January 6 Hearings Live

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It was not some Nazi's invading.

It was a nation divided by Imperial powers and the US fighting to maintain that imperial relationship and exploit the South.

The US destroyed the South more than the North.

Killed Southern troops and civilians revolting against imperial rule.

A clear and succinct response--from you, but that was not an answer that Chomsky supplied.

 

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It was not some Nazi's invading.

It was a nation divided by Imperial powers and the US fighting to maintain that imperial relationship and exploit the South.

The US destroyed the South more than the North.

Killed Southern troops and civilians revolting against imperial rule.

A clear and succinct response--from you, but that was not an answer that Chomsky supplied.

Those are all facts that I learned from Chomsky. Buckley fully supported the US crimes in Vietnam. That's as immoral as a human can be.

Chomsky made Buckley look like a fool.

That's why Buckley never invited him back.

 

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It was not some Nazi's invading.

It was a nation divided by Imperial powers and the US fighting to maintain that imperial relationship and exploit the South.

The US destroyed the South more than the North.

Killed Southern troops and civilians revolting against imperial rule.

A clear and succinct response--from you, but that was not an answer that Chomsky supplied.

Those are all facts that I learned from Chomsky. Buckley fully supported the US crimes in Vietnam. That's as immoral as a human can be.

Chomsky made Buckley look like a fool.

That's why Buckley never invited him back.

I watched the clip, I agreed more or less with Chomsky's position, as i did when teh issue was current, but what I saw and heard in the clip was a weak argument put forward by him and a failure to deal decisively with Buckley.
Coups and dictatorships happen when we ascribe an overarching and invariable perfection and "rightness" to our heroes. This is one thing that helps feed into coups--so the MAGA fools couldn't, wouldn't see how mistaken and fatuous their admired and yearned for Trump was about the 2020 election.

 

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Those are all facts that I learned from Chomsky. Buckley fully supported the US crimes in Vietnam. That's as immoral as a human can be.

Chomsky made Buckley look like a fool.

That's why Buckley never invited him back.

I watched the clip, I agreed more or less with Chomsky's position, as i did when teh issue was current, but what I saw and heard in the clip was a weak argument put forward by him and a failure to deal decisively with Buckley.
Coups and dictatorships happen when we ascribe an overarching and invariable perfection and "rightness" to our heroes. This is one thing that helps feed into coups--so the MAGA fools couldn't, wouldn't see how mistaken and fatuous their admired and yearned for Trump was about the 2020 election.

You clearly didn't listen to a word Chomsky said.

Chomsky showed how the US government was working to keep Vietnam as a French colony after WWII.

The US violence in Vietnam was all about trying to maintain imperial control in the South after the French left. The South was bombed much more than the North. Turned into a wasteland. Agent Orange too.

To support it like Buckley fully did was to be a US fascist.

I have no clue what you think Buckley said that was any good.

 

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You seem to take the position that Buckley was a fascist on this issue and that therefore his line of argument ipso facto was not worth engaging with, which Chomsky didn't do. Because you agree with Chomsky, whom many on the left regard as a brilliant saint who can never ever make a mistake, you read argumentative power into his deflecting response to Buckley. Chomsky did not argue against Buckley well here. As a literary scholar, I first came across Chomsky decades ago in his Philistine and pedestrian linguistic theories, and I found him quite capable of occasionally thinking poorly.
Let me say that the cult of personality crosses political boundaries, and should be resisted in oneself as well as pointed out in others such as Trumpist coupsters.

 

[lpetrich]

Boehner Blasts Trump, Saying He ‘Incited That Bloody Insurrection’ - The New York Times
His name is pronounced BAY-ner, and his new book is “On the House: A Washington Memoir.”

John Boehner, the Republican former House speaker, issues a stinging denunciation in his new book of Donald J. Trump, saying that the former president “incited that bloody insurrection” by his supporters at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and that the Republican Party has been taken over by “whack jobs.”

...
In the book, an excerpt from which was obtained by The New York Times, Mr. Boehner writes that Mr. Trump’s “refusal to accept the result of the election not only cost Republicans the Senate but led to mob violence,” adding, “It was painful to watch.”

At another point, he writes, “I’ll admit I wasn’t prepared for what came after the election — Trump refusing to accept the results and stoking the flames of conspiracy that turned into violence in the seat of our democracy, the building over which I once presided.”

He adds: “Watching it was scary, and sad. It should have been a wake-up call for a return to Republican sanity.” Nodding to the divisions between the parties in Congress now, he writes, “Whatever they end up doing, or not doing, none of it will compare to one of the lowest points of American democracy that we lived through in January 2021.”

Mr. Trump, he goes on, “incited that bloody insurrection for nothing more than selfish reasons, perpetuated by the bullshit he’d been shoveling since he lost a fair election the previous November.” Mr. Boehner writes, “He claimed voter fraud without any evidence, and repeated those claims, taking advantage of the trust placed in him by his supporters and ultimately betraying that trust.”

A Trump spokesman dismissed him as a "swamp creature" who supports "Communist China". The ex-Speaker's lobbying firm represents, among others, the Chinese Embassy. Trump himself responded "Was he drinking when he made this statement? Just another RINO who couldn’t do the job!"

Of members of the House and the Senate who supported Mr. Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results, Mr. Boehner writes: “Some of the people involved did not surprise me in the least. The legislative terrorism that I’d witnessed as speaker had now encouraged actual terrorism.”

He also said that his party ought to "take back control from the faction that had grown to include everyone from garden-variety whack jobs to insurrectionists."

Good luck with that.

 

[lpetrich]

Rep. Pramila Jayapal on Twitter: "On January 6th, I didn’t know if I would make it out of the Capitol alive.

Any, and every person involved in inciting, planning, and carrying out this deadly insurrection must be held fully accountable — and that includes the former president. (link)" / Twitter
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NAACP: Lawsuit against Trump joined by 10 House Democrats | king5.com

I checked out the NAACP's site, and I found:

NAACP | NAACP Files Federal Lawsuit Accusing Trump and Giuliani of Inciting U.S. Capitol Riot

Lawsuit Alleges Violation of the “Ku Klux Klan Act,” a Civil War-Era Statute Prohibiting Interference with Congress’ Constitutional Duties

Filed by NAACP and Civil Rights Law Firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, Lawsuit Also Names Proud Boys and Oath Keepers

WASHINGTON D.C—Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson filed a federal lawsuit today accusing Donald J. Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers of conspiring to incite a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, with the goal of preventing Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election. The lawsuit alleges that, by preventing Congress from carrying out its official duties, Trump, Giuliani and the hate groups directly violated the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act.

The NAACP's copy of the lawsuit filing

NAACP | Ten New Members of Congress Seek to Join Federal Lawsuit to Hold Trump and Giuliani Responsible for Inciting Capitol Riot

New Allegations Reveal Two Members Contracted COVID, Others Contemplated “Go Bags,” Burial Locations and Estate Planning

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The Members seeking to join the lawsuit with Representative Thompson are: Karen Bass (D-CA); Steve Cohen (D-TN); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ); Veronica Escobar (D-TX); Hank Johnson, Jr. (D-GA); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH); Barbara Lee (D-CA); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); and Maxine Waters (D-CA).

...

• Representative Cohen began to contemplate where he would want to be buried. Once back in his office, he grabbed a baseball bat for protection as he sat in the dark for several hours.
• Representative Jayapal struggled to leave the House gallery safely, having just recovered from surgery. She was eventually forced to share a small, overcrowded room with other Members who refused to wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. A few days later, Representative Jayapal tested positive for COVID-19 and endured symptoms for six weeks.
• Following the events of January 6th Representative Lee, knowing that she had narrowly escaped serious injury or her death on that date, began finalizing her plans for her estate.
• After Representative Nadler returned to his office waiting for the joint session of Congress to resume, he learned of the breach of the Capitol. He knew he could not shelter in his own office given that his name was on the door, so he instead hid in the Judiciary Committee Office for hours. Fearing for his safety and anticipating that he might have to evacuate the building, he prepared a “go-bag” of essential items.
• As Representative Watson Coleman was planning to enter the House physician’s office, she was ushered into a small room by Capitol police where she heard shouts and menacing noises from the insurgents in the next hallway. While trapped in the room, Representative Watson Coleman hoped that, if the rioters broke down the first door, the second thicker door would be strong enough to keep them out of the room.

So AOC was far from alone in thinking that she might not have survived this attack.

US Capitol Attack: Union warns of mass exodus | king5.com - "The security concerns follow the killing of a Capitol Police officer on Friday when a man drove into two officers at a security checkpoint."

 

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You seem to take the position that Buckley was a fascist on this issue and that therefore his line of argument ipso facto was not worth engaging with, which Chomsky didn't do. Because you agree with Chomsky, whom many on the left regard as a brilliant saint who can never ever make a mistake, you read argumentative power into his deflecting response to Buckley. Chomsky did not argue against Buckley well here. As a literary scholar, I first came across Chomsky decades ago in his Philistine and pedestrian linguistic theories, and I found him quite capable of occasionally thinking poorly.
Let me say that the cult of personality crosses political boundaries, and should be resisted in oneself as well as pointed out in others such as Trumpist coupsters.

Buckley had no argument.

He only had the lies told by an imperial power as it tried to maintain control of a population with force.

Your non sequitur about cults may be true but the only cult members in that argument were the one's saying the US had any right to do it.

 

[lpetrich]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling demand.

“Clear the Capitol,” Pence said.

Elsewhere in the building, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were making a similarly dire appeal to military leaders, asking the Army to deploy the National Guard.

“We need help,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said in desperation, more than an hour after the Senate chamber had been breached.

Top officials discussed what to do.

“We must establish order,” said Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a call with Pentagon leaders.

But order would not be restored for hours.

The details are in a document that the Associated Press has obtained.

The timeline adds another layer of understanding about the state of fear and panic while the insurrection played out, and lays bare the inaction by then-President Donald Trump and how that void contributed to a slowed response by the military and law enforcement.

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Lawmakers, protected to this day by National Guard troops, will hear from the inspector general of the Capitol Police this coming week.

“Any minute that we lost, I need to know why,” Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, which is investigating the siege, said last month.

Andy Fox for a happy, safe, better world! on Twitter: ""Clear the capitol" - A capitol riots reminder that leaders Lauren Boebert, Donald Trump, Eric Trump, Ted Cruz, Tommy Tuberville, Josh Hawley, Marjorie Taylor Greene are ALL still free. Imagine if they were young, Black men... They'd have been dead. (pic link)" / Twitter

 

[lpetrich]

From that article:

By 3:37 p.m., the Pentagon sent its own security forces to guard the homes of defense leaders. No troops had yet reached the Capitol.

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It would be another hour before the first contingent of 155 Guard members were at the Capitol. Dressed in riot gear, they began arriving at 5:20 p.m.

They started moving out the rioters, but there were few, if any, arrests. by police.

At 8 p.m. the Capitol was declared secure.

Congressman files civil lawsuit against Trump over Capitol insurrection - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary
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Congressman Terrorized and Trapped in Capitol Riots Sues Trump – Courthouse News Service
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swalwell-trump.pdf

Rep. Eric Swalwell suing Trump, Don Jr., Rep. Mo Brooks, and Rudy Giuliani.

Democratic Congressman Sues Trump Over Capitol Riots – Courthouse News Service
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Thompson-v.-Trump.pdf

Rep. Bennie Thompson suing Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers.

 

[lpetrich]

I searched the court system's sites for these cases.

District of Columbia | United States District Court
then
Cases of Interest | District of Columbia | United States District Court
then
Public Access to Court Electronic Records | PACER: Federal Court Records

I have to register to use it.

I continued to search, and I found Capitol Riots: Democratic Lawmakers Join Lawsuit Against Giuliani, Trump - The New York Times and 10 Democrats join NAACP lawsuit against Trump | TheHill and my earlier-mentioned NAACP article.

I wound up in “Ten Democrats Join NAACP Lawsuit Against Trump,” The Hill | Cohen Milstein

I then went to the law firm's home page, Cohen Milstein and then to Thompson, et al. v. Trump, et al. | Cohen Milstein
The amended complaint: Amended Complaint1.pdf - Thompson v. Trump Amended Complaint filed 4-7-2021.pdf
It was filed in the
United States District Court of the District of Columbia,
and it is now
Civil Action No. 1:21-CV-400-APM

Its defendants are the original ones, Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys, and the Oath Keepers, and it has two new ones, the Warboys (Attn: Enrique Tarrio) and Enrique Tarrio himself.

It has 67 PDF pages, a bit more than twice the original one's length. It contains testimonies from all the 11 Congresspeople who are now signed on in this lawsuit.

 

[lpetrich]

Bennie Thompson:

Plaintiff Thompson personally witnessed rioters who had gotten far into the building and were lying face down on the floor and restrained after being arrested by security.

All these events took place during a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Plaintiff Thompson was 72 years old at the time and therefore within the age group for which the virus posed the greatest risk to his health.

By being required to shelter in place, Plaintiff Thompson and other members of Congress were forced to occupy space that did not allow for the social distancing measures that minimized the risk of transmission of the virus.

Shortly after the siege on the Capitol ended, at least two other members of Congress who shared the confined space with Plaintiff Thompson tested positive for COVID-19.

Until the preceedings with the count of the Electoral College ballots resumed at approximately 8:00 PM, Plaintiff Thompson and other members were barred from leaving the Capitol Building because their safety remained at risk from rioting crowd members who were still present.

During this entire time, Plaintiff Thompson reasonably feared for his physical safety. While trapped in the building, during the siege by the rioters that Defendants unleashed on the Capitol, Plaintiff Thompson feared for his life and worried that he migh never see his family again.

Karen Bass:

She went to her office early in the insurrection, and she saw some of the attackers through a window. She hid in her office until the attackers were cleared.

The riot has shaken Rep. Bass's faith in the security of the Capitol. For days after the riot, she was troubled by the realization that she could have been seriously harmed or killed by the rioters at the Capitol.

Stephen Cohen:

He had difficulty in departing from the House chamber because a childhood case of polio left him with a limp.

Following evacuation from the Gallery, Rep. Cohen walked out into a public hall where an officer called for an elevator. Rep. Cohen took the elevator to the sub-basement. From there, he went to his office in Rayburn. Once inside his office, he locked the two doors, turned off the lights so no one would know he was there, and grabbed a baseball bat for protection. He sat in his chair, with the bat in his hands or lying next to him for two to three hours.

Following the incidents described above, Rep. Cohen developed difficulties falling and staying asleep that he had not previously suffered and difficulties with his digestion that he had not suffered before. He became jumpy whenever he heard a loud or unfamiliar noise in his home. He also had recurring fears that he was not as safe as he had previously believed, renewing his thoughts about the choice of places where he would be buried.

 

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Veronica Escobar:

She described departing from the House chamber and going to that secure location.

When Rep. Escobar had returned to the House after leaving Longworth, she saw the floor littered with broken glass and other debris, reminiscent of a crime scene.

Rep. Escobar struggled to fall asleep that night and has had difficulty, as never before, sleeping in the weeks following January 6, 2021. She suffered from violent nightmares and has since talked with mental health professionals as a direct result of these events.

Pramila Jayapal:

Shortly after the proceedings began, she received an email notification from the Capitol Police reporting the evacuation of Cannon.

