****1/6 Committee Hearings Day 8, thread ONE (8:00 pm EDT) ****

[Scrivener7]

Woohoo!!! The 8th hearing!

BumRushDaShow has handed off the live stream thread to me for tonight. He is taking care of family things because, as we know, he is just a good guy. He'll be checking in and posting tonight as he is able.

He sent me his streaming outlet links, which are very useful. I've posted them below.

Tonight's hearing is expected to focus on tfg's actions as the rioters attacked the Capitol. There will be outtakes from the message he recorded to his cult members on January 7. The expected witnesses are two former White House aides.

So pull up a chair. This should be a good one.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. All ready, thanks!

[The Blue Flower]

2. Getting the popcorn ready!

Many thanks!

[Marthe48]

3. Many thanks!

I hope the inside traitors who helped breach the Capitol Building are named.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Here we go....

Thanks Scrivener7.

[Scrivener7]

5. You're all so welcome. I'm really excited for this one.

[Xavier Breath]

6. In all these threads people keep mentioning popcorn.

Guess I need to stop resisting and just break out the damn Orville Redenbacher already

[Scrivener7]

8. I know. I forgot to buy some for tonight.

[hatrack]

7. So, will they be . . .*COUGH* . . . showing this on Fox?

[Xavier Breath]

17. Can't be bothered.

Guess that Master Chef rerun beats out democracy.

[EnergizedLib]

9. Let's go

It’s showtime.

[dalton99a]

10. Kick

[Lars39]

11. Thanks,Scrivener 7!

[demmiblue]

12. The sun sets through the windows of the Cannon House Building as we are about to begin tonight's J6

Link to tweet

[EnergizedLib]

13. Woah

Rachel just said more hearings are coming in September.

Good.

[regnaD kciN]

24. Apparently Cheney will announce that tonight...

It’s being widely reported.

[crickets]

74. Good! They are needed. nt

[Scrivener7]

14. CNN is reporting that the secret service tried to get the MPD to help them

take tfg from the White House to the Capitol.

[regnaD kciN]

15. Sounds like NBC is trying to lower expectations...

Basically saying that there still isn’t enough proof of Trump’s intent to charge him.

[EnergizedLib]

18. Gee

It sounds like they’re covering for him because they know he gives them ratings?

What further proof do we need of intent?

[gademocrat7]

16. Fired up!

Popcorn on deck

[Novara]

19. eating popcorn

[Scrivener7]

20. Committee is entering!

[GoodRaisin]

21. Show time!

[malaise]

22. Here we go

Benny from home

[H2O Man]

118. Outstanding so far!

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Here I am - Chair Thompson - giving a video presentation due to his COVID diagnosis

[Scrivener7]

25. Hey!

[BumRushDaShow]

28. Thanks for doing this thread!!!

Looks like Liz Cheney will be shepherding the session.

[irisblue]

26. Thank you for this Scrivener

[Nevilledog]

27. This guy on Twitter is going to livetweet Hearing vs. What Fox is showing

Link to tweet

Tweet text:

John Whitehouse+
@existentialfish
·
Follow
Tonight's hearing is about how Trump dithered during the January 6 attack. I'll be tracking what Fox News talks about instead here.
MSNBC: Awaiting the start of the January 6 hearing

Fox News; TODDLER SHOOTS AT POLICE
4:57 PM · Jul 21, 2022

[Scrivener7]

32. Oh, cool! That is awesome.

[OMGWTF]

137. Dithered?? Dithered??

He started the fking fire and then threw gasoline on it. That's not dithering, that's inciting.

[Nevilledog]

138. Give him a break. His mom gave him a thesaurus for his birthday and he hasn't mastered it yet.

[Scrivener7]

29. (tfg) could not be moved to get off his ass to take a few steps to the press

briefing room where the press was waiting to bring a message from him to the traitors attacking the Capitol.

That's a paraphrase.

My Benny Thompson is much more erudite.

[Lars39]

30. Bennie!

Hope he gets completely well quickly!

[likesmountains 52]

31. Thank you for this!

[Marthe48]

33. Rep. Thompson is hitting it right out of the park

right off the bat

[BumRushDaShow]

34. Thompson: "The Committee will reconvene in September to continue laying out our case"

So not sure if that means to present their final report or to continue with a few more hearings before the final report.

[Scrivener7]

35. Thanks to all for being here. It's always better to watch with you guys!

[IcyPeas]

36. the local fox channel is covering the hearing, not fox cable though

just checked. tucker is on barking about biden having covid.

[BumRushDaShow]

37. Cheney confirmed that they will have more hearings!

[Novara]

38. "The dam has begun to break"

YASSSSSS!

