Dan Rather: "How is all of this only coming out now?" It's THE question . . . "

[tblue37]

"How is all of this only coming out now?" It's THE question for all who could have made a difference. At any step along the way.

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[gab13by13]

1. Just think of all of the shit we don't know.

As Rummy put it, we don't know what we don't know.

[Hieronymus Phact]

14. So you're saying

We have known unknowns

[MyOwnPeace]

24. Oh, GAWD, wasn't that a CLASSIC bunch of BS 'Rummy' spewed!

And people just looked and nodded.......

And hey, welcome to DU!

[Probatim]

28. He was a sage. Wise beyond our means.

[getagrip_already]

2. And that includes the doj...

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2022/7/12/2109897/-NYT-Hutchinson-s-testimony-has-jolted-DOJ-to-scrutinize-Trump-s-criminal-liability-more-closely

Jolted? Really? They had no idea because they NEVER looked.

How long before tfg starts calling it the 1/6 hoax? Just like the Russia hoax.

He will twist doj inaction into nothing being true.

[Sneederbunk]

6. The DOJ has been mightily embarrassed by the J6 Committee.

[NJCher]

19. if true

(and I think it probably is), that is pitiful. I would have thought a DOJ run by Garland would be more astute and aggressive.

I wish we had someone like a Preet Bahara running this at DOJ.

[calimary]

23. Anybody know if Merrick Garland is awake yet?

Or is he still napping?

[RipVanWinkle]

25. He's been sleeping as long as I've been.

And I’ve been sleeping for a long time, waiting for the DOJ to indict Trump.

[calimary]

30. Welcome to DU, RipVanWinkle!

Or - am I actually talking to Merrick Garland posting incognito?

[RipVanWinkle]

31. I am not Merrick Garland, but if I were,

Trump would have been indicted by now.

[WiVoter]

3. Right Again Mr. Rather

I sure miss him on the evening news. 😔

[mitch96]

4. I think I see a pattern in that they wont sing unless they get a subpoena.. nt

[malaise]

5. ReTHUG Lies, Obfuscation, Cover Up

and the usual both sides media bukkshit.
I knew it was a totally planned coup on January 6.

[spanone]

7. Well, the very day of the insurrection, 147 republicans voted to overturn the election results

the coup hasn't stopped since

[catrose]

8. Yes why.

[Alice Kramden]

9. Because they thought

They could get away with it

[FailureToCommunicate]

16. Bing bing bing! We HAVE a winner!

That’s it. They were all cowards, ‘cause they secretly hoped the big bungled plan would maybe possibly work.

[Alice Kramden]

17. They STILL think so

And unless some serious jail time is given, these assholes will continue on this road to destruction

[kacekwl]

22. I know the members of congress named today and others

are very quiet lately but if this goes unpunished they again will be loud and continue the quest to end democracy you can be sure.

[Alice Kramden]

26. Agree

It cannot go unpunished - or else it's an invitation for a repeat

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Corruption for the sake of self-preservation.

I didn't make that one up. It's been with us for a long time. Someone else coined it.

I would use these words: They created their own status quo, and protected it.

[FoxNewsSucks]

11. And far too many were saving their info for their book deal.

And that's not just the Jan 6 info, either.

[judesedit]

12. Exactly...

[Baked Potato]

13. It's always lower.

The worst will never come out. It’s so bad, witnesses would be offed. IMO.

[Rhiannon12866]

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[Alice Kramden]

18. Hillary of course was and is correct n/t

[onecaliberal]

20. But,but, but, they should get a medal.

[FakeNoose]

21. If only Dan Rather were a regular on DU

We've been talking about ALL of this stuff for the last year and a half.

There were very few surprises today, am I right? It's nice to have this stuff confirmed out loud in a quasi-legal proceeding (I know - it's not a trial) but haven't we all been discussing this stuff ad nauseum?

We've shared our opinions, our fears, our anger and our tears with each other, and now we're being vindicated FINALLY!

Why isn't Dan Rather one of us?

[Ford_Prefect]

27. If they could have arrested all those insurgents inside the Capitol on the 6th it would not have

taken so very long to identify and corral the rest of the plotters. For reasons I don't understand they did not. They let them walk away. I am not assigning blame to anyone ATM. I know how dangerous crowd control is in good circumstances. If you aren't prepared to arrest or contain a large group you can easily provoke a stampede.

[Grins]

29. For 18-months Cipolone said NOTHING!

And that’s why he is a shit.

Jr. staffers and a 25-year old assistant came forward - Cipolone never did, until Hutchinson testified that he knew, and Lynn Cheney publicly shamed him.

Today, Cipolone said Pence was courageous. Cipolone never was; or is.