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I. January Six Committee Time Expires
The January Six Committee is no longer operational, but their documents are available at LawFare.
I will continue the study of the depositions and interviews with a focus on words used in the depositions (like I did with the Final Report in the first post of this series).
II. Amendments Galore
In this series, involving a somewhat unique type of "the insurrection happened like this" document, I began with a focus on the words used in various documents.
It started with the Final Report, and today I am intensifying that focus, by providing appendices of word use in about 250 depositions and/or interviews (Appendix 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
III. Those Who Took The Fifth
I suspect that to some folks "who took the Fifth" will be the most intriguing subject, because it has a special rather than a general focus.
A lot of the previous administration officials took the Fifth Amendment's protection (It was made for those who do not wish to incriminate themselves).
Some folks think it is better to avoid self incrimination by not committing crimes.
Anyway, the following section lists the names of the individuals who "took the Fifth" rather than disclose information the January 6 members were interested in.
It also lists the page numbers in their depositions where the questions they could not answer are recorded.
It is a tactic used by investigators if many fields, so enjoy your gift.
So, here is that data which Dredd Blog dug up for "youse guys":
Assertion Events
By The Following People
During The January 6 Committee
Interviews and/or Depositions
Legend:
The (numbers in parentheses) following
the name of the person, refer to the
deposition link & date. Thereafter, the list
of numbers followed by a comma refer to
page numbers in their deposition/interview
where they asserted the Fifth Amendment.
7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65,Elmer Stewart Rhodes III (2022.02.02):
4, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 27, 32, 37, 47, 55, 56, 60, 62, 65, 66, 87, 89, 105, 109, 114, 115, 116, 135, 155, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 193, 196, 197, 199,Mike Roman (2022.08.10):
9, 17, 19, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67,Joshua Eric Macias (2022.05.02):
5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 36,Michael Flynn (2022.03.10):
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,Patrick Casey (2022.03.02):
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 62, 67, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 86, 93, 94, 95, 97,Alexander Bruesewitz (2022.03.08):
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,Christopher Barcenas (2022.03.10):
4, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19, 37, 58, 91, 95, 96, 98, 99, 101,Nicholas J Fuentes (2022.02.16):
8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50,Henry Tarrio (2022.02.04):
5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 69, 70, 226, 229,Michael J Mcdonald (2022.02.24):
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78,Bianca Gracia (2022.04.07):
3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,Kathy Berden (2022.03.11):
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,John Eastman (2021.12.09):
5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,Roger Stone (2021.12.17):
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,Kimberly Fletcher (2022.01.14):
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,Dion Cini (2022.05.19):
5, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35,Robert Patrick Lewis (2022.04.15):
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,Antonio P Lamotta (2022.05.26):
5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,Alex Jones (2022.01.24):
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39,John Matze (2022.05.25):
4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54,Julia Fancelli (2022.02.18):
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 79, 80, 101, 103, 107, 112, 113, 120, 124,Ryan Kelley (2022.04.21):
50, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 73, 78,Jeffrey Clark (2022.02.02):
6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46,Enrique Alejandro De La Torre (2022.05.11):
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,Mayra Rodriguez (2022.02.22):
9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27,Garrett M Ziegler (2022.07.19):
5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,Charlie Kirk (2022.05.24):
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,Philip Luelsdorff (2022.04.18):
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,Kelli Ward (2022.03.16):
6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,
IV. Closing Comments
"Dredd, why is this information useful?" you may be wondering, so, ponder this:
"While some of the potential outcomes described above represent worst case-scenarios, the key takeaway is that in the corporate fraud context, pleading the Fifth is rarely a freebie and more often than not, it entails increased exposure on several fronts. Those costs usually outweigh the potential benefits for corporations, even if not for their senior executives in the prosecutorial crosshairs."
(The Perils of Pleading the Fifth...). Yes, but "the prosucutorial crosshairs" are one consideration, but there are also the investigatorial crosshairs to consider.
I won't elaborate further, except to say "there is nothing wrong with money" HOWEVER, don't forget the mantra of investigators: "follow the money".
So, let me close by saying "follow the Fifth".
The previous post in this series is here.