It is astounding not just how poorly the latest day of testimony from the January 6 Commission turned out but how quickly things unraveled. Previously, the minds of the panel had suspended things until some nebulous date next month, but then – suddenly – they announced a hastily-called “Emergency” hearing for Tuesday. They had the goods, you see, and this needed to be displayed to the public!
For all the same reasons that you should wait a day before firing off that enflamed email or step back before you tweet-angry and hit SEND, the J-6 Committee would have benefitted before rushing forward in an emotional fervor. Instead, they presented Cassidy Hutchinson before the cameras with all the pride of parents at a country club coming-out cotillion, and it has become a laughable mess for all involved.
To lay out the aftermath, we will first look at the media reactions to the Hutchinson testimony. I can’t overstate how deeply important her words delivered had been. That is because the journalists have already overstated things.