Yesterday's hearing: A few items you may have missed...

[Joinfortmill]

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-21-2022

Letters from an American:

'It showed testimony from Ronna McDaniel, the head of the Republican National Committee, confirming that the RNC helped the Trump campaign collect the false electoral slates.

It named two lawmakers who appeared to participate in the attempt to overthrow the election. Representative Andy Biggs (R-AZ) apparently called Bowers to pressure him, and Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) wanted to hand the fake slates of electors from Michigan and Wisconsin to Pence on January 6.

Striding quickly past reporters today, Johnson told CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju that he had “no idea” who asked him to share the fake electors with Pence. He said he had “no involvement” in the attempt to provide fake electors to overturn the legitimate outcome of the 2020 election and claimed he didn’t know who handed his office the envelope that was supposed to go to Pence. It was, he said, “some staff intern” who handed another staff member the envelope. When asked if he would try to find out, he said, “No. No, because there’s no conspiracy here. This is a complete non-story, guys. Complete non-story.”

[Novara]

1. They all need to be in prison

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Amen. Conspiracy, sedition for starters.

[Mr. Ected]

2. I'm wondering why we're concentrating on the individual fascist creeps Biggs and Johnson

When the revelation that the whole EFFING RNC was directly involved in the conspiracy!

[FM123]

3. Yes!

The whole RNC. Chuck Grassley said back in December that he was going to preside over the certification, Pence wasn't going to be there on Jan 6 - they were all just plotting & scheming together all along.

[Evolve Dammit]

17. Subpoena Grassley as well. Expose the whole damn party that planned this coup.

[malaise]

4. True but the collective RNC aren't elected members

who swore to defend the constitution and laws federal and state

[2naSalit]

9. That's what makes...

A RICO case so attractive.

[KS Toronado]

7. Maybe they're

concentrating on the individual fascist creeps Biggs and Johnson because it's going to lead
to something bigger, they are telling a story to the public.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. Ronna's snippet in the hearing sounded like a promo teaser.

Like skinny Jared’s snippet about pardons. They’re ALL members of the RNC.

More to come?

[kentuck]

6. Yep....a "complete non-story", Ron....

As you and the other accomplices would want everyone to believe. But why wouldn't you want them to believe that? Because the truth is just too ugly?

[HuskyOffset]

8. I wonder if he'll say the same thing when the DOJ asks him

who brought the envelope to his office. And also, as a point of logic, Senator, is your office in the habit of accepting materials from persons unknown and passing it to the Vice President of the United States?

[dlk]

10. Johnson thinks playing dumb will get him off the hook for his crimes

I hope it doesn’t.

[usaf-vet]

15. He's not playing DUMB. He is DUMB. He would be cutting grass in city parks if he didn't marry $$$$.

He has proven to be a lackey willing to do the bidding of first Scott Walker, DJT, and apparently Putin.

[dlk]

25. Dumb playing dumber...

[Snackshack]

11. These people just don't know

When to keep their mouths shut. Which is a very good thing. “Some staff intern, complete non-story”…my ass.

As my grandmother would say Johnson is as crooked as $3 bill.

Just how much do these fuckers get to betray America and still remain in congress?

[Justice matters.]

18. Yep. Always pointing to proverbial "Fall Guys" tm

Wonder when the proverbial fall guys who earn 1/10,000th of these traitors income will wake up and smell the coffee...

[Snackshack]

23. You and me both.

There is an entire demographic on the Hill that has been totally silent on this and I have often wondered what would happen if they were not. They could end all of this in quick fashion if they spoke up.

[Tommymac]

12. He's just following Putin's marching orders. Fucking traitorous asswipe. nt

[AllyCat]

13. I really despise Ron Johnson.

I cannot remember having a more horrible Senator from my state. Why was he in Russia in 2018 for the 4th? Why is he part of this? How did he get elected over Feingold?

[OMGWTF]

14. Does WI use those pesky ES&S vote-stealing machines

like they use in Maine and Kentucky?

[AllyCat]

22. Not statewide. We vote on paper ballots.

I remember seeing a post after the 2016 election showing a county with 3,000 more votes than people who live there. The poll worker posted it and when he questioned the supervisor was told it was okay.

Wish I could fine that diary. I’m sure it happened all over the state.

[Evolve Dammit]

19. That whole group who went to Russia on July 4 needs to be investigated.

[kimbutgar]

20. What's sick is both of them will be re elected in November

these traitorous bastards should be indicted and banned from ever holding office again. But those repuke voters will happily vote for them in November even though they would be screaming bloody murder if a Democratic legislator did the same thing.

[Botany]

21. It was, "some staff intern." This is a complete non-story, guys.

Johnson knows what he was doing was illegal end of story and it was just "some staff intern"
who took it upon himself to overturn America's Constitutionally mandated transfer of power.

[Wild blueberry]

24. His chief of staff

Who does nothing without checking with the boss.
Checkmate.

[Qutzupalotl]

26. Translation: I'm in it up to my neck.