February 7, 2022 ☼ gop ☼ jan6 ☼ lies
Source: The Washington Post (Link)
For days, Republicans intent upon accusing the Jan. 6 committee of targeting “ordinary” citizens who engaged in “legitimate political discourse” have focused on a supposed case-in-point: an older woman whom the committee subpoenaed after she signed up to be an alternate elector for Donald Trump.
The reality is far less “ordinary” or simple.
The woman in fact appears to be a top GOP official from Michigan — at least according to new comments from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — who led an effort to submit fake electors for the state. It’s both something that could rise to the level of criminal activity, according to some experts, and at the very least would seem relevant to a probe of just how coordinated and organized the effort to overturn the 2020 election was.
Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES): Ottawa is the Capitol City of one of the most important countries in the world, Canada. It is under siege by a highly organized and well funded fascist occupation that is coordinating with, connected to and funded in part, by the American far right. This
Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES): is a profoundly important story that is being covered abysmally in the United States. The autocratic metastasis is spreading and extremists are rising. The confederate flags, Q symbols, Nazi flags and other hate symbols aren’t incidental, coincidental or accidental. The United
Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES): States and Canada share the longest, peaceful, undefended border in world history. We are linked by our values and ideals by our sins and faults. Our histories are interwoven and our peoples deeply connected through love, service, sacrifice, family and freedom. Political violence
Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES): instability, and chaos will not be contained at the border. We have a problem and it is one America and Canada share. People of goodwill and good faith who believe in pluralism and democracy better wake up on both sides of the border. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