January 6th legal proceedings and investigations megathread

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https://twitter.com/ReutersWorld/status/1428834256365760514


Exclusive: FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated - sources

WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials.

Though federal officials have arrested more than 570 alleged participants, the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump, according to the sources, who have been either directly involved in or briefed regularly on the wide-ranging investigations.

"Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-off cases," said a former senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation. "Then you have five percent, maybe, of these militia groups that were more closely organized. But there was no grand scheme with Roger Stone and Alex Jones and all of these people to storm the Capitol and take hostages."

Stone, a veteran Republican operative and self-described "dirty trickster", and Jones, founder of a conspiracy-driven radio show and webcast, are both allies of Trump and had been involved in pro-Trump events in Washington on Jan. 5, the day before the riot.

FBI investigators did find that cells of protesters, including followers of the far-right Oath Keepers and Proud Boys groups, had aimed to break into the Capitol. But they found no evidence that the groups had serious plans about what to do if they made it inside, the sources said.

But one source said there has been little, if any, recent discussion by senior Justice Department officials of filing charges such as "seditious conspiracy" to accuse defendants of trying to overthrow the government. They have also opted not to bring racketeering charges, often used against organized criminal gangs.

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https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1453517062073110540

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Article argues it's a good sign the Bannon decision hasn't happened yet.

Steve Bannon's subpoena case is taking longer than we want it to. That's a good thing.


https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/steve-bannon-s-subpoena-case-taking-longer-usual-s-good-n1283539

It's an opinion piece.

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https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1458397154486194177

Hope, they let him keep his outfit in the jail 

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https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1458914246494937092

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https://twitter.com/AP/status/1468238910476140546

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I'm glad, it's happening, because I think, it will hurt Dems in midterms. Don't be surprised when you get polls like this one

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https://context-cdn.washingtonpost.com/notes/prod/default/documents/417a5111-a75e-4efb-b100-f1f10f164fb1/note/0bb59958-b21c-4aad-b458-076ce686873c.

Nov. 7-10
1,001 Adults

Adults:
41 (-3 since AUG 29-SEP 1)
53 (+2)
Strongly:
19 (-6)
44 (+2)

RV: 38/57  - Ouch
Strongly: 19/48


Economy:
Adults: 39/55
RV: 38/59

Covid:
Adults: 47/49
RV: 45/52


GB:
Adults: R 46 (+3)
RV: R 51 (+10)

 when Dems priority is Bannon circus and not bread-and-butter issues.

BTW, Bannon likely knew, that was coming, LMAO. It's more like political show for him, where is an actor who will perform an act.

Told ya.He'll put on hell of a show.

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1460332838063120388

https://twitter.com/bpolitics/status/1468679817298165762

Well, of course, lmao.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-08/steve-bannon-is-sabotaging-the-jan-6-probe-joshua-green
Steve Bannon Is Sabotaging the Jan. 6 Probe

On Tuesday, a federal judge set Steve Bannon’s trial date for next July in his contempt of Congress case for refusing to testify before the Jan. 6 committee. That’s sooner than the October date his lawyers asked for, but it’s still a big blow to the government and the committee, which wanted to move quickly to make an example of Bannon and pressure other witnesses to testify.

Those pressure tactics are failing, at least with the marquee witnesses. Yesterday, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows broke off cooperation with the panel, even knowing he’s likely to get hit with a criminal contempt charge himself. Another witness, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark, says he’ll invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.

Outwardly, Bannon’s team was granted a delayed trial date because of the legal issues they raised about whether he was justified in refusing to testify based on his claim—dubious, legal experts believe, but unsettled—that he’s subject to executive privilege as a former Trump White House staffer.

But Bannon’s true purpose all along has been sabotaging the Jan. 6 investigation—or, as he put it with typical hyperbole, turning his contempt charge into “ the misdemeanor from hell” for Attorney General Merrick Garland, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and President Joe Biden.

Yesterday’s developments show he’s plainly succeeding. As former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe put it, the effort to force Bannon to testify is probably a “lost cause for the committee.”

But the fallout is actually worse, as Meadows’s about-face makes clear. Bannon’s intransigence has had the effect of letting him set the bar on what constitutes loyalty to former President Donald Trump—a metric that a substantial portion of Republican lawmakers and officials are deeply anxious about. Meadows had tried to plant a foot in both camps, negotiating with the committee to avoid being charged, while also remaining a member in good standing of Trumpworld.

The circus (Jan. 6 commission) got the clown (Bannon) they deserved.

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https://twitter.com/BrendanKeefe/status/1469284678075047943

Ye is Q? Or, Q is Ye?

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https://twitter.com/Jose_Pagliery/status/1470554291509334021

Why are we finding all this out now, from Rep. Cheney in the House, and not months ago from AG Garland and Director Wray?

Wow! Bombshell! Today was the turning point. The walls are closing in on Trump. The beginning of the end. Trump is done. This time 💯%!

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"Nate Silver says Jan. 6 strengthened Trump's hold on the GOP"

https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1480228950269997070

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LPT: Having jfern on ignore is necessary to make browsing the forum tolerable.

But he's not wrong.  Russia Russia Russia 24/7/365 makes people tune out, and they're clearly tuned out with the 01/06 committee.

Who would know that crying wolf would have a side effects, hehe.

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How about not derailing this thread into a rehash of the Mueller investigation?

Right-wingers know that Trump is responsible for 1/6 but they don't want to admit this so they have to deflect, gaslight, and change the subject.

Haha, no. Actually, I'm fine with Jan 6th proceedings, because I think it's a circus show that will hurt Dems.

To be on topic:https://twitter.com/bensiegel/status/1488475319967358980

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https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/rnc-jan6-resolution/2d6a07e7cf8d8cfb/full.pdf

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https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/rnc-jan6-resolution/2d6a07e7cf8d8cfb/full.pdf

So you're just like openly evil now?

I'm openly righteous.

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https://twitter.com/B_radJ_ones/status/1491127805308186624

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It's amusing how Navarro thinks going on TV helps his case.

Jan 6th became a cultural war. Red meat for both bases. Of course, bashing Jan 6th on TV helping his case.

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https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1492950309420867588

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https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1493918668874555398