Analysis | What we know about Grassley, Pence and Jan. 6
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Theories — often unsubstantiated ones — have abounded about Grassley rather than Pence presiding over the electoral vote counting that day. Here’s what we know.
  • Giddy@aussie.zoneEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    The note about Pence refusing to get in the Secret Service car for fear of being prevented from filling his role worries me the most. The idea of Secret Service personnel participating in an attempted coup is terrifying.

    • athos77@kbin.social
      3·
      10 months ago

      The idea of Secret Service personnel participating in an attempted coup is terrifying.

      Remember when the Secret Service were told to turn over all their texts from around January 6, and then all their texts from around January 6 were mysteriously erased? No? Seems like most other people don’t remember, but Pepperidge Farms does …

    • sleet01@lemmy.ca
      1·
      10 months ago

      We were almost at the “Praetorian Guards Decide Who Rules” stage of the Fall of the American Empire; they just didn’t have the numbers this time.