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Members of the Oath Keepers discussed protecting Rep. Ronny Jackson, a Texas Republican, during the Capitol riot because he had "critical data to protect," according to court documents filed Monday.

"Dr. Ronnie Jackson - on the move," one person wrote in an Oath Keepers group message during the attack on January 6, 2021. "Needs protection. If anyone inside cover him. He has critical data to protect."

"Give him my cell," Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, who faces five federal charges, responded.

The message exchange -- which did not elaborate on what the alleged "critical data" contained -- was among hundreds of pages of newly released text messages and other communications among the right-wing extremist group's leaders made public by seditious conspiracy defendant Edward Vallejo, who is seeking to be released from jail.

Vallejo's criminal defense team has received many of the communications logs from the Justice Department as part of prosecutors' legal obligations to share evidence with him before a trial.

Jackson has denied ever being in touch with the group. The freshman congressman says he stayed during the attack to protect the House floor.

"Like many public figures, Rep. Jackson is frequently talked about by people he does not know," a spokesperson for Jackson told CNN in a statement. "He does not know nor has he ever spoken to the people in question. In fact, he stayed behind with Capitol Police to help defend the House Floor and was one of the last Members to be evacuated."

Republican members of Congress have previously been accused of having ties to rioters, though of the rioters charged, none has been directly connected to lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

In the weeks following the attack, Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee claimed he had seen freshman Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado giving a Capitol tour in the days leading up to the attack but stopped short of suggesting that group had played a role in the riot. In response, Boebert said she had "never given a tour of the U.S. Capitol to any outside group," adding that she had brought members of her family to the Capitol on January 2-3 to commemorate when she was sworn in.

A House Select Committee that's conducting a fact-finding investigation about January 6 separate from the Justice Department's probe has said it wanted information from Republican lawmakers including Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio, Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader. They were asked to provide information voluntarily and have not.

The court document lays out how members of the Oath Keepers were looking forward to offering security for Roger Stone and other far-right figures on the National Mall on January 6 and their plans to bring firearms, medical supplies and other equipment like surgical masks to DC "just in case the pepper spray starts to fly!"

The messages show how leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys communicated after Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's arrest in the days before the riot. Prosecutors had previously revealed texts from Oath Keeper Kelly Meggs in which he mentioned having made "contact" with Proud Boys and the possibility of using them as a "force multiplier" on January 6.

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) had a Saturday meltdown over the 1/6 Committee just as the Committee’s hearing will focus on the forming of the mob that attacked the Capitol.

Rep. Jackson tweeted:

By immediately, Rep. Jackson appears to mean before Tuesday, as the Committee could implicate him in the 1/6 attack on the Capitol.

For some reason, text messages show that the Oath Keepers were focused on providing security for and protecting Rep. Jackson on 1/6.

The 1/6 Committee has been wanting to speak to Rep. Jackson since May.

It is not a coincidence that as the Committee is turning its focus to how the mob was organized that attacked the Capitol, Ronny Jackson starts calling for the investigation to be immediately disbanded.

Rep. Jackson, like so many other House Republicans, appears to be hiding something, but what he is hiding could relate directly to the seditious conspiracy that the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have already been charged with.

Ronny Jackson is melting down for a reason, and we may find out what the 1/6 Committee has on him this week.

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Sarah Jones and Jason Easley at PoliticusUSA's The Daily Substack:

The Trump and Mike Johnson press conference at Mar-a-Lago barely lasted 20 minutes, and what the event might be remembered for isn’t Trump’s various lies about abortion, immigration, or even the value of Mar-a-Lago. Something Mike Johnson said in just a few minutes signaled how Trump plans to handle a potential 2024 election loss.

