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| credit: N. Beeler, Columbus Dispatch Wackydoodle sez: Wer'nt you the dude in Dallas? |
The story of this country's greatest political crime since its founding took another nasty turn this week. The chair of the J6 Committee, Benny Thompson is also the permanent chair of the Homeland Security Committee. In that capacity he received a letter from the Homeland's Inspector General that the Secret Service deleted text messages from January 5th and 6th in what that agency described as a routine update of their mobile telephone equipment. This incredible deletion of evidence highly relevant to the Committee's investigation of the attempted autogolpe may demonstrate where the loyalties of the Secret Service actually lie, and apparently they are not with the nation. These communication records were requested by the Homeland Security Department's Inspector General before the equipment updating was scheduled to take place. The modern-day pretorians have a history of not providing crucial information when requested by other departments. Of course, the House Select Committee has asked for the text records to be recovered if technically possible. A subpoena for their production was issued. The Service said in a statement that communications relating to the Insurrection were not affected by the device replacement migration.
The role played by the Service in keeping the deranged Der Leader from inflaming the mob in person at the Capitol has come under scrutiny since Cassidy Hutchinson revealed that he was prevented by security agents from going there. Her version of events have been corroborated by a DC police person working the motorcade, who saw and heard the heated exchange between Trump and his guards at the Ellipse. The deleted SS communications could shed light on how the agency intended to move Mike Pence from the Capitol after the mob broke in. It has been reported that the VP refused to get into his Service chauffeured limousine waiting in the Capitol basement while the attack was on-going. All the media attention focused on a small detail of whether Trumpillini actually lunged for the wheel of his SUV is distracting and misplaced, but it makes sensational headlines. No one has come forward to deny the essential, corroborated fact that Trump insisted on being driven to he Capitol to lead his assault, but his demands were refused.
Peter Navarro, the minion who authored a memo attempting to justify the BIG LIE that Trumpillini referred to in his December 19th "wild" tweet inviting the mob to Washington, refused to accept a plea deal in the criminal contempt case against him. He faces two misdemeanor charges for refusing to testify and hand over documents to the Committee. Steve Bannon, another key loyalist and co-plotter, faces trial this coming week. The Committee has properly ignored his last-ditch offer to testify, since he is doing so merely as a means to disrupt a fair trial.
According to press reports only eight of the fifty Repugnant senators are following the hearings--another display of the power of denial. That there are co-conspirators in Congress is undeniable. The person delivering lists of bogus electors to Congress has been identified as Mike Roman, a Trump election official who worked as an intelligence operative for the extremist Koch Brothers. Roman delivered the lists to Matt Stroia, chief of staff for Congressman Mike Kelly (R-PA) who then deputized a colleague to desalinate them on the Hill. Roman was subpoenaed to testify in February. A "vast right-wing conspiracy"? Indeed!
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| credit: T. Tomorrow BC Idonwanna sez: Thus, history repeats. |
