NEW: Raskin tells CNN that we WILL learn who the "backchannel" was between the proud boys and the...

[demmiblue]

NEW: Raskin tells CNN that we WILL learn who the “backchannel” was between the proud boys and the White House.

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[Bleacher Creature]

1. My money is on Bannon.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. Wasn't Stone using them as security?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. OafKeepers (OathKeepers). But I thought of Stone first. Maybe Oafkeepers conduited to PeeBoys. . nt

[SergeStorms]

29. Still is....

as far as I know.

Who invited Tarrio to the White House? Find that out and you almost certainly have your man.

[mopinko]

3. and/or stone.

pb's in particular was stone, but i think others were bannon.

[underpants]

7. Or one of the Millers

Stephen or Jason.

[onetexan]

30. ditto

[AntiFascist]

4. This is a key question! n/t

[Tommy Carcetti]

5. Roger Stone's time in the barrel? nt

[gratuitous]

6. Tune in, same bat-time, same bat-channel

The committee is doing a great job of keeping the popular media outlets on the hook, wanting more. In spite of the commentary and opinionating that none of this really matters, the media are clearly tuned in.

As long as the committee keeps its promises and delivers the goods, they'll keep that attention. Another bit of proof that the hearings are having an impression is that the former guy is now whining about getting equal time.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

47. Who is saying none of this really matters?

Not saying it's not happening, just wondering where. FoxNoose, I'd guess. Where else?

[gratuitous]

48. Pop by your local media websites or Facebook page

The trolls are out in force, denying the plain evidence that everyone can see. One guy posted that it was a fact-free circus. I responded, "But enough about the former guy's defense, what did you think of the testimony of all his 'best people'?" He ghosted for some reason.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

51. Oh, so individual TrumpSuckers. OK, I'll just take your word for it.

Little depresses me more than reading or hearing those cultists express their belligerent ignorance. At best, they're babbling morons, at worst, they are terrifyingly hateful, blood thirsty thugs.

As actual facts are truly an existential threat to them, I'm not surprised you were able to spook one with reference to the truth. I wonder if they were smart enough to get your meaning about tfg's defense being the fact-free circus. They are often so clueless, I wonder how they manage to get through daily life.

[gratuitous]

52. Babbling morons is a good description

I don't make it my life's work, but I have found a well-placed response now and then can totally derail the trollery, and let the other readers know that they're being taken for a ride.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

53. I salute your fortitude!

[zuul]

8. His first name rhymes with Roger

and his last name rhymes with Stone.

[elias7]

11. Would that be Roger Stone?

What happens when homonyms are not only homophones and homographs, but also share the same meaning?

[zuul]

13. I think the culprit is Stoger Rone.

[elias7]

50. Codger Moan?

[Effete Snob]

9. This is the world's worst-kept secret

[GoCubsGo]

18. I was about to guess Hannity, but in light of this photo,

I think I'm going with Roger Stone, as well.

[Effete Snob]

21. Well documented

https://www.newsweek.com/roger-stone-proud-boys-sedition-jan6-oath-keepers-1713388

Roger Stone's Links to Proud Boys, Oath Keepers Explained

[Lovie777]

36. WTF? . ....

what kinda sign is that ...

Stone loves orgies, that sign is saying (my opinion) - come play with me.

[Effete Snob]

40. I don't know if you are trying to be sarcastic

But this is a well-known sign for "White Power" in that the fingers form a "W" and a "P".

Yes, it is a sign that may have other meanings in other context, such as "okay" or a three-point shot in basketball. However, none of the persons pictured are playing or watching basketball, so let's skip the bullshit there.

You may find this article informative:

https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/18/ok-sign-white-power-symbol-or-just-right-wing-troll

From its adoption first by white nationalists, and then by 4chan trolls intent on ‘triggering the libs,’ the well-known hand signal’s use points to deeper concerns.

The smirk that almost inevitably accompanies the “OK” sign, that simplest of hand signals, is the dead giveaway in the shroud of internet-age befuddlement: Does the sign, the thumb and forefinger joined together in a circle, the remaining three fingers splayed out behind, mean “all’s good?” Or does it mean “white power” instead?

,,,

So what does it mean when someone flashes the OK sign? In the end, it can mean almost anything, but primarily it’s one of three things:

It can be a harmless use of its traditional meaning that all’s well.
It can be an ironic attempt to troll liberals with a symbol chosen to “trigger” their inner “SJWs.”
It can be a surreptitious way of signaling your presence to other white supremacists.

So now you have been informed, and in the future you will be able to tell, from context, what this is intended to communicate.

I hope this has been helpful to you.

We have had a number of people attempt to troll DU in the past by taking photographs out of context and declaring it to be a White Power sign when it was clearly not, and a number of less-than-good-faith debates about them.

I sincerely hope that this is not one of those occasions.

