Thank you Robert, for mentioning the current status of Kari Lake's pathetic attempt at litigating a fairy tale. I had not heard nor read about the latest details yet. Her behavior is and was disgusting. I'm so glad her law suit is failing. You've made my night!
I appreciated your summary, Robert because today was the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at least in Santa Clara County (perhaps nationwide). 10,300 steps starting at 8 am meant I missed the live broadcast of the House's January 6th committee. If a very amateur's couple of pictures of birding might uplift your readers - tired of the narcissistic Trump and Sinema news and the seditious and vile acts of groups committed to tearing down our democracy, I am happy to share nature:https://photos.app.goo.gl/pYwXJZt4cFoXmsBL8
Dec 20, 2022·edited Dec 20, 2022Liked by Robert B. Hubbell
First, Speaker Pelosi, Democrats and several (but far too few) Republicans house members demonstrated how our Constitutional democracy works by appointing the J6 Committee to investigate the events leading up to and including January 6, 2021. The J6 has done honor to our Constitution, our government, and our Democracy.
Trumps' effort to undermine the credibility of US elections started before the November 2016 election where he claimed if he lost, it would be a result of voter fraud. He then continued that same criminal effort during the Pandemic to claim that mail-in voting would result in voter fraud. Further, in his effort to further undermine the Nov 2020 election, he and his USPS appointee, Louis DeJoy, conspired to reduce US mail service to impair mail-in voting. And, as the article points out, the Republican Party, including Mitch McConnell, blocked all efforts to help states deal with the increase in mail-in voting.
The bottom line is that this conspiracy by Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party to defraud the United States and its voters was a vast, long term effort that continues even to this day!
Thank you, Mr. Hubbell, for an excellent summary of the Committee's Report. It provides a solid ground from which to think about the layers upon layers of complexity that often seem impenetrable.
I agree that shining a light right through that tangle is the simple, unprecedented fact of the Committee itself. They actually did what they did, against all possible odds.
And they did it with a combination of professionalism, meticulous organization, clarity of purpose, and just plain damed Style, that I don't believe I've ever seen before. And, again, to summarize your thought, THEY DID IT!
Thanks, Robert, for an excellent summation of the summation. It's amazing how much Trump accomplished in the two months between Election Day and J6. Imagine what he could have accomplished (or other damage he could have wrought) if he'd done his damn job!
The January 6th Committee figuratively "connected all the dots."
Your bullet point summary does the same.
It strikes me that the MAGA followers have had the option all along of accepting reality, and finding the off ramp. However, there is a phrase that continued to apply to them:
Thanks Robert. This summary of the report is a keeper - for future reference as I discuss this with others.
I have a bottle of champagne chilling in the basement which will be popped open when I read Jack Smith's recommendation - I will pour right after I fly the American Flag on the front of our house.
I’m old enough to remember Watergate. Indeed, I was practicing law by then. And more than half a century later, I recall—though not with precision—the growing sense that the net was closing around the Nixon cabal and that the Constitution would be vindicated. The Senate and House Watergate committees (in the House it was the Judiciary Committee) live in history as high points of American democracy at work. The January 6th Committee will join them and, if anything, be more respected for its professionalism, dedication, honesty and courage. With any luck, we shall not need to see their like again.
I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I don't understand why the insurrection case against the former president is "more complex and time-consuming." He did it on national TV in the speech prior to the riot. I'm not even an old country lawyer like the one who presided over the Watergate hearings, but public commission of a crime seems pretty damning to me and, I'm willing to wager, had it been you, me, or one of your other readers we'd already be in jail. I have no need to read the Committee's report for the existence of which I'm very grateful but would make a good juror because I can swear under oath and without fear of punishment for perjury that I could, if the evidence warranted, find the former president innocent of the crimes for which he should be indicted; I just don't think such evidence exists or it would already have been presented.
