note: the following quotes are from a more in-depth Washington Post article that annoyingly will not load…
Frustrating in that there’s a lot more details yet to be filled in, but as it unfolds, hopefully there’s some semblance of traction, however that may manifest itself.
This is a gifted link, no paywall, doesn’t count against free views.
There was email exchange between John Eastman and fellow lawyer Kenneth Chesebro. Eastman seems to acknowledge that he doesn’t have a valid legal argument but he hopes the Supreme Court will overthrow the government anyway
So the odds are not based on the legal merits but an assessment of the justice’s spines, and I understand there is a heated fight underway.
( I suspect Eastman’s “understanding” is the result of communication with Ginni Thomas.)
And Chesebro replied:
The odds of action before January 6th will become more favorable if the justices start to fear that there will be “wild chaos’ on January 6th unless they rule by then, either way.
This is sort of huge, a direct connection between the Eastman plot and the Jan 6th violence.
The NYTimes worked with online researchers analyzing hours of videos from the January 6 attack on the Capitol. They seem to have fairly solid evidence that the Proud Boys organized and led tactical groups that broke into the Capitol at 4 access points.
There’s no paywall. It’s moderately terrifying to watch.
Yes, there was obvious tacit encouragement. I don’t know if that will be enough but maybe that’s another reason why the committee wants to talk to Ginni Thomas.
Changing up a little here, I’m really curious if there is any evidence of Trump delaying assistance from nearby National Guard units with the intent of giving the mob time to locate and harm/remove Pence. I fear that the few people who know the answer will take the secret to their graves (looking at you, Mark Meadows).