Jan 6 Beggars Banquet Committee

Dear BENNIE G. THOMPSON “Chairman” and LIZ CHENEY “Vice Chair”, along with, ZOE LOFGREN, ELAINE LURIA, ADAM SCHIFF, PETE AGUILAR, STEPHANIE MURPHY, JAMIE RASKIN, ADAM KINZINGER as “Rank & File Members” on the Select Committee Investigating the January 6^th “Domestic Terrorist Attack” on the United States Capitol;

TIP: Request for Transparency in Costs associated with “Outside Counsel”.

In a recent(February 2/2022) “Simple Simon Motion” filed in a district court by the “Select Committee’s” authorized Counsel, that entry held the association with a team of attorneys, that which seemed a little too heavy handed on adequate “Counsel” required for such a motion. In awareness that legal work is costly, especially through any outside counsel retained usually charging for everything time consuming, this appears to be a case in over-burden drive what was needed to accomplish this “task”. In concern, making sure the American Taxpayers are not being subject to abusive accounting practices by a free-for-all with this “Investigation” in full swing, under the gun timewise. It may not be OK to brag about 60000-ducuments retrieved and 475-witness statements along with 100-subpoenas served, as these bragging rights come at a cost and hopefully this “Committee” has not engaged in collecting immaterial bull-crap, just to make it look and sound good. Along with “Outside Counsel”, in it for the $money$ only aspect without due “respect”, so how many outsiders have said no thanks to a handout opting instead to do free-lancing for the cause, as a “Patriotic Duty” for Miss Liberty? This “Committee” seems to have no problems asking individual-of-interest to speak out freely trust us, due that “Patriotic Duty”, so how many outside lawyers or law firms or attorneys are doing things for FREE? I bet you have no answer for that - let me help you out, say NONE! Correct me if I am wrong. Look, this “bragathon” in documents and witnesses and subpoenas that have turned to “pardons”, it is all “We the People” have to go on to make an honest Citizen Kane assessment the worth of this “Committee” moving forward, as just the fact you removed the “Domestic Terrorist” from the “Committee’s” title, well it seems to have allowed this “Attack” to now be classified as “mischief”, according to Zoe. To reinforce a concern upon this Committee’s ”Transparency”, or lack of, especially such evidence collecting for a non-prosecuting entity of Congress, it is far from righteous if such efforts are meaningless costly. And for whatever matters your mission creep statement matters today, if it finds in the end it is no different in punishment then the “Impeachment(s)”, in responsibility to the American Taxpayers the costs of another “nothing” so help us God, every effort should be exhausted to make sure “We the People” are getting our $moneys$ worth, our hard-earned wages subject to “Taxation”. Like maybe there are better things to spend that money on. As evidence this concern in over-burden drive with “respect to the institution” the legal merits of the “Investigation”:

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT-CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA-SOUTHERN DIVISION
JOHN C. EASTMAN v. BENNIE G. THOMPSON - Case No. 8:22-cv-00099-DOC-DFM

Respectfully submitted, /s/ Douglas N. Letter DOUGLAS N. LETTER General Counsel - TODD B. TATELMAN Principal Deputy General Counsel - ERIC R. COLUMBUS Special Litigation Counsel - STACIE M. FAHSEL Associate General Counsel - OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5140 O’Neill House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-9700 Douglas.Letter@mail.house.gov

And,

SHER TREMONTE LLP - Justin M. Sher, Michael Tremonte, Noam Biale, Maya Brodziak, Kathryn E. Ghotbi 90 Broad Street, 23rd Floor New York, New York 10004 (212) 202-2600 JSher@shertremonte.com, MTremonte@shertremonte.com, NBiale@shertremonte.com, MBrodziak@shertremonte.com, KGhotbi@shertremonte.com.

And,

ARNOLD & PORTER - John A. Freedman, Paul Fishman, Amy Jeffress 601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 (202) 942-5000 John.Freedman@arnoldporter.com, Paul.Fishman@arnoldporter.com, Amy.Jeffress@arnoldporter.com

 As Counsel for Congressional Defendants

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Of concern, this motion was only 2-pages in detail, followed by 2-pages listing the 12-attorneys associated with this “Simple Simon Motion”, what appears to be through outside reaching attorneys in count at 8, for this “Simple Simon Motion”. And with this “Outside Counsel”, entities that are known to charge in minimum increments of time for such a motion any involvement, how can this “Select Committee” guarantee that this kind of over-burden is not abusive the merits of responsible litigation with respect to costs?  Mr. Thompson, you are known to preach that “must respect the institution”, same thing goes with due respect to the “institution” of “We the People”, aka that hard-earned income taxed and what it is accomplishing. Is it necessary to know upfront, the reason “We the People” request some “Transparency” with what this “Investigation” is costing with respect to that “Outside Counsel”. Now if Arnold and Sher are working for free or at a discount rate, that should be known also - that some semblance of Patriotism reigns even with the lawyers, as if it were instead “blood out of a turnip” it would not sit well for Democracy. To date, this should be an easy task, to voluntarily publish weekly on the “Select Committee’s” web-site such costs, no names, just costs totalized as such is associated with your ongoing efforts - as it appears the legal element is well positioned to make a living while this investigation carries on in mission creep mode, hopefully not a $killing$ this living.

