# "Hijack" in the Jan 6th thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 7, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-in-the-jan-6th-thread/967576 "2022-07-07T20:16:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 19
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2022, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-in-the-jan-6th-thread/967576/19 "2022-07-08T11:47:24Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > …Mike Lindell is not going to be called as a witness, and **to assert otherwise** requires some basis for making such an assertion. You’ve provided none. As such, it really is a hijack, in my view. (bolding mine) Please show us where @Peter_Morris asserted that Lindell is going to be called as a witness. I see him _asking_ if LIndell _should_ be called, but no assertions that he is _going to_ be called. What’s more, Peter\_Morris actually did provide a basis for the assertion (that he did not make): > [@Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/1693): > > He was a witness to many key events, and probably a direct influence on Trump’s actions. Also, when @Senegoid also provided the basis for the assertion, as you required for it to be a non-hijack, they were warned for doing so. > [@Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/1706): > > He [Lindell] has, and will happily provide, [enough evidence to put 300 million Americans in jail](https://crooksandliars.com/2022/01/mike-lindell-lies-300-million-americans)… This was absolutely not a hijack, especially given your explanation above. mmm --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-in-the-jan-6th-thread/967576)._