or Pacific time?

Thank you, btw!

[Lochloosa]

123. Eastern

[calimary]

124. Good! Thank you AGAIN!

I kinda assumed so, since I looked at the start time of Thursday and how I knew it was way earlier here on the West Coast than the time given.

Also if they say 7pm start, that probably has to be Eastern time, because if it were starting at 7pm here in the West, that’d be 10pm Eastern and I doubt they’d hold a hearing that late!

So an 8pm start time I’d say would have to be 8pm Eastern time.

But I always wanna make sure!

[highplainsdem]

11. +1,000,000

[Novara]

12. I knew it was going to be good

But I had no idea it would be this well done.

[Paladin]

93. Same here.

I figured it would be good---but not that good.

I hope that lame-ass David Brooks of the NYT is eating every word of that advance trashing he delivered regarding the hearings, a few days ago.

[underpants]

13. Nick Quested is trying to back off a bit

Just my observation

[H2O Man]

14. +1

[Ohio Joe]

22. He is a journalist...

And he had his journalist hat on… What he saw, what he heard and what he filmed. That is it.

Edit-Sorry, meant to reply to the poster you replied to

[CottonBear]

52. He stated he was there due to a subpoena.

He’s a journalist and a foreign national who never intended or expected to be testifying to the J6 Committee on live, prime time US TV.

[lunatica]

59. I think he's trying to look objective

I think he is because his filming of the events was excellent and unbiased. Very professional!

[Catherine Vincent]

66. You were not alone in that observation

[doc03]

16. I didn't see anything that would blow the roof off the capital. I thought it was just a not so

well done rehash of the second impeachment. That won't be popular here but that is the way I viewed it.

[yellowdogintexas]

28. there are 6 more to go

each will focus on a different aspect

Tonight was just the "Opening Arguments"

[Laura PourMeADrink]

31. So there will be wow moments that were not mentioned

in opening? Can't wait

[doc03]

36. They won't be in prime time, and I don't think anything they said will

motivate people to watch at 10am. It was we will have more at a later date, but I didn't hear any really new
information I haven't already heard every time I turn on MSNBC.

[calimary]

40. Maybe the good stuff is still to come?

[doc03]

50. When they said it would blow the roof off the capital I was expecting

something like a video of a meeting with Roger stone, Trump and the Leaders of the Proud Boys and
Oath Keepers. There was any surprising new information. I will try and watch the other hearings but
so far, I don't expect any more than we already know.

[True Blue American]

118. As Don Jr's girlfriend said

[NJCher]

81. Here ya go

Now all you have to do is copy and paste this into an email to the senate committee:

“I was so unimpressed. You gave the audience nothing that hasn’t already been on msnbc.

Please add some flying monkeys and a montage of trump memes from the internet. A guest psychic would be nice. Please have Adele sing the Star Spangled Banner in the beginning. Maybe Kim k or one of her sisters to close out.

Thnx so much!

Doc03 from DU

—————

You’re welcome!

[ShazzieB]

83. OMG, you're killing me!

[2Gingersnaps]

97. ***SMILE*** you are very helpful!

I kind of saw it like Stephen Colbert's description of the Nuthin burger the corporate media predicted. That burger was juicy. Well done tight presentation that certainly got the attention of yet unindicted conspirator #1. Three things stood out to me.

1. Bill Barr and Gen. Milley-Barr with "bullshit" and Milley describing calls for protection from Pence, and being stood down by Trump via Meadows. Not sure how the R's get to blame Nancy or Schumer.

2. Vanky. Yes, she IS truly his daughter, she threw him under the bus before he did her. In his hissy fits on Truth Social this morning he copy and pasted his post employeed performance on Barr from the one he did on Jeff Sessions at great length, but threw in a "She was checked out and did not see the election data."

3. Jared Kushner was so busy working hard on pardons that he found Pat Cipollone "whiny" concerning the coup in progress.

And among the things we already knew, FOX was/is a coconspirator. Even Kayleigh McEnanny with Sean-

"1 - no more stolen election talk," Fox News host Sean Hannity texted McEnany, according to the records. "2- Yes, impeachment and the 25th amendment are real and many people will quit."

"Love that. Thank you. That is the playbook. I will help reinforce....," McEnany replied, per the documents."

Shouldn't Putin be paying Rupert Murdoch for programming TuKKKer?

[skamaria]

100. More Cowbells!

[Pluvious]

102. There's a time and place for snark

And this was certainly one of them !

[Deminpenn]

90. The hearings aren't aimed at you, but at the Ms of

Americans who are casual news consumers, not cable news junkies and don't know many of the nitty-gritty details.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

29. +1

[FoxNewsSucks]

44. I agree

New footage, but those of us who have followed this already knew these basics.

I just hope it got through to some of the inattentive public. Maybe if it gets good coverage in tomorrow's newspapers and morning TV shows.

[MOMFUDSKI]

47. I am interested in

the fact that they will show a 7-step plan.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

61. My sense is they are recapping to lay a foundation

Much like a clip show episode on a TV series before the finale.

