Lawmakers on Sunday supported a call for the formation of a “9/11-style” independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol after former President Donald Trump was acquitted of allegedly inciting an insurrection.
House impeachment manager Rep. Madeliene Dean, D-Pa., Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told ABC News’ This Week they would support a full investigation into the potential coordination that led to Trump supporters making their way inside the Capitol as Congress worked to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had previously suggested the idea of a 9/11-style commission in a Feb. 3 letter also calling for measures to increase security for lawmakers.
On Sunday, Dean highlighted the historic nature of the destruction that took place on Jan. 6.
“For the first time in however many years, we had an insurrection incited by the president of the United States,” she said. “The House was desecrated, the Capitol was desecrated. People were terrorized. This was incited by the president of the United States. Of course, there must be a full commission, not guided by politics, but filled with people who would stand up to the courage of their conviction, like Dr. Cassidy.”
Cassidy on Saturday joined every Senate Democrat and six other Republicans in breaking with the GOP in the 57-43 vote in favor of convicting Trump, which ultimately fell short of the 67 votes needed to secure a conviction.
On Sunday, Cassidy told ABC News that Trump’s actions fell within his definition of inciting and insurrection and that he believes there should be “a complete investigation” into what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“Why was there not more law enforcement, National Guard already mobilized, what was known, who knew it, and when they knew it, all that, because that builds the basis so this never happens again in the future,” he said.
Although the GOP overwhelmingly voted to acquit Trump, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell condemned the former president’s actions in a speech after the vote, saying Trump exhibited a “disgraceful dereliction of duty” but said that impeachment is a “narrow tool” that is not intended to take aim at a president who is no longer in office.
“There is no question — none — that President Trump is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” he said. “The people that stormed this building believed they were acting on the wishes and instructions of their president. And having that belief was a foreseeable consequence.
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Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) is a mental condition in which a person
has been driven effectively insane
due to their unjustified hatred of Donald Trump, to the point they will abandon all logic and reason.
Symptoms for this condition can be very diverse, ranging from racist or hate filled outbursts to a complete disconnection from reality. To the point at which they will attempt to destroy anyone one who liked, voted for or supported President Trump.
They felt “the gravity of the Constitution rested on their shoulders”,,,,,,,,which turned them all into hunchbacks of the Notoriety Dame Pelosi, due to the weight of the evidence and the weight of the Constitution itself which provides a 2/3 vote they knew up front they did not have,,,so the passion of the emotional driven Trump derangement type insanity does not prevail over truth and rational investigation. There is more gravy than gravitas in Pelosi’s specious power grab attempts that fooled nobody but the Democrat Party panderers of individual social dependency, who repeatedly have to have self-governing Conservatives take over to repair what the government dependency people have attempted to destroy. Again, Christian Conservative men gather with the Angels, while Pelosi gathers in her devils. If we are instructed to render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s, then the full weight of hatred, envy, back stabbing, calumny, character assassination and rebellion is be rendered unto her party as pork ears and nostrils are rendered into sausage.
If they just did their job there would not need to be any further security or even ever being in the position they think they are in.
Please, please DO NOT recommend that ‘these’ people “do their job!” Doing the job these demented fools think is their job does one thing only, undermines ALL Americans to be able to live like an American, and worse, makes America a much more dangerous place! The best hoped-for outcome is that they stay so PREOCCUPIED with their hatred that they leave the rest of us ALONE!!
WHAT job is that mike? DESTROYING THE nation even more than they already have done so?
Its just a diversion and disguise. It should be called what it really is. “Hate American and her citizens derangement syndrome”. They hate the Constitution and the one nation for which it stands and anything that stands in their way of attaining personnel power.
“Cassidy told ABC News that Trump’s actions fell within his definition of inciting and insurrection”. Yep, like Trump stated, to “march peacefully and patriotically to the Capitol”. Secondly RINO Cassidy, the insurrection was preplanned days before and the FBI knew it, Thirdly, Trump offered National Guard Troops for the Capitol and that was rejected by Pelosi and McConnell. With regard to McConnell, who is a gutless coward, on the one hand he condemned Trump and on the other hand he voted to acquit him. I am Mitch McConnell and I will play both sides, of which way the wind blows. I am Mitch McConnell, I confess that I am a wishy washy RINO!
To libtards, STANDING UP for the truth IS A CRIME.. As liberals HATE the truth.
These morons incite me everyday by their outrageous overt treachery and traitorous language. America last is their motto. Just exactly who except themselves benefits from their legislation. Too much money and too much power in the hands of too few is finally destroying so many hopes and dreams in the greatest country on the earth.
All i know, is if A city destroying asteroid was about to smack DC, and i was the ONLY ONE who knew about it, i’d keep my damn mouth SHUT, and LET IT hit!
Shrillary, Obama, Comey, the Biden Crime Family all walk free, while our president is continually harassed. And not a word from the worthless, spineless Republican Establishment.
Not a word about the Leftist Rioting, Looting and Violence over the summer. Not a word that Harris bailed out the rioters and arsonists so they could continue to destroy our cities. Not a word.
Cowards all.
Don’t forget, SEND GUNS TO criminal cartels, holder!
One of the ring-leader cowards, Mitch McConnell was all too willing to except Trumps help and endorsement when it helped him get reelected. What a 5 -star Pig. Somewhere deep in that pea brain of his, he actually believes he is saving the Republican Party.
