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Day One of the January 6th Committee Hearing: If a hit man orders a hit…

Wednesday, July 27, 2021 marked the first day of the January 6, 2020 Capitol Hill insurrection.

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Testimonies from four U.S. Capitol police officers offered (beyond) revealing testimony about what they went through the day of January 6, 2021 that left two officers dead, multiple officers wounded and another recovering from a heart attack.

When asked about the attacks reduced to just “hugs and kisses”, capitol police offer Aquilino Gonell suggested that the same be offered up to Donald Trump. (He later retracted this comment.)

Officers testified that they were punched, sprayed with contaminants, called racial epithets, beaten with multiple objects (to include flag poles) as they were outnumbered as they tried to gain control, (despite not using their government-issued firearms to defend themselves in the face of a clear and present danger).

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Note republicans were also present during the insurrection, but have somehow, once their lives were spared, have created the narrative that both the hearing select committee, and the hearing itself, are both political.

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Almost every member of the Republican conference understood days immediately after January 6th what had actually happened, and many of them said so publicly, said Liz Cheney (R-RI). The fact that so many members of our leadership, and others, the fact that they have gone from recognizing what happened on the 6th to protesting in front of the Justice Department on behalf of those who were part of the insurrection is something that I can’t explain, Cheney said. “I think it’s a disgrace.”  

As communication equipment could be seen being used by the insurrectionists, the committee hopes to secure evidence showing (and confirming) who gave the marching orders, planning of the insurrection, and what, if any, further actions are being planned by Trump’s supporters like those of January 6th.

READ: The DOJ has issued a statement saying they will not offer immunity for those involved in the insurrection.

Notwithstanding the facts, and the truth revealed, committee members have the daunting task of deciding how they will proceed to bring forth justice and uphold democracy.

“We don’t know where this ends”, said former prosecuting attorney and Sirius XM radio host, Laura Coates, but “no stone should be left unturned.”

The Committee has an upcoming August recess, however Bennie Thompson has suggested that the committee members should be made aware that they may 
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