[in2herbs]

10. The expression on Raskin's face while he was talking tells me he already

knows. Somehow that brings me peace. I'm glad Raskin is in charge of this portion of the hearings.

[AmBlue]

12. I say the SLIMY Roger Stone...

...all the way!! (to prison hopefully!!)

[Baitball Blogger]

14. Whoever it is is going to the graybar.

[getagrip_already]

15. rhymes with bone? or maybe cannon? both?

They hate each other, but that doesn't mean they weren't both involved on individual tracks.

Of course, the doj could play them against each other; he is talking up a storm, and about you! Well, they could, but......

[fightforfreedom]

16. If they have that evidence , that would be a game changer.

It would tie the Whitehouse to seditious conspiracy. BOOM!

[Stinky The Clown]

17. I'm guessing a weird guy with a Nixon tat on his back

[FakeNoose]

19. I've noticed that Ginni Thomas' name keeps surfacing these days

I'm not sure if she had anything to do with the Proud Boys, but I predict she'll get a mention in today's hearings.

I'm glad Jamie Raskin is getting some facetime, I hope he's a presenter today.

[malaise]

20. Give me some of that

Pretty please😀😀😀

[Ohio Joe]

22. This is a key connection to establish...

If this is done so that it holds in court... It's over for TFG.

[lame54]

23. No spoilers - this is playing like a mini series...

Which is good for the Game of Thrones public

[liberalla]

24. Woo hoo! I'm with Kenan on this!

"You're all doing great."

[Lonestarblue]

25. My money is on Roger Stone.

He has been the perpetrator of many Republican dirty tricks over the years. I’ve always believed that he orchestrated the anonymous complaints about sexual assault against Al Feanken to get ghat voice of reason out of the Senate.

[summer_in_TX]

35. Yep.

Stone is as dirty as they come.

Hatchet man.

[Captain Zero]

43. Yep. Money's probably 9-2 on old Roger.

And if you bet on Roger and two others at the Willard Hotel the night before, you have a decent trifecta bet.

[dchill]

27. It's probably Stone - but I'm hoping for John Barron!

[LudwigPastorius]

28. What about the back channel between Eastman and...

the Supreme Court? (as if we didn’t know that it was Clarence “Slappy” Thomas and his traitorous Ginni)

[Novara]

31. Oh, they've got the receipts.

I keep hearing TV pundits asking members of the committee if the hearings will wrap up on the 23rd as originally planned and they all keep saying they're not at liberty to say so. I've read the committee may have more hearings in September.

They're still gathering evidence!

[Mr.Bill]

32. Let's try and keep the pinhead shaming

to a minimum.

[Meadowoak]

33. Maybe Don Jr. And his Guilfoyle.

[gldstwmn]

34. Roger Stone

[sop]

37. I assume the same "WH backchannel" sent the written Capitol attack plan to the Proud Boys.

[Martin68]

38. I'm betting on Stone or Bannon.

[UpInArms]

39. Roger stone

Jan 30, 2019

year ago, longtime Trump advisor Roger Stone pledged to the Proud Boys. He said matter-of-factly that he is a “Western chauvinist,” the term Proud Boys use to describe their core beliefs. As a member, having hired other members to act as his security team in wake of his indictment by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller should come as no great surprise some have said.

Stone was indicted for lying about his affairs with WikiLeaks and the Trump campaign as part of the investigation into a Russia-backed attack on the 2016 presidential election and then-candidate Trump’s possible collusion with Russian actors.

Since his public appearances show Proud Boys by his side and recently designated Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, a first-generation Cuban-American from Miami, standing with Stone and speaking out on his behalf, they appear as allies.

Much more at link

https://heavy.com/news/2019/01/roger-stone-proud-boys/

[Pacifist Patriot]

41. Is that thinly veiled code for Kushner because of...

The phrasing of the attempt to establish a back channel to the Russians during the Obama to Trump transition period?

[uponit7771]

42. So yeah, I thought I couldn't get more pissed than last Thursday

[MerryHolidays]

44. And I would like to know what did the "President" know and when did he know it

To paraphrase the great Senator Howard Baker in 1973.

Stone or Bannon would be good, but prior knowledge by Trump would be the Holy Grail. Oh, that, an Russian funding.

Stay tuned.

[AntivaxHunters]

45. It's Lauren Boebert

I know many here are pointing at Roger Stone but I feel that would've came out ages ago considering how much he's been investigated and even convicted.

I think it's Lauren Boebert who has direct ties to far right militia groups - The Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and the III%ers.
Here she is in front of the Colorado state capitol posing with said members. She has direct access as a member of Congress to the upper echelons of her party and given her comments about 1776, I think this is a slam dunk.

[kentuck]

46. Roger Stone was backchannel for White House and Ted Cruz was the backchannel for House and Senate.

would be my guess.

[NCLefty]

49. Yeah. What's up with that??