# 7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2021-01-08T10:28:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 125
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2489 "2021-11-19T23:47:14Z")
Cleta’s back… > **[Lawyer who tried to overturn Trump's 2020 loss appointed to a U.S. election...](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/lawyer-who-tried-overturn-trumps-2020-loss-appointed-us-election-board-2021-11-19/)** > > In January, lawyer Cleta Mitchell joined a phone call with then-President Donald Trump as he pressured Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat in the state, playing an important role in Trump's attempts to... ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2490 "2021-11-23T01:55:11Z")
I am watching the HBO doc “4 Hours at the Capital” right now and my thoughts are: FUCK these guys! ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2491 "2021-11-23T07:29:31Z")
Five more subpoenas issued, including to Alex Jones and Roger Stone: > **[New January 6 committee subpoenas issued for 5 Trump allies including Roger...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/22/politics/roger-stone-alex-jones-subpoenas-january-6/index.html)** > > The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot issued a new round of subpoenas on Monday to five of former President Donald Trump's allies directly involved in planning "Stop the Steal" rallies, including longtime Republican operative... ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2492 "2021-11-23T13:32:54Z")
Ahhhh, Florida Man! It’s rare that he disappoints us! > **[Florida man spotted with Nancy Pelosi lectern pleads guilty](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-florida-capitol-siege-nancy-pelosi-b3e5d2dd4b9604cba7a5527010ea8471)** > > WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man photographed carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection pleaded guilty Monday for his part in the riot. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2493 "2021-11-23T15:46:53Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Ahhhh, Florida Man! It’s rare that he disappoints us!   > [https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-florida-capitol-siege-nancy-pelosi-b3e5d2dd4b9604cba7a5527010ea8471](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-florida-capitol-siege-nancy-pelosi-b3e5d2dd4b9604cba7a5527010ea8471) As others have duly noted, he was just taking a stand. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2494 "2021-11-23T15:53:40Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > Five more subpoenas issued, including to Alex Jones and Roger Stone: I’m sure that those two will graciously comply, and their testimony will be promptly entered into the record. Running out the clock has never been so effective as it is with this investigation. ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2495 "2021-11-23T18:07:57Z")
Don’t you think Alex Jones would relish a chance to perform before a congressional committee? He’s unlikely to be convicted of anything, and the fodder for his followers would be huge. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2496 "2021-11-23T18:53:54Z")
I suppose time will tell. But he’s also the least connected to the former administration politically, so most likely to have no pretend executive privilege. We’ll see, but I don’t see any of these guys willing to cooperate, even if cooperation is the law. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2497 "2021-11-23T19:00:20Z")
He can just say “No, I don’t wanna” It seems that’s a perfectly acceptable excuse for Trumpers. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2498 "2021-11-23T20:36:29Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > He can just say “No, I don’t wanna” To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Jones has stated that he will invoke his fifth-amendment rights. > **[Alex Jones says he'll likely plead the 5th during Capitol riot testimony --...](https://www.rawstory.com/alex-jones-capitol-riot-2655784329/)** > > Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said on Tuesday that he'll likely invoke his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination when he goes to testify before the House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots.As reported by... > Jones claimed that he would probably plead the Fifth because he fears that the committee would “try to get catch him in a lie and get DOJ to prosecute him over it.” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2499 "2021-11-23T20:38:29Z")
“I can’t open my mouth because I’m likely to lie.” Trump’s kinda people! ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2500 "2021-11-23T21:29:37Z")
Lots of subpoena-ing. The subpoena-ing comes furiously… “The Democratic-led House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has issued a new round of subpoenas to far right extremist groups, including the [Proud Boys](https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/20211123%20Proud%20Boys%20Letter.pdf) and the [Oath Keepers](https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/20211123%20Oath%20Keepers%20Letter.pdf).” > **[Proud Boys, Oath Keepers receive subpoenas in congressional Jan. 6 probe](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/23/1058351733/new-subpoenas-trump-allies-january-6-capitol-select-committee)** > > The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued five new subpoenas for witnesses lawmakers want to hear from, in addition to 40 witnesses subpoenaed already. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2501 "2021-11-23T21:38:45Z")
Countdown to Fox News breathlessly reporting: “IT’S A WITCH HUNT!” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2502 "2021-11-23T21:57:57Z")
Or they may claim that is some kind of “profiling!” because all the committee had to do was just look around and note everyone dressed as a witch. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2503 "2021-11-23T23:49:47Z")
17 defendants in the Unite the Right demonstration in Charlottesville ordered to pay $26 million. > **[Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence](https://apnews.com/article/violence-lawsuits-race-and-ethnicity-charlottesville-01d9437ec28ed71b4bae293d7e0d815d)** > > CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2504 "2021-11-24T00:29:49Z")
I wonder if Lindell will ever realize that it was a massive conspiracy of 81,283,098 Americans to put Biden in the Whitehouse. When he figures that out, it’s going to blow his mind! ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2505 "2021-11-24T00:44:41Z")
I’m going to memorize that number so I can flip it out at the next person who tries to tell me about the “conspiracy” to put Biden in the White House. Thank you for citing it. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2506 "2021-11-24T00:52:22Z")
“Everyone I know voted for Trump, so probably only a couple thousand voted for Sleepy Joe. Everything else was flipped or fraudulent!” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2507 "2021-11-30T18:18:15Z")
Wonder how much difference this will make: > **[Former Trump chief of staff Meadows agrees to cooperate with Jan. 6 panel](https://www.aol.com/news/former-trump-chief-staff-meadows-171216990-174007459.html)** > > WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly U.S. Capitol riot said on Tuesday that Mark Meadows, who served as former President Donald Trump's chief of staff, has provided it with records and agreed to appear... ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/2508 "2021-12-01T02:43:26Z")
Butthurt Q Shaman appealing his plea bargained sentence. Apparently he still doesn’t understand how a plea bargain works — or that the tactics used by Trump aren’t going to work for him. > **[Capitol riot's 'QAnon Shaman' appeals guilty plea and 41-month prison sentence](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/capitol-riot-qanon-shaman-files-appeal-plea-41-month-prison-sentence-rcna7132)** > > Jacob Chansley waived most of his rights to make a claim under his plea agreement, but he may have an option, his lawyers have said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=124) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020.md?page=126)