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BREAKING: The January 6th committee have subpoenaed the phone and social media records of the following members of Congress
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Lauren Boebert
Paul Gosar
Mo Brooks
Andy Biggs
Madison Cawthorn
Matt Gaetz
Jim Jordan
Louie Gohmert
Scott Perry
Jody Hice
MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)'Road-Kill Scholars' list!
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)a fake 'increase' in their score because of climate change - you know, that 'Commie, leftist, 'librul' lie that they like to use when it works in their favor.......
Nevilledog
(51,122 posts)soldierant
(6,890 posts)evolves
(5,402 posts)soldierant
(6,890 posts)Tacan
(97 posts)hollygolively
(87 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)The best & brightest!!
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dem4decades
(11,296 posts)Unless DOJ starts charging people it won't matter either.
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2Gingersnaps
(1,000 posts)Or why Mo Brooks felt the need to wear a bullet proof vest and stand behind bullet proof glass to say a loving good bye and thank you to the tourists.
TeamProg
(6,143 posts)Response to TeamProg (Reply #78)
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TeamProg
(6,143 posts)By AT&T and other carriers?? Really?? Seriously ??
Phone records only log the #'s they called, the time and length.
Those logs alone will lead to many questions as to who knew what and when. Then comes the testimony under oath.
Added: I didn't think I had to mention that social media is obviously published.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)You think they will all sue together?
First out of the box Legislative immunity and how it should apply to their immoral and unethical, maybe even illegal acts.
jmowreader
(50,560 posts)Article I, Section 6, states that legislative immunity doesnt cover treason, felony or breach of the peace and all the members who supported the insurrection hit the trifecta on that one.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)anyway. They are going to try to get their communications covered by leg immunity whether you or I think it is a bad defense of not.
Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)kysrsoze
(6,022 posts)And I'm much smarter than all of them combined.
Ocelot II
(115,735 posts)Journeyman
(15,036 posts)spanone
(135,844 posts)MyOwnPeace
(16,928 posts)must be deafening by now!
spanone
(135,844 posts)LonePirate
(13,426 posts)I'm not seeing news of this from anyone else as of yet.
RandySF
(58,911 posts)But this guy is a hard worker. He covered the Detroit manhunt of the Crumbleys.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)showing up in msnbc latest headlines, nor in the Jan 6 committee tweets
https://www.msnbc.com/
https://twitter.com/january6thcmte
FINGERS CROSSED THOUGH, DAMMIT!!!
Budi
(15,325 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(11,029 posts)But there is a screen grab from MSNBC in the thread. Dunno if its genuine.
blogslug
(38,002 posts)Link to tweet
Snell says in his Twitter profile:
Things is, that screencap somewhere in this thread is supposedly from today's broadcast of The Beat with Ari Melber, citing the New York Times. I would think if those people's phone and social media records were subpoenaed hours ago, there would have been a whole bunch of hoopla about it by now. Also that screencap says the congresspersons were 'asked' for their records, not subpoenaed.
We need more verification.
chowder66
(9,073 posts)Citing unnamed sources, CNN reported the panel now wants to review records for lawmakers who "either attended, spoke, actively planned or encouraged people to attend" rallies for "Stop the Steal."
In addition to Biggs, Brooks and Gosar, the panel reportedly wants to review phone records for Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Jody Hice of Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/08/30/house-jan-6-us-capitol-riot-panel-wants-arizona-andy-biggs-paul-gosar-phone-records-report-says/5652204001/
The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has requested that a group of telecommunications companies preserve the phone records of a group of GOP members of Congress and former President Donald Trump, as well as members of the Trump family, who played some role in the "Stop the Steal" rally that served as the prelude to the Capitol insurrection.
The records request is the first step in the committee's investigatory process and could signal the direction they plan to go when they call witnesses.
The list is said to be evolving and could be added to as the investigation steps up. As of now it includes Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Paul Gosar also of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Jody Hice of Georgia and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/january-6-phone-records-members-of-congress/index.html
chowder66
(9,073 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)lastlib
(23,248 posts)How will it function when the "Rocket Scientist Caucus" is in the hoosegow??
AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)Go from Meadowss tweets to possible suspects in Congress. Tighten the circle. All of the above knuckleheads had some vested interest in Jan. 6. Im convinced that they are how the rioters knew exactly where to go once they got into the Capitol.
Id like to know Josh Hawleys role in this too.
Seditious bastards, each and every one.
But damn
look at that list. Is that where were headed in terns of the caliber of members of Congress now? Is there any hope at all?
RussBLib
(9,020 posts)not even Lee or Hawley? perhaps those will come later.
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)should be on the list
soldierant
(6,890 posts)crickets
(25,981 posts)Everyone is wondering who tweeted what and when, and then the very next day there's a subpoena list. Just in time for Christmas! Whee!
eta - and this is just Reps from the House. Certain Senators are waiting for the other shoe to drop...
Beachnutt
(7,324 posts)....🤷♂️
czarjak
(11,278 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)OrangeJoe
(337 posts)Mitch is an evil asshole, but he's not dumb enough to put anything in writing or even make any calls on behalf of Trump for the insurrection.
Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)As much as we make reference to the oath of office and other contracts which bind Senate and Congress members to serve and protect the Constitution and the Nation, Mitch understands that calculus too.
My own conclusion is he was waiting to see how the chips would fall and how big a disaster TLG had whipped up, assuming that he had power enough to deal with it for himself. Mitch has no honor and would do anything he could get away with to take power himself. He has in fact done so many times.
I believe there are answers he could provide which should be asked for. Questions like when did he know, what did he know, and who did he know that was in on the plot? I have absolutely no doubts at all that he knows significant parts of all of those answers and knew them on the day if not before. He most certainly knows more since that day.
crickets
(25,981 posts)AngryOldDem
(14,061 posts)That way he can spew wishy-washy bullshit, while signaling approval of whats going on. A true political snake. Hes a master.
Kevin is just a puppet. Its clear the lunatics are running the asylum under his watch and theres not a damn thing he can do about it.
Bayard
(22,100 posts)If they refuse a subpoena to testify, and get referred to the full House for a contempt vote, can they still vote if they are the subject of the subpoena?
I hope it doesn't take too long to find out.
Mr.Bill
(24,303 posts)Firestorm49
(4,035 posts)Poiuyt
(18,125 posts)Ted Cruz for example? Josh Hawley? How about Ron Johnson, R-Wis.; James Lankford, R-Okla.; Steve Daines, R-Mont.; John Kennedy, R-La.; Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Mike Braun, R-Ind.; as well as Sens.-elect Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.; Roger Marshall, R-Kansas; Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala?
Separate chambers, separate rules. You need the DOJ to go after folks, then it can't get shut down if Dems lose the House majority.
Poiuyt
(18,125 posts)Thunderbeast
(3,417 posts)Screen grab from MSNBC is at 6:04 Eastern time. This bombshell would have been covered later in the evening by Ms. Maddow.
I would want some confirmation before spreading this one to the blogosphere.
I HOPE it's true, but not confident.
summer_in_TX
(2,739 posts)When the J6 Commission requested their phone records be preserved.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)orleans
(34,060 posts)only thing i can find is politico from nov. 30
"Jan. 6 panel hasn't subpoenaed lawmakers' communications yet but still plans to"
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/30/jan-6-panel-subpoena-lawmakers-communications-523568
chowder66
(9,073 posts)orleans
(34,060 posts)Botany
(70,516 posts)Liz Cheney smacked GOP Rep. Jim Jordan's hand away when he tried to escort her during the Capitol riot, telling him,
'You fucking did this.'
chowder66
(9,073 posts)Citing unnamed sources, CNN reported the panel now wants to review records for lawmakers who "either attended, spoke, actively planned or encouraged people to attend" rallies for "Stop the Steal."
In addition to Biggs, Brooks and Gosar, the panel reportedly wants to review phone records for Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Jody Hice of Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/08/30/house-jan-6-us-capitol-riot-panel-wants-arizona-andy-biggs-paul-gosar-phone-records-report-says/5652204001/
The House Select Committee investigating the deadly January 6 riot has requested that a group of telecommunications companies preserve the phone records of a group of GOP members of Congress and former President Donald Trump, as well as members of the Trump family, who played some role in the "Stop the Steal" rally that served as the prelude to the Capitol insurrection.
The records request is the first step in the committee's investigatory process and could signal the direction they plan to go when they call witnesses.
The list is said to be evolving and could be added to as the investigation steps up. As of now it includes Republican Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Jim Jordan of Ohio, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Paul Gosar also of Arizona, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Matt Gaetz of Florida, Louie Gohmert of Texas, Jody Hice of Georgia and Scott Perry of Pennsylvania.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/politics/january-6-phone-records-members-of-congress/index.html
Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)I'm imagining the putrid trail of effluvium emanating from the room when those people are all together.
(Scott Perry from Pennsylvania's 10th is an interesting addition bc it was one of the districts being targeted for recount. Jody Hice from GA gets overlooked bc MTG is such a loud mouth troll.)
malaise
(269,054 posts)That is all
Midnight Writer
(21,768 posts)Initech
(100,081 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)flying_wahini
(6,606 posts)They really ARE that dumb.
jaxexpat
(6,833 posts)I'm sure there's an appropriate C/W song for the occasion.
BComplex
(8,053 posts)I don't see why not!
CRK7376
(2,199 posts)Please throw all these traitors in jail immediately!
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Is their heads on a platter.
Maine Abu El Banat
(3,479 posts)The asshole caucus!
bucolic_frolic
(43,182 posts)Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)RELEASE THE HOUNDS!!!
Evolve Dammit
(16,743 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,489 posts)@AdamSchiff
is a communist.
And a BIG liar.
He lies so much its absolutely disgusting.
Hes the jester of the #KangarooCourt and
@RepLizCheney
is the fool.
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OldkySoul
(38 posts)I could feel like this would lead to some sort of justice but after a lifetime of the dems lack of backbone or courage my give a damn is busted.
Kingofalldems
(38,458 posts)cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)What about Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham