Sen. RonJohn the clown questions Dems' focus on Jan. 6 Capitol riot amid debate over independent

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commission.

At a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., accused his Democratic colleagues of devoting too much attention to dangers posed by domestic terrorism and the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Though the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have both identified racially motivated domestic extremists, specifically white supremacists, as the greatest domestic terrorism threat currently facing the United States, Johnson said he is more concerned about other threats, such as those posed by transnational criminal organizations that smuggle drugs into the U.S. and vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure.

“I’m afraid we’re focusing on domestic terrorism that might kill a couple hundred people a year, versus something that could really represent an existential threat,” he said. “Thousands of drug-related murders every year, tens of thousands of drug-related overdoses, and now we’re supposed to concentrate on domestic terrorism as the greatest threat? It’s not.”

The focus of Tuesday’s hearing was to examine the role of the Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis to protect the U.S. against emerging threats, as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into recent intelligence failures, including the attack on the Capitol — which Johnson also called into question.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-johnson-questions-dems-focus-on-jan-6-amid-debate-over-independent-commission-192402005.html



Resistance to January 6 commission grows among Senate Republicans

The fate of an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol will soon rest in the hands of Senate Republicans, many of whom are already signaling they may block the bill from moving forward with arguments that a commission isn't necessary.

One top Senate Republican backtracked Tuesday from a prediction one day earlier that the commission proposal would pass in some form, while other senior Senate Republicans argued that the commission could get in the way of the investigations already underway into January 6 by the Justice Department and two Senate committees.

The hesitation raises the prospect that Senate Republicans will vote against the creation of a panel evenly split between Republicans and Democrats to examine the circumstances surrounding the January 6 insurrection.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was coy Tuesday about whether he would back the proposal, saying his conference was "undecided" and would have to look at the fine print of the House agreement before weighing in.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/resistance-to-january-6-commission-grows-among-senate-republicans/ar-BB1gSUSR

McCarthy races to contain GOP defections on Jan. 6 commission

Kevin McCarthy thought his House Republican conference would almost entirely stand behind him in efforts to derail an investigation into the events of Jan. 6.

Now, a last-minute surge of GOP interest is dashing hopes for near-perfect opposition to the independent commission and putting Republican divisions back on full display.

Dozens of Republicans are privately considering voting for the Jan. 6 commission — which McCarthy himself said he opposed earlier Tuesday, even after he deputized one of his allies, Rep. John Katko of New York, to strike a bipartisan agreement on the proposal. In a sign of momentum, the bipartisan House Problem Solvers Caucus, of which Katko is a member, is expected to encourage its members to back the legislation.

Just days after GOP leaders decided they wouldn’t force their members’ hands either way, McCarthy and his leadership team issued an informal “leadership recommendation” ahead of the Wednesday vote, urging a “no” vote to help contain defections in their party. While they are still not formally whipping against the legislation, it’s the latest signal that top Republicans are starting to grow nervous about how many members may end up crossing party lines, which would be a blow to McCarthy and could enrage former President Donald Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mccarthy-races-to-contain-gop-defections-on-jan-6-commission/ar-BB1gRUf6

This needs to be made a campaign issue in 2022.

[niyad]

1. He is okay with hundreds being killed by domestic, white nationalist terrorists? Got it.

[Claire Oh Nette]

2. Takes five seconds to find a lie.

He's also complicit.

And talking out of his ass:

Year Number of homicides Percent drug related
1987 17,963 4.9 %
1988 17,971 5.6
1989 18,954 7.4
1990 20,273 6.7
1991 21,676 6.2
1992 22,716 5.7
1993 23,180 5.5
1994 22,084 5.6
1995 20,232 5.1
1996 16,967 5.0 ~800
1997 15,837 5.1
1998 14,276 4.8
1999 13,011 4.5 ~585
2000 13,230 4.5
2001 14,061 4.1
2002 14,263 4.7
2003 14,465 4.7
2004 14,210 3.9 ~500
2005 14,965 4.0 ~600
2006 15.087 5.3
2007 14,831 3.9


older data, but not so much "Thousands of drug related murders every year."

https://www.bjs.gov/content/dcf/duc.cfm