# Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 9, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940 "2022-06-09T22:34:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/1 "2022-06-09T22:34:49Z")
The live coverage is going to begin tonight on PBS (not sure if anywhere else). Let’s do live watching and next-day analysis (Monday-morning-quarterbacking) here for as long as the hearings go on. It’s 5:30 in South Texas. Show starts in 90 mins. Bring your own popcorn and booze. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/2 "2022-06-09T22:37:59Z")
The hearings will also air on ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/3 "2022-06-09T22:38:32Z")
It will be on CNN. I’m watching but when they said “primetime” I assumed they meant the major three would be carrying it. I’m disappointed that’s not the case. ETA: Reads @Spoons post. oops never mind ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/4 "2022-06-09T22:52:44Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > The hearings will also air on ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN. There seems to be a significant omission here, but I’m having trouble putting my finger on it. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2022, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/5 "2022-06-09T22:53:47Z")
(snapping fingers…) Which… which…? It eludes me. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/6 "2022-06-09T23:09:50Z")
A little furry animal…? Nah, that can’t be it ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/7 "2022-06-09T23:39:30Z")
I’ll log my prediction now: despite some major revelations, it will be a complete dud. This will not be a game changer or some seminal moment we look back on like the Watergate hearings. It’s a blip in the news cycle and forgotten a week after the last hearing. I certainly hope I’m wrong, but I’ve been burned too many times. The Mueller Report, two impeachment hearings - none of these things move the needle anymore. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2022, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/8 "2022-06-09T23:44:26Z")
Alright Democrats, if you wanted to know what Congressional Democrats have in store for Trump and his cultists, enjoy tonight. I hope they don’t fuck it up. But the answer is “Tonight”. That’s the case against Trump. Tomorrow, it’s over. Trump walks, small people get jailed. (DOJ case against Trump? Wake me up then, will you?) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/9 "2022-06-10T00:12:26Z")
Well, Bill Barr called Trump’s effort ‘bullshit’. That’s good enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/10 "2022-06-10T00:14:58Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Bill Barr You’re going to take the word of that flaming hippie? ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/11 "2022-06-10T00:16:01Z")
Well, they’ve certainly not shied away from naming who they consider to be ultimately responsible. I’m glad they’re not dancing around it. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/12 "2022-06-10T00:18:05Z")
Interesting that Chairman Thompson drew so many parallels to the Civil War. He’s not pussyfooting around. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/13 "2022-06-10T00:19:50Z")
So, Trump came right out and said that the people that wanted to hang Pence had the right idea and Pence deserved it? That’s a good one. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/14 "2022-06-10T00:20:19Z")
Liz Cheney has inherited her father’s methodical but devastating cadence. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/15 "2022-06-10T00:36:06Z")
Interesting follow-along on the NY Times website (not sure if it’s subscriber-only, since I am myself a NYT subscriber). Includes chime-ins from Maggie Haberman who I’ve always liked reading and listening to her stuff. [Jan. 6 Hearings: Watch Live Testimonies and Opening Statements - The New York Times (nytimes.com)](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/09/us/jan-6-hearings) ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/16 "2022-06-10T00:38:01Z")
… subscribed ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/17 "2022-06-10T00:47:10Z")
Here’s a gifted link, this should get you access even if you aren’t subscribed. > **[In First Jan. 6 Hearing, Graphic Footage and Stark Testimony Show Depth of...](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/09/us/jan-6-hearings?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxfs4h2Hza3LNE2wFl7pSW9nH5lyKZ6NlIoV23zmSXt5HP6RlDNpD8thiBW0_AQ-5vsnD35AILCw-uIm0Wmc71I7MWrZ_oDawMji0duo6mrHi71fbbWHpRPeL2CU-LF1i8pQ1JV6qiiYC1b6FRrAuoqR21PckAZ98RTcSNmLd77SzVUIIaJjRZQrc6wI2R-hdRTnR-Nee4L8HewlRYknUGDI9uS1vrYMBZ65Eefr3PBUie8HhgLsOCmUOLY6hApE5Q4C8hKxqo6Jr9AFdWOENNVzqi6zN&smid=url-share)** > > The bipartisan House panel investigating the attack, led by Representatives Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney, opened its landmark series of public hearings by making the case for a methodical conspiracy led by former President Donald J. Trump. ---
**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:** [June 10, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/18 "2022-06-10T00:49:13Z")
“There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.” Liz Cheney to her GOP colleagues. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/19 "2022-06-10T01:02:35Z")
Holy fuck. Holy fuck. Devastating. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2022, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940/20 "2022-06-10T01:03:28Z")
That minute-by-minute sequence was fascinating. Some I had seen on the news before, and some was new (to me), but interesting to see all the events in order. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940.md?page=2)