House GOP bristles as a Jan. 6 investigation lands in its lap

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In the days after the deadly Capitol attack on Jan. 6, tension among House Republicans was so high that one of them privately suggested some GOP colleagues be punished for their roles in encouraging the riot.

This GOP lawmaker drafted a list of about half a dozen fellow Republicans who had cheered on the pro-Donald Trump rally that turned violent that day, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the maneuver. The sources said Reps. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) were on the list but declined to identify its author — a sign that the scars from the insurrection remain deeply painful for members of both parties.

But the fact that the list even made the rounds, in hindsight, shows how sharply the political winds have turned for Republicans reckoning with Trump's legacy and future. Only 10 House Republicans voted to impeach the former president for his role in the Jan. 6 riot, and most have said little since on the matter. There is close to zero appetite within their party now to break with Trump.

And Trump is once again the GOP's undisputed kingmaker, holding rallies and flexing his grassroots fundraising might as he seeks to influence Republican primary campaigns. House Democrats are likely to take full advantage of that political reality as they move ahead with a select committee to examine the siege on Congress.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-gop-bristles-as-a-jan-6-investigation-lands-in-its-lap/ar-AALzzPs

[FreepFryer]

1. Benghazi, bitches. (Nt)

[lindysalsagal]

2. Aaaawwww. Isn't that cute? They don't want to have to testify in a hearing.

[Phoenix61]

3. I'm convinced if we squeeze them hard enough

they’ll throw each other under the bus. Especially if we can keep this rolling coming up on the elections.

[PortTack]

4. Undisputed kingmaker? Flexing fundraising...for who?

Did the msn not watch any of the OH rally?

[underpants]

9. That's my take too

Post #7 below

[padah513]

10. I know right?

TFG ain't what he used to be.

[Eyeball_Kid]

17. The press anointed Trump as a powerful kingmaker.

He is, of course, proving to be a loser, but it takes awhile for the press to catch up with reality. We’re waiting for the almighty “inflection point” in which the press “discovers” that Trump is just a madman and criminal who is, politically, a paper tiger with no real power. Think “indictments.”

[LakeArenal]

5. Worms gotta wriggle.

[Budi]

6. Now that they all signed on with tRumps Criminal Mob Enterprise, it's gotta be a clenching moment!

Sitting in their pathetic unity huddle staring up at HER!!

[underpants]

7. Trump is still a king maker? His rallies haven't really sparked much

In fact he just got his rally in Mobile cancelled.

I know they still fear him because who wants to be the second (Liz Cheney) to stick their neck out but it sure feels like his power is draining.

[Elessar Zappa]

8. I think by 2022

he’ll have lost most of his appeal. I’m more afraid of DeSantis.

[Mr.Bill]

13. We control the Senate because

of the candidates he endorsed in Geogia.

[brush]

11. Did House GOPers actually think an attempted coup on the Capitol...

building where they were ensconced in would go uninvestigated? Are they still children who believe in the tooth fairy? No way our astute Speaker was going to let that happen no matter what happened with a Jan. 6 commision being voted down.

The culpability of any GOP members involved is going to come out in televised hearings that will go on for weeks. And then there will be a a highly publicized report that will come out, probably strategically before the mid-term elections.

As for trump being a kingmaker, that's being reassessed as we speak since his recent Ohio rally was a flop with droves leaving for their cars as he droned on. And his scheduled July 4 rally in deep red Alabama has been cancelled by authorities. Come on, he's no kingmaker. He just doesn't know it yet. Deep red Alabama cancelled his rally. He's fading fast.

[Eyeball_Kid]

19. The PRESS doesn't know he's not a kingmaker.

They love the dynamic tension. It creates traffic.

[Trueblue1968]

12. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) MAY GO TO JAIL !!!

HA HA HA HA HA ..... THEY ARE EVIL PIGS

[left-of-center2012]

14. His rally in Ohio wasn't even covered by Fox News

It had to be held in a fairground because no one else wanted him.

[monkeyman1]

15. I'm sure there is more that might !!

[NBachers]

16. 1. Republicans called to testify; 2. They don't show up; 3. Now what?

[Eyeball_Kid]

20. Jerry Nadler will take over.

He’ll give ‘em hell. GOPers had better not get Jerry angry, or he’ll pop his belly button.

[brush]

21. The hearings will be televised and reported on so if they ignore...

subpoenas that just gives their Dem opponents talking points on the campaign trail.

Cowards will be cowards. We just have to use it against them.

[czarjak]

18. J-O-D-E-Y A-R-R-I-N-G-T-O-N too? Trumpbilly Deluxe.