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Star Member kentuck (104,854 posts)https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216598163In my opinion, the Lee-Roy texts are devastating for Trump and allies defense.https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/15/politics/mike-lee-chip-roy-text-messages-jan-6-mark-meadows-overturn-election/index.htmlIn a series of texts to Meadows on November 7, Lee offered his "unequivocal support for you to exhaust every legal and constitutional remedy at your disposal to restore Americans faith in our elections."Lee went on: "This fight is about the fundamental fairness and integrity of our election system. The nation is depending upon your continued resolve. Stay strong and keep fighting Mr. President."Also on November 7, Roy wrote to Meadows, "We need ammo. We need fraud examples. We need it this weekend.""We're driving a stake in the heart of the federal republic," Roy texted Meadows on January 1. That text was first released in December by the House select committee and described as being written by a House Freedom Caucus member. Roy's authorship has not been previously reported.While Lee and Roy both voted to certify the electoral results in favor of Biden, more than 100 of their GOP colleagues in both the House and Senate did not. Chief among them were Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Josh Hawley of Missouri, both of whom Lee called out in his texts to Meadows.
jonstl08 (219 posts) 1. not likelyFrom what I read about this and in this post they asked for all legal and constitutional remedies which is ok. But then they appear to back off. Roy texted this "We're driving a stake in the heart of the federal republic," Roy texted Meadows on January 1." Is he saying to stop questioning the election or keep fighting. Not sure what he means.
Star Member Kid Berwyn (8,350 posts) 3. Most of the GOP involved in plot to overthrow the election.No theory necessary. The criminal conspiracy is on tape, in memoranda, shared via text, and found just about every where one searches a record of conveyance.These traitors need to be on trial, not voting to obstruct justice or to exonerate Dimdonnie Pisswig.
EarlG4. If this is an "intent" thing though...The texts show that at least these two Republicans (among likely many others) were indeed pushing for legal and constitutional remedies, but then backed off when they realized there was no path to overturning the election. So the damaging aspect of the texts is that the White House had Republican congressmen telling them to STOP right before January 6 because there was no path forward -- but the White House deliberately ignored this advice and pressed on. The fact that Roy told Meadows, "We're driving a stake in the heart of the federal republic," right before Trump sent rioters to attack the Capitol Building shows that the White House knew what the stakes were and proceeded anyway.