Tour2ma Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US Capitol earlier this week, a spokesman for the senator confirmed to CNN -- calls that were intended for another GOP senator the White House was frantically trying to convince to delay the counting of Electoral College votes. Lee's spokesman said the calls from Trump and his attorney were intended for Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a newly elected Republican from Alabama. The effort by the White House to get Tuberville to delay certification of the votes provides insight into the President's thinking and priorities as a mob of his supporters lay siege to the iconic building. As the President worked to convince Tuberville to delay the process, he and other top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the breached Capitol, a source close to the vice president told CNN. Trump first called the personal cell phone of Lee, a Utah Republican, shortly after 2 p.m. ET. At that time the senators had been evacuated from the Senate floor and were in a temporary holding room, as a pro-Trump mob began breaching the Capitol. Lee picked up the phone and Trump identified himself, and it became clear he was looking for Tuberville and had been given the wrong number. Lee, keeping the President on hold, went to find his colleague and handed Tuberville his phone, telling him the President was on the line and had been trying to reach him. Tuberville spoke with Trump for less than 10 minutes, with the President trying to convince him to make additional objections to the Electoral College vote in a futile effort to block Congress' certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win, according to a source familiar with the call. The call was cut off because senators were asked to move to a secure location. The second call to Lee came in at 7 p.m. ET from Giuliani. Lee did not answer the call so it went to voicemail. Lee's office confirmed to CNN that the voicemail was intended for Tuberville and the message left from Giuliani was very similar to one that another unnamed GOP senator received. The transcript of that call was published by the conservative outlet The Dispatch as well as the news blog emptywheel. "Sen. Tuberville? Or I should say Coach Tuberville. This is Rudy Giuliani, the President's lawyer," he said according to to the transcript. "I'm calling you because I want to discuss with you how they're trying to rush this hearing and how we need you, our Republican friends, to try to just slow it down so we can get these legislatures to get more information to you," Giuliani said, referring to unfounded claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. "I know they're reconvening at 8 tonight, but it ... the only strategy we can follow is to object to numerous states and raise issues so that we get ourselves into tomorrow -- ideally until the end of tomorrow." As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election (msn.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Even while enacting their plan they're incompetent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 40 minutes ago, Tour2ma said: President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US Capitol earlier this week, a spokesman for the senator confirmed to CNN -- calls that were intended for another GOP senator the White House was frantically trying to convince to delay the counting of Electoral College votes. Lee's spokesman said the calls from Trump and his attorney were intended for Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a newly elected Republican from Alabama. The effort by the White House to get Tuberville to delay certification of the votes provides insight into the President's thinking and priorities as a mob of his supporters lay siege to the iconic building. As the President worked to convince Tuberville to delay the process, he and other top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the breached Capitol, a source close to the vice president told CNN. Trump first called the personal cell phone of Lee, a Utah Republican, shortly after 2 p.m. ET. At that time the senators had been evacuated from the Senate floor and were in a temporary holding room, as a pro-Trump mob began breaching the Capitol. Lee picked up the phone and Trump identified himself, and it became clear he was looking for Tuberville and had been given the wrong number. Lee, keeping the President on hold, went to find his colleague and handed Tuberville his phone, telling him the President was on the line and had been trying to reach him. Tuberville spoke with Trump for less than 10 minutes, with the President trying to convince him to make additional objections to the Electoral College vote in a futile effort to block Congress' certification of President-elect Joe Biden's win, according to a source familiar with the call. The call was cut off because senators were asked to move to a secure location. The second call to Lee came in at 7 p.m. ET from Giuliani. Lee did not answer the call so it went to voicemail. Lee's office confirmed to CNN that the voicemail was intended for Tuberville and the message left from Giuliani was very similar to one that another unnamed GOP senator received. The transcript of that call was published by the conservative outlet The Dispatch as well as the news blog emptywheel. "Sen. Tuberville? Or I should say Coach Tuberville. This is Rudy Giuliani, the President's lawyer," he said according to to the transcript. "I'm calling you because I want to discuss with you how they're trying to rush this hearing and how we need you, our Republican friends, to try to just slow it down so we can get these legislatures to get more information to you," Giuliani said, referring to unfounded claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. "I know they're reconvening at 8 tonight, but it ... the only strategy we can follow is to object to numerous states and raise issues so that we get ourselves into tomorrow -- ideally until the end of tomorrow." As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election (msn.com) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 9, 2021 Report Share Posted January 9, 2021 Why didn't Canton telling anyone that he go interviewed? 