Johnson said: [You need to understand something, since the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, the motor voter law, allows people to sign up to vote. If an individual averts or states they are a citizen, they don't have to prove it, they can register that person to vote in a federal election. States are prohibited from asking someone to prove that they are a citizen. The federal voter registration form has a check box. If you do that, you're good. That is a serious problem. And what we are going to do is, house Republicans are introducing a bill that will require proof of citizenship to vote. It seems like common sense. All of us would agree we want U.S. Citizens to vote in U.S. Elections. But there are some Democrats who don't want to do that. One of their reasons for this open board that everyone asked, why would they do this? Why the violence? They want to turn these people into voters. Right now, the administration is encouraging illegals to go to the local welfare office to sign up for benefits. When you go to the welfare office they ask you if you would like to register to vote. Many people, we think are going to do that. If the numbers are so high, so many millions of illegals in the country, one out of a hundred, they would cast thousands of votes, that could turn an election. This could impact congressional elections in the country. It could affect the presidential election.] [...]

Johnson and Trump Are Going To Claim That Illegal Immigrants Stole The Election For Biden

Johnson was the architect of the House scheme to block the certification of the 2020 election. He likely won’t be the Speaker of the House when the next election is certified, but what he is doing is creating a path for Trump to challenge the 2024 results in every swing state that he loses. Trump will claim that any swing state that uses motor voter registration that he lost was full of illegal votes for Biden. Trump will demand that the election not be certified, and that all of the swing states that Biden won be thrown out. Johnson knows that a national voter ID law will make it much more difficult for some Democratic leaners to vote, and that the bill that he and Trump are proposing is dead in the water, so the tactic will be to challenge every state that Biden won that is considered a swing state by claiming that illegal voters voted for Biden.

On Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and 2024 GOP nominee Donald Trump trafficked in the lie motor voter registration caused "illegal votes" for President Joe Biden to be tallied in a bid to cause 2020 2.0 in which Trump lied about the election results to falsely declare himself the victor.

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Jamie Raskin Decimates The Biden Bribery GOP Clown Show

After Rep. James Comer and Sen. Chuck Grassley released an FBI document containing debunked Biden bribery claims, Rep. Jamie Raskin took apart the Republicans. Raskin said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: As the antics and pratfalls continue to multiply, it’s now clear that Chairman Comer threatened to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt over a document that Senator Grassley already had in…

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[ad_1] Donald Trump Jr. thinks that Hunter Biden and his laptop are the reason why a Chinese spy balloon is drifting over the United States. Video: Junior says Hunter Biden’s laptop is the reason for the Chinese balloon. pic.twitter.com/kWXyj07tTM — Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) February 3, 2023 Trump Jr. said, “Do you think the billion-dollar Chinese investment into Hunter Biden was because he was a wonderful investor? All those incredible crackheads on Wall Street. There’s lots of them folks. The Chinese, you know, they don’t do any due diligence. They just out billions the same way Oprah hands out books. Stop shoot the thing down, figure out what’s going on, don’t look like a weakling.” Subscribe To Our Newsletter: Trump Jr. then complained that if one percent of this was going on with him and his dad it would be a never-ending global story, but because it is the Bidens, everybody ignores it. According to Donald Trump Jr., America looks weak if the nation doesn’t show Hunter Biden’s laptop who’s boss by shooting down the Chinese spy balloon. None of this makes any sense. Donald Trump Jr. is stringing random things together in the hope that it will all connect Hunter Biden’s laptop to the Chinese spy balloon. A balloon has caused the right to lose its collective mind. The right is terrified of an unarmed balloon that is not as powerful as spy satellites. The Hunter Biden scandal has not taken off, so Donald Trump is trying to launch it by linking Hunter Biden to a spy balloon. Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements. Awards and  Professional Memberships Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association [ad_2] Source link

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House Republicans Mark Holocaust Remembrance Day With A Speech By Fake Jewish Person George Santos https://www.politicususa.com/2023/01/27/george-santos-holocaust-remembrance-day.html via @politicususa

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Congress Crushes Trump's 2024 Coup Plan By Passing Electoral Count Act Reform

