Posted on 06/29/2022 11:54:09 AM PDT by Signalman
Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared that Tuesday has been "a very, very bad day" for former President Donald Trump following the "explosive" House select Jan. 6 committee hearing.
Mulvaney said he does not believe the star witness lied and highlighted five key takeaways on Twitter.
"1) Trump knew the protesters had guns 2) He assaulted his own security team 3) There may be a line from Proud Boys to the WH 4) Top aides asked for pardons 5) The commission thinks they have evidence of witness tampering," he tweeted. "That is a very, very bad day for Trump."
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to Mulvaney's successor as chief of staff, Mark Meadows, delivered testimony Tuesday recounting Trump's behavior in the lead-up to and day of the Capitol riot.
"My guess is that before this is over, we will be hearing testimony from Ornato, Engle, and Meadows. This is explosive stuff. If Cassidy is making this up, they will need to say that. If she isn't they will have to corroborate. I know her. I don't think she is lying," he tweeted.
He was referring to top White House aide Tony Ornato and Bobby Engel, head of Trump’s Secret Service detail, who told Hutchinson about an alleged fit by Trump after he was told he could not travel to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after his speech at the Ellipse near the White House. The president attempted to grab the wheel of the vehicle he was in and lunged for Engel's throat, Hutchinson testified, citing what she had heard from Ornato.
The most striking takeaway from the hearing came from Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) when she revealed graphics detailing alleged pressure from Trump allies on witnesses before the committee, Mulvaney underscored. She did not divulge who had been pressured or who did the pressuring, instead showing transcripts of the alleged remarks.
"The Press is going to focus on some sensational revelations from today: guns, grabbing a secret service agent, etc. But the real bomb that got dropped was the implied charge of witness tampering. If there is hard evidence, that is a serious problem for the former President," he said.
"Cheney's closing is stunning: they think they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. There is an old maxim: it's never the crime, it's always the coverup. Things went very badly for the former President today. My guess is that it will get worse from here," Mulvaney said.
A man walking down the street with his right hand tucked into his buttoned shirt saying, “I am Napoleon, Emperor of the French people,” is not lying either. He is insane, though. What is this woman’s problem? Because she has one.
Never understood why Trump picked him for Chief of Staff. Mulvaney outed himself as an anti-Trumper before Trump chose him.
Exactly..but when someone lies in order to hurt Trump..even though they know they are lying, its totally justified..we truly live in communist russia
Let’s test Mulvaney’s thesis and bring in opposition witnesses to testify and opposition counsel to cross examine Hutchinson.
How about both?
I am so sick of shallow morally corrupt spineless swamp creatures!
This the same 🤡 who said the staff had to sing show tunes to calm PJT down?? Ya that is a new talking point today 🤪🤣
Sad but true.
The J6 committee’s desperation grew exponentially yesterday, if they thought this surprise earthshaking testimony would help their case. My God; IT’S HEARSAY
.....second and third hand information. ....from a young woman who had aspirations to join Trump at Mara Lago but was denied..
...who’s testimony is denied by the actual participants..
..and in which said testimony is littered with contradictons (SUV or the Beast) either of which would be impossible or nearly so for a back-seat passenger to commander the steering wheel.
DjT’s alleged temper-tantrums are not grounds for DoJ charges. Conversely, DoJ’s penchant to charge any Trumper are grounds to ask for a pardon.
Yep, worthless.
I would respect him more if it were true.
Until today, he was in your hood graces.
Why did Trump have sooooooo many bad hires?
I haven’t seen any of the Jan 6 committee members testify.
Some day, Trump will admit to all of this. And there will be hundreds here that will say he’s lying, was a hanger on that got scorned, got bought out or compromised, a bad hire and part of the deep state.
So the SS guys are lying? GTF otta here.
I am still trying to understand where was the witness tampering came from
“ Mick Mulvaney just outed himself as a Traitor and Establishment Clown!”
All I know is that he was chosen by Trump
How many Desantis appointees have denounced Desantis?
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