Thank you for your excellent summary and distillation of the House Select J6 Committee public hearings and findings summary today. Regardless of your like or dislike, support or opposition of DJT, in the final analysis, the only thing that matters if and when DJT is indicted and tried for alleged crimes is what a jury finds is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. We all have views, opinions, and strong feelings about that issue. To that end, it is my intention to take the time to read the full report summary when it is published and labor through the most important portions of the full report when published. I am going to make this herculean effort as I believe strongly that this is among the most important historical events of recent years, and it is important as an avid student of history and government to have as complete, accurate, and unbiased a picture of these events as possible.
It is now the responsibility of the DOJ to do likewise, further investigate as appropriate, and make decisions about who to charge for what crimes for which sufficient evidence exists to prove them to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
It will then be our job to form our own views about those charged, the evidence of what transpired, and why to determine what we believe should be done to be sure our country is never again faced with similar criminality, violence, and violations of revered democratic norms. I wish to be as well prepared as possible to make those judgments.
I just read this from Dan Pfeiffer and I thought I would share it.
“ r, the Republicans abandoning Trump over his legal troubles and penchant for dining with Nazis are not doing so out of moral outrage or concern over the fate of the Republic. This is about electability. Pure and simple. Trump’s political troubles worsened when the Republican Party followed the MAGA King over a cliff in 2022. If the GOP had won the House by a large margin and taken the Senate on the backs of Trump’s candidates, the reaction to these recent troubles would be very, very different.
Ultimately, it is on this question of electability where the referral and other legal problems will manifest themselves. And that is a pretty depressing statement about the parties that make up our two party system.“
Thank you Robert, for mentioning the current status of Kari Lake's pathetic attempt at litigating a fairy tale. I had not heard nor read about the latest details yet. Her behavior is and was disgusting. I'm so glad her law suit is failing. You've made my night!
I appreciated your summary, Robert because today was the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at least in Santa Clara County (perhaps nationwide). 10,300 steps starting at 8 am meant I missed the live broadcast of the House's January 6th committee. If a very amateur's couple of pictures of birding might uplift your readers - tired of the narcissistic Trump and Sinema news and the seditious and vile acts of groups committed to tearing down our democracy, I am happy to share nature:https://photos.app.goo.gl/pYwXJZt4cFoXmsBL8
First, Speaker Pelosi, Democrats and several (but far too few) Republicans house members demonstrated how our Constitutional democracy works by appointing the J6 Committee to investigate the events leading up to and including January 6, 2021. The J6 has done honor to our Constitution, our government, and our Democracy.
I have one comment.
Perhaps the J6 Committee was constrained by time. Trump and the Republican Party's effort to defraud the United States began well before the election of November 4, 2020. I refer you to this article in The NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/15/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-claims.html.
Trumps' effort to undermine the credibility of US elections started before the November 2016 election where he claimed if he lost, it would be a result of voter fraud. He then continued that same criminal effort during the Pandemic to claim that mail-in voting would result in voter fraud. Further, in his effort to further undermine the Nov 2020 election, he and his USPS appointee, Louis DeJoy, conspired to reduce US mail service to impair mail-in voting. And, as the article points out, the Republican Party, including Mitch McConnell, blocked all efforts to help states deal with the increase in mail-in voting.
The bottom line is that this conspiracy by Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party to defraud the United States and its voters was a vast, long term effort that continues even to this day!
Thank you, Mr. Hubbell, for an excellent summary of the Committee's Report. It provides a solid ground from which to think about the layers upon layers of complexity that often seem impenetrable.
I agree that shining a light right through that tangle is the simple, unprecedented fact of the Committee itself. They actually did what they did, against all possible odds.
And they did it with a combination of professionalism, meticulous organization, clarity of purpose, and just plain damed Style, that I don't believe I've ever seen before. And, again, to summarize your thought, THEY DID IT!
Thank you, again
Thanks, Robert, for an excellent summation of the summation. It's amazing how much Trump accomplished in the two months between Election Day and J6. Imagine what he could have accomplished (or other damage he could have wrought) if he'd done his damn job!
