Cheney reveals what Trump was doing during January 6 insurrection

[Althea]

Lock him up.

Please.

We need to put this nonsense in it's place.

For the good of the country, those who do wrong need to be locked up. Those who follow them need to see that their leader has led them astray.

His followers believe he was justified.

Independents already know he's guilty. It's hard to run for office with an orange jumpsuit.

Although, on him it wouldn't look so orange.

 

[Althea]

Did you hear what Cheney said? Trump was sitting in the dining room next to the oval office watching the riot on the news. Ivanka came in a couple of times and asked him to stop it.

WTF? There's no proof Trump could have done anything to stop it once it started. There's no proof in that Trump had anything to do with starting it. This whole Jan 6 committee thing is getting more insane and silly by the day.

LMAO

 

[Althea]

The really interesting thing would be evidence of what the PRESIDENT said when he was repeatedly asked to intervene.

It might show some people here what pathetic dupes they are.

I'm sure the committee already has that information. Quite a few (unemployable) low level staffers have been called in.

The terrorist attack is a large reason for their employment status. I'm guessing they were willing participants in the hearing.

 

[Althea]

Agreed.



Results count; Trump did nothing for four(?) hours despite repeated requests from Republicans and his own daughter. Even then, what he did was minimal.

Cheney, the Republican vice chair of the House committee investigating January 6, called attention to a federal statute making it illegal to obstruct an official proceeding. The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney spoke up about Trump's legal liability as the panel took steps to hold his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in contempt of Congress for ceasing cooperation with lawmakers' probe."Mr. Meadows' testimony will bear on a key question in front of this Committee: Did Donald Trump, through action or inaction, corruptly seek to obstruct or impede Congress's official proceeding to count electoral votes?" Cheney said. "Mr. Meadows' testimony will inform our legislative judgments on those issues."
In those remarks, legal experts saw a clear reference to a charge the the Justice Department has already brought against hundreds of January 6 defendants: "corruptly obstructing an official proceeding." It is the statute that could be relevant for any prosecution of Trump if evidence emerges that he planned or was aware of the violence that unfolded on January 6.

Oh...this is definitely a something burger

 

[Althea]

Seriously? If the ship broke out fighting each other, are you saying it's okay for the Captain to sit in his stateroom and do nothing??? WTFO?

Trump took an oath and he violated it repeatedly. Fuck him and any cocksucker like him. Oath-breakers are traitors and should be treated as such.

With each passing day, T.A's posts get more and more delusional

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I am going with fucking liar.

Everyone knows Trump had the power and influence to call off his dogs -- whether or not they have the integrity to publically confess it.

Agreed. Honesty takes integrity and sanity.

OTOH, the stupid or mentally ill cannot tell the difference between reality and fantasy. They are more likely to believe the lies they are seeing on Facebook, from their chosen political leaders, etc.

 

[Althea]

We have all the proof we need

The riot finally stopped five minutes after Trump finally went on TV and told them to go home. He had the power to call off his dogs

The fact that Republican congressmen and Trump's own family spent three hours begging him to call off his dogs demonstrates that everyone knew Trump had the power to make It stop.

LOL. I wasn't going to waste the keystrokes on that delusional post.

 

[Althea]

Agreed. Anyone who thinks a statement from POTUS, who ordered them to the Capitol in the first place, also couldn't also send them back home is either a fucking liar or a fucking moron.

Both. Posting to T.A is like expecting your dog to do your taxes.

EVERYONE knows that the cat does the taxes.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

With each passing day, T.A's posts get more and more delusional

JPP is mostly Boomers over 65 with a few Gen X idiots. It's likely that the most extreme members have elderly mental issues. COVID isolation isn't doing them much good if they are alone shut-ins versus in a facility where they can have in-person human interaction.

 

[Althea]

I am going with fucking liar.

Everyone knows Trump had the power and influence to call off his dogs -- whether or not they have the integrity to publically confess it.

I believe they are now fighting to get the outtakes from the video proclaiming his love for the terrorists.

It seems trump refused to say what he was told to, and it took several tries to get something out of him that might end the terrorist attack.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Both. Posting to T.A is like expecting your dog to do your taxes.

