We'll start here:
Rep. Liz Cheney, the top Republican on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, says former Pres. Trump is "clearly unfit for future office, clearly can never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again." https://t.co/zo7wSq6hc1 pic.twitter.com/Q8v97iEqcY
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) January 2, 2022
And the transcript from ABC News:
STEPHANOPOULOS: Is his failure to make that statement criminal negligence?
CHENEY: You know, I think that there are a number of -- as the chairman said, potential criminal statutes at issue here, but I think that there’s absolutely no question that it was a dereliction of duty. And I think one of the things the committee needs to look at is we’re looking at a legislative purpose is whether we need enhanced penalties for that kind of dereliction of duty.
But I think it's also important for the American people to understand how dangerous Donald Trump was. We know as he was sitting there in the dining room next to the Oval Office, members of his staff were pleading with him to go on television, to tell people to stop. We know Leader McCarthy was pleading with him to do that.
We know members of his family, we know his daughter. We have firsthand testimony that his daughter Ivanka went in at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence.
Any man who would not do so, any man who would provoke a violent assault on the Capitol to stop the counting of electoral votes, any man who would watch television as police officers were being beaten, as his supporters were invading the Capitol of the United States, is clearly unfit for future office, clearly can never be anywhere near the Oval Office ever again.
It was an attempted coup and these are some of the local insurgents (by way of the Insurrection Index):
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Samuel Lazar
- charged with:
Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Ground.
Is that Samuel Lazar standing next to Doug Mastriano, State Senator from Pennsylvania? (Yes, it is.)
For the record, Mastriano denies knowing who Samuel Lazar.
- Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano
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Representative Scott Kelly
Trump also mentioned him specifically in that phone call to the DOJ.
He's also mentioned in that US Senate report calling for further investigation into his actions.
He was on the grounds (and lied about it later).
Trump mentioned him specifically in that phone call to the DOJ (and lied about it later).
The US Senate issued a report calling for further investigation into his actions.
It was an attempted coup one year ago today.
Investigate the attempted coup, investiate those who planned the attempted coup, those who funded the attempted coup, and anyone else who participated in anyway in the attempted coup.
If they broke the law, prosecute them for treason.
If they currently hold public office, they are unfit for their current positions and should never ever be allowed anywhere near public office ever again.
They are traitors.
