Liz Cheney tapped into GOP angst last night. The vice-chairman of the House Select Committee probing the attack on the Capitol on 1/6 read aloud some of the texts Mark Meadows received from various congress critters and Faux News personalities. From self preservation to fears tRump was tarnishing his legacy (cue hearty laughter), most of the texts evince concern the "demonstrators" had gone too far.
Meadows was in the process of being referred by the committee to the House for criminal contempt of Congress. After Meadows book appeared and was denounced as fake news by his former employer, he decided to end his cooperation with the committee on the eve of his deposition. Meanwhile, it appears stalwarts in the House Republican caucus and tRump supporters in conservative media were hyperventilating in real time as the president watched and cheered the insurrection.
The Select Committee has interviewed over 300 witnesses, including Mike Pence's chief of staff, so they know a lot more than they are telling at this time. The public hearings should be very entertaining.
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