Things are moving apace. Still no word on when Merrick Garland intends to enforce the subpoena against Steve Bannon but that is expected to be at least commented on in the very near future. Meanwhile, Bennie Thompson is moving right along. Here it is off the Committee’s government website:
The Select Committee issued subpoenas to the following individuals for records and subpoena testimony:
William Stepien served as manager of the Trump 2020 reelection campaign. The campaign reportedly urged state and party officials to affect the outcome of the November 2020 election by asking states to delay or deny certification of electoral votes and by sending multiple slate of electoral votes to the United States Congress.
Jason Miller, a Senior Advisor to former President Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign, spread the false claim that the November 2020 had been tainted by widespread fraud. Even before the election, Mr. Miller publicly claimed that Democrats would “steal” the election, a message that individuals who attacked the U.S. Capitol echoed on January 6th. After the election, Mr. Miller coordinated with Mr. Trump and Rudolph Giuliani, and claimed in public press events that the election was rigged. Additionally, according to public reports, Mr. Miller participated in a meeting on January 5th, 2021 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., in which Mr. Giuliani, Stephen Bannon, and others discussed options for overturning the results of the November 2020 election by, among other things, pressuring Vice President Pence to not certify the electoral college results.
Angela McCallum, national executive assistant to former President Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, reportedly participated in efforts to spread false information about alleged voter fraud in the November 2020 election and to encourage state legislatures to alter the outcome of the November 2020 election. Specifically, there is a publicly available recording of a voicemail that Ms. McCallum reportedly left for an unknown Michigan state representative. In the recording, Ms. McCallum wanted to know whether the Trump campaign could “count on” the representative and said that the individual had the authority to appoint an alternate slate of electors based on purported evidence of widespread election fraud.
John Eastman reportedly advised President Trump and others that Vice President Pence could reject electors from certain states in order to deny Joe Biden a majority of the Electoral College vote. In the days before January 6th, Mr. Eastman is reported to have participated in a briefing for nearly 300 state legislators regarding purported election fraud, during which he told the group that it was “the duty of the[] legislatures to fix this, this egregious conduct, and make sure that we’re not putting in the White House some guy that didn’t get elected.” Mr. Eastman reportedly participated in the January 5th, 2021 meeting at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. and he spoke at the rally on the Ellipse on January 6th prior to the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Michael Flynn reportedly attended a December 18th, 2020 meeting in the Oval Office during which participants discussed seizing voting machines, declaring a national emergency, invoking certain national security emergency powers, and continuing to spread the false message that the November 2020 election had been tainted by widespread fraud. The day before, Flynn gave an interview on Newsmax TV during which he talked about seizing voting machines, foreign influence in the election, and the purported precedent for deploying military troops and declaring martial law to “rerun” the election
Bernard Kerik reportedly participated in the January 5th, 2021 meeting at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. Mr. Kerik reportedly paid for rooms and suites in Washington, D.C. hotels that served as election-related command centers, and also worked with Mr. Rudolph Giuliani to investigate allegations of voter fraud and promote baseless litigation and “Stop the Steal” efforts.
This is going to be wild. Lay in the popcorn, the plot is thickening.
If the attorney General ignores Bannon thumbing his nose at the law, then he is saying to us citizens the law is only for the powerless & those without political connections. Ironic that the top law enforcement officer gives us that message. Given that Bannon is already a proven criminal that was pardoned by another criminal, this is a dangerous message. No wonder peasants pick up arms in countries where the rich do whatever they want without consequences & the peasants get raped, killed, & jailed. Where’s all the outrage & pressure from the tens of thousands of attorneys in the USA???? CRICKETS….No use in holding anyone in contempt if all that happens is they are put on double secret probation.
It’s worth keeping in mind that if Bannon is successfully prosecuted (and since he didn’t show it’s kind of slam dunk) for criminal contempt he will legally be treated as a convicted felon. Legal precedent from appellate law all the way up to two SCOTUS rulings holds that acceptance of a pardon constitutes acceptance of guilt for the crimes for which someone was pardoned. And with that guilt associated crimes that might not have been charged can be used by prosecutors (in addition to the actual charges for which a person was pardoned) in arguments about bail and sentencing!
It’s mildly interesting listening to people whining about how little is being done, when there are 1/6 cases in courts every day. It’s just that the new media aren’t covering them (or not well). Try Ron Filipkowski and Steve Vladeck, on Twitter.
Yeah, don’t you just love that “liberal” news media? Just so determined to attack Trump at every turn and yet, for some reason, they’re not posting too much coverage of the vast majority of those cases.
Really? None of the top planners have gone to jail. Not one. Even Bannon can tell the law to go fuck itself & isn’t in jail. Trump was named in a federal crime to pay off a porn star in 2016, a crime his attorney went to jail for, with trump’s signature on the check, yet he’s still golfing in Florida. U must never have been shit on IMMEDIATELY by the law like I have. I spent 5yrs getting my two children through donor & adoption. Thousands of dollars. Medical appointments. Saved my ex wife’s life twice, & prevented my daughter being aborted. Had a professional job. Owned a home. My ex cheats on me & I lost everything due to no fault divorce laws. Her attorney, a lesbian, was friends with the lesbian judge. When I lost my job & in violation of my divorce agreement, in which the judge jacked up my child support, I couldn’t pay the amount, I was put in contempt & led out in handcuffs & legirons that day. So believe what u want sonny. I know the deal. Sitting in a dirty cell for being a father, betrayed by my wife & the legal system, gave me time to know the truth. While these killers & traitors walk around, there are thousands of innocent people sitting in jails. FACT.
For PJ.