From my @AP colleagues: The Capitol Police was contacted by the Pentagon and DOJ with offers of help, one that came before Wednesday's Capitol riot and one "as the mob descended."
— Elana Schor (@eschor) January 7, 2021
The Capitol Police "turned them down both times," per sources.https://t.co/pnYF8Pkk9a
Category: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Amen
John Danforth on Josh Hawley: “I thought he was special. And I did my best to encourage people to support him both for attorney general and later the U.S. Senate and it was the biggest mistake I’ve ever made in my life.” https://t.co/SDOwyWw2Bn
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) January 7, 2021
Uh oh
Smiling Florida man pictured carrying Nancy Pelosi’s lectern arrested https://t.co/b6LsrilKfb
— WilliamThornton (@billineastala) January 7, 2021
I can’t stand Joe Scarborough
But when he’s right, he’s right.
Every. Single. Word.@JoeNBC @Morning_Joe pic.twitter.com/EawcxSsJpB
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) January 7, 2021
This is a good sign
Pence won’t invoke the 25th, the fucking pussy: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-trump-has-broken-the-law-he-must-be-investigated-and-charged?source=direct_link&referrer=group-consumers-united-for-fairnessI am once again urging that President Trump be impeached and removed from office. We have a limited period of time in which to act. The nation cannot afford a drawn out process and I support bringing articles of impeachment directly to the House floor.https://t.co/xpuFwaLTC0
— Rep. Nadler (@RepJerryNadler) January 7, 2021
‘Peaceful’ patriots were hitting cop on the head with lead pipes
JUST IN: A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol, three sources confirmed https://t.co/seKwMHxKNo
— CNN (@CNN) January 7, 2021
Ah hah!
Of course it wasn’t Trump.
The acting Secretary of Defence confirms it was Vice President Pence NOT #Trump who authorised deployment of National Guard
— Mike Hanna (@mjahanna) January 6, 2021
Imitation, flattery, etc.
Trump called the press "the enemy of the people" earlier today at his rally. https://t.co/iSnQNyBb0r
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 6, 2021
Arrest this piece of shit
“We have to have peace.” Nudge nudge, wink wink! “We have an election that was stolen from us.” (Note: Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube removed the offensive video since I first put it up.)
Actually, you need to have him charged with insurrection. He doesn’t deserve another protracted impeachment process, which he’ll only use to fan the flames. He needs to be arrested at once, and here in this article is the statute https://t.co/3UYHJbZFlJ
— Christopher Phillips/Philip Christopher Philipou (@ChristopherCafe) January 6, 2021
What I believe
All that happened yesterday was probably part of what prompted those former secretaries of state to write that letter last week, the one warning Trump against using the military to settle the election.
William Kirstol wrote last week that there were rumors they wanted to address, that Trump planned to use the military to stop the electoral college vote count and even to arrest Joe Biden.
“Efforts to involve the armed forces in resolving election disputes would take us into dangerous, unlawful & unconstitutional territory.”
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 5, 2021
Think about the fact Trump’s defense secretary until two months ago, who knows what’s going on at DOD, signed this. https://t.co/Uxx9gRGDSs
This was the plan all along. Trump has never given up finding a way to stay in power, there is too much at stake: legally, and financially. Yesterday didn’t just happen; it was a plan. So far, it hasn’t worked.
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— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 6, 2021
Amazing statement by the Secretary of Defense.
Note whom Secretary Miller and Chairman Milley did NOT speak to: President Trump.
We have had something close to the de facto invoking of the 25th amendment. pic.twitter.com/KtrhD7WQUY