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(171,096 posts) Tue Jun 28, 2022, 10:30 AM Jun 2022

Flop sweat

https://digbysblog.net/2022/06/28/flop-sweat/

Flop sweat
Published by Tom Sullivan on June 28, 2022
We know exactly what they’ll be doing at Mar-a-Lago at 1 p.m.

January 6th: “Slowly I turned…step by step…inch by inch…” Almost as if justice is stalking.

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Reporting backed up the rumors it would be former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson (CNN):

Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly on Tuesday before the select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Her planned appearance was first reported by Punchbowl News.

Hutchinson has already been interviewed by the committee behind closed doors and video clips from her deposition have been featured by the panel during earlier hearings. But her live testimony would mark a significant moment in the committee’s series of hearings as Hutchinson has long been considered one of its most consequential witnesses due to her proximity to former President Donald Trump’s then-White House chief of staff.

Prior taped testimony by Hutchinson implicated a set of Trump-adjacent advisers and members of Congress who asked for pardons after the Jan. 6 insurrection. Having her testify in person could prove even more explosive.

The urgency driving today’s snap hearing is unclear. Concerns about the witness’ name being leaked and for the witness’ security are likely, reports CNN:

The security concerns have also led to new precautions being taken inside the hearing room. Another source told CNN that some of the people who had regular front row seats for hearings were told they likely will not get them on Tuesday for security reasons.

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As the investigative cordon closes around Trump, his communications with cultish followers could spark more violence.

Mob boss as a description of Donald Trump was not a euphemism, was it? An attack on the seat of government by a Trump mob is the very subject of the committee’s investigation.