Congress Crushes Trump’s 2024 Coup Plan By Passing Electoral Count Act Reform

One of the biggest accomplishments of the current Congress came last after the House passed the omnibus that contained reforms to the Electoral Count Act that will stop Trump’s 2024 coup. Once the refomed Electoral Count Act passed the House, Trump’s hopes of staging another coup attempt in 2024 were crushed. According to a statement from the Campaign Legal Center provided to PoliticusUSA, here…

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Congress Crushes Trump's 2024 Coup Plan By Passing Electoral Count Act Reform

Congress Crushes Trump’s 2024 Coup Plan By Passing Electoral Count Act Reform

Once the refomed Electoral Count Act passed the House, Trump’s hopes of staging another coup attempt in 2024 were crushed. According to a statement from the Campaign Legal Center provided to PoliticusUSA, here is what the updated Electoral Reform Act will do: It prohibits state legislatures from changing the law after Election Day to overrule their voters and the results of the popular…

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The Lincoln Project Blasts McCarthy And McConnell For Not Standing Up To Trump

The Lincoln Project Blasts McCarthy And McConnell For Not Standing Up To Trump

The Lincoln Project pointed out that Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell have been too weak to stand up to Trump, even after he called for terminating the Constitution. The Lincoln Project said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: After leading the violent January 6th, 2021 insurrection against the peaceful transfer of power, Trump’s statement is another grim reminder of his desire to destroy…

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DOJ Is Moving On Possible Trump Government Docs Indictment

The looks of Kash Patel earlier than a federal grand jury investigating Trump’s theft of presidency paperwork exhibits that the DOJ transferring on a possible indictment. CNN reported: Patel spent a number of hours all through the morning of October 13 earlier than a grand jury on the US courthouse in Washington, DC. Nevertheless it’s not clear if Patel answered the grand jury’s questions or declined to reply citing his Fifth Modification protections, which is inside his rights. …. The most recent exercise behind closed doorways reveals how the Justice Division continues to pursue a potential indictment within the Mar-a-Lago matter. The Patel grand jury look, particularly, is indicative of how aggressive prosecutors are being as they proceed to assemble details about what has occurred up up to now. The DOJ investigation hasn’t stopped. Actually, it appears to be transferring pretty shortly for a federal probe. Patel hasn’t been charged with a criminal offense, however he’s Trump’s main alibi. Patel claims to be a witness to Trump verbally declassifying paperwork, although that’s not the authorized course of for doc classification. The Justice Division is just not playing around. Folks might need thought that Trump’s escapades with Decide Cannon had stopped the investigation, however there’s a grand jury investigation whereas Trump tries to purchase extra time in courtroom. At some point quickly, America is likely to be informed that Trump and his associates have been indicted for mishandling authorities paperwork.   Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions. Awards and  Skilled Memberships Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation Supply hyperlink Originally published at SF Newsvine

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Kevin McCarthy Blasted For Pitiful Display Of MAGA Cultism

Kevin McCarthy Blasted For Pitiful Display Of MAGA Cultism

Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s spokesperson blasted Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans for a pitiful display of MAGA cultism on the Capitol steps. Pelosi spokesperson Drew Hammill said in a statement provided to PoliticusUSA: Kevin McCarthy’s pitiful display this morning is only further proof that the MAGA cult in his conference has him in a chokehold. House Republican Leaders spent their morning…

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Pelosi Calls For Filibuster Elimination While Laying Out Agenda To Restore Choice

Pelosi Calls For Filibuster Elimination While Laying Out Agenda To Restore Choice

Speaker Pelosi referred to as for the filibuster to be eradicated as she laid out the Home Democratic agenda to revive selection throughout America. Speaker Pelosi wrote in a Expensive Colleague letter supplied to PoliticusUSA: This weekend, the American individuals spoke out in particular person and in giant numbers about their opposition to the Supreme Courtroom’s disrespect for a girl’s…

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Beyond embracing white supremacists and thinking Nazis are "very fine people"...

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