The Right Stuff: Failure, corruption evident in Jan. 6 Committee: Part 2

By Earl Heal:Published September 12, 2022

The previous Right Stuff column listed required answers from the Select Committee to numerous investigation topics to prevent any future Capitol attacks. None have yet been reported. All committee investigations reported illustrate attempts to support a predetermined conclusion connecting White House actions to igniting the rioting. The bias of the Select Committee is illustrated by the following deceptive statements provided to the public during the committee’s hearings.

• Committee chairman Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, claimed rioters were “savagely beating and killing law enforcement officers. Fact: No police officer was killed during the riot. One unarmed nonviolent protestor was killed by police. • Committee member Rep. Elaine Luriek, D-Virginia, faulted “. . . the tragic death of . . . Police Officer Brian Sicknick who succumbed to his injuries suffered during the riot.” Fact: Coroner ruled the police officer died of “natural causes.” • Vice chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming claimed evidence that Donald Trump said, “Pence deserves to be hanged.” Fact: The president denies the statement and the “evidence” was hearsay. • White House staff member Cassidy Hutchinson swore she wrote a note for Chief of Staff Mark Meadows suggesting a more forceful White House response to the rioting. Fact: White House lawyer Eric Herschmann disputed her claim because he wrote it.

• The committee claimed that White House counsel Anthony “Pat” Cipolloni said President Trump’s plan to march to the Capitol would cause administration officials to be “charged with every crime imaginable.” Fact: Cipolloni denied the statement.

• Thompson at the eighth hearing announced, “There can be no doubt that Trump commanded a mob, a mob he knew to be heavily armed, violent, and angry to march on the Capitol to try to stop the peaceful transfer of power.” Fact: No testimony, including riot leaders’ testimony, connected the president to a conspiracy and no arms were found on Capitol rioters.

• The Select Committee and news media reverse the meaning of President Trump’s invitation to attendees to march to the Capitol after his Jan. 6, 2021, speech. Fact: The committee report omits the last eight words of the invitation. “I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”

• Almost all conclusions of the committee are based on hearsay or speculation of word meanings that build emotion. Hearsay is not admissible in court for criminal conviction.[...read more]

The Right Stuff: Failure, corruption evident in Jan. 6 Committee: Part 1

By Earl Heal:Published September 5, 2022

The U.S. House of Representatives voted June 30, 2021, to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol. The resolution required the Speaker of the House to appoint 13 bipartisan committee members, five Republicans after consultation with the minority leader.

Prior to the resolution passing, the inspector general for the U.S. Capitol Police stated that the agency:

• “Lacked adequate guidance for operational planning. • “Failed to disseminate relevant information obtained from outside sources and disseminated conflicting intelligence information regarding planned events for Jan. 6, 2021. • “First Responder Unit did not have the proper resources to complete its mission.”[...read more]

The Right Stuff: Is it truly 1984 yet?

By Jim McCully: published August 29,2022

So, are we living in George Orwell’s famous book, “1984”? A dystopia where “Big Brother” runs everything? Look at our bloated bureaucracy with its nonstop intrusions into our affairs. Now many Americans on all sides are astounded by Attorney General Merrick Garland’s authorized “raid.” And a “raid” it was, complete with automatic weapons and a narrative against a former president.

Many Americans are asking. “How can this happen?” Let me explain.

I spent many years as a special agent and a supervisory special agent in criminal cases for the Secret Service and for the Organized Crime Strike Force. I personally obtained or supervised the obtaining of more than a 100 grand jury subpoenas and warrants: arrest, search, and Title III oral intercepts, commonly called “wiretaps.”[...read more]