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J6 Was an Attempted Coup
As more information comes out, we know that the former president played a role. We also know the foot soldiers are starting to face the music, but the Department of Justice, so far, refuses to look at the coup. The foot soldiers did not go to DC because they wanted to have some fun. They responded to the call from many of the leaders, starting with the former president. But also there are many members of Congress who were part of this.
We know as of now that at least the planning involved the former president Chief of Staff Mark Meadows:
According to (Bennie) Thompson, these emails include “a November 7, 2020 email discussing the appointment of alternate slates of electors as part of a ‘direct and collateral attack’ after losing the election, a January 5, 2021 email regarding a 38-page PowerPoint titled briefing titled ‘Election Fraud, Foreign Interference & Options for 6 JAN that was to be provided ‘on the hill,’ and among others, a January 5, 2021 email about having the National Guard on standby.”
The committee is also in possession of text messages from Meadows’ personal cell phone, which include “a November 6, 2020 text exchange with a Member of Congress about appointing alternate electors in certain states as part of a plan that the Member acknowledged would be ‘highly controversial’ and to which Mr. Meadows apparently said, ‘I love it,’”…