😆 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, cccjwh said: Why didn't Canton telling anyone that he go interviewed? 😆 Try using the English language. You sound like Google’s customer service. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Canton Dawg said: Try using the English language. You sound like Google’s customer service. He's speaking gumbeese. 😂 Did you lose your gumby decoder ring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 minute ago, TexasAg1969 said: He's speaking gumbeese. 😂 Did you lose your gumby decoder ring? LOL, Gumby language takes awhile to interpret. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Kal-The Economist Clay Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Canton Dawg said: Try using the English language. You sound like Google’s customer service. You really think I missed spelled "got". It's just a typo snowflake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 20 minutes ago, cccjwh said: You really think I missed spelled "got". It's just a typo snowflake. Why didn't Canton telling anyone that he got interviewed? Hey Queenie, I even put the letter “t” in there for ya....you still sound like English isn’t your native language. 😂😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, Canton Dawg said: Why didn't Canton telling anyone that he got interviewed? Hey Queenie, I even put the letter “t” in there for ya....you still sound like English isn’t your native language. 😂😂😂 wut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 8 hours ago, cccjwh said: wut? That’s what I said when reading your mangled post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Sorry, were you writing in English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Canton Dawg said: That’s what I said when reading your mangled post. Do yourself a favor and put the punk on ignore. I have to read his garbage when you quote him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Yes, go run to your safe place with the rest of the nut jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 The United States of America is now the laughing stock of the world. Especially in China, Iran and Trump's old buddy Vlad in Moscow. Nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 57 minutes ago, mjp28 said: The United States of America is now the laughing stock of the world. Especially in China, Iran and Trump's old buddy Vlad in Moscow. Nice job ! Just wait until the Dementia patient takes the oath of office. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Canton Dawg said: Just wait until the Dementia patient takes the oath of office. 1 hour ago, mjp28 said: The United States of America is now the laughing stock of the world. Especially in China, Iran and Trump's old buddy Vlad in Moscow. Nice job ! The countries that pay Hunter Biden Millions for smoking crack ...go figure!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Vambo said: The countries that pay Hunter Biden Millions for smoking crack ...go figure!👍 Right? The countries laughing are the ones that have Dementia Joe and family in their back pockets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 1 hour ago, cccjwh said: Yes, go run to your safe place with the rest of the nut jobs. Ah- the power of the quote. It gets seen anyway. 1 hour ago, DieHardBrownsFan said: Do yourself a favor and put the punk on ignore. I have to read his garbage when you quote him. LOLOLOLOL! Retribution for Vambo quotes. 🤣😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Calm down Tex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cccjwh Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 How of the people Diehardon is proud of.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vambo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 People entering the Congress were deliberately let in by the police this scene was filmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 21 hours ago, Vambo said: People entering the Congress were deliberately let in by the police this scene was filmed When you're outnumbered 100+ to one it's pretty wise to surrender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 minute ago, hoorta said: When you're outnumbered 100+ to one it's pretty wise to surrender. Cops had guns what weapons did protesters have? The cops held the DC BLM riot 500+ to one hmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Vambo said: Cops had guns what weapons did protesters have? The cops held the DC BLM riot 500+ to one hmmm... So you're OK with Trump's "when the looting starts, the shooting starts"? Yup- get out the machine guns- kill 'em all. Buy a clue- that's not how riot control currently works . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vambo Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, hoorta said: So you're OK with Trump's "when the looting starts, the shooting starts"? Yup- get out the machine guns- kill 'em all. Buy a clue- that's not how riot control currently works . What looting what shooting? Are you OK the police killed an unarmed women point blank or is it OK because she was white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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