Trump’s Insurrection

One in Five Charged in Capitol Attack Has Military Background

January 22, 2021 Buck Banks

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An NPR analysis has found that nearly 1 in 5 people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history.

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on Donald Trump’s legacy.

Trump’s Legacy Will Be Pretty Pathetic

January 20, 2021 Buck Banks

“So how will Donald Trump’s presidency be remembered by history? We already know the answer: He oversaw a disastrous response to a global pandemic, because of which more than 400,000 Americans died on his watch. … That’s it. That’s his legacy. And if he gets a second line in the history books it will be this: He incited an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol which led to a second impeachment. … Anyone who tells you that Trump will be remembered for the economic expansion of the first three years of his term is a fool.”

Stone, Bannon and Flynn Supported ‘Stop the Steal’ Rally

January 15, 2021 Buck Banks

“Three of the key advisers who helped engineer Donald Trump’s’ rise to the presidency in 2016, and who fell from grace under the weight of federal criminal charges, resurfaced during Trump’s final days in office to help engineer his ill-fated attempt to cling to power. … Roger Stone, Steve Bannon, and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn all participated in efforts to promote the Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ event that ultimately devolved into a riotous and deadly melee at the United States Capitol.”

Kinzinger: Trump Isn’t President, He’s ‘Nuts’

January 15, 2021 Buck Banks

“I think the president for all intents and purposes is not the president. He’s just nuts. He’s going crazy.”

— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by CBS News.

Dozens on Terrorist Watchlist Participated in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

January 15, 2021 Buck Banks

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“Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were in Washington for pro-Trump events Jan. 6, a day that ended in a chaotic crime rampage when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol,” the Washington Post reports. “The majority of the watch-listed individuals in Washington that day are suspected white supremacists whose past conduct so alarmed investigators that their names had been previously entered into the national Terrorist Screening Database, or TSDB, a massive set of names flagged as potential security risks.”

$500,000 Sent to Far-Right Activists Before Insurrection

January 15, 2021 Buck Banks

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“On Dec. 8, someone made a simultaneous transfer of 28.15 bitcoins — worth more than $500,000 at the time — to 22 different virtual wallets, most of them belonging to prominent right-wing organizations and personalities,” Yahoo News reports. “Now cryptocurrency researchers believe they have identified who made the transfer, and suspect it was intended to bolster those far-right causes. U.S. law enforcement is investigating whether the donations were linked to the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol.”

Donald Trump owns a distinction no predecessor has attained.
He earned it through sedition, encitement and bloodstains.
Though not an honor o’er which he’ll gloat,
History will nonetheless ever note
That President Donald J. Trump has been impeached — again!

Jeffries Nails Trump in One Short Sentence

January 14, 2021 Buck Banks

“Donald Trump is a living, breathing impeachable offense.”

— Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), announcing his support of impeaching President Trump.

Ocasio-Cortez Feared Terrorists — And Her Colleagues

January 14, 2021 Buck Banks

“I thought I was going to die. I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive. … I didn’t even feel safe going to that extraction point because there were QAnon and white supremacist members of Congress who I felt would disclose my location and create opportunities to allow me to be hurt.”

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) revealed during an Instagram live stream there were “traumatizing” moments during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when she legitimately feared for her life.

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An NPR analysis has found that nearly 1 in 5 people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history.

“My guess is the first thing history will mention is the riots. And rightly so. Tax reform doesn’t offset armed insurrection.”

— Former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, quoted by the Wall Street Journal, on Donald Trump’s legacy.

— Jonathan Last

— ABC News

“I think the president for all intents and purposes is not the president. He’s just nuts. He’s going crazy.”

— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by CBS News.

Dozens

28.15

“Donald Trump is a living, breathing impeachable offense.”

— Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), announcing his support of impeaching President Trump.

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) revealed during an Instagram live stream there were “traumatizing” moments during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol when she legitimately feared for her life.

Poetic Justice

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“I clearly informed him that he needed to back off. He did not do so I informed him that I was carrying pepper spray and that I would use it if he did not back off. He remained at close distance, I pulled out my pepper spray and I sprayed him in the eyes.”

— Portland mayor Ted Wheeler (D) told the Oregonian that he was forced to shoot pepper spray directly into the eyes of a member of the public on Sunday night when he was approached by a man who wasn’t wearing a mask.

“When the impeachment proceedings begin in the Senate, it will not be just Donald Trump in the dock. The entire Republican Party will be on trial. And there is every reason to believe that the GOP will fail this test — as it failed every other during the past four years.”

— Max Boot

— John Dickerson

“Particularly when you’re in the situation of almost being in a crisis with the number of cases and hospitalizations and deaths that we have — when you start talking about things that make no sense medically and no sense scientifically, that clearly is not helpful.”

— Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN that the lack of truthfulness from the Trump administration regarding the Covid-19 pandemic “very likely” cost American lives.

— Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson said that now that former President Trump is out of office, he intends to turn the super-PAC’s attention to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), The Hill reports.

Numerati

11%

A new Gallup poll finds just 11% of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.

56%

A new Morning Consult poll finds 56 percent of voters approve of President Biden’s job performance, while 34 percent disapprove.

56%

A new Monmouth poll finds 56% of Americans approve of the House of Representatives impeaching Trump for incitement of insurrection, while 42% disapprove.

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An NPR analysis has found that nearly 1 in 5 people charged over their alleged involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol appear to have a military history.