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Banning is an execrable pos. The downright horriblenesses of Trump’s men cannot be underestimated. Bannon, Rudy, Roger Stone, Flynn, Steven Miller, etc.-all the dregs of humanity.

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THANK YOU for this! It's a relief to read what we consider "good news" in today's crazy world. Also, kudos on your excellent article being in today's Guardian! It's great to see your vital work gaining wider exposure.

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When I hear about $10,000 a day fines for the appraisal firm and $100,000 penalty (and a year in jail) for each of the 2 counts of contempt Bannon is facing, I think of the concept of tithing in the New Testament. To Tithe was to give 10% of your income to the Temple. $10,000 a day would be pocket change to a corporate worth billions or bankruptcy for a small business. Again $100,00 penalty is nothing to a billionaire and devastating for the average income worker. So, perhaps these fines should be a fixed percentage of net worth or income so it hits the pocketbook of the rich and poor equally hard. Tithing makes sense.

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Jul 12, 2022·edited Jul 12, 2022

I’m going to go out on a limb here based on something Liz Cheney said in her opening statement or closing statement that caught my ear and predict that the Select Committee has evidence that Trump was apprised during the contentious Dec 18th meeting (that went deep into the night) that “his” militias, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among others, were going to attack Congress on Jan 6th to stop the electoral count if his other plans didn’t work out. That’s why he sent the Dec 19th tweet at 1:42:42 am ET announcing the “Big Protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!” He was excited!

(This pre-planning makes perfect sense given he told the Proud Boys et all to “stand by” during the Sept 29, 2020 debate.)

In other words, the tweet wasn’t a clarion call for his militias, it was a pre-planned event that he knew would “be wild”!

I hope I’m right. If the Committee does have evidence to support this pre-planning, this will be the final nail in Trump’s proverbial coffin. 🙏

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Jul 12, 2022·edited Jul 12, 2022

Only one big, big name left. TFG gave Bannon the go ahead, so now who is left standing that has yet to give a statement and put his hand on a Bible, assuming he knows up from down when he poses? And what about a lie detector? There are a few holdouts, but most of the big names waited it out until they figured prison is really the next step. Our country has spent from January 6, 2021 focused on TFG with his name in the news nonstop, continuing rallies, making money with more lies, endorsing candidates and making sure his supporters still know his name. What a dream for a narcissist. For some repugs he has stayed in power and his followers still believe his Big Lie. In the meantime we are still battling a pandemic, Ukraine battles against Putin’s war machine with help from NATO that includes USA. The World economy is in trouble. And so is our environment. And there is work every day to undo the damage of the previous presidency. Still our Democratic President Joe Biden is at work 24,hours a day, for every citizen of this Democracy, upholding his oath to the Constitution and to us. That is what presidential looks like. And the coming election in November 2022 is more important than ever. VOTE!

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Jul 12, 2022·edited Jul 12, 2022

What books does an Army officer read to become an expert at insurgency/counter insurgency and military intelligence? What does he have to know well to become THE lead intelligence General for the US Army in Iraq and Afghanistan? How would that skill set help coordinate the Jan 6th Coup? General Flynn’ s responses to the Jan 6th Committee thus far deserves at least an official Army reprimand, and more appropriately a Court Martial.

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It’s been another long day and my brain is tired. Old eyes get blurry and the thinking gets fuzzy. Yet, I found myself easily following your absolutely clear writing and step-by-step, calm analysis. What a pro communicator! Thanks

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All good news. The walls of the trash compactor are closing in and there's no R2D2 to plug into the system and hit "reverse".

And Trump had to cancel his Commercial Hatealong in North Carolina this Friday, since he and the kiddos will all be testifying under oath in NYC Friday on the case where the AG now has the paperwork to convict them.

Hi ho! Hi ho! It's off to work we go!

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The time of the hearing seems to keep changing. The latest news says it will be 10 a.m. Eastern, 9 Central. ?? Which is correct.?

One thing that concerns me is that though white supremacy and virulent racism have been in the foreground of likely motivations for the insurrection, there has been very little mention of Steven Miller, the most racist and conspiratorial adviser in the White House. He may have been clever enough to cover his tracks, but it is hard to believe that he has had no role in the coup conspiracy. I wonder if he has testified to the Committee.

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I disciplined myself not to have ice cream on this muggy Monday night, but Professor Richardson has served up this delicious dessert that more than makes up for it!

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Jul 12, 2022·edited Jul 12, 2022

There is no doubt that Bannon and all of tfg’s thugs want to put spokes in the 6th January committee’s professionally-oiled wheels.

“Bannon’s moves lately were almost certainly designed to delay his trial for contempt of Congress, due to start next Monday. He vowed to make the case the “misdemeanor from hell,” for the Justice Department, and he tried to subpoena House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and members of the January 6 committee. Bannon’s lawyers were in court today to try to postpone his trial for three months. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump, ruled against Bannon across the board. “It seems clear that Mr. Bannon’s trying to turn this into a circus that cannot be allowed,” House counsel Douglas Letter said, and the judge apparently agreed. Bannon’s trial will begin as scheduled.”

Thank you for all of this evening’s terrific clarifications, Heather!

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Jul 12, 2022·edited Jul 12, 2022

Bannon and Trump think they're master chess players. But they can't even play checkers well. And Lindsey Graham thinks he's playing tough but is embarrassing himself and his office.

Tomorrow is going to burn into the minds of Americans who are paying attention that Trump's terrorists were planning much more than an assault on the Capitol. They were planning all out war in D.C. Will the committee find and reveal the most critical piece of evidence? It's whether Trump knew and if he sanctioned it.

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The media is enabling the Republicans again and again by talking about Bannon who is not worth the air time he's getting and is what he wants in his little circus when they could be going into some depth on what President Biden's administration is doing. The media will be complicit if the midterms give Republicans control of the Senate and House.

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I really want to see Bannon locked away! What a despicable piece of excrement. As for Miss Graham, arrest him already!

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The January 6 Committee no longer needs Steve Bannon's testimony. If Bannon is so eager to come clean, he can do so at his federal trial which starts on July 18.

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If the prior hearings are a reliable indication, tomorrow's event will continue the high drama. I've been waiting to see how Raskin will manage his chance at the microphone. I won't ever share Chaney's political views, but I am so relieved to have had the chance to see a conservative in action who has utterly rejected the nightmarish distortion of reality that tfg and the MAGA crowd have brought to the Republican party. One can only hope that there are more who will somehow find the courage, find their voice and loudly reject that horror show.

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