Yarddog
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Maybe we have some people here who are knowledgeable on this stuff.
While the Jan 6 committee is still relatively early in the process, some facts have come to light that certainly indicate that the former administration (a) played a significant role in the planning of the insurrection, and (b) shared plans (such as a freaking Powerpoint, of all things) on how they may be able to overturn the 2020 election, and (c) is trying to leverage the slow justice system to "run out the clock" on the committee, with the assumption that the Dems will get their asses kicked in 2022 and the GOP will immediately, obediently and shamelessly silence the investigation.
So, two questions on this:
1. What do you think the chances are that they can successfully "run out the clock"? I've seen predictions all over the place on this. Some think they can, some don't.
2. If the Justice Department actually goes forward with specific charges, say, "conspiracy to commit sedition", that would take it out of the hands of Congress and the GOP in 2022, wouldn't it?
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Trump Is Trying to Run Out the Clock, But He's Running Out of Time
The D.C. Court of Appeals hit him in the gut with a ruling that even the current Supreme Court will be loathe to overturn.www.esquire.com
If TRump was planning to overturn the election by influencing lawmakers, then that is NOT an insurrection. No matter how much Dems try to say he planned a march, a rally, a speech, all intended to influence these lawmakers,
none of that can add up to an insurrection unless Trump made plans for people to actually go down and commit violence.
That only exists in their minds up to this point. They got nothing.