I love that they are explaining the mechanics of how our elections work. States generally give their electoral votes to the person who wins the popular vote in the states (although some states are trying to change that now). #HATH
What does it mean that "our institutions held"? The people in local offices did the right thing. But that's no longer true. Look at New Mexico officials refusing to certify the recent election. #HATH
(Editorial: His MO was always to assert nonsense to lay groundwork for what he was going to do anyway. See @jeffpearlman on his football antics.) #HATH
Schiff is up. Reiterates that Trump lost, but fought to hold onto power, by stopping the vote count, stopping states from certifying the election by filing frivolous lawsuits. Then threatened state legislators to back him. #HATH
Wanted states to send two slates of electors so Pence could count them in. When legislators wouldn't, did a sham process they sent in to Congress anyway. #HATH
Trump targeted not just Pence, but every level of our elections. Needed those state slates so Pence could count them in. All of it based in a lie. Barr said "bullshit." #HATH
Tape of people screaming at local election officials. (Totally scary stuff.) Jocelyn Benson (who is totally cool, from all I can see) tells the story of her experience, not knowing if she and her kids were safe. #HATH
Eastman tried to justify this plan in a memo, and also appeared in front of Georgia legislature, telling the members it was their DUTY to shift the state's votes. #HATH
Jenna Ellis and Rudy Giuliani totally worked the phones to try to get the legislators to switch their votes. Giuliani kept calling even when told not to. Pressure. #HATH
Trump campaign spent millions in ads telling people to call their legislators. It grew dangerous. More tapes of mobs calling for arson and murder. Wow. "The punishment for treason is death." #HATH
Today we'll hear from those pressured in AZ and GA about how they were treated and how they responded. The most powerful man in the world sought to cling to power, and took it out on them. They stood for the Constitution. #HATH
Rusty Bowers, R speaker of AZ house of reps. Brad Raffensperger, GA Sec of State. Gabriel Sterling, R GA operations manager for 2020 election. All Republicans. #HATH
Before the hearing, Trump calls Bowers a RINO and references a November 2020 conversation in which Bowers told him the election was rigged and that Trump had won Arizona. Bowers says he had a talk with him, but this statement is false. #HATH
Trump and Guiliani called Bowers after the election. Guiliani came on first. Then Trump. Initiated conversation. Bowers asks for evidence of fraud. G said they did have proof. Bowers asked for names of the "illegal immigrants," "dead people." #HATH
They wanted Bowers to allow an official committee to hear the evidence and take action. He refused. Said he didn't want the "circus" in the House. Didn't want to be used as a pawn. #HATH
@Jezibaba They really should hold to that. Trump committed treason, and every single politician that backed him is irredeemable for collaborating with him.
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Tape of people screaming at local election officials. (Totally scary stuff.) Jocelyn Benson (who is totally cool, from all I can see) tells the story of her experience, not knowing if she and her kids were safe. #HATH