[electric_blue68]

39. Ty, Scrivener.

[Scrivener7]

40. Cheney: "The dam (of witnesses) has begun to break.

[uponit7771]

43. +1,

[nolabear]

41. Reconvening in September, so it'll be fresh at election time.

Excellent.

[demmiblue]

42. Meanwhile, on Fox, ...

Link to tweet

[Rebl2]

136. Just saw that Josh Hawley

fled when they were under attack. Why Josh? They wouldn’t hurt you, right mr hawley?

[EnergizedLib]

44. Screw you, Mitch

You denounced someone you voted to acquit and you’re a big reason why this country is in the shape that it’s in.

[Scrivener7]

45. Exactly, but it's genius of the Committee to air that statement.

[regnaD kciN]

55. The acquittal isn't the worst part...

…it’s that McYurtle, after making that statement, later said he’d still support that person if he got the 2024 nomination.

[EnergizedLib]

67. In other words

The words ring hollow.

[Mersky]

58. "A mob was assaulting The Capitol in his name..."

“His criminals were carrying his banner and screaming his name… he was the only one who could end this.” - per video of McConnell speaking on the floor at end of the second impeachment

[Beachnutt]

46. Cheney wearing lots of BLUE

[Ohio Joe]

47. Ok, I'm here :)

I made some pizzas for dinner so I’m a bit late

[Scrivener7]

48. I'll have a slice of pepperoni, please!

[uponit7771]

51. +1,

[EnergizedLib]

49. Amazing

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I’m not sure what, if anything, I agree with Liz Cheney when it comes to policy. I guess she voted codify marriage equality and contraception, so those are two things I learned I agree with her on.

The vast majority of her policies I’m pretty sure I don’t.

And yet, because she’s taking a stand with this, she’s an enemy to the other side.

[Volaris]

135. Ya she's a monster, no doubt..but for the time being, she's OUR MONSTER..

[nolabear]

50. Think they'll have the video outtakes?

[Scrivener7]

53. Reports today and yesterday said they would.

[BumRushDaShow]

52. Rep. Elaine Luria (VA) is now giving her opening statement

[IcyPeas]

54. select each picture with an asshole in it.

[Novara]

57. +1

[uponit7771]

59. +1,

[BumRushDaShow]

62. ....

[IcyPeas]

84. that post was meant to go under post #42. oopsie

but whatever. LOL

[BumRushDaShow]

105. It would work ANYWHERE in this thread!

[irisblue]

56. She needs to name names

[Novara]

60. OMG, I have to keep muting that ass

[Scrivener7]

61. The first barriers at the Capitol were breached by the Proud Boys AS tfg

was telling everyone else to walk down to the Capitol.

"Virtually everyone" told him to tell them to stop.

[nolabear]

63. They brought up the pipe bombs at last!

[electric_blue68]

85. Oh! My ears blinked, missed it!

[MontanaMama]

109. Right?

I gasped when I heard it.

[irisblue]

64. Violence against specific members...

[Scrivener7]

65. That's terrifying. They came gunning for them.

[irisblue]

76. Oh yeah.

[BumRushDaShow]

66. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL) now doing his opening

[Scrivener7]

68. For the 187 minutes, he sat on his couch.

[crickets]

69. Duty and country meant nothing to tfg that day.

Those things never did and never will.

[CanonRay]

73. Or any day

[Beachnutt]

79. Bonespur the conman

[H2O Man]

70. Recommended.

[nolabear]

71. This is so gratifying to hear. Just laying it at his fucking feet.

We know. We’ve known all along. So did they. It’s all right there.

[Scrivener7]

80. And they said so in the days right after. Before they changed their tune

to calling it a "tourist" activity.

[nolabear]

83. Just astounding isn't it?

[Mersky]

72. for 187 minutes from 1:10 to 4:17 pm

tRump failed to act

[Mersky]

78. Now Kinzinger arguing he didn't fail to act, rather he chose not to act

[wnylib]

141. Now imagine being one of the people defending

the Capitol attack for that long.

Or being one of the staffers who hid in offices behind barricaded doors for that long

[elleng]

75. 'He CHOSE not to act.'

Kinzinger

[Ohio Joe]

82. +1

It is the fact… tfg chose… Intent.

[BumRushDaShow]

77. Back to Cheney who is introducing the witnesses

[BumRushDaShow]

81. Witnesses being sworn in - Pottinger and Matthews

[Beachnutt]

86. Pottinger has black circles under his eyes

not sleeping well ?

[Scrivener7]

87. Pottinger was former Deputy National Security Advisor to tfg.

[livetohike]

88. Deputy National Security Advisor Pottinger describing

his duties and kissing Trump’s ass.