Soon thereafter, Rep. Jayapal sent a text message stating, "Police have been breached. Chaos is going to break out and violence too." Believing that the Chamber of the House of Representatives was the most secure place she could be and having received no direction otherwise, Rep. Jayapal remained in the House Gallery, confident that the Capitol Police were able to protect her.

She soon discovered otherwise, however. She recently had knee surgery and she had to use a cane, and that made walking very painful for her. "As she heard some members around her begin praying, Rep. Jayapal was struck by the realization that she might lose her life or suffer severe injury in the Gallery."

She had to walk all the way across the House chamber and all the way to the safe room, a long way.

In the week prior to these events, Rep. Jayapal tested negative twice for the COVID-19 virus. Several days after she was confined to the room in Rayburn with members who refused to wear protective masks, she exhibited symptoms such as fever, chills, extreme exhaustion, and difficulty breathing. On Monday, January 11, Rep. Jayapal tested positive for COVID-19.

As Rep. Jayapal's symptoms worsened and she experienced greater difficulty breathing, her pre-existing conditions of asthma and pre-diabetes qualified her for the Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19. Notwithstanding this treatment, she continued to experience COVID-19 symptoms for at least seven days and did not fully recover for six weeks.

So she likely caught the virus from some people in that room.

As a result, her recovery from that knee surgery was slowed.

In addition to the pain and suffering caused Rep. Jayapal by the events alleged above, she also suffered grave fear for her personal safety while she was confined in the House Chamber. In the days following the events of January 6, Rep. Jayapal spoke with mental health professionals in both group and individual settings about fears for her safety that she had never encountered before. Her a need for counseling was a direct result of the attack on the Capitol.

 

[untermensche]

They should go after the ring leader.

Not the pions.

 

[lpetrich]

Hank Johnson:

Eventually, Rep. Johnson was directed to shelter in Longworth, where he remained for several hours. Immediately upon arriving at the Longworth room and throughout his time sheltering there, he was forced to stand with other members who, because of their number, could not be socially distant from each other, as the CDC prescribed to minimize transmission of the COVID-19 virus. And many members declined to wear masks, as the CDC prescribed. As Rep. Johnson was 66 years old at the time, he feared during the time he sheltered in Longworth that he would contract the virus and jeopardize his health after having fled conditions that jeopardized his safety.

Marcy Kaptur:

Pretty much the same story. "Rep. Kaptur was 74 years old at the time and therefore within the age group for which the virus posed the greatest risk to her health."

Barbara Lee:

Also pretty much that. "Rep. Lee was 74 years old at the time and therefore within the age group for which the virus posed the greatest risk to her health."

Also,
"The events on January 6 described above left Rep. Lee feeling that she had narrowly escaped serious injury or death on that date, prompting her to finalize her plans for her estate."

Jerrold Nadler:

Believing that if the intruders could enter the Capitol, they could also enter Rayburn, he began searching for a place in a which he could shelter in place safely. After considering places in his personal office that might be safe, he concluded the plate bearing his name on his office door made his office a target of hostile intruders in the event they entered the building. Therefore, Rep. Nadler sought refuge in the nearby offices of the House Judiciary Committee where his name did not appear on the exterior.

Rep. Nadler sheltered in place in the Judiciary Committee office for hours awaiting confirmation that the riot had been quelled. Throughout this time, Rep. Nadler genuinely feared for his safety. Anticipating that he might need to evacuate Rayburn on short notice, he prepared a "go bag" with materials he might need in the immediate future. Having watched reports of the menacing and aggressive behavior of the rioters who entered the Capitol, Rep. Nadler had serious concerns that his personal safety and even his life would be jeopardized in the event the intruders came to Rayburn.

 

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Maxine Waters:

Shortly before the attack on the Capitol began, Rep. Waters left the Gallery to walk to her office in Rayburn and wait for the joint session to reconvene.

Upon arrival at her office, Rep. Waters learned from televised news reports that rioters had breached the Capitol Plaza and had advanced to the Capitol Building. She watched as the rioters forcibly entered the Capitol and violently charged police officers, fearful that her own safety was in jeopardy.

