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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums****1/6 Committee Hearings Day 6, thread ONE (1:00 pm EDT) ****
Hi everyone! Once again I am pleased to step up to host the "live thread" on behalf of Scrivener7, for what has become a "surprise" session, with 24 hours notice, to lay out the latest material received by the January 6 Committee, along with one semi-confirmed witness (Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to Mark Meadows), and possibly other witnesses.
So rustle up some eats, sit back, watch (or listen), and do make your voice heard! Like the previous 5 broadcast segments, this hearing is again expected to last about 2 hours (at least that is what CSPAN has set aside for it in their schedule since they operate the cameras in Congress and the Committee rooms).
Since both Chambers have left for a "District Work Period" and the upcoming July 4 holiday (which is this coming Monday), CSPAN, for those who have access to that cable channel, will start broadcasting it on TV about 15 minutes before the official gavelling in, starting at 12:45 pm EDT.
For those without a TV and/or who are unable to watch (if at work or home or if traveling, etc but have a mobile device with internet access), here are a few of what are many streams that can be used to view/listen to today's session, including the J6 Committee's own stream on YouTube (the major broadcast - ABC, NBC, CBS, and cable networks CNN, MSNBC, etc., and print - WaPo, WSJ, etc., usually air and/or stream these hearings as well) . If you have a local or nearby Public Radio station, they will often broadcast the audio on those stations using NPR's feed -
Wednesdays
(23,125 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,898 posts)ancianita
(43,357 posts)during and after January 6. I hope they've got documents for her to corroborate and elaborate on.

AnotherMother4Peace
(5,191 posts)IcyPeas
(25,781 posts)nolabear
(43,850 posts)The aides, the interns, the guards, the photographers, the filmmakers, the reporters in the ground, the poll workers, the courageous citizens who cannot let the power mongers destroy this country.
Heres to you all.
Tree Lady
(13,384 posts)SheltieLover
(81,709 posts)The aids who grabbed the vote tallies when evacuating!
Emile
(43,260 posts)
electric_blue68
(27,299 posts)Emile
(43,260 posts)electric_blue68
(27,299 posts)uponit7771
(93,532 posts)Novara
(6,115 posts)I am on pins and needles.
livetohike
(24,420 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)Stinky The Clown
(68,964 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)electric_blue68
(27,299 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(102,007 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)electric_blue68
(27,299 posts)anyway, and I'll be on the bus so can continue to follow.
Novara
(6,115 posts)Ooooooooo.
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)'cause I was like "Ooooooooo" when I paid attention and heard it at the 2nd hearing, and later confirmed at the 3rd one that he is reading a script.
leftyladyfrommo
(20,027 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)hearings.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)After seeing and hearing Cassidy..she can't possibly be the only one with first hand knowledge..
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)crickets
(26,168 posts)Can't wait to see/hear what was so important it triggered another hearing so soon.
scipan
(3,103 posts)And can't make noise, and I don't know where my headphones are.
EndlessWire
(8,103 posts)Tree Lady
(13,384 posts)She has had a lot of death threats. I hope they protect her.
Lars39
(26,553 posts)Not sure how much I can contribute
having to hold an ice pack on my cheek
hit myself with a car door.
Lars39
(26,553 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)on Capitol Hill.
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)Lars39
(26,553 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)to Meadows.
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)Have FDA's VRBPAC meeting streaming in the background as they review the mixed variant vaccines (TV on CSPAN).
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)The VRBPAC went on a break just as this hearing started!
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)showing the aide's office in relation to both the VP's office and the Oval Office.
Mersky
(5,340 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)
Mersky
(5,340 posts)And thank you again for the threads. Amazing tracking in here today. Was all I could do to scribble out 12 pages of notes, then add in a few details on DU after the fact. Her testimony was packed with astounding revelations.
Novara
(6,115 posts)crickets
(26,168 posts)working for Meadows in the WH. Now showing just how close her office was to VP &Oval Office.
FarPoint
(14,939 posts)will be " Red Hot".....
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)a horrible night she must have had last night waiting for this?
Baitball Blogger
(52,718 posts)Very calm, so far.
Novara
(6,115 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)before the event.
Stinky The Clown
(68,964 posts)You knew. And YOU Knew!
