Among the revelations from the most recent round of hearings held by the House Select Comittee on the January 6 coup attempt were details about the "unhinged" meeting in the Oval Office on December 18 to plan the events of that day.
The meeting included the usual election conspiracy theorists like attorney Sidney Powell and and Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, as well as a number of Members of Congress.
Now, following the release of the logs of the meeting, we know exactly which Members of Congress were there, and it's pretty much exactly who you'd expect—a veritable who's who of the Republican Party's conspiracy theory peddlers.
\u201cWhite House visitor logs revealed by the Jan. 6 committee show that 10 Republican members of Congress attended a Dec. 21 meeting focused on pressuring Mike Pence to help overturn the 2020 election.\nhttps://t.co/TJiGCCJQTe\u201d— Axios (@Axios) 1657655777
The logs reveal that among the 10 Congressional attendees were the Republicans who have been spinning former Republican President Donald Trump's "Big Lie" in attempts to overturn the election for nearly two years now.
Texas Representative Louie Gohmert and Arizona Representative Paul Gosar, who was instrumental in Trump's attempts to overturn the surprise victory of Democratic President Joe Biden in that state, were present as were right-wing trolls like Representatives Jim Jordan of Ohio and accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz of Florida.
Perhaps simultaneously most interesting and most unsurprising was the presence of Georgia Representative and QAnon devotee Marjorie Taylor Greene, who attended the meeting despite not even having yet been sworn into her seat.
Others, including conspiracist Republican Alabama Representative Mo Brooks joined the meeting virtually.
The meeting was one of the cornerstones of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, which has provided insight into the workings of Trump's inner circle during the January 6 coup and in the days leading up to it.
The meeting centered on Trumpworld's strategy to have former Vice President Mike Pence reject the Electoral College's vote on January 6 and seat so-called "alternate electors" at a later date who would elect Trump instead of Biden. Pence of course refused to do so because there was no legal justification for such a move.
The December 18 meeting is among the most damning events that link Trump himself directly to the planning and execution of the coup attempt and aligns with testimony from former acting Deputy Attorney General Richard Donohue, who said Trump told him to "just say the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the Republican Congressmen."
On Twitter, people were not the least bit surprised to see the names that appeared on the list, but the revelation left them angrily calling for everyone involved to be brought to justice.
\u201cIt\u2019s always the people you most suspect \n\nhttps://t.co/tbMTKcy5Cv\u201d— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1657697858
\u201cRemember all you people who said, \u201clet\u2019s not call it a coup\u201d? I do. Would love to see some of you actually take responsibility for your gaslighting and factual error on that day. https://t.co/36OhScGv2R\u201d— Julia Ioffe (@Julia Ioffe) 1657680268
\u201cIn a rational country, Biggs, Gosar, Lesko would not be re-elected. \n\nCalling on AZ voters to be rational.\n\nhttps://t.co/grvML4C9Ux\u201d— Ann Heitland (@Ann Heitland) 1657666329
\u201cAt least 10 House Republicans attended White House meeting on pressuring Pence the day before the attempted coup.\n\nThey should be expelled from Congress immediately so they can focus on the criminal indictments coming their way. https://t.co/d0akMe6cZa\u201d— Brad Bo \u262e\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@Brad Bo \u262e\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8) 1657686375
\u201cA list of Republicans who should be against the wall at sunup if actual treason & sedition rules were being followed. Pressuring a sitting VP to break election laws?? (I don\u2019t believe in the death penalty, but if I did here\u2019s the list)\n\nhttps://t.co/douPtPY3NG\n\n#Jan6thHearings\u201d— Jacob Nordby (@Jacob Nordby) 1657663892
\u201cNot surprised that @RepScottPerry was among these insurrectionists. Vote for @ShamaineDaniels for PA 10! https://t.co/QIWY9cXt7y\u201d— StarmanRWC \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (@StarmanRWC \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08) 1657684057
\u201cSo maybe the reason that McConnell didn't indict trump is because too many Republicans were guilty & he was afraid it would open up pandoras box into their illegality & they would be investigated.\nAre they still quietly plotting a coup? I think so. https://t.co/XS0piLFt5Q\u201d— Sandi is Pissed off in Texas \u2640\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf0a (@Sandi is Pissed off in Texas \u2640\ud83d\udc78\ud83c\udf0e\ud83c\udf0a) 1657671438
\u201cthere were at least 10 republicans in the house of representatives who directly participated in an assault on the peaceful and democratic transfer of power in america. all must leave office one way or another https://t.co/SkwAMzVy6i\u201d— coordinated drip campaign \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83e\udd91\ud83d\udc0c\ud83d\ude82\ud83c\udfd7\ud83e\udd20\ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\udc35 (@coordinated drip campaign \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6\ud83e\udd91\ud83d\udc0c\ud83d\ude82\ud83c\udfd7\ud83e\udd20\ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\udc35) 1657694072
\u201cThe @GOP is full of #traitors. Anti-#American. https://t.co/Uf8gShauII\u201d— Isaac O'Bannon #Veteran #Equality #RestoreRoe (@Isaac O'Bannon #Veteran #Equality #RestoreRoe) 1657685493
A number of attendees at the meeting, including Gaetz, requested pardons in advance for their participation, indicating that everyone involved knew the gravity of the high crimes they were committing.
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