The AYES have it; recorded vote requested by Vice Chair

[elleng]

Jan 6 Committee on contempt for trump aides.

9 AyEs, zero NOES.

ADJOURNED.

[BigmanPigman]

1. Now does it go to the DOJ?

What happens to them now?

[elleng]

3. To do it properly, only once they're in front of the Committee

and are questioned.

[BigmanPigman]

5. And that is when they take the 5th?

[elleng]

6. Yes

[Groundhawg]

8. Unfortunantly no. This is just symbolic

[Groundhawg]

22. Been here 3 years. Mostly I just read. Get my news.

[Marius25]

2. House votes next.

Then Garland better file criminal charges.

[SoonerPride]

4. He won't.

You should really stop expecting the DOJ to save us from fascism.

[Marius25]

7. I don't. I have zero faith in this country. I think it will be a dictatorship soon.

[DENVERPOPS]

11. My thinking also

Perfect book Title for the past 40+ years: WHILE THE NATION SLEPT

We are one millimeter away from a Corporate Fascist Tyranny..............

If they "win" the House and Senate in 2022, I totally believe that the presidential election in 2024 will be won by Trump/DeSantis.........
AND a ton of Dem Governors will also be voted out of office.......

[Ahpook]

12. It seems to be a pivotal point in our future

Do it or we are in big fucking trouble as a country. That includes the rubes that have been duped and vote for people like Trump.

They have no idea what they are asking for!

History is lost

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Jamie Raskin's speech before the vote was riveting!

So forceful.

[L. Coyote]

10. The comments are the real news.

Link to tweet

[NullTuples]

19. They don't sound at all confident in Garland, do they?

They shouldn't have to be making those pointed statements.

By the way, two sets of Trump's crimes have already run out their statute of limitations without a peep from Garland.

[L. Coyote]

20. Keep in mind, limitations run from offense to indictmnent, sealed or public.

And ongoing conspiracies run from last act by any party.

Roger Stone is a good example of why DoJ keeps things totally under wraps. They surprised him, and who knows what evidence was garned after serving the warrants. Giuliani was surprised too, and Cohen too, not? The next big surprise is going to be huge if the number of new attorneys is any indication.

[NullTuples]

21. I sure hope you are correct about what they're doing...because if not, we all lose.

[orleans]

13. the house will vote to hold them in contempt

...

merick garland shrugs and goes home

[L. Coyote]

14. Dan Rather tweets regarding the Eastman-Cruz-Trump potential coup connection conspiracy ....

I'm impressed that this investigation is turning up so much new material and evidence. What next, eh?

To what degree were the objecting Republicans actually attempting a coup and just pretending they believed the Big Lie?

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[elleng]

15. Thanks!

[summer_in_TX]

16. The Department of Justice wants to hire 131 more lawyers to help prosecute cases related to the Jan.

attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Driving the news: The DOJ is seeking $34.1 million for the effort, according to President Biden's budget request for next year, which was released Monday.

What they're saying: Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Monday that the Jan. 6 investigation is "among the most wide-ranging and most complex that this department has ever undertaken."

She added: "Regardless of whatever resources we seek or get, let's be very, very clear: We are going to continue to do those cases. We are going to hold those perpetrators accountable, no matter where the facts lead us, [and] as the attorney general has said, no matter at what level. We will do those cases."

[…snip…]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/doj-wants-hire-131-more-210343384.html

[elleng]

18. Thanks, for those who think DOJ isn't doing anything.