The DOJ hearing is really something
Comparing Trump to Nixon has always been imperfect for a variety of reasons, but never have the parallels been as clear as during a hearing in which two top former DOJ officials testified about Trump wanting to use the department for strictly partisan political purposes.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) June 23, 2022
Here are some preliminary highlights just in case you are unable to watch. It will never stop being shocking. I’ll add to it as the hearing continues. These are in reverse order.
The House members who asked for a pardon, according to former Mark Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson's 1/6 testimony:
— The Recount (@therecount) June 23, 2022
• Gaetz (R-FL)
• Brooks (R-AL)
• Biggs (R-AZ)
• Gohmert (R-TX)
• Perry (R-PA)
• Greene (R-GA) pic.twitter.com/gkQrC8zwBb
Donoghue testifies that he received a call even after his scheme to replace Rosen with Clark blew up about a truck purportedly full of shredded ballots in Georgia pic.twitter.com/Uem0ItAMhV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
"You're going to lose your entire [DOJ] leadership … you could have hundreds of hundreds of resignations of the leadership of your entire Justice Department because of your actions. What that's going to say about you?"- Donoghue on what he told Trump about possibly firing Rosen pic.twitter.com/s7RSixhCmV
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
Former Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller testified that he actually contacted an Italian government official to investigate the insane conspiracy theory about satellites changing votes. pic.twitter.com/9Yia28Ivlf
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
"Pure insanity" — Kinzinger details how a crazy conspiracy theory about Italian satellites changing votes from Trump to Biden quickly made its way from the fringe of the internet to the White House pic.twitter.com/YO9UkB9UTO
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
incredible https://t.co/L7DeSM35tl
— John Iadarola (@johniadarola) June 23, 2022
"It was so extreme to me I had a hard time getting my head around it initially" — Donoghue on the letter Clark wanted DOJ to send to Georgia basically calling for a new slate of electors pic.twitter.com/7mgMp50cnF
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
Giuliani during his deposition on why Jeffrey Clark was given election related responsibilities: "Somebody should be put in charge of the Justice Department who isn't frightened of what is going to be done to their reputation." pic.twitter.com/ftAtGd66zQ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
here's one of Donoghue's handwritten notes from his December 27 conversation with Trump pic.twitter.com/SPi02vvpCN
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022
Former acting deputy attorney general Richard Donoghue details a lengthy December 27 meeting with Trump in which Trump urgently implored him to investigate his election lies. Donoghue says he refuted Trump's claims one by one. pic.twitter.com/xkQmERLrEs
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 23, 2022