SCOOP: Jan. 6 panel subpoenas unseen Trump tapes

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

S COOP: The House select committee investigating Jan. 6 sent a subpoena last week to ALEX HOLDER, a documentary filmmaker who was granted extensive access to President DONALD TRUMP and his inner circle, and who shot interviews with the then-president both before and after Jan. 6. The existence of this footage is previously unreported.

A source familiar with the project told Playbook on Monday night that Holder began filming on the campaign trail in September 2020 for a project on Trump’s reelection campaign. Over the course of several months, Holder had substantial access to Trump, Trump’s adult children and VP MIKE PENCE, both in the White House and on the campaign trail.

According to the subpoena, which was obtained exclusively by Playbook, the committee wants three main things from Holder:
(1) Raw footage from Jan. 6.
(2) Raw footage of interviews from September 2020 to present with Trump, Pence, DONALD TRUMP JR., IVANKA TRUMP, ERIC TRUMP and JARED KUSHNER.
(3) Raw footage “pertaining to discussions of election fraud or election integrity surrounding the November 2020 presidential election.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/06/21/scoop-jan-6-panel-subpoenas-unseen-trump-tapes-00040911

[Walleye]

1. This sounds pretty big, is it?

[maxsolomon]

21. Moderately big.

Since most of what Trump does it talk about himself incessantly, there may not be much actual content.

Alex Holder also sat on these tapes until now, which makes him, at best, a POS.

[Better Days Ahoy]

32. I wonder

If Alex Holder was his own tipster?
That way, it seems more "discovered" and not simply turned over as "oh, yeah, here's some other stuff you didn't ask for" during his focused first interview subject. Somehow, maybe more neutral or legit?
Just spitballing.

[maxsolomon]

33. Maybe.

He's got a surprisingly light resume. Profile of a British Rap Crew.

I'm genuinely curious if there's anything worth hearing on the tape, but Trump is so predictable and dumb that I don't have high expectations.

[fightforfreedom]

2. The evidence keeps pouring in.

[hlthe2b]

3. RAW footage.. yeah, that could prove useful.

[pnwmom]

4. I wonder if that June 16th deadline had anything to do with the June 16th

meeting that was mysteriously cancelled last week. This letter was written on the 15th, and asked for the documents the very next day - and for an interview to be scheduled.

My pure speculation is that somebody had already reached out to them, told them of the existence of the tapes, and agreed to supply them if subpoenaed -- hence, the quick turn around time, and the lack of resistance. Hence, the Committee canceling the June 16th public hearing.

This could be very interesting!

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-committee-abruptly-postpones-wednesday-hearing-rcna33433

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced Tuesday it was postponing a public hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. ET Wednesday.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., a member of the panel, told reporters that the postponement was due to "technical issues" stemming from "overwhelming" demand on staff to produce videos.

"We're trying to give them a little room," Lofgren said.

The next hearing is now scheduled to take place on Thursday at 1 p.m. ET. The committee also announced the dates and times for two more hearings: June 21 and June 23, both at 1 p.m.

SNIP

[wryter2000]

20. I think you're onto something

Makes sense.

[HuskyOffset]

27. Wasn't there also someone who said

that the reason the committee gave (staff overwhelmed with the video work) was bullshit?

[pnwmom]

28. Yes, but it's also true! Except it wasn't the video work they already had

it was all the NEW video work.

[HuskyOffset]

30. This is edge-of-my-seat stuff! Can't wait! (NT)

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

31. I think you're right.

Makes perfect sense!

[cilla4progress]

5. Is this a DIFFERENT

film maker from the one who was there in the parking garage with Proud Boys etc.?

[UpInArms]

6. Filmmaker Nick Quested recalls documenting Proud Boys during Jan. 6 attack

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-filmmaker-nick-quested-recalls-documenting-proud-boys-during-jan-6-attack

In Thursday’s hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and Donald Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election, one witness scheduled was documentary maker Nick Quested, who filmed the Proud Boys storming the Capitol – along with a pivotal meeting between the group’s then-chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio and another extremist group, the Oath Keepers, the night before in nearby parking garage.

