The Jan. 6 committee hearings are finally here -- and Republicans are running scared

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The Jan. 6 committee hearings are finally here — and Republicans are running scared
For the first time in recent memory, we'll have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious GOP grandstander

By HEATHER DIGBY PARTON
PUBLISHED JUNE 3, 2022 9:58AM


(Salon) The long-awaited January 6th committee public hearings have finally been scheduled. The first one is set for next Thursday, June 9th, in prime time. The committee previewed their plans for next week, announcing on Thursday that they will "present previously unseen material documenting January 6th, receive witness testimony, preview additional hearings, and provide the American people a summary of its findings about the coordinated, multi-step effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and prevent the transfer of power." They seem to be very carefully choreographing the event, even drawing out the suspense by not naming the witnesses until next week.

The hearings, Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., said, will "tell a story that will blow the roof off the House." We can only hope that is not unjustified hyperbole. These hearings are an important public record of an attempted coup that the whole country must see.

What we have already seen is quite a bit of information, like the voluminous text messages from various Republicans and journalists to the White House Chief of staff Mark Meadows during the insurrection itself. There have been leaked testimonies from major players inside the Department of Justice and Donald Trump's White House, as well as information from Trump's legal advisers and various state officials. Between all of that and the media's own digging, people who have been following the story have a pretty clear picture of what happened.

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Whatever happens in these hearings we can be sure that they will be different than any hearings you may have watched in recent years and it's not just because of the extraordinary subject matter. For the first time in recent memory, we will have a congressional hearing without even one obnoxious Republican grand stander seeking to derail the whole thing. We can expect that this committee will be serious and focused which is something we have not seen in public hearings for a very long time. ...............(more)

https://www.salon.com/2022/06/03/the-jan-6-committee-hearings-are-finally-here--and-are-running-scared/

[Cracklin Charlie]

1. It's time.

This could get nasty.

Ya’ll keep your heads down.

[Bev54]

2. I am sure the goons are planning some stunts to disrupt the hearings and try

and take the attention away.

[fightforfreedom]

3. Wait till you hear the panic from all the traitors as they are exposed.

They are are going to screech like trapped rats. That's all they can do because they have no defense. Lies are not a good defense.