House committee report shows GOP lawmakers' role in Capitol insurrection

[turbinetree]

By Emily Singer -March 5, 2021 9:21 AM

California Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren's staff examined the social media posts of GOP lawmakers to see whether they deserve expulsion for helping incite the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

The House already impeached Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, saying his months of lies about voter fraud, his call for his supporters to get "wild" in order to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's victory, and then his comments supporting the insurrectionists' behavior both during and after the attack, made him culpable for inciting the riot that ensued.

But now, a Democratic House committee chair wants a review to determine whether any GOP members of Congress are similarly culpable for spreading the lie about voter fraud and a stolen election that helped rile up the Trump-supporting mob that attacked the Capitol in order to stop Congress from voting to certify the Electoral College results.

That member, House Administration Committee Chair Zoe Lofgren, released a report Thursday night that examined the social media postings of GOP lawmakers who questioned the results of the Electoral College.

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/house-committee-report-shows-gop-lawmakers-role-in-capitol-insurrection/

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Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) already filed a resolution in January calling for the expulsion of members of Congress who lied about fraud and voted to overturn the 2020 election even after the insurrectionists attacked the Capitol.

"Tomorrow, I'm introducing my resolution to expel the members of Congress who tried to overturn the election and incited a white supremacist coup attempt that has left people dead," Bush tweeted on Jan. 10, four days after the insurrection. "They have violated the 14th Amendment. We can't have unity without accountability."

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Some House Drms are tired of the shit Republicans are pulling.

Good for them.

It is about time the Dems play hardball.

[turbinetree]

2. Agreed .......................

expelled every last right treasonous republican that was involved or even thinking about being involved, and what's really galling is that they are running around with this cancel culture thing, well in my way of thinking they were trying to cancel our republic on / before Jan 6, 2021,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[lindysalsagal]

3. Summary of Boebert's pre-attack tweets:

Boebert from Colorado:

Dec. 18: "Save the date: Jan. 6th."

Dec 21: "The best fighter are the strongest when backed into a corner. The
conservative movement is empowered to win & fight for our principles
now more than ever.

Dec 23: "We must fight for fair elections...RIGHT NOW"

Dec 24 :"I will object to certification"

Dec 26: "It's my obligation to object to the certification regardless of
what the courts have or have not done."

Dec. 26: "Who is going to be in DC on Jan 6th to stand with PDT?"

Dec 27: "We need THE PEOPLE to put pressure on AZ, GA PA NV WI MI state
legislatures to rescind their certifications. Then we need THE PEOPLE to put pressure
on their Senators and Congressmen to object on the 6th."

Dec 27: "We need a groundswell of patriots calling writint and emailing their
senators and congressmen demanding they object to the countint of electoral votes
in states with irregularities. I'm doing what I can on the inside but I need your help"

Jan 2: "Great words with trump tonight. Get ready, y'all!"

Jan 6: "Today is 1776."

[malaise]

4. Wow!

Should be an OP