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Grasswire2

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8. Likely there a DoJ OLC memo written by Federalist Society member prohibiting hearings.

Reply to blm (Original post)

Mon Apr 18, 2022, 02:16 PM

Apr 2022

Wait and see.

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The longer public waits for Jan6 hearings the closer to election they'll be [View all] blm Apr 2022 OP

On the other hand - cilla4progress Apr 2022 #1

DOJ at this point needs cover for not prosecuting. lagomorph777 Apr 2022 #6

I wish I trusted media enough to combat the revisionism blm Apr 2022 #7

Extremely well said! Listen up Dems, get it together asap! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2022 #2

i think it could go either way. mopinko Apr 2022 #3

"truth termites" blm Apr 2022 #9

i just now made that up, but imma keep it. mopinko Apr 2022 #14

😁 blm Apr 2022 #16

Your best messaging would be to get it on streaming exboyfil Apr 2022 #4

You can bet the revisionists prepared their edited version to stream blm Apr 2022 #5

Likely there a DoJ OLC memo written by Federalist Society member prohibiting hearings. Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #8

Absolute nonsense Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #18

You think not inthewind21 Apr 2022 #28

this Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #32

So, give a past example of when DOJ restricted congress from holding hearings. Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #35

DOJ is part of the executive branch, Congress is the legislative branch- separate and co-equal Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #34

Lots of folks will see it as a stunt, especially if they don't have any hard evidence. Hoyt Apr 2022 #10

No, they're not even close to issuing a report yet Novara Apr 2022 #12

Yeah, because they don't have anything, just a bunch of unconnectable dots and evidence that hardly Hoyt Apr 2022 #13

and you know they "don't have anything" for a fact exactly how? Novara Apr 2022 #15

Same way you know they have the evidence that will convince 12 jurors trump planned out a coup. Hoyt Apr 2022 #19

did I say anything about possible convictions? Novara Apr 2022 #20

Mike Lee, is he one who said, "Exhaust all LEGAL and CONSTITUTIONAL means" of contesting election? Hoyt Apr 2022 #21

Lee also said: Novara Apr 2022 #23

It is not illegal to contest Elec votes. In fact, at least 7 Democratic reps tried it on 01/06/2017. Hoyt Apr 2022 #24

That isn't what he did. Novara Apr 2022 #25

Pretty much the same. Hoyt Apr 2022 #26

Not at all. Choosing electors to override the voters isn't the same thing. Novara Apr 2022 #29

He did not contest the electoral votes Novara Apr 2022 #30

I believe the words were essentially, if state electors are denied, here's a group of Hoyt Apr 2022 #31

I can find absolutely no fault with the select committee, gab13by13 Apr 2022 #11

Didn't you see? Grasswire2 Apr 2022 #33

Hearings start next month and will likely run to early summer Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #17

republicons will do everything they can to frame this as political regardless of when. spanone Apr 2022 #22

Yep. kacekwl Apr 2022 #27