Botany
(77,859 posts)... and the upcoming actions. "Aren't you excited about Jan. 6th? Lots of big things are going to
happen. The President is going to the Capitol and he will look powerful." (rough quote)
Mersky
(5,340 posts)Hes going to look powerful. Hes going to look great.
RocRizzo55
(980 posts)crickets
(26,168 posts)She asked Meadows about it and he said "things could get bad." He knew what was coming. Ratcliff: didn't think the 6th plans were a good idea, didn't think the lawsuits etc were a good idea either. Dangerous for the country, thought tfg should concede.
FarPoint
(14,939 posts)We sensed and knew it....
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)would get out of hand.
He thought "There would be dangerous repercussions in terms of precedents set for our Democracy."
Novara
(6,115 posts)wnylib
(26,456 posts)Bucky
(55,334 posts)obamanut2012
(29,512 posts)She isn't an elite, she went to a mid-tier public university in Virginia. I bet folks on the GOP side aren't protecting her like they do their fellow elites, they are threatening her.
Novara
(6,115 posts)FUCKING BOOM! They have proof of coordination with the Oath Fuckers and Shameful Boys.
livetohike
(24,420 posts)sunonmars
(8,657 posts)dweller
(28,677 posts)Hes in deep shit now
✌🏻
crickets
(26,168 posts)Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)MontanaMama
(24,751 posts)I really hope this woman has protection. The Proud Boys will be gunning for her.
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)Traildogbob
(13,160 posts)Much more pain to Rudy than that slap on his back that almost killed him. Lock that old cretin up for the rest of his miserable life. Drinking toilet water hooch until his liver rots in pain.
Novara
(6,115 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)EndlessWire
(8,103 posts)Smart to wear white over black.
Novara
(6,115 posts)Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)Novara
(6,115 posts)What the fuck? They did nothing?
Tree Lady
(13,384 posts)Seems crazy they allowed it but this is gun crazy America.
ancianita
(43,357 posts)Tetrachloride
(9,702 posts)IcyPeas
(25,781 posts)RocRizzo55
(980 posts)Fox entertainment posing as news.
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)including with AR-15 including some who were stationed in the trees above the crowds with their weapons.
crickets
(26,168 posts)Others near ellipse carrying pistols and AR 15s. Some did come armed after all, and not just with flagpoles. Damn.
tfg WAS INFORMED. He KNEW on the day and did nothing to stop it. It was what he wanted. What president EVER is happy to know about guns in a crowd near him?
tfg was unhappy, but just because not all of the crowd was near the stage & making it look full for the photos.
GoCubsGo
(34,999 posts)I suspected that there were armed people there,but it is still horrifying to hear this.
Aviation Pro
(15,763 posts)....
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)Aviation Pro
(15,763 posts)Arrest everyone right fucking now.
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)Ohio Joe
(21,898 posts)And neither acted or cared.
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)Novara
(6,115 posts)THROW ALL THE MOTHERFUCKERS IN JAIL NOW
Lars39
(26,553 posts)Holy shit
livetohike
(24,420 posts)Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)armor, spears and flagpoles" ... "and these
Meadows's response to learning this list of weapons: "I remember distinctly Mark not looking up from his phone." "Then Mark chimed in and said 'All right, anything else.'" Then mark asked Tony, "Have you informed the President." And Mr. Renato said, "Yes, I did."
sunonmars
(8,657 posts)uponit7771
(93,532 posts)FarPoint
(14,939 posts)Off The record Movement.....meaning the proud Boys and planned take-over of the Capitol.....
sunonmars
(8,657 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)livetohike
(24,420 posts)for his rally. He didnt care that there were weapons.
MLAA
(19,800 posts)SergeStorms
(20,808 posts)magnetometers, or metal detectors. Just for clarity.
MLAA
(19,800 posts)Shipwack
(3,100 posts)Survival instinct kick in? 🤷♂️
regnaD kciN
(27,699 posts)RocRizzo55
(980 posts)The term "sitting duck" comes to mind. They weren't there to use their guns, they were there to show off their guns, because they could not show off their penises.
