As we’ve said before, an actual investigation by an unbiased January 6 select committee could be very valuable — just exactly where were the breakdowns that allowed Trump supporters to swarm the Capitol? Instead, the entire thing has turned into a show trial of Donald Trump, with the implied goal to find him criminally negligent so that he’s precluded from running for elected office again. It’s like a funnel, with Trump’s conviction at the bottom and everything but the kitchen sink poured into the top. Here’s the draft of a tweet that Trump never posted; here’s a woman who said she heard from someone else that Trump tried to strangle a Secret Service officer and lunged at the steering wheel of his SUV to turn it around.
Scott Adams has managed to chronicle the whole of the January 6 select committee hearings into just five steps:
1. Trump attempted a planned insurrection.
2. Okay, loosely planned.
3. Okay, not planned, but he encouraged it.
4. Okay, he didn't encourage it, but he didn't try to stop it.
5. Okay, he did try to stop the violence, but he should have done more, and sooner, during fog of war.— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 26, 2022
As President Joe Biden said, Trump was watching the rioting on TV while police were subjected to three hours of “medieval hell,” dripping with blood and surrounded by carnage.
If Congress and state governments had done their jobs, no one would be doubting the outcome of an American election. But they didn't do enough to ensure transparency and credibility of the elections. That guaranteed a Jan6th event sometime in the future. More are coming.
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 26, 2022
If "not doing enough, and not soon enough" on critical issues is cause for keeping a politician out of office, I'd like to extend that idea to other issues. What are any of the useless assholes in Congress doing about Fentanyl, for example. Is it enough? Fast enough?
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 26, 2022
I'm fine with a standard of judging our elected leaders on "not doing enough, soon enough." But be aware it is a generic complaint that applies to every issue and it requires us to vote out all incumbents. . . and soon.
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) July 26, 2022
This is really strong summary.
— kristiangerard (@kristiangerard) July 26, 2022
Add: 6. Okay. He didn't encourage it, but we think that he might have thought about it or in his thoughts, think that others may be thinking about it and we think he thinks what we think he thinks instead of thinking other thoughts about any thinking.
— louise smith (@GrammaYayam164) July 26, 2022
6. Trump didn’t take up arms against his own supporters.
— Walter Wiggins ⚛️ Atomic Playboy ⚛️® (@TheBrokePencil) July 26, 2022
7. Trump did but did not consider nor reconsider supporting or opposing the current past and through his lack of inaction or inactivity participated without involvement in the events that did not occur.
— Daniel P Riley (@Misterdpriley) July 26, 2022
6. Okay, he did try to stop the violence by asking for 20,000 National Guard units to be deployed, but was denied several times by Pelosi because he didn't beg.
— David Bisenius (@DaveyRox) July 26, 2022
6. Vote for us in November.
— Mike P. (@Mike_9_P) July 26, 2022
6. Orange man is just bad and should be arrested so he can't run again.
— Stand With Apu (@Investor4201) July 26, 2022
A professionally done hearing where both sides were represented could have been a meaningful exercise. Most Trump supporters simply wanted an honest investigation. @Pelosi @RepAdamSchiff turned it into a weaponized political witch hunt. They have poisoned our system. @elonmusk
— Steve Latimer (@stevelatimertx) July 26, 2022
Related:
‘Lives were lost’: President Biden says Trump did nothing while police were subjected to ‘medieval hell,’ dripping in blood, surrounded by carnage https://t.co/n0hKbAYct6
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 26, 2022
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