China Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Investigators Find Gaps in White House Logs of Trump’s Jan. 6 Calls The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has discovered gaps in official White House telephone logs from the day of the riot, finding few records of calls by President Donald J. Trump from critical hours when investigators know that he was making them. Investigators have not uncovered evidence that any official records were tampered with or deleted, and it is well known that Mr. Trump used his personal cellphone, and those of his aides, routinely to talk with aides, congressional allies and outside confidants. But the sparse call records are the latest major obstacle to the panel’s central mission: recreating what Mr. Trump was doing behind closed doors during crucial moments of the assault on Congress by a mob of his supporters. The panel is still awaiting additional material from the National Archives and Records Administration, which keeps the official White House logs, and from telecommunications companies that have been subpoenaed for the personal cellphone records of Mr. Trump’s inner circle, like his son, Eric, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of Mr. Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 That sounds like a bonus to me. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Gosh. That would really stink, huh. ~Dang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It's probably going be 41 to 51 months' before he gets another chance to light up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Lots Of Corporations ‘Paused’ Political Donations After Jan. 6. And Then… In the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, scores of companies put out statements on their plans to “reevaluate,” or outright stop, their donations to members of Congress who had voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. After a year of political giving, the numbers speak for themselves. Seven companies who pledged in some form to pause donations specifically to members of Congress who interrupted the peaceful transfer of power subsequently gave thousands of dollars to them or their leadership PACs, according to campaign finance data analyses by the political newsletter Popular Information, watchdog group Accountable.US and TPM: Cigna, Comcast, Eli Lilly, Exelon, Home Depot, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Walgreens. More than a dozen others stopped donating to members but still donated to party committees that support those Republicans’ campaigns, a loophole of sorts. Dozens more said they’d be suspending all political giving — only to resume contributions within months of the Capitol attack. Click on the link for the full article 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Giuliani in discussions with Jan. 6 committee about testifying: report Rudy Giuliani, previously former President Trump's personal lawyer and adviser, is in discussions with the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol about testifying, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The former New York City mayor was subpoenaed by the committee on Jan. 18 along with three other campaign attorneys linked with efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Jenna Ellis, Sidney Powell and Boris Epshteyn. Giuliani was slated to give a deposition before the committee on Tuesday but was allowed to reschedule the appearance at "his request," a committee aide told the Times. The House panel, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, is pushing for Giuliani to "cooperate fully," the aide added. Giuliani, meanwhile, is still mulling whether to invoke executive privilege or attorney-client privilege with Trump to shield certain information from the committee and negotiating over whether to give an informal interview or a formal deposition, the Times reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. But he has indicated to the committee through his attorney that he is more open to engaging with its requests than some other Trump allies who have refused to cooperate, according to the outlet. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Guiliani, when asked specifically in the various lawsuits asserting election fraud, declined to lie under oath about what evidence he had, including whether various affidavits were truthful. He can't claim executive privilege, may be able to claim attorney-client privilege on limited things. Not surprising he's negotiating his testimony, I don't expect him to give up TFG. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 The discussion should be "You're going to testify". "but.." "Shut the **** up. You will testify or you will be behind bars before you can say 'Help Me Donald'". And that should be it. ~Bang him with charges 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 John Eastman claims attorney-client privilege over thousands of pages sought by Jan. 6 investigators Attorney John Eastman, a close ally of Donald Trump amid his effort to subvert the 2020 election, has attempted to shield more than 10,000 pages of emails and counting from congressional investigators, citing attorney client or attorney work-product privileges. The staggering total comes amid a court-ordered review by Eastman of more than 94,000 pages of emails the Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed from Eastman’s former employer, Chapman University. Eastman sued to block the subpoena but a federal judge last month denied that effort and ordered him to begin reviewing the emails and itemizing his privilege claims. In a court filing early Monday, Eastman said he has reviewed about 46,000 pages — nearly half the total — and provided about 8,000 to the committee. About 27,000 were automatically withheld because they were considered boilerplate mass emails, like campaign solicitations or newsletters. Eastman has attempted to shield the remaining 11,000 from the select committee by citing one of the attorney related privileges. With half of the review remaining, it’s likely that total will climb. Last month, the judge in the case, U.S. District Court Judge James Carter, ordered Eastman to review 1,500 pages per day and determine whether any privileges apply. Carter, who has emphasized the urgency of the Jan. 6 investigation, required Eastman to produce a daily log of documents he is withholding to give committee investigators a chance to object to his privilege claims. Carter has said he intends to review any disputed documents as Eastman nears completion of his full review. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 4:58 PM, Bang said: The discussion should be "You're going to testify". "but.." "Shut the **** up. You will testify or you will be behind bars before you can say 'Help Me Donald'". And that should be it. ~Bang him with charges Boy, sure must be nice to basically be able to decide which laws and court orders you'll follow. "You need to testify" "Oh...no thanks, I'm good" "You must provide these records to the court" "Eh, not really in the mood. Maybe ask a bit nicer in a few years and I'll consider it" "Here's a subpoena with your name on it" "I'm kind a busy and it doesn't really sound like fun, so I'll decline" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Put that **** on primetime TV! 