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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe
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Roger Sollenberger found true love, suckers
@SollenbergerRC
NEW: GOP Rep. Jim Banks got booted from the Jan. 6 panel & is lying about it to secretly get evidence to Republicans. He sent letters to federal agencies and, were told, social media companies contacted by the committee. Me & @sambrodey @thedailybeast
GOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was kicked off the Jan. 6 Committee, but that hasnt stopped him from asking agencies for whatever information they provide to the panel.
thedailybeast.com
5:01 AM · Oct 22, 2021
Roger Sollenberger found true love, suckers
@SollenbergerRC
NEW: GOP Rep. Jim Banks got booted from the Jan. 6 panel & is lying about it to secretly get evidence to Republicans. He sent letters to federal agencies and, were told, social media companies contacted by the committee. Me & @sambrodey @thedailybeast
GOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was kicked off the Jan. 6 Committee, but that hasnt stopped him from asking agencies for whatever information they provide to the panel.
thedailybeast.com
5:01 AM · Oct 22, 2021
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-jim-banks-booted-off-jan-6-panel-is-running-a-shadow-probe
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was one of the two Republicans that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) booted from the Jan. 6 Committee in July, but Donald Trumps staunch ally appears to be using his brief association with the panel to run a shadow investigation of his own.
According to two sources familiar with the situation, Banks sent letters to many of the same federal agencies that the select committees chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), has contacted for information regarding the U.S. Capitol attack.
The group of federal agencies that Banks has contacted includes the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Securityamong others. And one of those sources said that recipients also included social media companies, like Facebook, which had also been targets of extensive evidence requests.
Representatives of these agencies and companies did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Daily Beast.
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GOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Oct 2021
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OAITW r.2.0
(24,610 posts)1. Sounds like Obstruction of Justice.
Hope this guy gets the justice he deserves.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)6. I would bet he was passing the info on to Trump...
Definitely obstruction of justice.
Mad_Machine76
(24,437 posts)2. Glad he got caught
He was very specifically kept off the committee- for good reason.
C_U_L8R
(45,020 posts)3. More like a fraud
And he should be punished
moondust
(20,006 posts)4. Nutcase.
Heard him yesterday on House floor. Rather comical partisan projection. It's like he has no arguments of his own so he's recording everything the Jan 6 Committee and Democrats say and do and simply reversing it all to demonize the opposition. Up is down in his vice-versa world.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)5. That doesn't sound legal?
At the very least, a serious ethical violation.
spanone
(135,873 posts)7. Liz Cheney busted his sorry ass yesterday. These are fucking criminals we're dealing with.
Nevilledog
(51,197 posts)8. New info
Link to tweet
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Sam Brodey
@sambrodey
Forgot to tweet earlier this AM, but @SollenbergerRC + I were told last night that Rep. Banks sent letters IDing himself as the ranking member to every agency + social media co. that was also contacted by the Jan. 6 panel
GOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was kicked off the Jan. 6 Committee, but that hasnt stopped him from asking agencies for whatever information they provide to the panel.
thedailybeast.com
10:25 AM · Oct 22, 2021
Sam Brodey
@sambrodey
Forgot to tweet earlier this AM, but @SollenbergerRC + I were told last night that Rep. Banks sent letters IDing himself as the ranking member to every agency + social media co. that was also contacted by the Jan. 6 panel
GOP Rep. Booted Off Jan. 6 Panel Is Running a Shadow Probe
Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) was kicked off the Jan. 6 Committee, but that hasnt stopped him from asking agencies for whatever information they provide to the panel.
thedailybeast.com
10:25 AM · Oct 22, 2021