Rep. Waters telephoned the Chief of the Capitol Police to discuss the dangerous situation that was unfolding. Having been informed on that telephone call of the scope and force of the incursion into the Capitol, Rep. Waters immediately barricaded herself in her office.

Although Rep. Waters was later advised by the Capitol Police that she could join other Members who were sheltering in the Cannon Building, she declined the offer out of fear for her safety. Instead, she remained barricaded in her office.

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Since the riot, Rep. Waters has had increased worries about her safety, and has felt compelled to increase the amount of security personnel with whom she travels to and from her home.

Bonnie Watson Coleman:

Rep. Watson Colman, her husband, and one of her staffers arrived at the Capitol shortly before the time at which the rioters descended on the Capitol. Upon arriving, Rep. Watson Colman planned to go to the attending physician's office to attend to a minor medical need. As she walked toward that office, she could see and hear the rioters as they came down the hallway.

An officer instructed Rep. Watson Colman, her husband, and the staffer to get behind him. The officer escorted them to a small room near the physician's office. Inside the room, Rep. Watson Coleman, her husband, the staffer, and a nurse locked themselves behind two doors. Rep. Watson Coleman could hear chants of "USA," along with other shouts and menacing noises from the insurgents in the next hallway. While trapped in the room, Rep. Watson Coleman hoped that, if the rioters broke down the first door, the second thicker door would be strong enough to keep them out of the room.

She then went to that safe room in Longworth. It was a difficult walk for her. She has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, and she had to stop several times along the way.

"As Rep. Watson Coleman was 75 years old at the time and had a pre-existing pulmonary medical condition, she had a heightened risk of infection and of experiencing severe symptoms."

The result:

After learning from the attending physician that persons with her in Longworth were testing positive for COVID-19, on Monday, January 9, 2021, Rep. Watson Coleman submitted to a test that day. Following the test, Rep. Watson Coleman learned that her results were positive. Her age and medical condition permitted her access to the Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19, which she began receiving the same day as she received the test results. Her physician informed her that, absent her partial vaccination and special antibody treatment, her life would have been in jeopardy. Notwithstanding the prompt medical treatment she received, Rep. Watson Coleman still suffered from congestion, coughing, and fatigue.

 

[lpetrich]

Back to Eric Swalwell's lawsuit.
Congressman Terrorized and Trapped in Capitol Riots Sues Trump – Courthouse News Service

Swalwell is one of the impeachment managers who unsuccessfully sought Trump’s conviction in the Senate. Represented today by the law firms Caleb Andonian; KaiserDillon; and Coburn & Greenbaum, the five-term Democrat brings nine counts of conspiracy and negligence against both the former president and Giuliani, as well as Trump’s eldest son and Brooks of Alabama.

“As a direct and foreseeable consequence of the Defendants’ false and incendiary allegations of fraud and theft, and in direct response to the Defendants’ express calls for violence at the rally, a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol,” the complaint states. “Many participants in the attack have since revealed that they were acting on what they believed to be former President Trump’s orders in service of their country.”

The 65-page suit is peppered with the former president’s tweets as evidence of Trump’s effort to undermine the results of the 2020 election.

Most of them are plain-spoken: “The Democrats are trying to steal this Election,” Trump wrote in one. “RIGGED 2020 ELECTION” he said in another. “IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!”

Swalwell also includes tweets deliberately telling Trump’s followers to “STOP THE COUNTY!” and “STOP THE FRAUD!”

The law firms:

• Boutique Litigation Firm | Caleb Andonian PLLC -- Swalwell v. Trump | Caleb Andonian PLLC -- Courthouse News | Caleb Andonian PLLC -- Cuomo | Caleb Andonian PLLC -- UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT - f9ff81_58bfbf02c30e44c98d8d73cde7deb229.pdf (the complaint)
• KaiserDillon PLLC | Washington DC Law Firm - KaiserDillon PLLC Sues Donald Trump and Other January 6 Rally Speakers for Causing the Riot at the Capitol | KaiserDillon PLLC - COMPLAINT.pdf(Shared)- Adobe Document Cloud
• Coburn & Greenbaum

 

[lpetrich]

I looked at Eric Swalwell's complaint, 65 PDF pages.