I wonder, if trump could go back 6 months, WOULD HE STILL have fought and endorsed all those snakes?
This is not “Derangement Syndrome”… It’s call excrement in your pants syndrome… these cesspool/swamp scum are scared to death that President Trump is going to expose all their treasonous acts they’ve perpetrated against this country by selling it off to other countries for their own financial gain, all the human trafficking they’ve been paid off to look the other way, drug smuggling, countless cover-ups & public lies both under and not under oath… not to mention the communist occupation they all hold solemnly. I think this impeachment was their last chance… oh yes… NOT derangement syndrome… excrement in the pants syndrome. MAGA
A TRULY independent commission may not be in the best interest of the Democrat party. Knowing much of this was preplanned long before the event and that many recognized were parts of ‘peaceful’ demonstrations over the summer might lead back to BLM and Antifa whom the Democrats have coddled for a few years, the same groups that confronted many peaceful conservative protests and turned them into melees. At no time so far have the ones undre suspicion beeen identified by political or party affiliation or sentment.
THERE is no way, they could ever get a “Truly independent” ANYTHING these days.
More proof-if any more proof is needed-that liberals are demon possessed Communist hypocrites who are lower than whale **** at the bottom of the Marianas Trench.
“Why was there not more law enforcement, National Guard already mobilized,…..”
Yes! Why was Trump’s initial request for National Guard troops denied? Why isn’t a 2,000+ Capitol Police Force not enough to handle a couple of dozens of rioters in a closed space?
Isn’t just under $50 millions in Capitol Police funding enough?
AND why is it, when BIDEN’s inauguration is going on, you DEMAND THOUSANDS of troops, there to protect YOUR OWN Sorry butts.. BUT whe hundreds of THOUSANDS OF RIOTERS rampaged through city after city, EVERY TIME TRUMP asked to send in the guard, to PROTECT WE THE PEOPLE< you said "Hell no"…
More complicity by Pelosi Schumer and McConnel. Orchestrated the non response to the threat which was known in the preceding days.
Don’t let Bow Wow Bowser off the damned hook on this one – you know she had to take a knee (or both) for those Dems in superior positions like Schumer, OBiden, etc.
They won’t win there either. In the Senate they can write their own rules, which is why they were so keen on impeachment from the beginning. In a courtroom, there has to be due process and they won’t like that at all. They will lose again. They just aren’t smart enough to take the loss and go home – doubling down on their failures is the only game they know. These people are pretty stupid.
WITH how many leftist judges they have in their pockets, DO THEY really have a chance of losing?? ESPECIALLY SINCE we saw what, 50+ federal judges REFUSE to even HEAR evidence of fraud, that trump and co FOUND?
Biden is not the president! He lost the election and with fraud and criminality, was INSTALLED into the white house. Many of the Democrats in congress did not gain their seats legally either. Democrats are all criminals, and the PATRIOTS that stormed the capital are of the people and by the people!
Wait: first the trial, then the investigation? When it comes to Due Process, I guess the Dems think some people are more equal than others.
WHEN have they not thought that way?
First the End then the justifying means.
This way you don’t waste money on investigating, or creating your own, facts for a case you aren’t certain to win.
“The House was desecrated, the Capitol was desecrated. People were terrorized.” How is the any different from what continues to go on in Seattle, Portland, New York, etc.? It’s different because Pelosi want our house to burn down…not hers.
The only “PEOPLE” they care about, is THEMSELVES.
“Independent Commission?” Can I submit an unqualified NO to that suggestion? I demand that all these imbecilic, idiotic nitwits, DO NOTHING but make ALL American’s lives more miserable, POLs ALL join any investigation/commission to further investigate Trump and all things Trump for the next TWO full years! At least for that time period, “We The Serfs” may be able to survive without having more of our rights and FREEDOMS stripped from us!!
All Much ado about Nothing! Remember Shiff-for-brains? ” I have evidence to prove Trump colluded with the Russians”. Where did that go? What happened to all his evidence? He never had any. He was doing what all DemocRATS do—Lie through his teeth! Piglosi now has two failed impeachment under her belt, and she still wants to embarrass herself with more frivolous investigations. She just cannot stand the fact that so many Americans supported a non politician, and still do. President Donald J Trump’s support WILL NOT diminish, it WILL GROW!
TDS is capable of being fatal to some, it is truly a tragedy on some huge scale, unfortunately for those who have it bad, the brain is the first to go, they become too stupid to understand the simple fact, they themselves are wholly responsible for their own demise.
PITY It isn’t LITERALLY fatal.. and only figuratively..
You want to engage in ANOTHER round of BASELESS investigations?
FIRST, pass a law REQUIRING that if the defendant(s) are acquitted, then the charging agency (aka, the Federal Government [or, the Democrat Party]) MUST pay ALL attorney/court costs of the defendant(s)!
THEN, we’ll talk about another round of investigations!
That law has about as much chance of passing, as AOC does of winning the world’s strongest man competition.
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” and I use the word, “Lady” only as it is of the quote.
Pelosi’s faux outrage is telling, revealing that she is indeed up to more nefarious deeds. Had she been sufficiently upset, she would have dropped from a cardiac arrest, to the delight of us all, actually, any arrest of Pelosi would rate a Pay Per View event.
It’s actually a gone comedy for TV since these idiots have incurable TDS. They end up looking like the foolish stupid idiots they really are. But the most funny part about it is that they are NOT acting.