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EnergizedLib

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22. They've forfeited so much

Thu Jul 21, 2022, 08:44 PM

Jul 2022

They have no right to tout the Constitution, law enforcement, patriotism or take the moral high ground ever again.

Ever. Their credibility is as existent as Narnia is.

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****1/6 Committee Hearings Day 8, thread TWO (8:00 pm EDT) **** [View all] Scrivener7 Jul 2022 OP

Playing clips of multiple staffers who confirmed that there were no calls between 45 BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #1

Thank you for this Scrivener irisblue Jul 2022 #2

Thanks. This is just amazing isn't it? nolabear Jul 2022 #3

The President did not want do anything... irisblue Jul 2022 #4

This is in my opinion FarPoint Jul 2022 #26

Burner phones n/t AntiFascist Jul 2022 #66

'The President didn't want to do anything.' elleng Jul 2022 #5

he didn't call anyone to stop the riot IcyPeas Jul 2022 #6

Yeah, this bastard didn't call ***ANYONE*** uponit7771 Jul 2022 #7

This lack of effort to address the situation is a clear dereliction of duty. nt crickets Jul 2022 #8

For all that lost time, he was calling Senators and telling them not to certify the election. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #9

he was making calls but not documented. Called Rudy. PA_jen Jul 2022 #10

Showing a clip of what was playing on Faux Snooze as all of this was going on BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #11

He was watching Fox news, of course. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #12

FOX being tied to the whole mess. nolabear Jul 2022 #13

Nice hand off to Kinzinger irisblue Jul 2022 #14

Kinzinger great. Phew no off-putting teleprompter Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #20

Isn't not logging the calls illegal? nolabear Jul 2022 #15

When did that ever stop the TFG administration...? regnaD kciN Jul 2022 #19

Yeah well, there is that. nolabear Jul 2022 #21

So is insurrection. In for one illegal act, in for all. wnylib Jul 2022 #134

His staff repeatedly begged him to make a statement to stop the rioting. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #16

As early as 2 pm, Cipollone was telling him to make a statement crickets Jul 2022 #23

Not that he's a hero but he was saying something like underpants Jul 2022 #43

This is all real devastating... Ohio Joe Jul 2022 #17

Wild to hear the Fox guy talking to a vet in the crowd who said crickets Jul 2022 #18

They've forfeited so much EnergizedLib Jul 2022 #22

This is a commentary on the Education system as well as Being Trump-sheep. PA_jen Jul 2022 #25

Very true. But everyone who serves takes an oath to defend the Constitution. crickets Jul 2022 #29

If you could reason with trump supporters EnergizedLib Jul 2022 #30

Fascists gonna fascist... regnaD kciN Jul 2022 #27

+1, uponit7771 Jul 2022 #60

Ivanka, Patsy Boloney, Meadows and others all told him to make a statement. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #24

Al Franken tweet: nolabear Jul 2022 #37

About the "hang Mike Pence" chants: Hutchinson says tfg said Pence deserved Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #28

The distance to the Press Room, 60 seconds... JFC irisblue Jul 2022 #31

Map of all the locations was shown BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #34

Unless he encountered his mortal enemy, aka a ramp. Xavier Breath Jul 2022 #35

60 seconds to walk from Oval Office Dining Room livetohike Jul 2022 #32

There was no golf cart available CanonRay Jul 2022 #33

LOL n/t livetohike Jul 2022 #53

Questioning now handed off to Luria BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #36

Some advisors didn't want him to make a statement because they Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #38

Sarah Matthews, former dep. press sec. testifying. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #39

just noticed that QR code on the top of the screen when Kinzinger was talking IcyPeas Jul 2022 #40

WH staff were worried about what tfg would say unscripted crickets Jul 2022 #41

The President could not be trusted to give live comments... Ohio Joe Jul 2022 #42

"In the four years of the trump administration there had never been a clean press conference." Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #44

That's just... wow. It's like not being to trust a child to behave. nt crickets Jul 2022 #47

Zero self-control. Zero. SergeStorms Jul 2022 #83

+1, uponit7771 Jul 2022 #56

Just saw that. He was more unhinged than ....well he's always unhinged underpants Jul 2022 #58

I really hope they answer the question of how they knew to use those windows. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #45

"Outrageous and wrong" to accept the calls to hang the vice president Mersky Jul 2022 #46

"6 officers between us..." irisblue Jul 2022 #48

Showings clips of the breach and playing audio of SS radio communications BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #49

That was tense. It wasn't clear until now that Pence's escape from the Capitol crickets Jul 2022 #55

Fortunately they would know these floor plans of where they were BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #65

Yes. Intel from the people stationed nearer the crowd saved him and his SS detail. crickets Jul 2022 #119

6 cops were all that stood between Pence and the mob that wanted to hang him. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #50

Trump's National Security Council staff chat log is livetohike Jul 2022 #51

And why did all happen? EnergizedLib Jul 2022 #52

"did not sound good right now" irisblue Jul 2022 #54

People were saying their goodbyes to family! Lars39 Jul 2022 #62

Screw the texts. We've got radio. nolabear Jul 2022 #57

My first thought about that - they were all calling and texting families crickets Jul 2022 #68

