January 6th legal proceedings and investigations megathread

[Progressive Pessimist]

That criminal referral list is redundant with my Christmas list.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Special counsel subpoenas Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger in January 6 probe

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Talking Points Memo has unearthed a trove of leaked texts between Mark Meadows and 34 Congressional Republicans (including all the big names on the far right and more), discussing their attempts to overturn the election results from the days after the election up to right before Biden was inaugurated.

https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/1602437872879009793?s=20&t=v0LsOI4BgbAD...

[Frodo]

We have a sneak-peak on what the final report of the January 6 Commission is going to look like when it comes out on December 21st:

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1602264509711884289

[Sir Mohamed]

More stuff to come out?

https://twitter.com/axios/status/1603371260590915592

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1603415940993015809

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1603415940993015809

At least!

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/status/1603779135456919553

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/1603846375250497536

[emailking]

CNN is reporting just obstruction of official proceeding and and conspiracy to defraud the US. They say they have a source too so maybe insurrection is up in the air.

[GeorgiaModerate]

CNN is reporting just obstruction of official proceeding and and conspiracy to defraud the US. They say they have a source too so maybe insurrection is up in the air.

The committee referrals won't really have any effect on what the DOJ decides to do; they're already clearly investigating all angles and will decide what to charge Trump with based on their own findings.  But I can see insurrection being left out.  It would be much harder to prove (based on what has been publicly revealed), while the other two seem like straightforward cases.

[emailking]

CNN is reporrting insurrection now.

[Inmate Trump]

CNN is reporting just obstruction of official proceeding and and conspiracy to defraud the US. They say they have a source too so maybe insurrection is up in the air.

The committee referrals won't really have any effect on what the DOJ decides to do; they're already clearly investigating all angles and will decide what to charge Trump with based on their own findings.  But I can see insurrection being left out.  It would be much harder to prove (based on what has been publicly revealed), while the other two seem like straightforward cases.

An insurrection conviction disallows him to run for public office...what about obstruction and conspiracy to defraud the US?

[emailking]

They do not disallow him to run for office.

[Inmate Trump]

Proceedings happening.

Cheney sounds good.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

They do not disallow him to run for office.

We want Trump to run he is Losing to Biden in FL he is the weakest Candidate he can beat DeSantis

[Inmate Trump]

They do not disallow him to run for office.

We want Trump to run he is Losing to Biden in FL he is the weakest Candidate he can beat DeSantis

We don’t need a man who instigated an insurrection against the country to be free to run again. I don’t care who is winning or losing in the polls in that light; persevering democracy is more important.

[Ferguson97]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1604919036487221248

[emailking]

Anything for the others likes Eastman, etc?

[OSR stands with Israel]

2 Questions I wonder with this:

1. Would they hold a bench trial for Trump given I have zero idea if you can find an impartial jury for him

2. If convicted he probably would be placed on some abandoned military base given that Trump knows too much national security secrets to be placed in any civilian prison as even the guards there dont have the clearance to hear that info

[President Johnson]

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1604919036487221248

At this point, any Attorney General that doesn't indict Trump without a very good reason - and I can't think of one - deserves to be dismissed from office.

I'm well aware there's a lot pressure from all sides and that this is without precedent, but if Trump is being let off the hook, it will send a signal that you can literally do anything without being hold accountable.

[Ferguson97]

Would they hold a bench trial for Trump given I have zero idea if you can find an impartial jury for him

Isn't that decision up to Trump and his defense team, as he's entitled to a jury trial if he wants? If I'm Trump, I'm taking my chances with the jury since like you said, you'll never find an impartial jury. With 12 people, there's a very good chance you'll find at least one supporter.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Would they hold a bench trial for Trump given I have zero idea if you can find an impartial jury for him

Isn't that decision up to Trump and his defense team, as he's entitled to a jury trial if he wants? If I'm Trump, I'm taking my chances with the jury since like you said, you'll never find an impartial jury. With 12 people, there's a very good chance you'll find at least one supporter.

It also is DC though and Trump lost DC by an 18:1 margin so that might not be the case.

[Ferguson97]

Would they hold a bench trial for Trump given I have zero idea if you can find an impartial jury for him

Isn't that decision up to Trump and his defense team, as he's entitled to a jury trial if he wants? If I'm Trump, I'm taking my chances with the jury since like you said, you'll never find an impartial jury. With 12 people, there's a very good chance you'll find at least one supporter.

It also is DC though and Trump lost DC by an 18:1 margin so that might not be the case.

1/12 is 8%, so it's pretty close to what he won in 2020. And he only needs 1 person.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Would they hold a bench trial for Trump given I have zero idea if you can find an impartial jury for him

Isn't that decision up to Trump and his defense team, as he's entitled to a jury trial if he wants? If I'm Trump, I'm taking my chances with the jury since like you said, you'll never find an impartial jury. With 12 people, there's a very good chance you'll find at least one supporter.

It also is DC though and Trump lost DC by an 18:1 margin so that might not be the case.

1/12 is 8%, so it's pretty close to what he won in 2020. And he only needs 1 person.

Btw if you take the Biden's number in DC I calculated there is about a 37.5% chance every member on the jury would be a Biden supporter , on the other hand if you take the not Trump number there is about a 51.37% chance every member on the jury did not support Trump.