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraCommander Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 21 minutes ago, TradeTheBeal! said: Put that **** on primetime TV! I'd watch it but only if it's held outside the four seasons. The problem with his cooperation is that he has lost all credibility as a politician/lawyer/humanoid. So what are we going to get out of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Yeah. Willing to bet that "cooperate fully" means "lie his ass off". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 Guiliani won't lie under oath, as demonstrated by his testimony in the federal election fraud trial in my hometown of Williamsport PA. It might be interesting testimony. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Larry said: Yeah. Willing to bet that "cooperate fully" means "lie his ass off". The Jan. 6th committee has testimony from many people, and documents up the yin yang. Not to mention the 18 electronic devices of Rudy's that were seized by the FBI. He'll have to be very careful with his lies because it would be very easy for them to catch him in one. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmsy Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 This just goes to show the true stupidity of Donald Trump. He's grifting his own people non stop (they don't care), he's grifting the GOP of their campaign funds and they're paying his legal fees. There is plenty of cash to go around, yet this orange buffoon wants to screw over Rudy? The guy who knows where the bodies are buried, who set up everything illegal you've done for you? Guys, Rudy loves a camera, we all know that. This will be a televised event, but he will need evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 The real reason Jim Jordan is ranting against Jan. 6 committee staff Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) just had a very telling little meltdown on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle,” ranting against the makeup of the House Jan. 6 select committee staff. His big concern? The committee has brought in too many former prosecutors. This is not a criminal investigation, he says. Jordan’s criticism is both irrelevant and ignorant; perhaps, more generously, he’s playing provocateur. The committee has staffed up with 14 or so ex-prosecutors because: a) the task is vast; b) they have the resources to hire well-trained lawyers who have handled complex federal cases; and c) typical congressional staffers just can’t handle such a colossal undertaking. In other words, Jordan and other Trump World lackeys are facing their worst possible nightmare in the mother of all congressional investigations. Jordan’s rant comes after his infamous, tongue-tied "hummina, hummina" moment when an Ohio reporter asked him on camera if he had spoken to the president on Jan. 6 “before, during or after the attack on the Capitol.” Jordan’s squirming response suggested that he was afraid the reporter was going to pin him down where Jordan didn’t want to be pinned. It also comes after a Just Security report from August detailed just how central a role Jordan played in aiding and abetting Trump’s misinformation campaign before and after the election, his lead role in spreading Trump’s “Big Lie,” and his furtive efforts to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president. If Jordan was worried that a local reporter might pin him down on such a simple question, wait until he gets 14 former prosecutors on his case. Not only are they hired because of their experience in sprawling, complex federal cases such as going after the mob or terrorists, they are trained in the Socratic method and the Hegelian dialectic, which — if used skillfully — could not only pin someone down but nail them to the cross. That’s a nightmare for even a silver-tongued ne’er-do-well trying to squirm back into the woodwork. Click on the link for the full article 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Trump is Captain Sternn, and Giuliani is Hanover Fiste: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistertim Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Yeah I don't think Rudy is dumb enough to lie his ass off under oath. He's mostly a tactical liar whereas Trump is a compulsive liar. Rudy lies a ton but can (usually) turn it off when necessary (like he did when in front of judges for "election fraud" cases and he admitted to the judges that they weren't actually alleging fraud). He knows how perjury can end for someone. On the other hand, Trump is absolutely incapable of not lying. I remember reading about how during the Mueller investigation Trump's lawyers were doing mock interviews to prepare him for a real one and they finally just gave up because he simply couldn't go for more than 30 seconds without lying about something. That's when they refused the in person and insisted on written questions. I also doubt Rudy is suddenly altruistic or completely turning against Trump...he probably just can't afford any more lawyers at the moment (or none will take him as a client). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Make sure Rudy hasn't got a suicide pill. Half joking. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 27 minutes ago, Bang said: Make sure Rudy hasn't got a suicide pill. Half joking. ~Bang Rudy will be eliminated if he actually speaks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Rudy will simply plead the 5th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Biden rejects Trump bid to stop Jan. 6 probe from getting White House visitor logs from day of attack President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump’s effort to stop the House probe of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot from obtaining White House visitor logs from the day of the attack. Biden’s counsel Dana Remus told the National Archives and Records Administration in a letter dated Tuesday that the president is ordering the release of those and other records to the House select committee. Trump had claimed that the records — entries in visitor logs showing who was processed to enter the White House complex, including on Jan. 6, 2021 — are protected by executive privilege, the legal doctrine that allows for some executive-branch documents to be kept hidden. But Biden “has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States, and therefore is not justified, as to these records and portions of records,” Remus told U.S. National Archivist David Ferriero in the letter obtained by CNBC. In a letter to Trump on Wednesday, Ferriero said he plans to deliver the disputed documents to the select committee on March 3, “unless prohibited by court order.” Click on the link for the full article 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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