Long post but historically important.
A few examples of the thousands of text messages Mark
Meadows sent to and got from some 34 members of the GOP congress vis-à-vis events
relating to the on January 6 insurrection on the National Capitol from here
with this headline:
“Mark Meadows Exchanged Texts with 34 Members of Congress
About Plans to Overturn the 2020 Election”
Main source of the 34
names is from Talking Points Memo (TPM) who has kicked off this series with an exclusive
story showing that the Meadows text log includes more than 450 messages with these
34 Republican members of Congress:
1. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
– Biggs’ number was identified by committee investigators
and independently confirmed by TPM. Biggs did not respond to a request for
comment.
2. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA)
– Kelly’s number was identified by committee investigators
and independently verified through public records by TPM. Kelly did not respond
to a request for comment.
3. Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) – Long’s number was
identified by committee investigators and independently verified through public
records by TPM. Long did not respond to a request for comment.
4. Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) – Davidson’s
number was identified by committee investigators and independently verified
through public records by TPM. Davidson did not respond to a request for
comment.
5. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) – Roy,
who ultimately did
not vote to object to the election results, previously confirmed he sent the texts Meadows provided to the committee when CNN
reported on his messages. When asked about this story, a Roy spokesperson
directed TPM to an earlier response.
6. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) – Babin’s number was identified by committee investigators. TPM was unable to independently verify that the number belongs to him. Babin did not respond to a request for comment.
7. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
– Cramer, who ultimately did
not vote to object to the election results, spoke to TPM for this
story and his comments are included above.
8. Rep. Mark Green (R-TN)
– Green’s number was identified by committee investigators
and confirmed by TPM. His office provided a statement which was included in the
story above.
9. Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) – Gohmert’s number
was identified by committee investigators and independently verified through
public records by TPM. Gohmert and his office did not return requests for
comment.
10. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) – Murphy’s number was identified by
committee investigators and independently verified through public records by TPM.
Murphy and his office did not return requests for comment.
11. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) – Committee
investigators identified Gosar as using multiple phone numbers and an email
address to text Mark Meadows. TPM has independently verified one of the numbers
as well as the email. Gosar’s office provided a statement for this story, part
of which is included above.
12. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) – Norman’s number
was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM.
He spoke to us for this story and his comments are detailed above.
13. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) – Lee,
who ultimately did
not vote to object to the election results, has
confirmed he sent the texts Meadows provided to the committee that
were identified as coming from his phone. Lee and his office did not respond to
a request for comment on this story.
14. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) – Brady’s number was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM.In a response that is included in this story, a spokesperson for Brady stressed that he did not vote to object to the election results.
15. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) – Perry’s number
was identified by committee investigators. TPM was unable to independently
verify that the number belongs to him. Perry and his office did not respond to
a request for comment.
16. Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) – Budd’s number was
identified by committee investigators and independently verified through public
records by TPM. Budd and his office did not return requests for comment.
17. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) – Emmer’s number was
identified by committee investigators and independently verified through public
records by TPM. He ultimately did
not vote to object to the election results. Emmer and his office did
not return requests for comment.
18. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) – Jordan’s
number was identified by committee investigators. TPM was unable to
independently verify that the number belongs to him. Jordan’s communications
director provided a comment, which is included in the story above.
19. Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) – Hudson’s
number was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by
TPM. A spokesperson requested to see the texts identified as coming from Hudson
in the Meadows log. They did not respond to subsequent requests for
comment.
20. Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA) – Hice’s number was
identified by committee investigators and independently verified through public
records by TPM. A spokesperson provided a comment, which is included in the
story above.
21. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA) – Loudermilk’s
number was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by
TPM. He did not respond to a request for comment.
22. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
– Committee investigators identified Johnson, who
ultimately did not vote to object to the election results, using an email address
that was confirmed by TPM. A Johnson spokesperson also issued a statement
saying, “that he saw no scenario in which any of Biden’s electors would be
disallowed. He also believes it is indisputable that there were a number of
election irregularities that need to be addressed.”
23. Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) – Perdue’s number
was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM.
Perdue, who left office on January 3, 2021 and was not present for the
electoral certification, declined to comment on record.
24. Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) – Allen’s number was identified by
committee investigators. TPM was unable to independently verify that the number
belongs to him. Allen and his office did not respond to a request for
comment.
25. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) – Gibbs’ number was
identified by committee investigators and independently verified through public
records by TPM. Gibbs and his office did not respond to a request for
comment.
26. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) – Brooks’ number was identified by
committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM. He defended his
actions in a phone interview that is included in the story above.
27. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)
– Johnson’s number was identified by committee
investigators and independently verified through public records by TPM. Johnson
and his office did not respond to a request for comment.
28. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) – Cruz’s number was identified
by committee investigators and independently verified through public records by
TPM. A spokesperson for Cruz declined to comment on this story.
29. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) – Lummis’ phone
number was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by
TPM. She sent us a text message that is included in the story above.
30. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene
(R-GA) – Greene’s number was identified by committee
investigators and independently confirmed by TPM. Her office did not respond to
a request for comment.
31. Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) – Moore’s number
was identified by committee investigators and independently verified through
public records by TPM. Moore and his office did not respond to a request for
comment.
32. Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA) – Keller’s number was identified by
committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM. Keller and his
office did not respond to a request for comment.
33. Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) – Bishop’s number was identified by committee investigators and confirmed by TPM. He provided a statement defending his objection to the election results: “My analysis of the tactics, purposes and possible impacts of the Democrats’ national litigation campaign to disrupt 2020 election operations remains 100% factual and accurate. Consequently, I have no regrets about publishing it,” Bishop said.
34. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) – Clyde’s number was identified by committee investigators and independently confirmed by TPM. His office responded to a request for comment by pointing out some of his messages were reported by CNN. They did not respond to questions about the substance of his remarks.
Those texts show varying
degrees of involvement by members of Congress (named above) from benign
expressions of support for Trump to leading roles played to reverse the 2020
election results.
The text messages, obtained from multiple sources, offer new insights into how the assault on the election was rooted in deranged internet paranoia and undemocratic ideology.
They show Meadows and other high-level Trump allies reveling in wild conspiracy theories, violent rhetoric, and crackpot legal strategies for refusing to certify Joe Biden’s victory.
Critically
important, is that they expose the previously unknown roles of some members of
Congress, local politicians, activists, and others in the plot to overturn the
election.
Now, for the first time,
many of those figures will be named and their roles will be described in their
own words samples below from the 34 members listed above: 5 Senators and 28
House Representatives.
1. Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), a
member of the actual Congress (74 years old) – sent his text to Meadows: “Mark,
when we lose Trump we lose our Republic. Fight like hell and find a way. We’re
with you down here in Texas and refuse to live under a corrupt Marxist
dictatorship. Liberty! Babin.”
2. Rep. Mike
Kelly (R-PA), another member of Congress (also 74 years old) sent this text
to Meadows: “We’re in Philadelphia suing the PA Sec. of State for her illegal
meddling in this election and will continue to expose fraudulent actions. Let
me know if there’s anything I can do to fight these MF’ers in Pa.? Our
President is heroic!! Thank you for all you’ve done and please let the
President know just how much he’s loved and appreciated in Pennsylvania!
Sincerely, Mike Kelly.”
3. Rep. Greg Murphy
(R-NC), another member of Congress text to Meadows which was largely copied
and pasted from a Revolver article that claimed: “The Vote Has Been
Hopelessly Contaminated. Republican State Legislatures Must Now Move to Appoint
Pro-Trump Electors. Why are we not pursuing this strategy?”
(Murphy then asked before sharing text from the Revolver article, and adding): “Please
pay close attention to the very last paragraph.”
4. Rep.
Louie Gohmert (R-TX) – his text to Meadows: “Mark, Club for Growth wanted
me to help in GA Dec 11& 12 on their bus tour, I’ve also been asked to help
this wkend (while I’m still trying to spur people to get REAL winner of Pres
recognized since without the Pres OFFICIALLY re-elected, we’re done). Would it
be possible to ride AF One to GA Saturday? I’d only need a ride down since I’d
stay there longer. Also if Pres had anytime I could drop by today, would love
to see u both. Thanks. Louie.”
5. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) – Gosar shared a theory about how Dominion Voting Machines were tied into China. The claim made by Gosar reportedly originated with far right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ website, InfoWars. Gosar also included a link to an executive order signed by Trump in 2018 that called for the DNI “to conduct an assessment of any information indicating that a foreign government” attempted to interfere with the election within 45 days of ballots being cast.”
Gosar
also sent Meadows a link to a fringe blog called “Some Bitch Told Me” and a
since-deleted set of files that he said showed “Massive fraud coming out of
AZ.” In total, the log shows Gosar sent Meadows 13 messages, nearly half of
which came between December 16-17, 2020. Based on the log, Meadows did not
respond to any of them. Despite Gosar seemingly gleaning his assertions from
InfoWars and “Some Bitch Told Me,” Anthony Foti, a spokesperson for the
congressman insisted, “at no time did he share a conspiracy theory.”
6. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) – really got things rolling when he floated a rough model of the independent state legislature theory, which recently got a respectable hearing before the Supreme Court of the United States and is pending their approval or not. Jordan turns both Alexander Hamilton and judicial precedent into pretzels in making his case, writing: “No legislative act, wrote Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 78, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. The court in Hubbard v. Lowe reinforced this truth: That an unconstitutional statute is not a law at all is a proposition no longer open to discussion. 226 F. 135, 137 (SDNY 1915), appeal dismissed, 242 U.S. 654 (1916). Following this rationale, an unconstitutionally appointed elector, like an unconstitutionally enacted statute, is no elector at all.”
NOTE: Hamilton wrote that no law can be valid if unconstitutional.
Electors awarded to candidates Jim Jordan doesn't like are prima facie unconstitutional.
Therefore, the election was unconstitutional.
This is logic being
treated as though it were in an Ohio State shower room.
Meadows replied: “I
have pushed for this. Not sure it is going to happen.”
TPM insert: Take
heart, Mark. The Supreme Court can still prove you wrong.
My 2 Cents: There is, my fellow readers, much more delightfully to come
from all this – thus, stay tuned to see how many in the House Select Committee’s
final report, due out on December 21, and on the list above in fact will be on
their list to DOJ for criminal referrals – in my view – I hope all 34 are
referred to criminal charges.
Trying to overthrow the
government – treason at best. Long jail time I hope is in the cards for all of
them. Justice must be served and we need it to set us on a better and brighter
course for our national future with no exceptions – none whatsoever at least in
my humble opinion and I hope in yours, too.
But, we shall see, so stay
tuned and thanks for stopping by
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