As the Plaintiff and hundreds of others including police officers, other elected officials, and rank-and-file workers at the Capitol-were put in mortal danger, and as the seat of American Democracy was desecrated by the insurgent mob, the Defendants watched the events unfold on live television. Those with knowledge claimed that during this moment of national horror, Trump was "delighted" and was "confused about why other people on his team weren't as excited as he was." Others described Trump as "borderline enthusiastic" about the unfolding violence.

DT Junior, Rudy Giuliani, and Mo Brooks are named because they spoke at the rally before the attacks.

Trump tweeted things like

A 3 day extension for Pennsylvania is a disaster for our Nation, and for Pennsylvania itself. The Democrats are trying to steal this Election. We have to get out and VOTE in even larger numbers. The Great Red Wave is coming!!!
1:12 PM • Oct 29, 2020

RIGGED 2020 ELECTION: MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND OTHERS. IT WILL BE THE SCANDAL OF OUR TIMES!
7:16 AM • Jun 22, 2020

We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election. We will never let them do it. Votes cannot be cast after the Polls are closed!
12:49 AM • Nov 4, 2020

On Nov 5, he tweeted "STOP THE COUNT!" and "STOP THE FRAUD!"

The next day,

I easily WIN the Presidency of the United States with LEGAL VOTES CAST. The OBSERVERS were not allowed, in any way, shape, or form, to do their job and therefore, votes accepted during this period must be determined to be ILLEGAL VOTES. U.S. Supreme Court should decide!

Nov 6th 2020 - 2:22:47 AM EST • Twitter for iPhone

This led to his followers confronting vote counters in GA, MI, WI, NV, and PA.

Between Governor @DougDucey of Arizona and Governor @BrianKempGA of Georgia, the Democrat Party could not be happier. They fight harder against us than do the Radical Left Dems. If they were with us, we would have already won both Arizona and Georgia...
5:33 PM Dec 5, 2020

The RINOS that run the state voting apparatus have caused us this problem of allowing the Democrats to so blatantly cheat in their attempt to steal the election, which we won overwhelmingly. How dare they allow this massive and ridiculous Mail-In Voting to occur.
5:15 PM • Dec 13, 2020

... Tens of millions of haphazardly ballots sent, with some people getting two, three, or four ballots. We will never give up!
5:15 PM Dec 13, 2020

He seems very belligerently distraught, as if he needs a diaper change.

 

[lpetrich]

The lawsuit then discussed efforts to pressure state officials into certifying the votes in their states for Trump in states where Trump barely lost: MI, PA, GA.

Undeterred, Trump falsely declared on December 5, "You know won almost every county in Michigan, almost every district. We should have won that state very easily. We have a similar type of governor I think but I'll let you know that in about a week."

Then another tweet.

The "Justice" Department and the FBI have done nothing about the 2020 Presidential Election Voter Fraud, the biggest SCAM in our nation's history, despite overwhelming evidence. They should be ashamed. History will remember. Never give up. See everyone in D.C. on January 6th.
8:14 AM • Dec 26, 2020

Washington is being inundated with people who don't want to see an election victory stolen by emboldened Radical Left Democrats. Our Country has had enough, they won't take it anymore! We hear you (and love you) from the Oval Office. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
10:05 PM • Jan 5, 2021

hope the Democrats, and even more importantly, the weak and ineffective RINO section of the Republican Party, are looking at the thousands of people pouring into D.C. They won't stand for a landslide election victory to be stolen. @senatemajldr @JohnCornyn @SenJohnThune
5:12 PM 5. Jan 5, 2021

Rudy Giuliani led Trump's legal team in Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 results. That team filed 62 lawsuits, and nearly all of them were dismissed. "Not credible", "nothing but speculation", "flat-out wrong", "ignore the will of millions of voters", ...