[cilla4progress]

7. Thanks..

forgot the name

I guess they do it out in public because they think they can get away with it.

Just that arrogant and entitled.

[intheflow]

8. Yes.

That filmmaker was filming Proud Boys, this is someone who filmed Trump’s inner campaign machinations.

[KS Toronado]

9. Number 3 could be quite interesting

How to plan a successful coup, and fail at it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

10. This will be fun to watch

[twodogsbarking]

11. Will they get the tapes?

[pnwmom]

23. The deadline was June 16th. If they hadn't gotten them, we would have heard something,

I presume. The fact that the letter went out on the 15th, asking for a response by the next day, suggests they knew the filmmaker would cooperate -- and had requested to do it under subpoena.

[twodogsbarking]

24. Thanks. Hard to be sure these days, eh.

[pnwmom]

29. The documentarian released a statement today saying he was fully cooperating,

and meeting with the Committee today!

[70sEraVet]

12. We all knew that when Trump hangs himself, it will be in front of a camera.

[Deminpenn]

13. Ironically, another guy named ALEX

For those who don't know or recall, Alexander Butterfield was the Nixon aide who disclosed the existence of Nixon's WH Oval Office taping system to the Senate Watergate Committee.

[wryter2000]

16. Yeah!

I was watching when Butterfield dropped his little bomb.

[calimary]

14. Good. Subpoena. NOT a request or "invitation".

NO MORE MR. NICE GUY, Democrats!!!

STOP being so damn freakin’ NICE! I’m sorry, but they need to start thinking WWRD. What would Republicans Do.

Taste of their own medicine. See how they like it.

[wryter2000]

17. Subpoenas aren't necessarily adversarial

He could have asked for a subpoena to give him cover for releasing the material. That’s quite common.

[calimary]

19. Whatever works. It should NEVER be voluntary with these crooks!

Block all the exits and hidey-holes. Don’t give ‘em ANY way out. Cough it up, NOW. ALL of it.

They should rightfully be running out of patience.

After all, trump’s cohorts have all learned from him, and you can bet they’ll test-drive it for themselves. He’s the king of delay. That’s been his schtick for a long time (well, some of it anyway). Always ask the judge for a delay. For whatever lame-ass excuse your lawyers can come up with. And keep seeking more delays from there. That’s what trump has done over and over and over again, and how he wiggles his way out of tight legal predicaments over and over again, too.

It’s really a rather shrewd strategy. You wear your opponent out that way. Because the meter’s always running on THEIR lawyers and they’ll run out of money long before you do. And they’ll be forced to drop it or settle on your terms to keep the damages to a minimum.

Rather devious, I’d say.

[JudyM]

15. Important treasure trove

With all it will reveal, here’s hoping it also includes compelling evidence against McConnell and others in Congress, as well as Clarence.

[wryter2000]

18. Or...

Trump on video admitting he lost. Or directing the illegal con.

[Joinfortmill]

22. Oh, boy, pass the wine.

[Martin68]

25. Could this be the equivalent of the Nixon tapes, which blew Watergate wide open?

I hope so.

[Mr. Ected]

26. Imagine if some of this tape included not one, not 2, not even 3 smoking gun moments

What if these tapes contain enough incendiary material to bring down the entire Putin/Trump cabal, like pulling a weed out by its roots? Seems no one thusfar in Trumpworld considered the legal ramifications of granting interviews and video shoots like candy, but none of them seemed to have the common sense to keep their big mouths shut. They are all so full of themselves. Maybe that will end up being their kryptonite. Maybe the Committee could make all the assertions that they have thusfar based on witness testimony.

Then....roll tape. Corroboration with your own two eyes.

DOJ...be alert!