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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The hammer falls [1]

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Date: 2022-07-22

x What they do in the front of a camera is not what they do in real life. Case in point Josh Hawley. pic.twitter.com/KNjrj8viBh — *The* Editorial Board (@johnastoehr) July 22, 2022

Politico Playbook:

Five moments will be etched in our minds from last night’s gripping primetime presentation: 1. The testimony of the anonymous White House security official who said that members of VP MIKE PENCE’s detail were calling their loved ones to say goodbye because they “thought that this was about to get very ugly” and “were starting to fear for their own lives." 2. The panicked voices on the radio chatter from Pence’s security detail as they raced to whisk him to safety when they were just steps from the advancing mob after it had been re-intensified by Trump’s 2:24 p.m. tweet criticizing his vice president. “We need to move now,” a Pence agent said. “If we lose any more time, we may lose the ability to do so.” 3. Gen. MARK MILLEY’s testimony, expressed with astonishment , that the President of the United States refused to defend the Capitol. “You know, you're the Commander in Chief,” he said. “You’ve got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America, and there's nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero?" 4. The outtakes from Trump videos on January 6 and 7, in which the then-president struggles to condemn the attack or declare that the election was “over.” 5. The slow-motion clip of Sen. JOSH HAWLEY (R-Mo.) fleeing the Capitol as the mob descended — not long after he raised his fist in solidarity with its members. Video of reaction to the Hawley clip inside the hearing room

x The Missouri Dems should host an annual Josh Hawley 5K as a fundraiser. — Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) July 22, 2022

Amanda Carpenter/Bulwark:

Where Was Kevin McCarthy? The GOP leader was MIA from critical discussion as the Capitol was under siege and VP Pence was giving “unambiguous orders.” Around 4 p.m. on January 6, 2021, staffers inside the White House were “emotionally drained,” according to new testimony revealed by the House Jan. 6th Committee. The staffers felt their work was done, since then-President Donald Trump had finally put out a statement about the events of the day: a video message expressing love for the rioters, perpetuating the idea the election was stolen from him, and asking them to go home. But even though the White House was ready to call it quits, the Capitol was still under attack. Then-Vice President Mike Pence was on the phone with Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, demanding he “Get the military down here, get the guard down here, put down this situation.” And congressional leaders from both parties huddled to coordinate a plan to finish certifying the election for Joe Biden. Someone was notably missing from the photos and video of those conversations among congressional leaders working to resume business: then-House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.

x "Do you think it looks like we're f—ing winning? 'Cause I don't think it does," Sarah Matthews says, as she recalls what she told White House colleagues who feared condemning the violence at the Capitol would be "handing the media a win." — Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) July 22, 2022

The modern Republican party in a nutshell.

And in other news...

NY Times:

Giuliani Ordered to Testify in Georgia Criminal Investigation After Rudolph W. Giuliani failed to show for a hearing in Manhattan, a Georgia judge ordered him to testify as part of an investigation into election interference in the state. Fani T. Willis, the prosecutor in Fulton County leading the investigation, has indicated that she is considering conspiracy or racketeering charges, which could take in a broad spectrum of people engaged in multiple efforts to sway the election results.

x We thought it would be *so* nice to honor Dr. Oz's Jersey Pride. So we're starting a petition to get him inducted into the @NJHallofFame! 🎉



Add your name here and let's show him our support: https://t.co/mMqaHYvGpO pic.twitter.com/2J812jNJbl — John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) July 21, 2022

Oz is, of course, LARPing as a Pennsylvania resident.

NY Times:

Bipartisan Senate Group Strikes Deal to Rewrite Electoral Count Act The changes outlined by the senators are intended to prevent a repeat of the effort on Jan. 6, 2021, to overturn the presidential election in Congress. The legislation aims to guarantee a peaceful transition from one president to the next, after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol exposed how the current law could be manipulated to disrupt the process. One measure would make it more difficult for lawmakers to challenge a state’s electoral votes when Congress meets to count them. It would also clarify that the vice president has no discretion over the results, and it would set out the steps to begin a presidential transition. A second bill would increase penalties for threats and intimidation of election officials, seek to improve the Postal Service’s handling of mail-in ballots and renew for five years an independent federal agency that helps states administer and secure federal elections.

x Truly remarkable numbers. In just under two years public approval of the US Supreme Court has fallen from 66% to 38%. Simply unprecedented in rapidity. This is what fatal loss of institutional legitimacy looks like. https://t.co/HJU0x0GtPp pic.twitter.com/PHWh8aw0k0 — Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) July 20, 2022

WaPo:

Top GOP governor candidate: Mich. abortion ban should cover rape, incest Tudor Dixon told interviewer Charlie LeDuff on his podcast, “No BS Newshour,” that procedures needed to save the “life of the mother” should be the only exception to abortion bans. “Do you think you can win with that?” LeDuff asked. He dug in: “The question would be like, a 14-year-old who, let’s say, is a victim of abuse by an uncle, you’re saying carry that?” Dixon responded, at times speaking over LeDuff: “Yeah, perfect example … okay … because I know people who are the product — a life is a life for me.”

x In Leading Indicators @nationaljournal this week: Polls you should ignore - now I have something to link to every time I tell you to ignore 2024 polls. Also tiny subsamples.



Helpful guidance on when to pay attention at the end.https://t.co/Aarx6MKHvp — Natalie Jackson (@nataliemj10) July 19, 2022

Jeffrey L Fisher/Politico Magazine:

The Supreme Court Reform that Could Actually Win Bipartisan Support The most common version of this reform contemplates justices serving nonrenewable 18-year terms, staggered so that one term ends every two years. This would mean that presidents would get to nominate new justices in the first and third years of their own administrations. Retirements and nominations would occur like clockwork. The result would be a court whose membership, at any given time, would reflect the selections of the past 4-1/2 presidential administrations. Because Article 3 of the Constitution confers life tenure upon all federal judges, term limits would likely require a constitutional amendment. Yes, constitutional amendments are hard to enact. We have not amended our Constitution since 1992, and we have done so only once in the past half-century. But there is reason — even in these politically polarized times — to believe that constitutional reform is possible.

x "But with an air of defiance, the former Navy commander has said she is unconcerned about any potential political consequences that her role in unspooling the former president’s inaction on Jan. 6 could have in her own political future..."https://t.co/n5TnQRcn83 — Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) July 21, 2022

Perry Bacon, Jr/WaPo:

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