So what explains Mulvaney's change of heart?

[malaise]

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/06/politics/mick-mulvaney-trump-january-6-committee/?dicbo=v2-71924032d9413efae50a84b3f56d44bc&hpt=ob_blogfooterold

That is, until recently. Mulvaney has become a defender of the House select committee investigating January 6 and a Republican willing to say that fellow members of his party need to be tuning into the hearings in the wake of the testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
As Mulvaney tweeted in the wake of Hutchinson's testimony last week:

[uponit7771]

1. He sees the writing on the wall and has already made his deal with the DOJ et al

[empedocles]

6. Hope so.

[PatSeg]

8. Sounds about right

A few have woken up and know the end is near for the Trumpist fantasy. Hard to believe how many are still holding on.

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. Mulvaney has a heart?

That's news to me.

[MontanaMama]

3. Completely self serving

and nothing to do with a heart. Mick doesn’t want to go to jail or be labeled a felon/traitor. As soon as the smoke clears, he will be as abhorrent as he ever was or worse.

[yonder]

13. Agree and he's still toeing the line with the same old schtick:

"Despite all of the flaws in the structure of the heavily Democrat committee, almost all of the evidence presented so far is coming from eminently credible sources: Republicans,"

Your party had the chance to Greene-Gaetz-Gym out their side but decided not to play so stop your whining, Mick. And only Republicans can be "eminently credible"? Give me a break.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. There is a non-zero probability he has a conscience.

Even Albert Speer had second thoughts.

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. Agree. It is possible

I haven't seen anything that suggests he had any personal criminal exposure in regards to the coup. Meadows was the Chief of Staff during the latter part of Trump's time in office.

[empedocles]

5. Former trump cos, exposing trump - good.

[No purity tests needed]

[obamanut2012]

7. Betting he made some kind of deal

[asiliveandbreathe]

10. Right on time..not much news yet today...Mulvaney sneaks in..capture the spotlight..all about

Mikey....the get over it guy...screw him..

[GoCubsGo]

11. It's CYA.

As the former Chief of Staff, Mulvaney was previously part of Trump's crime syndicate. He probably was not a part of the J6 insurrection, but he's likely a party to other crimes. He's doing whatever he can to keep any investigations away from his own ass, including attaching himself to Cassidy Hutchinson. It's a distraction.

[SCantiGOP]

12. He was slipping into irrelevance

Now he is back in the news, and can make some easy money on TV or with a book deal.

[Raven123]

14. Cowardice

Mulvaney knew who Trump is and, possibly, what Trump did. Notice he hasn’t impugned Hutchinson’s testimony, like some of the loyalists. Mulvaney knew, but was to cowardly to speak out sooner. Had to wait for an aide to speak out first.

[H2O Man]

17. Luckily, I read your response

before posting "cowardice." I would add hopes to be included as VP on the next republican ticket, as he knows Trump will not be on it.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

15. Rats all scramble to live

They all did the dirty, know that walls are closing in the the rats are scrambling to live.

[duckworth969]

16. Easy

$ and cooperating with Feds to save his own ass.

[Botany]

18. Mick Mulvaney's Niece Maggie Played Key Role in Rally Before Capitol Riot

He is trying to unring "that bell." Maggie Mulvaney got the permit for the pre-coup pep rally.


Records show that Maggie Mulvaney, the niece of former Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, played a key role in the "Save America Rally" on January 6 that occurred prior to President Donald Trump's supporters storming the U.S. Capitol.

Trump has been accused of inciting the Capitol riot with a speech to supporters of the rally held at the Ellipse. During the event, which was organized by the nonprofit Women for America First, the president urged his followers to "fight much harder" and walk down to the Capitol amid his baseless allegations of election fraud.

Violent pro-Trump rioters broke into the Capitol building hours later, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. The siege left five dead, including a police officer.

Maggie Mulvaney was listed as a "VIP Lead" in a Park Service permit granted for the event, according to an Associated Press review of records.

https://www.newsweek.com/mick-mulvaneys-niece-maggie-played-key-role-rally-before-capitol-riot-1562257

[Midnight Writer]

19. Whoever pays the fiddler calls the tune.

Isn't Mulvaney now a paid political pundit?