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Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
The Associated Press ^ | February 15, 2021 | By HOPE YEN

Posted on 02/15/2021 4:15:05 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

WASHINGTON - After former President Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol.

Investigations into the riot were already planned, with Senate hearings scheduled later this month in the Senate Rules Committee. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has asked retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré to lead an immediate review of the Capitol’s security process.

Lawmakers from both parties, speaking on Sunday’s news shows, signaled that even more inquiries were likely. The Senate verdict Saturday, with its 57-43 majority falling 10 votes short of the two-thirds needed to convict Trump, hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: election2020; impeachment
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Step 1. Impeach

Step 2. Investigate

1 posted on 02/15/2021 4:15:06 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

From whom? Let’s be done with the crap.


2 posted on 02/15/2021 4:16:34 AM PST by madison10
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump wasn’t convicted when they were manufacturing evidence.

Maybe real discovery will implicate Antifa and lead to Mitch, Nancy and Chuck.

At this point, what difference does it make?


3 posted on 02/15/2021 4:19:32 AM PST by IncPen ("Inside of every progressive is a Totalitarian screaming to get out" ~ David Horowitz)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

So, will that be before or after the investigation into the riots last summer?


4 posted on 02/15/2021 4:19:45 AM PST by Baldwin77 (The 2020 election was stolen from MY President Trump)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Investigation, gives congress something to do till the next election.


5 posted on 02/15/2021 4:24:33 AM PST by duckman ( Not tired of winning!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Will they be using doctored evidence again? How about we have an investigation into that?


6 posted on 02/15/2021 4:27:05 AM PST by jersey117
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Support for witch hunting grows. More big lies they tell themselves. If anything, I say there is support for investigation into Antifa and BLM and who is pulling the marionette strings.


7 posted on 02/15/2021 4:28:48 AM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Perhaps they could better spend their time investigating widespread election fraud. It was after-all a “Stop The Steal” protest.

Y’know, look at the MOTIVE? Simply denying it doesn’t cut it. I’ll never have confidence in an election until a full forensic audit is conducted in the five counties that stopped the count in the middle of the night.


8 posted on 02/15/2021 4:30:57 AM PST by ole_caddie
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

“Ape Pee”


9 posted on 02/15/2021 4:37:02 AM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Better to investigate this than investigate vote fraud. This is a hot pile of steaming bs.


10 posted on 02/15/2021 4:40:59 AM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Another investigation?

B*tch, please.

CC


11 posted on 02/15/2021 5:05:00 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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And Nancy has just the right person to lead the investigation!


12 posted on 02/15/2021 5:05:09 AM PST by RightLady (Save Western Civilization.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
It's my strong belief that the left's plan for January 6 was to infiltrate the conservative protestors and entice them into violence. We're cartoon characters to the left - they genuinely don't understand us. They assumed that conservatives would behave like the caricatures we are in their eyes. They thought conservatives would get caught up in the moment and destroy the Capitol. Instead, they followed the velvet ropes as the walked in. They thought conservatives would all be armed, and they could set off a chain reaction that would result in a bloodbath - and a national outcry for extreme gun control. It was such a great plan.

None of that happened, because we're not them. But they were so excited over their plan, they just can't give it up. So they're continuing to run with the narrative, even though it's not true. And the media is spinning like mad, helping to create that narrative out of thin air.

13 posted on 02/15/2021 5:05:13 AM PST by NoLongerTrappedInNY
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The UniParty started that Capitol Hill “insurrection” after it became obvious to the rest of the country they had pulled off a coup on behalf of their CCP masters.

The beauty of it all at this point is that their Capitol Hill “false flag” operation appears to be a MAJOR Achilles heel they’re ALL desperately afraid of.

Its why BOTH Pelosi and Mitch went ballistic after failing to drape it around DJT’s neck.


14 posted on 02/15/2021 5:21:54 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sure. Fox needs to investigate hen house.


15 posted on 02/15/2021 5:44:35 AM PST by Fester Chugabrew (No audit. No peace.)
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Inquiry equals pigs to the trough.


16 posted on 02/15/2021 5:48:07 AM PST by Jakarta ex-pat (.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The only death at the site of the riot was the lady who climbed through the window and was felled by a "kill shot" by one of the guards.

Hell, Chicago has more deaths on any given weekend.

17 posted on 02/15/2021 5:52:04 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I say: Bring it. Let’s Investigate the entire matter including “the big lie” that they say started this. Make it all public. No. They won’t do that. They will just complain that criminal charges were not brought. Better that way for propaganda purposes.


18 posted on 02/15/2021 5:53:03 AM PST by Saveourcountry
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Unmitigated Bullshit 🐂💩


19 posted on 02/15/2021 5:55:40 AM PST by GoldenPup
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

AP stylebook “Support grows for...” = Dems want it.
Twitter Trending stylebook “People are saying...” = Liberals want it.


20 posted on 02/15/2021 6:01:06 AM PST by Demiurge2 (Define your terms!)
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