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Newt Threatens Jail for Jan 6th Investigators

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Former U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich addresses the press following his visit with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on November 21, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump ... NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 21: Former U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich addresses the press following his visit with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower on November 21, 2016 in New York City. President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team are in the process of filling cabinet and other high level positions for the new administration. (Photo by Kevin Hagen/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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Newt Gingrich, who is advising the House GOP leadership, is now threatening jail time for the members running the select committee investigation of the January 6th insurrection. “I think when you have a Republican Congress, this is all going to come crashing down,” Gingrich told Maria Bartiromo. “The wolves are gonna find out they’re now sheep, and they’re the ones who are, in fact, I think, going to face a real risk of going to jail for the kind of laws that they’re breaking.”

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