Re: January 6, 2021: Insurrection or “normal tourist” visitation?
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:42 am
Thought this was a good article and overview of the J6 Commission's findings and referral:
https://www.thebulwark.com/four-crimes- ... for-trump/
The part on the scheme of fake electors ("Conspiracy to Make a False Statement") really interested me. Here's some of the text:
"'The certifications signed by Trump electors in multiple States were patently false,” the report says. “Vice President Biden won each of those States, and the relevant State authorities had so certified. It can hardly be disputed that the false slates of electors were material, as nothing can be more material to the Joint Session of Congress to certify the election than the question of which candidate won which States.'
The report notes that while some of the signatories may have believed the certificates would only be used if Trump won relevant legal cases challenging the results, that rationale cannot apply to Trump himself: “President Trump (including acting through co-conspirators such as John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro) relied on the existence of those fake electors as a basis for asserting that the Vice President could reject or delay certification of the Biden electors,” the report explains.
The only “remaining question is who engaged in this conspiracy,” committee investigators write. Who might some of those people be? For one, the report specifically names Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel:
Anticipating that the Eastman strategy for January 6th would be implemented, President Trump worked with a handful of others to prepare a series of false Trump electoral slates for seven States Biden actually won. President Trump personally conducted a teleconference with Eastman and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel “a few days before December 14” and solicited the RNC’s assistance with the scheme. McDaniel agreed to provide that assistance.
In sum:
The evidence indicates that he entered into an agreement with Eastman and others to make the false statement (the fake electoral certificates), by deceitful or dishonest means, and at least one member of the conspiracy engaged in at least one overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy (e.g. President Trump and Eastman’s call to Ronna McDaniel)."
Here's another summary: The defeated President, a right-wing lawyer and former clerk to Clarence Thomas, and the RNC Chair conspired to mock up false documents intended to be used to derail an official proceeding necessary to the proper and peaceful transfer of power after a national election.
https://www.thebulwark.com/four-crimes- ... for-trump/
The part on the scheme of fake electors ("Conspiracy to Make a False Statement") really interested me. Here's some of the text:
"'The certifications signed by Trump electors in multiple States were patently false,” the report says. “Vice President Biden won each of those States, and the relevant State authorities had so certified. It can hardly be disputed that the false slates of electors were material, as nothing can be more material to the Joint Session of Congress to certify the election than the question of which candidate won which States.'
The report notes that while some of the signatories may have believed the certificates would only be used if Trump won relevant legal cases challenging the results, that rationale cannot apply to Trump himself: “President Trump (including acting through co-conspirators such as John Eastman and Kenneth Chesebro) relied on the existence of those fake electors as a basis for asserting that the Vice President could reject or delay certification of the Biden electors,” the report explains.
The only “remaining question is who engaged in this conspiracy,” committee investigators write. Who might some of those people be? For one, the report specifically names Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel:
Anticipating that the Eastman strategy for January 6th would be implemented, President Trump worked with a handful of others to prepare a series of false Trump electoral slates for seven States Biden actually won. President Trump personally conducted a teleconference with Eastman and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel “a few days before December 14” and solicited the RNC’s assistance with the scheme. McDaniel agreed to provide that assistance.
In sum:
The evidence indicates that he entered into an agreement with Eastman and others to make the false statement (the fake electoral certificates), by deceitful or dishonest means, and at least one member of the conspiracy engaged in at least one overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy (e.g. President Trump and Eastman’s call to Ronna McDaniel)."
Here's another summary: The defeated President, a right-wing lawyer and former clerk to Clarence Thomas, and the RNC Chair conspired to mock up false documents intended to be used to derail an official proceeding necessary to the proper and peaceful transfer of power after a national election.
