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Organizers of the January 6 mob at the U.S. Capitol say they participated in "dozens" of planning meetings with members of Congress and Trump White House staff in the lead-up to the violent insurrection that sought to overturn the results of the election.1
In a jaw-dropping exclusive by Rolling Stone, two sources who are cooperating with the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack have named Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene and six other GOP members of Congress as having coordinated and planned the events of January 6. The sources even said that one of the GOP members promised them a "blanket pardon" from the Trump White House.2
This bombshell report comes on the heels of the House voting last week to hold former Donald Trump strategist Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena from the January 6 select committee.3
Last Sunday, CBS's "Face the Nation" played a segment from Bannon's own podcast the day before the insurrection in which he said, "All hell is gonna break loose tomorrow. It's going to be moving. It's going to be quick. And all I can say is strap in .... tomorrow it's game day."4
The 14th Amendment says that someone who "engaged in insurrection" cannot serve in Congress. The Democratic majority must do everything in their power to remove the members of Congress who incited violence and attempted to violently overturn the results of the 2020 election and have been seeking to obstruct the investigation and support the violent insurrectionists ever since.5
That's why MoveOn is leading a massive effort to hold the insurrectionists accountable by demanding their immediate resignation or expulsion from Congress. We're prepared to go big with TV ads, billboards, and "homepage takeover" ads blanketing the websites of local newspapers in the seditionists' districts, as well as people-powered efforts to lift up the voices of their own constituents calling for their resignation and expulsion—on top of efforts to push corporate donors to stop funding insurrectionist Republicans—and we need your help to ensure we have the resources to hold these traitors accountable.
Will you start a $5 monthly donation to help make this work possible and keep it going for as long as it takes to remove these insurrectionists from Congress?
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In addition to Marjorie Taylor Greene, the other GOP representatives identified as being involved in the planning of the January 6 events include Representatives Paul Gosar of Arizona, Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Mo Brooks of Alabama, Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Andy Biggs of Arizona, and Louie Gohmert of Texas.6
Rolling Stone also reported that Ali Alexander, who helped organize the events of January 6, said in a since-deleted livestream broadcast that Gosar, Brooks, and Biggs helped him formulate the strategy. At the time, he said, "I was the person who came up with the Jan. 6 idea with Congressman Gosar, Congressman Mo Brooks, and Congressman Andy Biggs. We four schemed up on putting maximum pressure on Congress while they were voting so that ... we could change the hearts and the minds of Republicans who were in that body hearing our loud roar from outside."7
We cannot let the violence we saw on January 6—resulting in the deaths of Capitol police officers, more than 100 injuries, and more damage to the Capitol than any event since the War of 1812—become a normalized part of the GOP playbook.
There must be clear, legal consequences—including for any members of Congress who helped organize the protests, encouraged the violence, provided information that helped with the planning of the attacks, or have covered up for the coup in the months since.
We have an ambitious plan to hold Rep. Greene and the other January 6 seditionists accountable:
And if the GOP seditionists aren't removed by resignation or expulsion, they must be defeated for re-election when they face the voters in 2022.
But our resources come from our members, and we can't make it happen without you. Will you chip in $5 a month to power this work for as long as it takes?
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Together, we will not let incitements to white supremacist violence become normalized or swept under the rug.
Thanks for all you do.
–Justin, Melissa, Corinne, Tzyh, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in 'Dozens' of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff," Rolling Stone, October 24, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159393?t=7&akid=309444%2E40999114%2EOq4uk9
2. Ibid.
3. "House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena," CNN, October 21, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159395?t=9&akid=309444%2E40999114%2EOq4uk9
4. "Jan. 6 committee chair: 'No question' Capitol riot was a premeditated attack," The Hill, October 25, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159396?t=11&akid=309444%2E40999114%2EOq4uk9
5. "The 14th Amendment’s Disqualification Provision and the Events of Jan. 6," Lawfare, January 19, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/149638?t=13&akid=309444%2E40999114%2EOq4uk9
6. "EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff," Rolling Stone, October 24, 2021
https://act.moveon.org/go/159393?t=15&akid=309444%2E40999114%2EOq4uk9
7. Ibid.
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