There are 2 major takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 Cmte. hearing: •Eastman’s plan to have Pence postpone certification of Biden's election victory was illegal. •The threat this scheme posed to democracy was and remains very real. (via thereidout Blog)
. And they revealed emails showing Eastman angling to be considered for a pardon, seemingly acknowledging his criminal exposure.
The committee’s witnesses helped convey the seriousness of the violent mob that stormed the Capitol as part of Eastman’s scheme. Along with Jacob, we heard fromLuttig, an archconservative legal mind in his own right, called Eastman’s scheme “constitutional mischief.”in his own right, called Eastman’s scheme “constitutional mischief.” And he issued a dire warning about Jan. 6 and future anti-democratic attacks to come, saying Trump and his allies are “candidly and proudly” vowing to use Jan.
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