No mention of the Jan 4 Pentagon memo? WTF?

[theneworiginal]

Did I miss it? This was a compelling, chilling, tangible connection to Trump by his newly-installed Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller who had the National Guard stand down. It placed special conditions on authorizing troops, limitations on resources and orders for troops to refrain from engagement and arrests. This was from Trump's guy. It is no stretch to say that the memo had Trump's fingerprints all over it and was done in anticipation of what he KNEW was going to happen. It showed his participation in the process, his influence in the horrific outcome. It severely compromised the safety of the Capital and law enforcement personnel.

Why wasn't this front and center?

[Irish_Dem]

1. I don't know why they did not bring up this issue. Seems important.

[soothsayer]

2. Seems that those conditions reflected what dc mayor bowser asked for

I would have liked to have learned more about that, and generally why no help arrived for so long, but those investigations are probably going to take longer.

[secondwind]

3. I just asked this on another thread................

[CanonRay]

4. Miller should have been subpoenaed to testify.

but probably would have claimed the 5th.

[Ilsa]

5. I think they would have used it if

1) they knew about it, and
2) its net value was positive for the prosecution. There must be something in that news item that is not helpful.

[beastie boy]

6. There may be other shoes to be dropped, and Jan 4 is a part of it.

If they bring Jan 4 now, anything related to it will have to be made public.

[2naSalit]

7. The only way that I can see them not using it is if...

They are saving it for a grand jury and criminal charges.

[theneworiginal]

8. Why would using it now preclude that?

That criminal charge idea is my political wet dream, so don't tease me.

[2naSalit]

9. I don't know why they didn't use it...

But I am anticipating a long list of criminal trials during the year.

[autorank]

10. Questionable provenance

That memo explains a great deal and gathers known events in one place. If an accurate replica of a verifiable document, it is utterly devastating and would have provided the ultimate vehicle to force guilty votes.

Inability to assure the memo's provenance has to explain why it wasn't used, imho. The risks of even mentioning it would be too great. And, recall that the evil genius, Karl Rove, is still around. His best move was leaking the truth through a vulnerable and seemingly unreliable source, pointing to the source's clear vulnerability, and then denying the facts based on his attack on the source.