Regarding my previous post, I want J6 investigations to determine the numbers that engaged in the following:
- Attacked the defensive perimeter between the Capitol grounds and the area of the permitted Capitol protest
- Of those cited above, those who did and did not enter the Capitol grounds, and those who did and did not enter the Capitol building
- Engaged in assault to gain access to the Capitol building itself, or to areas within
- Other assaults by civilians
- Engaged in vandalism to gain access to the Capitol building or to areas within
- Other vandalism
- Entered the Capitol through unattended doorway (e.g. Chansley and his entourage)
- Entered the capitol through attended doorway with permission
- Accessed the Capitol grounds by climbing the west wall
- Of those cited above, those who did and did not enter the Capitol building (my own impression is that most were content to stay outside)
- Attempted to approach lawmakers while inside Capitol
- Did not attempt to approach lawmakers while inside Capitol
- All convictions of nonviolent persons who were never on Capitol grounds
- Capitol defenders lobbing tear gas canisters into the area of the permitted Capitol protest
- Capitol defenders lobbing tear gas elsewhere
- Assaults by non-civilians not involving tear gas
And now, on to other investigations the Trump administration or other parties should undertake.
The Viktor Shokin affair. As stated in my September 30 post, at one time the State Department was satisfied with Shokin’s law enforcement efforts, but changed its tune without explanation. An investigation must root out how this change in policy came about, and whether it relied on faulty and/or fraudulent intelligence – and also whether any government officials other than Joe Biden played a role in Shokin’s firing. Much of the information may be relevant to another needed investigation: origins of the first Trump impeachment.
Domestic spying on the Trump campaign. There are still many questions, including the identity of the Federal agent who went by the alias Azra Turk to accompany Josef Mifsud in the alleged sting operation against George Papadopoulos.
White House COVID task force. For the sake of transparency, investigate the entire task force, with emphasis on Mike Pence, Anthony Fauci, Deborah Birx, and Francis Collins. Special emphasis on communications regarding the Barrington Declaration.
The Michael Cohen plea bargain. Cohen was strongarmed into to pleading guilty to violating campaign finance laws. This eventually played a role in setting up the prosecution’s strategy in the “hush money” trial. Emails of all persons involved in the plea bargain and the Federal officials who migrated to Alvin Bragg’s office must be thoroughly examined.
Review of all White House internal communications. This should be done after any presidential transition anyway, to maximize transparency between the outgoing and incoming administration. Of particular interest are any communications addressing Joe Biden’s cognitive state, and any evidence of decisions attributed to him that were actually initiated by someone else.
The Afghanistan retreat, Jack Smith’s probes. Obligatory mentions.
Mar-A-Lago raid. Investigate the raid itself, the planning behind it, and all communications between Trump and the National Archives. Someone refresh my memory…weren’t there seized documents that had been delivered to Trump by the Archives (or another agency) prior to the raid?