Teaser - January 6 Anniversary Special

<p>This is an excerpt of our January 6 anniversary special. For the full discussion, which includes the GOP chaos in the House of Representatives and our usual Q&amp;A where we answer questions from our listeners at the Democracy Defender level and higher, and to access all episodes of Gaslit Nation, sign up at the Truth-teller level or higher. You won't hear every weekly episode unless you subscribe. Thank you so much to everyone who supports the show. Join our community of listeners here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gaslit">https://www.patreon.com/gaslit</a></p> <p>***</p> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Another year around the sun and coup mastermind Donald Trump still walks around free in his Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, a foreign adversary's paradise of stolen state secrets. And yet he's still allowed to run for president.</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Now Trump's many accomplices in Congress who helped fuel the incitement to violence that nearly overthrew our democracy on January 6 are currently raking in fundraising dollars from their Trumpian cult base as they proudly prevent the House of Representatives from getting to work. The dysfunction of the far right extremists that now control the Republican Party is by design and decades in the making, as we discuss in</span> <a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://twitter.com/gaslitnation/status/1513518421090185222"><span> o</span><span>u</span><span>r</span> <span>s</span><span>p</span><span>r</span><span>i</span><span>n</span><span>g</span> <span>2</span><span>0</span><span>2</span><span>2</span> <span>s</span><span>e</span><span>r</span><span>i</span><span>e</span><span>s</span> <span>w</span><span>i</span><span>t</span><span>h</span> <span>l</span><span>e</span><span>a</span><span>d</span><span>i</span><span>n</span><span>g</span> <span>e</span><span>x</span><span>p</span><span>e</span><span>r</span><span>t</span><span>s</span> <span>o</span><span>n</span> <span>c</span><span>o</span><span>n</span><span>f</span><span>r</span><span>o</span><span>n</span><span>t</span><span>i</span><span>n</span><span>g</span> <span>f</span><span>a</span><span>s</span><span>c</span><span>i</span><span>s</span><span>m</span></a><span>.</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>The Trump rally that deliberately killed people on January 6, 2021 can now hold up the House of Representatives, raising alarms about the US once again on the global stage, jeopardizing the essential functioning of a major branch of government, and showing our global allies, at a time when we're at war with Russian facism determined to undermine democracies around the world, that the US is not a reliable ally, that the US is plagued by political instability.</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Putin's greatest assets aren't just Tucker Carlson and the GOP. It's the utter lack of accountability for the Kremlin Klown Kar that carried out their treasonous conspiracy on January 6 two years ago and continues to threaten our democracy once again from the House floor.</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Let January 6 now be known as Merrick Garland Day as he's the one condemning us to a ground hog's day of attempted coups as the ones tasked with protecting us remain scared of their shadows or paid off in the shadows.</span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>Show Notes:</strong></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Our initial reaction to January 6, 2021 captured here:</span> <a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://twitter.com/sarahkendzior/status/1610641793913159680"><span> h</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>p</span><span>s</span><span>:</span><span>/</span><span>/</span><span>t</span><span>w</span><span>i</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>e</span><span>r</span><span>.</span><span>c</span><span>o</span><span>m</span><span>/</span><span>s</span><span>a</span><span>r</span><span>a</span><span>h</span><span>k</span><span>e</span><span>n</span><span>d</span><span>z</span><span>i</span><span>o</span><span>r</span><span>/</span><span>s</span><span>t</span><span>a</span><span>t</span><span>u</span><span>s</span><span>/</span><span>1</span><span>6</span><span>1</span><span>0</span><span>6</span><span>4</span><span>1</span><span>7</span><span>9</span><span>3</span><span>9</span><span>1</span><span>3</span><span>1</span><span>5</span><span>9</span><span>6</span><span>8</span><span>0</span></a></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Matt Gaetz friend handed 11-year prison term in US sex trafficking case</span> <a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/02/matt-gaetz-friend-joel-greenberg-sex-trafficking"> <span>h</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>p</span><span>s</span><span>:</span><span>/</span><span>/</span><span>w</span><span>w</span><span>w</span><span>.</span><span>t</span><span>h</span><span>e</span><span>g</span><span>u</span><span>a</span><span>r</span><span>d</span><span>i</span><span>a</span><span>n</span><span>.</span><span>c</span><span>o</span><span>m</span><span>/</span><span>u</span><span>s</span><span>-</span><span>n</span><span>e</span><span>w</span><span>s</span><span>/</span><span>2</span><span>0</span><span>2</span><span>2</span><span>/</span><span>d</span><span>e</span><span>c</span><span>/</span><span>0</span><span>2</span><span>/</span><span>m</span><span>a</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>-</span><span>g</span><span>a</span><span>e</span><span>t</span><span>z</span><span>-</span><span>f</span><span>r</span><span>i</span><span>e</span><span>n</span><span>d</span><span>-</span><span>j</span><span>o</span><span>e</span><span>l</span><span>-</span><span>g</span><span>r</span><span>e</span><span>e</span><span>n</span><span>b</span><span>e</span><span>r</span><span>g</span><span>-</span><span>s</span><span>e</span><span>x</span><span>-</span><span>t</span><span>r</span><span>a</span><span>f</span><span>f</span><span>i</span><span>c</span><span>k</span><span>i</span><span>n</span><span>g</span></a></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>Judge scolds Justice Department for its slow investigations at hearing for Rep. Matt Gaetz's convicted associate <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-investigation-hearing/index.html"> https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/30/politics/joel-greenberg-matt-gaetz-investigation-hearing/index.html</a></span></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>It's Unclear Whether the Justice Dept. Will Take Up the Jan. 6 Panel's Charges</span> <a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/politics/jan-6-trump-justice-dept.html"> <span>h</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>p</span><span>s</span><span>:</span><span>/</span><span>/</span><span>w</span><span>w</span><span>w</span><span>.</span><span>n</span><span>y</span><span>t</span><span>i</span><span>m</span><span>e</span><span>s</span><span>.</span><span>c</span><span>o</span><span>m</span><span>/</span><span>2</span><span>0</span><span>2</span><span>2</span><span>/</span><span>1</span><span>2</span><span>/</span><span>1</span><span>9</span><span>/</span><span>u</span><span>s</span><span>/</span><span>p</span><span>o</span><span>l</span><span>i</span><span>t</span><span>i</span><span>c</span><span>s</span><span>/</span><span>j</span><span>a</span><span>n</span><span>-</span><span>6</span><span>-</span><span>t</span><span>r</span><span>u</span><span>m</span><span>p</span><span>-</span><span>j</span><span>u</span><span>s</span><span>t</span><span>i</span><span>c</span><span>e</span><span>-</span><span>d</span><span>e</span><span>p</span><span>t</span><span>.</span><span>h</span><span>t</span><span>m</span><span>l</span></a></div> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </div> </div> <div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement"> <div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><span>The feds say they're in for the long haul in the Jan. 6 investigation. There is a time limit. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-say-long-haul-jan-6-investigation-rcna61728</span></div> </div>