The House Jan. 6 Select Committee starts today
Rep. Lynn Cheney will make opening statements
The House Select Committee on the Jan. 6th insurrection should begin today. Four police officers are set to give public testimony.
As Republicans duck and cover over participation in a rigorous review of precisely what happened, Rep. Lynn Cheney, an outspoken critic of both former Pres. Trump and his Big Lie advocates, will participate, as well. So far, the only other Republican who is participating is Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who is also an outspoken critic of Trump’s Big Lie advocates.
Meanwhile, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, GQP, Calif., has spent months trying to sideline the process, and more than a handful of GQP members want McCarthy to spank both Cheney and Kinzinger for their fealty to the Constitution.
We see you, guys. And we’ll remember, come the midterms.
Just Security, a part of New York University School of Law, has an extensive list of questions they’d ask witnesses, including but not limited to:
To FBI director Christopher Wray: Could you open a threat assessment here? And did you?Â
To Steven Sund, former chief of the Capitol Police: Did the race of rioters cause anyone to downplay the threat? (Just Security suggests this question be asked of more than one witness.)
They also suggest bringing former Pres. Trump to testify, despite the clown car atmosphere he’d undoubtedly create. From the report:
He played a key role in the day’s events and, at a minimum, is a material fact witness. Committee members will have to weigh whether there is unique value in his potential testimony and if so, whether it is worth the spectacle Trump would undoubtedly create if he testified. If he is called, the questions posed to him would be best drafted after the committee develops the record.Â
The organization did not include questions for Trump, but here’s one:
Why are you such a chancre?
and
How do you like us now?
Glad it’s finally starting but have my doubts about getting too far with it. No Trump testimony unless we can hold a death grip on his junk or his hair or Ivanka. Otherwise it’d be a continuation of lies and absurdities.
I’m keeping my expectations low. I don’t want to hear anything about negotiating with potential witnesses over the terms of their testimony. They’ll be throwing up roadblocks anyway, so Pelosi might as well get on with it and start having the subpoenas served (The pool cleaner at Mar-a-Lardo would probably claim executive privilege). Let the objections play out publicly, not behind closed doors.