Voltaire2
(15,377 posts)However as we know the mob was like 40 feet away from him at one point as he was being moved to a secure location in the capitol. So perhaps just opportunity is all that saved him.
wnylib
(26,456 posts)the Capitol and DC police fired at them, or if there were counter protesters.
Also to enforce martial law if Trump called for it.
padah513
(2,711 posts)What a piece of crap
Scrivener7
(60,067 posts)in. They're not here to hurt ME."
He was told people couldn't come through the mags because they had weapons. He responded by saying that those armed people could march to the Capitol.
HE ABSOLUTELY KNEW THEY WERE ARMED.
AND HE TOLD THEM TO GO TO THE CAPITOL.
HE TOTALLY MANUFACTURED THE VIOLENCE AND HE DID IT PURPOSEFULLY.
Aviation Pro
(15,763 posts)That motherfucker was not referring to magazines. He wanted the SS to remove the magnetometers.
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)and didn't care if armed people would be in the stage area.
"They're not here to hurt me".
SergeStorms
(20,808 posts)he can read everyone's minds! He could tell there wasn't one person there, dressed as a Trump supporter, who wanted to shoot his orange ass.
He truly is a remarkable person.
Novara
(6,115 posts)because he assumed they wouldn't shoot HIM. He wanted them to shoot OTHERS.
RocRizzo55
(980 posts)Johnny2X2X
(24,435 posts)This is what we're hearing, and kind of what we've expected.
There was nothing spontaneous about the assault on the Capitol, it's what Trump planned. They were going to take hostages and occupy the Capitol, probably killing several Congress members along the way. This was Trump's plan!
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)crickets
(26,168 posts)They all knew. Question is, how much did Pence know? No wonder he wouldn't get in that car.
Marthe48
(23,441 posts)I had this hearing on my mind since I heard about it, but almost forgot to tune in.
BumRushDaShow
(172,225 posts)Novara
(6,115 posts)H2O Man
(79,250 posts)(recommended)
uponit7771
(93,532 posts)dalton99a
(95,253 posts)Cheezoholic
(3,903 posts)AllyCat
(18,988 posts)And the actual act of what he did. He KNEW they were armed (not for him) and asked them to come in and March to the Capitol KNOWING they are armed.
livetohike
(24,420 posts)Capitol police were having trouble as they were out numbered.
ArnoldLayne
(2,265 posts)The rally. Get rid of the Mags that check for weapons. Time for Garland to indict the former President Trump.
milestogo
(23,200 posts)SergeStorms
(20,808 posts)they wouldn't have been targeted in the confusion and panic in Congress, they're dead fucking wrong!
The Oaf Creepers and Proud Toys would have shot indiscriminately into that mass of people just to kill someone. Anyone.
Trump and his armed henchmen need to be imprisoned for the rest of their lives. They meant to start an armed coup to overthrow the government.
FailureToCommunicate
(14,620 posts)LymphocyteLover
(10,148 posts)AllyCat
(18,988 posts)What an absolute toddler he is.
LymphocyteLover
(10,148 posts)Mersky
(5,340 posts)That day, ketchup dropping off the walls, he was pissed at the Atty General.
ShazzieB
(22,880 posts)He really IS an overgrown toddler!
OMGWTF
(5,214 posts)ShazzieB
(22,880 posts)Never heard that one before. I like!

AllyCat
(18,988 posts)What a complete insane a$$hole he is.
LymphocyteLover
(10,148 posts)Link to tweet
?s=20&t=XI-J_iXEJeMrruPBqWoiJg
louis-t
(24,653 posts)Fucking Wow! I wish every one of my MAGA associates would watch this. They will never accept it, they won't believe it. There are not enough words to describe the evil of that bastard.
Mme. Defarge
(9,050 posts)gab13by13
(32,764 posts)Ms. Hutchinson took on a mentally ill mobster.
She is the bravest most patriotic person in the United States. Time person of the year won't do her justice. She is my hero, how brave.
Botany
(77,859 posts)She is crushing Meadows, Trump, and Rudy with the white hot truth and it will burn
those people to the ground.
I wonder how many Trump supporters there will be after this testimony?
TygrBright
(21,390 posts)onlyadream
(2,248 posts)What a freaking baby!
trusty elf
(7,556 posts)
58Sunliner
(6,411 posts)
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