Kyle Griffin

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New court filings raise questions about Republican Mike Lee's involvement in election subversion efforts: Leaked texts suggest Lee was a participant in the plot to keep Trump in office — and court documents could now prove problematic for Lee's defense. https://t.co/7EbcKMd840 — PolitiTweet.org

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The two parties, as represented in the House, do not equally care about democracy. — PolitiTweet.org

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Capitol Police Officer Carolyn Edwards: "I remember my breath catching in my throat because what I saw was just a war scene. I couldn't believe my eyes. There were officers on the ground, bleeding and throwing up. I was slipping in people's blood. It was carnage." — PolitiTweet.org

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Why were House Republicans lobbying the Trump White House after Jan. 6 for presidential pardons? — PolitiTweet.org

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Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, met in a parking garage with Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, on Jan. 5. Quested's crew filmed that meeting. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Jan. 6 Committee found that membership in the Proud Boys grew "exponentially" after Trump's infamous 'stand back and stand by' line at the presidential debate. — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Thompson: "We have obtained substantial evidence showing that the President's December 19th tweet, calling his followers to D.C. on January 6th, energized individuals from the Proud Boys and other extremist groups." — PolitiTweet.org

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The Trump mob tried very hard to violently overthrow the U.S. government. — PolitiTweet.org

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This video is deeply, deeply unsettling to watch. — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "Tonight, I say this to my Republican colleagues who are defending the indefensible – there will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking. Vice Chair Cheney: "The White House Counsel was so concerned about potentially lawless activity, he threatened to resign, multiple times. That is exceedingly rare and exceedingly serious." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "You will hear about members of the Trump cabinet discussing the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, which provides for the replacement of the President." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking. Vice Chair Cheney: "Not only did President Trump refuse to tell the mob to leave the Capitol, he placed no call to any element of the US government to instruct that the Capitol be defended. He did not call his Secretary of Defense on January 6th ." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "You will hear that leaders on Capitol Hill begged the President for help, including Republican Leader McCarthy, who was 'scared' and called multiple members of President Trump's family after he could not persuade the President himself." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "Aware of the rioters' chants to 'hang Mike Pence,' the President responded with this sentiment: 'maybe our supporters have the right idea.' Mike Pence 'deserves' it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "While Congress was under attack on January 6th and in the hours following the violence, the Trump legal team in the Willard Hotel war room continued to work to halt the count of electoral votes." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking. Vice Chair Cheney: "What President Trump demanded that Mike Pence do wasn't just wrong, it was illegal and unconstitutional." — PolitiTweet.org

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Breaking: Cheney says Republican Scott Perry "contacted the White House in the weeks after Jan. 6 to seek a Presidential Pardon." She adds: "Multiple other Republican congressmen also sought Presidential Pardons for their roles in attempting to overturn the 2020 election." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "President Trump corruptly planned to replace the Attorney General so the U.S. Justice Department would spread his false stolen election claims." — PolitiTweet.org

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The Jan. 6 Committee just played a video from their interview with Ivanka Trump. She says she "accepted" what Barr was saying — that there was no evidence of voter fraud. — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill Barr, in a video interview record by the Jan. 6 Committee: "I repeatedly told the President in no uncertain terms that I did not see evidence of fraud that would have affected the outcome of the election. And frankly, a year and a half later, I still haven't." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "Over multiple months, Donald Trump oversaw a sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election and prevent the transfer of presidential power. In our hearings, you will see evidence of each element of this plan." — PolitiTweet.org

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Vice Chair Cheney: "On this point, there is no room for debate: Those who invaded our Capitol and battled law enforcement for hours were motivated by what President Trump had told them." "President Trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack." — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Thompson: "Our democracy remains in danger. The conspiracy to thwart the will of the people is not over." — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Thompson: "Donald Trump was at the center of that conspiracy. And ultimately, Donald Trump—the President of the United States—spurred a mob of domestic enemies of the Constitution to march down the Capitol and subvert American democracy." — PolitiTweet.org

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Bill Barr, in a video interview recorded by the Jan. 6 Committee: "I made it clear I did not agree with the idea of saying the election was stolen and putting out this stuff, which I told the president was bullshit. And I didn't want to be a part of it." — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Thompson: "Donald Trump lost the Presidential election in 2020. the American people voted him out of office. It was not because of a rigged system. It was not because of voter fraud." — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Thompson: "I am from a part of the country where people justified the actions of slavery, the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. I'm reminded of that dark history as I hear voices today try and justify the actions of the insurrectionists on January 6, 2021." — PolitiTweet.org

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The Jan. 6 Committee's first public hearing has started. — PolitiTweet.org

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The Jan. 6 Committee: • conducted more than a thousand witness interviews • received more than 140,000 documents • is following up on 471 tips received through the Committee's tip line • sent 98 subpoenas — PolitiTweet.org