The January 6th Committee figuratively "connected all the dots."
Your bullet point summary does the same.
It strikes me that the MAGA followers have had the option all along of accepting reality, and finding the off ramp. However, there is a phrase that continued to apply to them:
They see what they believe.
I love how you answer our questions before we even ask them, Robert. Saves a lot of back-and-forth!
Your "Summary for Dummies" keeps my head from throbbing as well. Many thanks.
Thanks Robert. This summary of the report is a keeper - for future reference as I discuss this with others.
I have a bottle of champagne chilling in the basement which will be popped open when I read Jack Smith's recommendation - I will pour right after I fly the American Flag on the front of our house.
I’m old enough to remember Watergate. Indeed, I was practicing law by then. And more than half a century later, I recall—though not with precision—the growing sense that the net was closing around the Nixon cabal and that the Constitution would be vindicated. The Senate and House Watergate committees (in the House it was the Judiciary Committee) live in history as high points of American democracy at work. The January 6th Committee will join them and, if anything, be more respected for its professionalism, dedication, honesty and courage. With any luck, we shall not need to see their like again.
The last paragraph is the question I had while reading this abbreviated report from MSNBC on a NYT article. I know it's off subject, but in my opinion, our failures as a party start with simple, no brainer blunders like this one. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/incoming-gop-congressman-accused-radical-public-deceptions-rcna62367
Nice piece of writing Mr. and Mrs. Hubbell. Thanks.
Thank you, Robert Hubble, for your summary clarification of the J6 report.
Great letter. What is the source of the final quote: “Do not be fooled…”
I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I don't understand why the insurrection case against the former president is "more complex and time-consuming." He did it on national TV in the speech prior to the riot. I'm not even an old country lawyer like the one who presided over the Watergate hearings, but public commission of a crime seems pretty damning to me and, I'm willing to wager, had it been you, me, or one of your other readers we'd already be in jail. I have no need to read the Committee's report for the existence of which I'm very grateful but would make a good juror because I can swear under oath and without fear of punishment for perjury that I could, if the evidence warranted, find the former president innocent of the crimes for which he should be indicted; I just don't think such evidence exists or it would already have been presented.
Thank you for your excellent summary and distillation of the House Select J6 Committee public hearings and findings summary today. Regardless of your like or dislike, support or opposition of DJT, in the final analysis, the only thing that matters if and when DJT is indicted and tried for alleged crimes is what a jury finds is proven beyond a reasonable doubt. We all have views, opinions, and strong feelings about that issue. To that end, it is my intention to take the time to read the full report summary when it is published and labor through the most important portions of the full report when published. I am going to make this herculean effort as I believe strongly that this is among the most important historical events of recent years, and it is important as an avid student of history and government to have as complete, accurate, and unbiased a picture of these events as possible.
It is now the responsibility of the DOJ to do likewise, further investigate as appropriate, and make decisions about who to charge for what crimes for which sufficient evidence exists to prove them to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
It will then be our job to form our own views about those charged, the evidence of what transpired, and why to determine what we believe should be done to be sure our country is never again faced with similar criminality, violence, and violations of revered democratic norms. I wish to be as well prepared as possible to make those judgments.
I just read this from Dan Pfeiffer and I thought I would share it.
“ r, the Republicans abandoning Trump over his legal troubles and penchant for dining with Nazis are not doing so out of moral outrage or concern over the fate of the Republic. This is about electability. Pure and simple. Trump’s political troubles worsened when the Republican Party followed the MAGA King over a cliff in 2022. If the GOP had won the House by a large margin and taken the Senate on the backs of Trump’s candidates, the reaction to these recent troubles would be very, very different.
Ultimately, it is on this question of electability where the referral and other legal problems will manifest themselves. And that is a pretty depressing statement about the parties that make up our two party system.“