+1, uponit7771 Jul 2022 #69

Keep in mind that the texts would be much worse... regnaD kciN Jul 2022 #74

No doubt. This is pretty horrendous though. nolabear Jul 2022 #79

Wow! Going to Canada Jul 2022 #59

Wow. People saying goodbye to their families. Agents. nolabear Jul 2022 #61

The audio of USSS. Did they say Biden Protestors? PA_jen Jul 2022 #63

What's BP please? irisblue Jul 2022 #64

"Members of the VPs detail were starting to fear for their lives." Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #67

So if the SS feared for their lives... MontanaMama Jul 2022 #70

Seems clear that there were. Some Biden trusts, some he wouldn't let on Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #72

These idiots think there were "hundreds of thousands" of livetohike Jul 2022 #71

Yeah... MontanaMama Jul 2022 #73

Right; wondering about their numbers. elleng Jul 2022 #78

Did tfg have access to what the agents were saying via radio? nolabear Jul 2022 #75

Yes... Ohio Joe Jul 2022 #94

AS the SS was saying good bye to their families bc they didn't think they'd Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #76

tfg tweet "added fuel to the fire" against Pence. (Of course.) crickets Jul 2022 #77

And Pottinger is clearly pretty culty, so that's saying something. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #81

+1 crickets Jul 2022 #84

Agreed... MontanaMama Jul 2022 #85

We are a part of history tonight! I am happy to be with all of you. I am new to DU. I feel at home h Going to Canada Jul 2022 #86

Welcome to DU, Going to Canada! crickets Jul 2022 #89

Welcome to DU! catbyte Jul 2022 #114

Matthews said he was pouring gasoline on the fire when he sent out the Pence tweet IcyPeas Jul 2022 #80

tRump's 2:24pm tweet, "Mike Pence didn't have the courage..." Mersky Jul 2022 #116

Radio chatter with Pence "say goodbye to the family" chilling. underpants Jul 2022 #82

So I wonder which SS agents thought MontanaMama Jul 2022 #93

Post removed Post removed Jul 2022 #87

Pence was evacuated a second time when the mob got within 40 feet of him. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #88

These people keep saying "what great things" that vile thing did for our country catbyte Jul 2022 #90

Calling out Josh Hawley out irisblue Jul 2022 #91

Ya she had to read that! Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2022 #101

Hawley riled up the crowd with his fistpump, from a safe space. crickets Jul 2022 #106

Showed clip of Pence being evacuated a 2nd time BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #92

Showing photo of Hawley raising fist in solidarity with livetohike Jul 2022 #95

He was running like he wanted to be the first one out nt Javaman Jul 2022 #100

We laughed...loved the way they highlighted that. Lars39 Jul 2022 #102

Queue the benny hill music lol nt Javaman Jul 2022 #107

Oh, yeah...the memes will explode Lars39 Jul 2022 #124

Omg that was funny in a such a hypothetical way! electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #132

Then running like hell and leaving the cops to be beaten because he has Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #104

LOL! Hawley running for his life! sinkingfeeling Jul 2022 #96

showed Hawley running away IcyPeas Jul 2022 #97

I. 6 minutes late viewing. Oh boy can't wait. underpants Jul 2022 #109

That was pretty funny Ohio Joe Jul 2022 #121

Such a big man, Hawley EnergizedLib Jul 2022 #98

Oh yes! Take Hawley DOWN! nolabear Jul 2022 #99

One thing is perfectly clear.... SergeStorms Jul 2022 #103

lol Marthe48 Jul 2022 #130

The video of Sen. Hawley fleeing is priceless eleny Jul 2022 #105

It Sure As Hell Is DET Jul 2022 #125

****10 MINUTE RECESS**** Witnesses being escorted out BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #108

Kushner causes a visceral, uncontrollably angry reaction in me..... marmar Jul 2022 #110

I want to throat-punch him Novara Jul 2022 #115

Hawley is a treasonous bastard. gademocrat7 Jul 2022 #111

OMG. I nearly choked laughing at Hawley ms liberty Jul 2022 #112

Recess. Whew! nolabear Jul 2022 #113

video of Josh Hawley running away: IcyPeas Jul 2022 #117

You knew it would go up right away! People are going to play that thing over and over. nt crickets Jul 2022 #120

THAT was GREAT! They established that he knew what was happening in real time, Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #118

+1, no way is TFGs defense could be "... I didn't know ..." even though Ivanka is claiming this in a uponit7771 Jul 2022 #123

OMG. Is she really? That woman's psyche must look like a bucket of fighting worms. Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #126

MSNBC making the point that tfg has no "confusion" to hide behind after this testimony. crickets Jul 2022 #128

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2022 #122

Hawley - FU electric_blue68 Jul 2022 #127

****LET'S MOVE TO THREAD THREE WHILE THEY'RE ON BREAK*** Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #129

Amazing . Going to Canada Jul 2022 #131

Oh, Junior. A Godfather reference. 🤣 nolabear Jul 2022 #133

Yes--and when EVEN Jr knew he was blowing it! Lulu KC Jul 2022 #135