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31. Yes: If Republicans won't cooperate with the January 6 commission, arrests could be made
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:19 AM
Sep 2021
“Democrats had better demonstrate that they are serious and bring the hammer of the system. What the hell do you have subpoena power for? What the hell do you have a Sergeant-at-Arms with the authority to arrest for?’

Nearly seven months after a violent mob attempted to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral college win, a select committee of seven Democrats and two Republicans convened what will be the first of many hearings that committee members plan to use to tell a definitive story of the worst attack on the Capitol since Admiral Sir George Cockburn ordered its burning in August 1814.

The committee’s investigation is the House’s second attempt to bring about accountability for any Trump administration officials and Republican members of Congress who may have played a role into fomenting the events of the day. The first, a brief inquiry which led to former President Donald Trump becoming the first American president to face two Senate impeachment trials, was limited by both time constraints and the Trump administration’s wholesale rejection of the Democratic-led chamber’s investigative authority.

But even with the White House — and the executive branch — under the control of Biden and his appointees, it remains unclear whether officials of the former administration will cooperate. Also unclear is whether Democrats will be willing to do what is necessary to secure testimony from a stable of GOP witnesses that could include their own colleagues and the former president.


https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/capitol-commission-republicans-arrests-b1891650.html

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The GOP is at war with us. Time we wrapped our heads around this fact. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #1
Saw that clearly over the past decade... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #3
Yep. We have been in a civil war for some time. Irish_Dem Sep 2021 #4
They are already participating, gab13by13 Sep 2021 #2
They are threatening social media and telecom companies that cooperate. spanone Sep 2021 #7
Versus those companies defying a subpoena. Their talk is cheap. OnDoutside Sep 2021 #8
Does the select committee have the legal authority to subpoena the telecom records? panader0 Sep 2021 #27
They must, they asked the telecom & social media companies to preserve the records spanone Sep 2021 #28
Obstruction of Justice. Kid Berwyn Sep 2021 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Mad_Machine76 Sep 2021 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Sep 2021 #5
I would 100% agree with that. spanone Sep 2021 #6
AMEN! FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #18
In agreement. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #21
Agree n/t toasty Sep 2021 #26
Yes, please. ShazzieB Sep 2021 #19
Biden certainly is, I have no doubt. Joinfortmill Sep 2021 #9
My opinion it is too late, the country has moved doc03 Sep 2021 #10
They hopefully will be participating... As subpoenaed witnesses. mackdaddy Sep 2021 #11
My thought exactly. McCarthy is just thinking wishfully. lagomorph777 Sep 2021 #12
The dems haven't played hardball in ages. It's partly why we're where we're at. CrispyQ Sep 2021 #13
Except that this time elected ReTHUGs will also malaise Sep 2021 #14
that will only cause them to double down....claim it's all politics...ignore subpoenas spanone Sep 2021 #15
Should be fun watching the party of law and order malaise Sep 2021 #20
And we know they will. spanone Sep 2021 #24
Nice, but unnecessary, to let us know. FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #16
McCarthy is dog meat now ! monkeyman1 Sep 2021 #17
I have a serious question slightlv Sep 2021 #22
Here is Speaker Pelosi's contact info: https://www.speaker.gov/contact spanone Sep 2021 #25
John Gotti and Al Capone would have preferred the same thing. LastDemocratInSC Sep 2021 #23
Doesn't the House have the subpoena power and the authority TNNurse Sep 2021 #29
Yes: If Republicans won't cooperate with the January 6 commission, arrests could be made spanone Sep 2021 #31
It is my opinion that Democrats cannot battle the Republicans without the Courts... kentuck Sep 2021 #32
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