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DonViejo

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Wed May 19, 2021, 10:14 AM May 2021

Republicans say Jan 6 probe is redundant, but here's what we still don't know


May 19, 2021, 9:06 AM EDT

By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann

WASHINGTON — Despite all of the previous congressional hearings, the reporting and the impeachment proceedings regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, there’s always been a crucial missing piece from that day.

That missing part? An official accounting of Donald Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, especially once he returned to the White House after addressing his rallied supporters.

We know what the former president tweeted. (“Mike Pence didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution. ... These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!”)

We know what he told House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, at least according to colleague Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash. (“Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are.”)

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Republicans say Jan 6 probe is redundant, but here's what we still don't know (Original Post) DonViejo May 2021 OP
This is why we need to demand accountability TODAY! ariadne0614 May 2021 #1
The only thing we don't know is why Donald Trump malaise May 2021 #2
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