EVERYONE knows that the cat does the taxes.

....when he feels like it.

 

[Althea]

JPP is mostly Boomers over 65 with a few Gen X idiots. It's likely that the most extreme members have elderly mental issues. COVID isolation isn't doing them much good if they are alone shut-ins versus in a facility where they can have in-person human interaction.

IDK.

We're Boomers, and we don't seem to suffer .

T.A is definitely from the 'everyone gets a trophy' era.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I believe they are now fighting to get the outtakes from the video proclaiming his love for the terrorists.

It seems trump refused to say what he was told to, and it took several tries to get something out of him that might end the terrorist attack.

The report will be interesting. So will all the trials and plea deals to follow over the next 11 months.

 

[Althea]

....when he feels like it.

LMFAO. I have a couple of those!

 

[Cypress]

LOL. I wasn't going to waste the keystrokes on that delusional post.

Curious how that poster claims to be a free-thinking, libertarian-ish independent, but yet never wastes a single chance to leap to Trump's defense.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

IDK.

We're Boomers, and we don't seem to suffer .

T.A is definitely from the 'everyone gets a trophy' era.

Note my phrasing: "It's likely that the most extreme members have elderly mental issues."

JPP isn't a cross-section of America. It's mostly RW and mostly over 65. Not everyone is an extremist but there is a heavy presence of extremists.

IMO, most extremists have mental issues. The issues vary in severity and type. Most common seems to be memory issues and a touch of paranoia driven by fear.

Fear of the unknown is the greatest fear of all. All, American culture pushes men to be brave and strong; any who are not are weak cowards. This adversely affects the self-esteem men who weaken with age. They are now impotent male figures in their family, not important males...at least in their minds.

The #1 demographic for American suicides are elderly Euro-American males. This, too, is a reaction to men recognizing that they no longer fit the cultural definition of being an American man.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

Curious how that poster claims to be a free-thinking, libertarian-ish independent, but yet never wastes a single chance to leap to Trump's defense.

IMO, a lot of far Right JPP members claim to be Libertarians because they are definitely not Republicans. As you noted, it's easy to see where their loyalties really lie: The Traitor.

Also, note the Libertarian platform and compare to those who, like myself, claim to support Libertarian ideology: https://www.lp.org/platform/

9 times out of 10 you won't see a Libertarian, but a RW terrorist-supporting extremist.

FWIW, Trump was a RINO too and not the good kind.

 

[Althea]

IMO, a lot of far Right JPP members claim to be Libertarians because they are definitely not Republicans. As you noted, it's easy to see where their loyalties really lie: The Traitor.

Also, note the Libertarian platform and compare to those who, like myself, claim to support Libertarian ideology: https://www.lp.org/platform/

9 times out of 10 you won't see a Libertarian, but a RW terrorist-supporting extremist.

FWIW, Trump was a RINO too and not the good kind.

It seems that claiming to be Libertarian is a way to pretend that you aren't a Republican, and you don't believe in paying taxes.

Other than that, most don't even understand that Libertarianism is a fantasy that only exists in fiction novels.

You simply cannot run a society based on profit motive. See America if you doubt me.

 

[Cypress]

IMO, a lot of far Right JPP members claim to be Libertarians because they are definitely not Republicans. As you noted, it's easy to see where their loyalties really lie: The Traitor.

Also, note the Libertarian platform and compare to those who, like myself, claim to support Libertarian ideology: https://www.lp.org/platform/

9 times out of 10 you won't see a Libertarian, but a RW terrorist-supporting extremist.

FWIW, Trump was a RINO too and not the good kind.

I always figured four out of five self professed libertarians on message boards are actually just partisan Republicans who want to attack liberals but do not want to be held accountable for Donald Trump and George Dumbya Bush.

 

[Dutch Uncle]

I always figured four out of five self professed libertarians on message boards are actually just partisan Republicans who want to attack liberals but do not want to be held accountable for Donald Trump and George Dumbya Bush.

Which is why it's important to compare what they claim and what they post. A Libertarian that is extremely supportive of Trump is a LINO. S/he is wearing a Libertarian mask to cover up a cult membership.

I haven't seen any Bush supporters who are also Libertarians....especially where Iraq is concerned.