I don't think it's an accident that this coincides with the Indictments of the Proud Boys leaders and the gubernatorial candidate in Michigan. I think the goal was to remind the public of how we got here and what we've found. I suspect we are about to get more big name indictments. There is a dot (or dots) between President Trump and the Proud Boys/Oath Keepers leadership. Bannon? Stone? Lindell? Don't know, but I suspect we may be about to learn.

[NanceGreggs]

65. Exactly.

This first hearing was meant for general consumption, not for people (like DUers) who have followed every detail from day one.

You have to set-up the backstory before proceeding with the details.

We political junkies sometimes forget that there were people watching tonight who were shaking their heads and saying, "I had no idea all of this had happened."

[PatSeg]

96. Good point

And would explain why I wasn't blown away like I had expected. I already knew much of what I'd heard, though in bits and pieces. It is good to see all those pieces brought together in one coherent chronological narrative. I often forget that many Americans only know 1/6 from a random series of sound bites and brief video clips.

[Pluvious]

103. "Previously, on Matters of Public Discourse..."

Context is everything

And most Americans have been a bit distracted the last 16 months
( unlike many of us, echo chamber denizens )

[paleotn]

17. They did a fantastic job.

Did anyone notice Ivanka's eyes in the short clip of her testimony? Her mannerisms? A friend of mine with experience in interrogation told me she appeared to be scared shitless. She was way off her normal baseline. So was Kushner, but in different ways I couldn't even pick up on. Interesting.

[Mr.Bill]

34. I actually think I saw

Kushner's eyebrows move slightly.

[FoxNewsSucks]

43. that just means he was overdue for the botox

[vanlassie]

54. Yes. Her eyes were very dark. Lips too.

Ghoulish.

[rubbersole]

57. Daddy no like...

...somebody is going to be called a loser. You know that pissed him off. Haha,hehe

[calimary]

70. Well, Ivanka, there goes your share of the inheritance.

[Elwood P Dowd]

74. She might not want his inheritance.

It may turn out to be a boatload of unpaid bills, legal fees, and court dates.

[Mopar151]

77. She knows

Who the money really belongs to. Wants no part of those piranahs!

[ShazzieB]

82. And she doesn't need it anyway.

She and Jared have tons of money. They could probably buy and sell dear old dad!

[Deminpenn]

91. Whoever did the video set up on their end did a bad job

The white background did neither any favors while she seemed too close to the camera and he was leaning backwards. Both looked exceedingly uncomfortable.

[Control-Z]

111. I don't think interrogation videos

require high quality production. It's just the way it's done, I believe. However they can get these folks in a room and answering questions is good enough.

[GP6971]

18. And that was just the opening salvo. n/t

[Patton French]

20. I'm afraid it did. (N/T)

[ChazInAz]

21. Right off the bat.

They went straight for TDFG's wattled throat.
Too bad we don't have any flies on the walls of Mar a Lago.

[spanone]

24. That was amazing.

[Initech]

25. Now it's time to lock his sorry ass up!

And all those who supported and enabled this!

[slightlv]

26. Intense!!!!!!!!

I'm still trying to catch my breath!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

33. Really?

[vanlassie]

56. What were you expecting?

This was for general consumption. We were not going to be that surprised, though there will be surprises.

[CrackityJones75]

67. Still trying to temper others enthusiasm huh?

whats the goal here?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

68. Stop stalking me !!!!

[relayerbob]

27. Absolutely exceeded my expecations

[babylonsister]

32. The committee had their

stuff together. I liked the big screen and the way it was coordinated. And most importantly, the content.

Very impressed.

[Kaleva]

35. I was enthralled and impressed

[Grumpy Old Guy]

37. Agreed!

Knocked it out of the park.

[towerbum]

41. this was just a opener ,main attraction is coming !

[Mme. Defarge]

42. Not at all the "buzz kill" I was expecting

after following this discussion yesterday - https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216777771

[gratuitous]

45. And now you know why the Republicans were trying to "prebut" the hearings

Yeah, us political junkies have been on this riot since it happened, but a lot of people are being reminded of what happened or learning of it for the first time. The riot footage was compelling, the timeline on the clips was a really good touch, and I don't think we'll hear that "tour group" bullshit again anytime soon.

[CottonBear]

53. The Hannity texts were incriminating. NT

[NanceGreggs]

60. I'd love to hear ...

... the "tour group" folks asked point-blank to name another time when a bunch of tourists did what was done on January 6th.

"This isn't a memory test, and we realize you might not recall the exact date, sir. But if you could even name the month and year - or even the season of the year - when the Capitol was breached, attacked, and overrun by unruly tourists, that would be sufficient."

[Joinfortmill]

46. Trump is toast

[CottonBear]

49. I watched it all without checking my Twitter or DU accounts.

It was incredibly impressive and compelling.

[MyMission]

55. Ultimate Reality TV

I don't watch any TV, but I've seen a few reality TV shows, as well as investigative news shows over the years. I watched on PBS live feed, and I was very impressed.

