C-SPAN: Come for the incessant prank calls, stay for the riveting dialogue from D.C. insiders.
I’m not saying this tongue-in-cheek. Personally, I’m obsessed with both. And that obsession paid off last week.
But first, a quick flashback.
Some of you may have read my coverage after the first batch of hearings by the House Jan. 6 committee. One of the standout moments, in my view, occurred when the committee showed a play-by-play of the planning for the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, in a video narrated by one of the committee’s investigators, Marcus Childress.
Here’s that video:
I’m fascinated by these investigators. I think they’ve had the best vantage point imaginable into the deepest (and perhaps darkest) secrets behind one of the most sordid moments in U.S. history. Their lives are the stuff of summer blockbusters.
Investigating a former president and the bloodthirsty mob that adored him? Risking venomous — potentially violent — backlash to unearth truths many wanted to remain hidden? It’s all very Jordan Peele-ian.
And the final chapter hasn’t even been written yet. Yes, several rioters and people who helped organize the attack — essentially, the foot soldiers in Donald Trump’s war on democracy — have been convicted of crimes related to Jan. 6. But the biggest names involved have seemingly eluded punishment so far. That includes Trump and others, but also corporations, including Twitter and Facebook, that were used to organize the deadly event but largely avoided a detailed accounting in the committee’s final report.
I can only imagine all the things the Jan. 6 investigators know — much of which they surely can’t say, given ongoing investigations.
But fortunately, some of them are speaking out.
Last week, Georgetown University’s law school hosted a discussion that aired on C-SPAN and featured Jan. 6 investigators talking about the ongoing threat posed by violent extremist groups, such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
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