January 6 hearings (13 October 2022) (nonfiction)
January 6 hearing: 13 October 2022.
Notes
Introduction
Donald Trump
How do we know this?
Documents and testimony
Almost entirely from Republicans
- Trump aides
- State level Republicans
- Trump appointees
- Trump staff
- His own family
- White House counsel
Step back
Look at evidence in broader context
Trump state of mind, motivation, intent
What did he know, what was he told
Personal and substantial role in multi-part plan to overthrow the election
Formal committee business meeting
Vote further investigate action.
Cheney opening statements
Much has happened
Possible criminal referrals
Establish justice
Propose reforms to prevent Jan 6 happening again
Trump's multi plan, we demonstrated in detail
Today new evidence, and synthesis
Central cause: Donald Trump
Personally and substantially involved in all of it
How another Jan 6 could happen again
- Trump pre-meditated plan before election day
- Sought to find those who would help him
Zoe Lofgren
Zoe Lofgren speaking
Trump pre-meditated plan
VP staff concerned
Took steps Pence not echo false victory
Marc Short, Greg Jacob
Tom Fitton
Tom Parscale =
Tom Parscale said Trump said in July he would declare victory no matter what
Steve Bannon
Roger Stone
Lying to Congress and other crimes
Long time advisor to Trump
Pardoned Dec 23 2020
Footage of Stone from Danish filmmaker
"We won, you're wrong, fuck you."
Stone invoked 5th - repeatedly
Spoke with Trump on Dec 27, advised Trump about "to ensure Donald Trump continues as our President"
Willard Hotel Jan 5 & 6
Trump asked Meadows to speak with Stone and Flynn
Stone: Oath Keepers, Proud Boys
Seditious conspiracy: violent force against the US, oppose the lawful authroity
Joshua James - Alabama Oath Keepers, Stone security - assaulted police officer
Kelly and Connie Meggs - Florida Oath Keepers - stack attack - Stone security
Enrique Tarrio - Proud Boys, charged multiple - video, phone records - "We did that" - visited the White House Dec. 12 -
Posted video posted Jan 6, created before attack
Stone personal security
Kinzinger
Knew he losts
Front-line troop withdrawals - order November 11 would have required immediate withdrawal
Keith Kellogg - Nat Security advisor to Vice President
General Milley
Douglas Macgregor - if the President wants this done he's go to write the write the order
Milley: odd, not standard, potentially dangerous ... not wise
"... if I ever saw something like that ... immediate departure would have been catastrophic "
Trump signed the order
Trump was hearing no fraud which would affect the outcome
Nervous Guy - Meadows testimony
Cassidy Hutchinson (nonfiction)
Gene Scalia (nonfiction) - met Trump, advised "what had to be done was concede the outcome"
Kinzinger: ignore the rule of law
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- [ Post] @ Twitter ()
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQvuBoLBuC0 10/13/22 Select Committee Hearing @ YouTube