When I saw this thread i thought about how 45 has a huge fan base who love reality TV. I hope a good number of them will watch the "shows". They're gullible, and might be convinced that he wasn't acting in the best interest of the country.

The GOPQ is a mess, and there's a core of evangelicals and right wing nuts who will always support him. But there are some who can be swayed, who didn't want to acknowledge the severity of 1/6 but might become truly patriotic after hearing and seeing the testimonies. There are also a bunch of unaffiliated voters and Democrats who might be convinced or riled up as to how important it is to vote, to make sure that 45 and his minions don't gain control again. And hopefully the evidence presented will lead to many charges and convictions.

I'm off Monday and look forward to watching the next installment live.

[madaboutharry]

58. Donald Trump needs to be arrested, convicted, and imprisoned.

This country can not heal and recover from the horror of the Trump atrocity until he is in prison.

[calimary]

71. But there's still an awful lot of denial out there.

I don't know if this will crack that open, much as I was pleased with what I saw.

One can always hope that at least some of 'em will wake up...

[TomSlick]

62. I was looking forward to reading DU's take on the hearing.

I was in a meeting out-of-town during the hearing. I listened to the MSNBC analysis for an hour on the way home. It sounded good but it was MSNBC.

I don't see many naysayers above - and there are always naysayers. My take from the overwhelming enthusiasm is that the hearing went well.

[Deminpenn]

99. I watched on CBS

Nora O'Donnell and her crew seemed genuinely disturbed by the evidence presented during the halftime recess and post-game recap. Same with David Muir on ABC and Tapper's CNN panel.

[TomSlick]

104. Thanks.

It's good to hear the positions from the major networks.

[onecaliberal]

72. It was very good. They laid it out masterfully. The videos say it all.

[PatrickforB]

73. I second that! The hearing was magnificent!

Finally, the truth is coming out IN PRIME TIME.

[Skittles]

76. thank you to all DUers weighing in

great reading

[JohnnyRingo]

78. I made a couple adult grandkids sit and watch the whole thing

Only once did they ask how much longer.
Good thing there was a smoke break.

[C Moon]

80. I missed it on tv, but later I heard AM radio news playing highlights. Wow!! Powerful.

Plus, I can't believe that news station played the event. That is great to hear.
This is a major event in U.S. history.

[MerryBlooms]

86. I was hoping for every culpable congress name.

They know every pos that asked for a pardon. Name them I'm fed up with the cat and mouse game. Fuckin Done.

[leftyladyfrommo]

87. The worst thing Trump and white boys did was to

Cause such awful destruction of friend and family ties.
Those relationships may never heal.

[The Wizard]

94. A well planned and executed

opening statement that will lead to the prosecution and indictment of the criminal Trump. The problem is getting 12 jurors to convict. All Trump needs is one of twelve to escape justice.

[Ligyron]

95. I thought it was very well done for the most part.

Benny and Liz were perfect. You can tell Liz wants her party back and out of the hands of mad men.

There actually was some new stuff and they really tied the whole insurrection to Trump. If they can get an audio feed of him plotting w the rebel scum in that hotel the night before the coup attempt … then DOJ will have no choice but to charge him.

We shall see as the hearings progress.

[Deminpenn]

98. The video from Questad, the documentarian, was new

The PBs and Oathkeepers were definitely there to implement a plan of attack. The video of them meeting in the parking garage - shades of Watergate - is good circumstantial evidence of coordination and conspiracy.

I think these groups and Trumpers both used each other to accomplish their different objectives. The rws really do want another civil war; Trump just wanted to retain power. But the common act was an insurrection to achieve each desired outcome.

[homegirl]

101. Can Anyone Tell Me

what the participants in the orange hats and orange arm bands had in their backpacks??

[dalton99a]

105. Firearms, axes, etc.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/timothy-desjardins-jan-6-defendant-axes-1264680/
A Backpack Full of Axes and a Wooden Table Leg: Jan. 6 Rioter Was Armed to the Teeth
The FBI says Timothy Desjardins attacked multiple police officers with a broken table leg and carried a backpack that was later discovered to contain three axes

[homegirl]

106. Thank you

...and others probably had similar, and more lethal objects!

[RealGuyinChicago]

107. Maybe too long for a bumper sticker

I’m voting for the party that didn’t send a lynch mob into the Capitol.

[Upthevibe]

108. I completely agree...

I was crying when I heard Officer Edwards testifying....

I thought it was absolutely pitch perfect....

[Upthevibe]

109. NanceGreggs....I completely agree...

I was crying when I heard Officer Edwards testifying....

I thought the entire hearing was absolutely pitch perfect....

[Control-Z]

110. I agree!

I sent a message to my best friend that I was going to try and keep my expectations low. The hearing exceeded anything I would have expected.

I was shocked, angry, surprised and thrilled all at once!

[TigressDem]

112. And CIVIL

NO MAGATS yelling and screaming over on another to get their talking points out first.

[11 Bravo]

119. K&R. And Liz Cheney, with whom I agree on virtually nothing ...

has earned my respect with regard to her fidelity to our Republic, and our Constitution.

[YoshidaYui]

120. Agreed