The Guardian is reporting:
Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, and potentially reveal his contacts with Republican members of Congress involved in the former president’s effort to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
The move by Giuliani to appear before the panel – in a cooperation deal that could be agreed within weeks, according to two sources briefed on negotiations – could mark a breakthrough moment for the inquiry as it seeks to interview key members of Trump’s inner circle.
That is the case because even though Trump’s allies and Republican members of Congress already known to have been involved in such efforts have refused to help the panel, Giuliani is now in a position to inform House investigators about any possible culpability.
The Guardian goes on to say that Rudy is prepared to "produce documents" about Trump's scheme to keep himself in office and to "reveal his contacts and the roles played by Republican members of Congress".
And then there's this:
Giuliani is also prepared to divulge details about Trump’s pressure campaign on Pence to adopt the scheme, and the effort coordinated by him and the Trump White House to have legislatures certify slates of electors for Trump in states actually won by Biden.
How much of the above does not include connections to Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano?
From Go Erie:
When state Sen. Doug Mastriano claimed he wanted to find truth and transparency after the 2020 election, he called former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Mastriano, R-Franklin County, invited him to a makeshift hearing he organized with other GOP senators the day after state officials certified President Joe Biden defeated Trump in Pennsylvania by 81,000 votes.
During the hearing on Nov. 25 at the Wyndham Gettysburg, Mastriano multiple times referred to election "shenanigans" and perpetuated Trump's unfounded claims that the election was fraudulent.
Now the two will be back together on Saturday.
Giuliani will headline a fundraiser for Mastriano in Chambersburg as Mastriano is expected to ultimately enter the Republican primary race for Pennsylvania governor.
I mean, c'mon. How can Rudy not talk about Doug?
And, my friends, @JoninPgh texted me this article late last night:
A Jan. 6 defendant who pleaded guilty to breaching the Capitol revealed Thursday she has met with the House select committee probing the attack four times — and described extensive ties with the Pennsylvania GOP.
Annie Howell, who faces sentencing on a misdemeanor charge next week, said in a letter to the judge in her case that she built relationships within the state GOP throughout 2020 and found herself invited to “an exclusive, invitation-only dinner with Eric Trump.” She said that after the election a “Trump adviser” who she counted as a close friend asked her to help solicit affidavits of election fraud.
A handful of Jan. 6 defendants have publicly revealed their cooperation with the select committee — a number that has the potential to spike. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell, a prominent federal judge in DC, said defendants should be given sentencing credit for testifying to Congress in order to help prevent a future attack.
But no defendants until Annie Howell have publicly described ties that extend beyond the Jan. 6 attack and reach deeper into GOP establishment circles. She described selling pro-Trump bracelets on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, Md., in early 2020, which she parlayed into graphic design work for the PA GOP. She then began recruitment work with the party as a volunteer, which led her to be involved in a slew of events with prominent Republicans, saying she was “surrounded by Congressman, Senators, even Trump advisers.”
Uh-oh. A "slew" of events with prominent GOPers, you say!
Hey Doug! You're a prominent Pennsylvania Republican, right? A prominent PA Republican who's deeply involved in Trump's scheme to keep himself in office after the 2020 election, right?
So let me ask you, did you ever meet Annie Howell?
And are you getting nervous over what she told the January 6 Committee? How about what Rudy might be saying about you when he testifies/produces documents?
