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When McCarthy called Trump and said the Capitol was under siege, POTUS initially blamed Antifa, JHB says.
McC pushed back and said the rioters were Trump supporters.
“Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump replied. https://twitter.com/HerreraBeutler/status/1360419828721401856
McC pushed back and said the rioters were Trump supporters.
“Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are,” Trump replied. https://twitter.com/HerreraBeutler/status/1360419828721401856
. @HerreraBeutler told constituents during town hall that Trump’s call with McCarthy on 1/6 was “chilling”
“The president was basically saying ‘nah, I’m OK with this’” as the Capitol was under attack, JHB said. http://www.chronline.com/news/as-impeachable-as-it-gets-herrera-beutler-seizes-opportunity-to-defend-impeachment-vote-at-town/article_9a512d0e-6b08-11eb-b5ca-83d6beb29bd8.html
“The president was basically saying ‘nah, I’m OK with this’” as the Capitol was under attack, JHB said. http://www.chronline.com/news/as-impeachable-as-it-gets-herrera-beutler-seizes-opportunity-to-defend-impeachment-vote-at-town/article_9a512d0e-6b08-11eb-b5ca-83d6beb29bd8.html
JHB also told her local paper, The Daily News, last month about the McCarthy/Trump call on 1/6.
“The President said, ‘Kevin, they’re not my people.’”
“‘Yes they are, they just came through my windows and my staff is running for cover. Yeah, they’re your people. Call them off”
“The President said, ‘Kevin, they’re not my people.’”
“‘Yes they are, they just came through my windows and my staff is running for cover. Yeah, they’re your people. Call them off”
Link here to The Daily News story from 1/17 https://tdn.com/news/herrera-beutler-works-hard-to-spread-facts-about-jan-6-says-her-decision-was-personal/article_07c75c39-59df-5f59-b9ef-fd50ba6104f2.html
RASKIN says they now want to call Rep. @HerreraBeutler to testify about McCarthy/Trump call on Jan. 6
Defense replies by saying they will need 100 depositions
Defense replies by saying they will need 100 depositions
Defense attorney VDV says @GOPLeader McCARTHY refutes the account of the Jan. 6 call with Trump, calls the report "rumor"
VDV says he'll have to call @SpeakerPelosi and @KamalaHarris as witnesses
Senators burst into laughter when defense attorney VDV says he want to take depositions in person in his office in Philadelphia, including Kamala Harris
Senate voting NOW whether to call witnesses
We will have witnesses. Romney, Murkowski, Sasse and Collin all vote YES.
Graham then changes his vote to yes, presumably to support idea of calling witnesses for the defense team
Graham then changes his vote to yes, presumably to support idea of calling witnesses for the defense team
Senate vote is 55-45 to call witnesses. 5 Republicans side with all Democrats
House sources said Dems would try to call witnesses and prolong the impeachment trial if they felt things were going well for them.
Senate votes to hear witnesses in Trump trial https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538733-democrats-call-for-herrera-beutler-to-testify-in-trump-impeachment
. @maziehirono tells us she wants Trump to be deposed
McConnell has left the Senate floor and went back into his office
GOP senators now saying they are expecting a bipartisan deal on witnesses any minute.
So unlikely this will be something that drags out for days or weeks
So unlikely this will be something that drags out for days or weeks
BRAUN says Rs are prepared to allow a news article about the McCarthy/Trump call based on JHB account, into the record in exchange for Dems dropping request to depose JHB. Trial would proceed to closing arguments and final vote today. Per pool
COONS says most senators would be on board with this plan to enter JHB statement into record https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1360641422370684931
. @SenBrianSchatz on admitting JHB statement into record: “I think it’s a reasonable deal” Per pool.
