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Why did the Army lie that Mike Flynn's brother wasn't involved in Capitol attack talks: Maddow asks
March 03, 2021
It's hours before March 4 and U.S. House security officials aren't playing around as they prepare for a possible attack from militias intent on "take control of the U.S. Capitol" to inaugurate former President Donald Trump. In an announcement Wednesday evening, the House security encouraged Capitol staff to work from home on Thursday to protect against possible attacks.
Breaking: Joint FBI/ DHS intel bulletin warns some domestic violent extremists have "discussed plans to take contr… https://t.co/QPeGRl3oVh— Julia E. Ainsley (@Julia E. Ainsley)1614788502.0
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a07bc59237207fd39098d53c201abd91" id="07514"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1367296228896223232"><div style="margin:1em 0">NEW: US House security officials issue memo to House Members urging them to use underground tunnels to move around… https://t.co/llfvloVOpy</div> — Scott MacFarlane (@Scott MacFarlane)<a href="https://twitter.com/MacFarlaneNews/statuses/1367296228896223232">1614823798.0</a></blockquote></div><p>It was something that MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded the alarm about, not because it's frightening, though it is, but because the news comes just hours after Americans learned more facts around Jan. 6. </p><p>Testifying before the Senate, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/03/03/973292523/dod-took-hours-to-approve-national-guard-request-during-capitol-riot-commander-s" target="_blank">National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. William Walke</a>r said that there were almost four hours between when he called the Pentagon for help and when it was eventually granted. He explained that he was ready to deliver the Guards troops to the Capitol to help and that they made it in about 18 minutes. The hold-up, however, prompted questions from Senators wondering why the Pentagon wouldn't authorize the Guard. </p><p>"It was remarkable series of revelations," Maddow said about the testimony. "Today we learned that the D.C. National Guard was told the day before the attack, January 5th, they were going to need special permission directly from the Secretary of the Army himself, personally, if they wanted to employ a quick reaction force in case of attack. We learned that the next day when the attack happened, they refused to give that permission for more than three hours when the Capitol was overrun and five people including a police officer died. And the request to send in the National Guard as backup languished for hours. For hours."</p><p>She continued: "We also got confirmation today, believe it or not, at the Pentagon one of the senior officials who fielded that desperate call for help, one of the Pentagon officials who expressed the opinion wouldn't be a good idea to allow the National Guard in to help was the younger brother of Trump national security adviser Mike Flynn who was a focal point and hero of the extremists who carried out the attack, who promoted and spoke at events in D.C. that preceded the attack and publicly called for Trump to use the military to overturn the election to stay in power. His younger brother, Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn, was in on the decision on Jan. 6th to hold the National Guard back and not let them in to help the police who were being overrun by the rioters as they swarmed the Capitol. Now, Pentagon made multiple public stating explicitly denying that Gen. Charlie Flynn had any part in the discussion. The Army lied about that. Why did they lie about that?"</p><p>House Officials "don't want to meet tomorrow because of the heightened security status around the threats," Maddow also reported. "Which seem nuts and also, maybe, necessary. Even how undefended U.S. capitol was, to disastrous effect, the last time the nutballs said they were coming to install [President Donald] Trump by force and then they did."</p><p>See the video below: </p><p><br/></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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Maddow: Latest investigation on Elaine Chao is one of 4 Trump officials tagged with corruption probe
March 03, 2021
On MSNBC Wednesday, Rachel Maddow outlined how the inspector general referral of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution was part of a pattern of Trump administration Cabinet secretaries being implicated in possible criminal conduct and let off.
"Robert Wilkie, Trump Veterans Affairs secretary, investigated for corruption, resulted in referral to the DOJ, Trump's DOJ declined to prosecute," said Maddow. "Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, investigated for corruption. Found to be substantive and serious enough it was referred to Justice Department for criminal prosecution. Trump's Justice Department declined to prosecute. Also, Trump Labor Secretary Alex Acosta was investigated for corruption. Found to be serious enough he was referred to the Department of Justice for potential prosecution. The Trump Justice Department declined to prosecute him as well. Now four of them at least, now Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao as well also referred for criminal prosecution, and referred to Trump DOJ, an interesting timeline, before they too decided not to prosecute her."
<p>"In this letter explaining the actions of their office, inspector general's office says they started an investigation into Elaine Chao in 2019 and decided some of the allegations were serious and substantive enough they required a criminal referral to the Justice Department and made that referral based on the findings of the investigation," said Maddow. "Waning days of the Trump administration, during the transition, a month before Biden was sworn in as president, the Trump Justice Department receives criminal referrals to potentially prosecute Mitch McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, and quietly decline that prosecution."</p><p>"What other president in one term was effective enough to have four different Cabinet secretaries, at least, referred for criminal prosecution for corruption?" added Maddow.</p><p>
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'What are you thinking?' MSNBC host calls out key Dems who will cancel stimulus checks for 12 million people
March 03, 2021
MSNBC host Chis Hayes blasted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) for initiating a Senate compromise on the COVID stimulus bill that would remove 12 million Americans and children from getting checks.
While Fox News is blaming Democrats for destroying Dr. Seuss and Mr. Patato Head, which Democrats had no role in, Americans are desperate for the stimulus funds that they've wanted since it was announced last year. When the bill was first proposed, 72 percent of Americans said they supported the bill which would deliver $2,000 checks to Americans. That was then cut by Manchin and others for a "compromise" bill.
<p>"The public understands this bill will help a lot of people who really need it. all of this said, why on Earth would you take steps to make it less effective and less popular?" asked Hayes. "And yet today that is exactly what Senate Democrats were insisting on."</p><p>He cited a <em>Washington Pos</em>t describing the deal: "Under the plan, individuals earning up to $75,000 per year and couples making up to $150,000 a year would qualify for the full $1,400 payment."</p><p>The House bill said that the size of the payments would scale down before zeroing out for individuals making $100,000 per year and couples making $200,000. But the new change would zero out the payment for anyone making over $80,000 and couples making over $160,000. </p><p>So, "around 12 million fewer adults and 5 million fewer kids would get the stimulus payments under the new Biden Senate compromise, according to preliminary estimates," Hays explained. "A lot of those adults are voters who will now get less in direct cash assistance from President Biden than they did from Donald Trump. Why would Democratic Senators, like Joe Manchin, and Jean Shaheen push for this to happen? Cut Joe Manchin a ton of slack. The guy got re-elected in West Virginia, the Trumpiest state in the union."</p><p>"On top of that, on top of all of this, keep in mind that the big gains that were made with college-educated voters in metropolitan areas, particularly suburbs, a lot of those people are making the amount that are now going to get shut out of stimulus checks," Hayes said. "There is nothing more than a reflexive, almost neurotic, compulsive desire to signal moderation by making things worse both substantively and what on Earth are you thinking?"</p><p>See the introduction below: </p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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