For those of you who are not paying attention to the historic January 6th hearings, here is what happened yesterday in the words of Amanda Carpenter, writer for the conservative-leaning The Bulwark:
Donald Trumpâs defenders can finally drop the idea that he just happened to extemporaneously order the mob that he knew was armed to march to the Capitol in the course of his speech on January 6, 2021.
On Tuesday, the House January 6th Committee revealed new evidence that activists coordinating activities for the day were well aware of Trumpâs desires in advance. And at least one of them knew that the planning was supposed to be kept secret because of all the trouble it would cause.
Here is the evidence that the committee presented of the deliberate planning:
- âI will be making a Big Speech at 10AM on January 6th at the Ellipse (South of the White House). Please arrive early, massive crowds expected. March to the Capitol after. Stop the Steal!!â Trump wrote in an undated draft tweet.
- After speaking with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on January 2, Trump campaign aide Katrina Pierson emailed fellow rally organizers: âPOTUS expectations are to have something intimate at the ellipse, and call on everyone to march to the capitol.â (You can see this at the 2:43 mark of the hearing.)
- An email message from rally organizer Kylie Jane Kremer to MyPillow founder Mike Lindell on January 4 said: âIt can also not get out about the march because I will be in trouble with the national park service and all the agencies but POTUS is going to just call for it âunexpectedly.ââ
- Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander texted a conservative journalist on January 5: âTomorrow: Ellipse then US capitol. Trump is supposed to order us to the capitol at the end of his speech but we will see.â
Read the rest here.
If you are not paying attention to these hearings, I am pretty sure that your grandchildren and great grandchildren will–in their history books.