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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,972 posts)
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 03:03 PM Jan 2022

Newt Gingrich just threatened the members of the January 6 committee with jail time

As the House's January 6 committee continues its work to get to the bottom of what happened before, during and after the riot at the US Capitol, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has a warning for them: If Republicans take over the House, you could well be arrested.

Yes, really.

"I think when you have a Republican Congress, this is all going to come crashing down," Gingrich told Fox's Maria Bartiromo. "And the wolves are going to find out that they're now sheep and they're the ones who are in fact, I think, face a real risk of jail for the kinds of laws they're breaking."

Which raises a simple question: What laws does Gingrich believe the members of the committee -- which includes two Republican House members -- are violating exactly?

It will surprise you not at all that a) Gingrich didn't say and b) Bartiromo didn't ask. (What did she say? "Well, this is such great analysis.&quot

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/analysis-newt-gingrich-just-threatened-the-members-of-the-january-6-committee-with-jail-time/ar-AAT5Kj3

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Newt Gingrich just threatened the members of the January 6 committee with jail time (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 OP
And newt is a former member of Congress too...he's as pathetic as they come, probably worse SWBTATTReg Jan 2022 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jan 2022 #2
I'd say he's worried that the public hearings will sink Repug chances in Nov. election. patphil Jan 2022 #3
Hey Newt nykym Jan 2022 #4
Contract on America. n/t DEbluedude Jan 2022 #5

SWBTATTReg

(22,121 posts)
1. And newt is a former member of Congress too...he's as pathetic as they come, probably worse
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 03:12 PM
Jan 2022

now that no one listens to newt anymore.

Nothing like being jury, judge, executioner, eh, newt?

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

patphil

(6,173 posts)
3. I'd say he's worried that the public hearings will sink Repug chances in Nov. election.
Mon Jan 24, 2022, 03:24 PM
Jan 2022

I'm sure he knows a lot about the planning of the insurrection that we don't know, even if he had no direct involvement.

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