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Sen. Klobuchar says she ‘wouldn’t mind being a queen around here’

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Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said that she wouldn’t mind being “a queen” when talking to Judge Amy Coney Barrett during the second day of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on appointing her to the Supreme Court.

Sen. Klobuchar joked with Judge Barrett that she would like to be “a queen,” referencing a past statement from Barrett that she does not want to be one. Klobuchar brought it up when discussing the immense impact that the Supreme Court has on people’s lives.

“But we also know that this is the highest court in the land, that the decisions of this court have real impact on people. And I appreciate it, Judge, that you said you didn’t want to be a queen,” said the senator.

“I actually wouldn’t mind being a queen around here, the truth be known,” she continued, followed by chuckles from Barrett and Klobuchar herself. “I wouldn’t mind doing it—kind of a benevolent queen and making decisions so we can get things done.”

Sen. Klobuchar came after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who, for the most part, utilized his time to speak at length on various subjects with some questions for Judge Barrett about her personal life at the end.

“We should be doing something else right now,” the Minnesota Democrat also said, wanting to “reset” the hearing at the beginning of her allotted segment. “We should be passing coronavirus relief, like the House just did.” This is in reference to ongoing negotiations in Congress to pass a second coronavirus economic stimulus package.

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The senator also went after the decision by President Donald Trump and the Senate Republicans’ push to appoint Barrett so soon before the presidential election, calling the hearings “a sham.”

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Videotapes from Jan. 6 Committee Witness Interviews Vanish

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Videotapes containing witness interviews conducted by the Democrat-led January 6 congressional committee have disappeared. The chairman of the House Administration oversight subcommittee, Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.), expressed his apprehension on the “Just the News, No Noise” television show.

According to Loudermilk, all videotapes of depositions have vanished, raising questions about the preservation of crucial evidence. He argued that, under House rules, these tapes qualified as congressional evidence, especially since some clips were aired during hearings. Loudermilk contended that the tapes should have been preserved by the now-defunct Jan. 6 committee and its chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.).

Loudermilk’s revelation has broader implications, potentially impacting criminal trials in both state court in Georgia and federal court in Washington, where individuals, including former President Donald Trump, face charges related to the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Notably, Trump’s legal team had recently requested evidence from the Jan. 6 committee but was denied by a judge.

The situation takes a further twist as Loudermilk disclosed that the J6 committee had sent certain evidence, such as transcripts, to the Biden White House and the Homeland Security Department. Shockingly, these transcripts have now been returned to Loudermilk’s GOP-led subcommittee almost entirely redacted, preventing the disclosure of their contents.

The lack of records regarding witnesses, their statements, and the extensive redactions have raised concerns among House Republicans. Loudermilk emphasized that these documents belong to the House and should not have been sent in such a heavily redacted form. The chairman questioned the motives behind the redactions, asking why a Democrat-run House was allowed to have unredacted documents while a Republican committee’s efforts were obstructed. This development adds another layer of complexity to the ongoing investigations into the events surrounding January 6, 2021.

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