[Lars39]

89. Pottinger...dipshit

[Scrivener7]

92. My thought too.

[spooky3]

104. Smiled at inappropriate times. Nt

[irisblue]

90. "attack on the Capitol"

[hatrack]

91. Oh boy, the foreign policy triumphs of the Trump administration!

Dude, this isn't a job interview.

[Xavier Breath]

96. The nationwide gagging is audible.

[Scrivener7]

101. Hah! I hear it!

[CanonRay]

100. Almost destroying NATO, canceling the Iran nuclear treaty

Yeah, great job.

[Going to Canada]

128. Exactly!

Made me think he is a bit too excited .

[crickets]

93. Oh, screw Pottinger for plugging tfg and his 'accomplishments'

during what is supposed to be an introduction to himself and his own job at the time.

[nolabear]

97. There's some Eddie Haskell in that fella.

[IcyPeas]

94. Matthews begins by saying she is a lifelong republican.

[livetohike]

95. Ms Matthews describing her position as Deputy Press

Secretary.

[Scrivener7]

98. Sarah Matthews was former deputy White House press secretary.

[Lars39]

99. Sarah Matthews...ends sentences with a lilt.

Communication person?

[BumRushDaShow]

102. Played a clip of a White House Security employee describing the rally and how the tone changed

[EnergizedLib]

103. Bingo

White House officials were alarmed, the whole protest peacefully and patriotically was a lie and just a cover for his own hide, that people bought into.

[crickets]

106. Disagree with the witness: the loser of the election putting on a political rally

on the day the electoral votes are being counted is not 'normal.'

[Scrivener7]

107. Hahaha! TWO witnesses will confirm that the fight took place in the car

when Engle refused to take tfg to the Capitol.

Suck it, traitors!

[EnergizedLib]

110. And

If Engel won’t testify otherwise, then his word means nothing and he puts party ideology even over his own well-being.

[regnaD kciN]

112. They didn't say it turned physical...

[nolabear]

108. Corroboration of that crazy motorcade fight.

[underpants]

115. I must be behind on the showing.

Thanks.

[BumRushDaShow]

111. Showing some clips questioning a now-retired D.C. Metro police officer

who was regularly detailed with the Presidential motorcades. Made note about being told about the "heated exchange" between the President and SS regarding going to the Capitol.

The motorcade was put on a 45 minute hold waiting on resolution of this.

[nolabear]

113. Maj Robinson mentions radio chatter re dangerous armed insurrectionists.

And I imagine that insistence on going to the Capitol was part of it. Sooooo…recordings?

[MontanaMama]

114. Here we go!

Let’s hear more about the limo meltdown!

[H2O Man]

116. Holy fuck!

This is wild!

[uponit7771]

127. +1, they're going deep into Benedict Donald not calling military

[uponit7771]

117. Good visualization !!!

[crickets]

119. tfg was informed the Capitol was UNDER SIEGE within 15 minutes of having returned to WH.

He just went to the dining room to watch Fox News on TV.

[EnergizedLib]

124. I mean

Nobody’s surprised, are they? That fits the MO like a glove.

[PA_jen]

120. They wouldn't allow photos!

[crickets]

126. No photos, no phone calls, no diary entries.

Efforts were made to leave no official record of his activities for hours while the Capitol was under attack.

[underpants]

133. They scrubbed or didn't take phone log records. That's clear.

[IcyPeas]

121. soon after returning to the white house he was informed that there was a riot

[livetohike]

122. Photographer was told not to take any photos of Trump

while he was watching TV coverage of the riot.

[irisblue]

123. Turned the official photographer away... Aw geez

[Scrivener7]

125. **** THREAD TWO IS UP. PLEASE GO TO THREAD TWO****

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216955096

[livetohike]

129. Trump was calling Senators to delay or object to the

certification.

[Marthe48]

130. The thing with saying ss wouldn't take traitor to the Capitol

kinda leaves it that traitor wanted to lead his mob, and wasn't allowed. I don't like that the story gives his henchmen an excuse to still see him as their leader. Gives traitor an out.

And even as the ss supports the story of the fight in the suv, it is helping make traitor look like he was forced away from leading his mob to the attack.

[Scrivener7]

131. But earlier, CNN reported that the SS asked the metro police to

send a force to help them get him to the Capitol. So the SS was willing, it seems. It was the metro guys who stopped it.

[Marthe48]

132. I saw that comment

about MPD and want to hear more. I don't trust the motives of ss since they deleted their texts.

[underpants]

134. The SS has to plan things. Impromptu can be in an area but not just going somewhere.

[Bristlecone]

139. All I keep thinking during every minute of this is what a POS

Over and over. Just a total POS. And if you support this POS, you too are a total POS.

Disgusting.

[Wahyee]

140. "clown car"