Junior:

Donald Trump Jr.
@DonaldJTrumpJr

When America sees everything we are uncovering they will be disgusted and even the media won't be able to pretend voter fraud isn't real.

Ending this crap once and for all will be fundamental to preserving our republic and faith in democracy.
4:48 AM • Nov 6, 2020 • Twitter for iPhone

He seems to be more sober than his father and a better writer, but that's not saying much.

Mo Brooks:

As a U.S. House member, I'm going to be very hesitant to certify the results of this election if Joe Biden is declared the winner circumstances b/c I lack faith that this was an honest election. Listen to my interview on @WVNN where I explain why.
7:00 PM • Nov 5, 2020 • Twitter Media Studio

Count every LEGAL vote!
4:22 PM - Nov 5, 2020 Twitter Web App

He retweeted

Jan Jekielek
@JanJekielek

"Congress has the absolute right to reject the submitted electoral college votes of any state...- @RepMoBrooks told me.

*And I'm not going to put my name in support of any state that employs an election system that don't have confidence in."

5:43 PM • Nov 18, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone

MB again.

Mo Brooks
@RepMoBrooks

IMHO, Joe Biden DID NOT win lawful vote majority in Georgia.

Per its right & duty, Congress should reject any Georgia submission of 16 electoral college votes for Joe Biden.

That is EXACTLY what I hope to help do.

See below lawsuit for more! SORDID!

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Election officials have certified Joe Biden as the winner of the U.S. Presidential election

11:14 AM • Nov 27, 2020 • Twitter for iPad

BIG DAY: I speak at tomorrow's #StoptheSteal rally @ 7:50 am CT. @realDonaldTrump asked me personally to speak & tell the American people about the election system weaknesses that the Socialist Democrats exploited to steal this election. Watch:

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9:57 PM • Jan 5, 2021 • Twitter for Phone

 

[lpetrich]

Trump invited people to a big rally that he was going to hold.

Peter Navarro releases 36-page report alleging election fraud 'more than sufficient' to swing victory to Trump washex.am/3nwaBCe. A great report by Peter. Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election. Big protest in D.C. on January 6th. Be there, will be wild!

This claim about election fraud is disputed
6:42 AM • December 19, 2020

Then a lot of right-wing militia types stating that they plan to show up to fight for Trump. Like

: MrMcGreenGenes 558 points 2 hours ago +559 / -1
Well, shit. We've got marching orders, bois.

- Buttfart88 25 points 2 hours ago +25 / -0
Trump just finally dropped the marching order at 1:00 in the morning. Holy shit lmao

NamelessKing. 34 points 2 hours ago +35 / -1
"Will Be Wild" is a hidden message for us to be prepared ..as in armed.
could also mean he's posted military in certain places while they all wait for the results to be handed down.

SWORDofLIBERTY 2 points hours ago +2/-0
doesn't matter if they steal the election, if patriots burst into the building by the thousands and cut the heads off the hydra.
They make the wrong choice with thousands of armed pissed patriots outside, they made their choice, and you have to make yours.

- justinkayz 1 point 5 hours ago +1 / -0
Storm the People's House and retake it from the fuckin' commies

loveshock 3 points hour ago +7/-4
Cops don't have "standing" if they are laying on the ground in a pool of their own blood.

BathouseBarry 2 points 18 minutes ago +2 / -0
And we will be armed, and we won't leave.

Some of these militants talked about "Operation Occupy the Capitol", and Junior expressed sympathy for some of them, the Three Percenters.

Back to Trump himself.

If Vice President @Mike_Pence comes through for us, we will win the Presidency. Many States want to decertify the mistake they made in certifying incorrect & even fraudulent numbers in a process NOT approved by their State Legislatures (which it must be). Mike can send it back!

This claim about election fraud is disputed
10:00 PM - Jan 5, 2021