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LINK How (and why) the Jan. 6 committee is making 'real progress'

How (and why) the Jan. 6 committee is making 'real progress'
On the surface, the Jan. 6 committee is fighting with Team Trump for cooperation. Below the surface, the investigation is making surprising strides.

By Steve Benen

In light of the coverage surrounding the Jan. 6 committee and its fight to hear from Donald Trump's allies, it may be tempting to think the bipartisan select committee has been stymied in its work.

As NBC News reported, there's fresh evidence to the contrary.

Members of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol have interviewed more than 150 people so far, ranking member Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., said Thursday. Cheney, the top Republican on the select committee, said that the panel spoke to "a whole range of people connected to the events, connected to understanding what happens."

The select committee's co-chair added, "It is a range of engagements — some formal interviews, some depositions.... There really is a huge amount of work underway that is leading to real progress for us."

It led Politico to note, "The public has just seen the tip of the iceberg.... [Cheney's reference to more than 150 interviews] is an indication that the vast majority of the committee's work is happening out of public view."

Donald Trump's lawyers were in court yesterday, insisting that the former president should be allowed to claim executive privilege over documents sought by the Jan. 6 committee. To put it mildly, a federal judge appeared skeptical of the Republican's arguments.

CNN reported that Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the bipartisan select committee, said that he's signed about 20 additional subpoenas, which should go out "soon," possibly as early as today.

Politico reported yesterday that committee investigators "are examining the contacts between one of the rioters who breached the Capitol and state-level GOP officials who worked with former President Donald Trump as he attempted to overturn the 2020 election."

Reuters reported that the House select committee is scheduled to hear testimony today from Jeffrey Clark, a former senior Justice Department official in the Trump administration.

If Clark's name sounds familiar, it's not your imagination. As regular readers may recall, in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, as Donald Trump explored ways to weaponize the Justice Department to help him hold power he hadn't earned, Clark became a person of great importance to the then-president.

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Clark was the acting head of the Justice Department's civil division at the time, and he used his office to sketch out a map for Republican legislators to follow in which they could try to overturn the will of the state's voters. Trump was impressed enough with Clark's reported anti-election efforts that the then-president considered making Clark the acting attorney general as part of a possible Justice Department overhaul with only two weeks remaining in Trump's term.

We now know, of course, that Clark's proposed scheme was not implemented, but it's hardly a surprise that the Jan. 6 investigatory committee wants to have a chat with him.

HippieChick58 9 Nov 7
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When Bannon's subpoena is enforced and he goes to jail if he does not show up, I will believe there is hope for justice.

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There’s a lot of irregularities that occurred during the 2020 election to be concerned about. The January 6 protest was fully justified for that reason. Hell Zuckerburg spent 419 million to help the democrats win the election and that should never have been allowed. Also their no way to verify that a lot of the mail in ballots were from legal citizens as a lot of states don’t even require an ID to get them. As for Cheney her days are numbered as they should be.

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Another traitorous hack that needs to be hung..

Are you referring to that senile, crooked SOB Biden?

@Trajan61 actually I'm referring to Your Orange Meatpuppet Trump, ya nazi prick

@Charlene He was a damn sight better than what we have now!

@Trajan61 damn Nazi, how far up Drumps ass is your head?

@Charlene How far up Biden’s is yours?

@Trajan61 not at all, Biden Won Snowflake..get over it..lol

@Charlene You mean just like the idiotic democrats did after Trump won in 2016? 🤪

@Trajan61 hey we defeated Nazis once..we'll do it again, only on Our soil this time..so sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up Nazi..

@Charlene Comparing Trump and the Protesters of Jan 6th to the Nazi’s is very ignorant. Apparently you don’t know much about the Nazi’s. Hell if we were really Nazi’s you’d be dead!

@Trajan61 I know one when I see one..Anyone that supports the attempted Puscht of January 6th is a Nazi..your ilk aren't Americans, your Trump Cultists that would destroy the Republic in his name..that makes you a Nazi..A Fascist.. a loathsome hypocrit of lowest order,, with treasonous intent..as for your lame ass threat..I've stood face to face your breathren..as I said to him.. Fuck Off Nazi Scum..

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