In yet another action before the courts in this same time period(2/4/2020 with Trump v. Thompson), this time around we find yet another “Simple Simon Motion”, requiring another boatload of lawyers associated with this matter. In this case, those already associated with the House of Representatives legal staff. Regardless, same concern as when such resources are deployed to a “Special Committee”, it may take away from other pressing issues before the “House” needing legal assistance. For instance, getting Ted Lieu’s H.Res.406 through the “House Rules” - as that “resolution” that has been stuck in limbo for 2-years, it surely would be of benefit to this “Select Committee”. So if you have some lawyers on the “Committee’s” team with free time - you don’t need 12 lawyers to file a ”Simple Simon Motion” - maybe the free-loaders can check in with McGovern why this “critical” bill, the “Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution” is still in the “House Rules” cesspool hell - if it’s a legal thing maybe it can get resolved. And just think, then you could use that “resolution” to fine those that refuse a valid Committee “subpoena”, and then my concern about wasted Taxpayers’ “Taxation” would be a moot point, to some extent. And by the way, dedicating resources to one priority away from another of lessor priority, that may then require more “Outside Counsel” which increases the burden on the U.S. Taxpayers. So my concern should be looked into, instead of being tortured in frivolousness. So herein is another example:

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DONALD J. TRUMP v. BENNIE G. THOMPSON - Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-2769 (TSC)

BRIAN M. BOYNTON Acting Assistant Attorney General - BRIAN D. NETTER Deputy Assistant Attorney General

ELIZABETH J. SHAPIRO (D.C. Bar 418925) - JAMES J. GILLIGAN - JULIA A. HEIMAN United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 1100 L Street, NW, Room 12100 Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 514-5302 Fax: (202) 616-8470 Email: elizabeth.shapiro@usdoj.gov

Attorneys for NARA Defendants

DOUGLAS N. LETTER (D.C. Bar No. 253492) General Counsel - TODD B. TATELMAN (VA Bar No. 66008) - ERIC R. COLUMBUS (D.C. Bar No. 487736) - STACIE M. FAHSEL (D.C. Bar. No. 1034314) Office of General Counsel U.S. House of Representatives 5140 O’Neill House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-9700 douglas.letter@mail.house.gov

 Attorneys for Committee Defendants

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Herein 1-page in detail the “motion” and another page to list the 9-attorneys associated with this “motion”. If nothing else, does not Congress work within the merits of that “paper-work reduction act” like everybody else, so maybe it is time to re-consider just how many lawyers are engaged in this episode of “Legitimate Political Discourse v. Crazy Psycho Shit”.

 And these 2-examples for 2-cases before the courts involving this “Select Committee”, to date over 130-different motions have been submitted that which requires a legal review, so if in each filed motion we find the same amount of over-burden with “outside counsel” involvement, this is a sad state of affairs for the U.S. Taxpayers. Said again, these are “Simple Simon Motions” and maybe Laurence Tribe could volunteer his 1^st-semester law students to accomplish just as good a review, for free as extra credit!

That said, as an American Taxpayer there is a concern of just how much this junket is costing “We the People”, as it seems that an awful lot of “Outside Counsel” is being used for this “Committee’s” efforts. And the members seem to be more focused on primetime stage time, so maybe they should be devoting more time to the efforts in “oversight”, to cut down on that outside interference wherein costly law firms invest more time then necessary for “Simple Simon Motions”. Because it is easy with so little in “Transparency” to engage in John Eastman like “privileged logs” and when that bill shows up at the “Committee’s” office, with an ugly warning due in 30-days or else wording to the effect stiff penalties apply, well just write them lawyers a check for that “golden parachute time”.

And if in the end it is only the legal community that has found easy access to the U.S. Treasury with this “Mischief” under investigation, we have gained nothing and it is but for more of the same Constitutional constipation. So please be faithful instead of faceless, please start posting a weekly update on how much this “investigation” is costing, you owe us that “respect”. But please do not come back with some reasoning “We’d like too but due confidentiality we cannot” based on that concept of “must respect the institution” or that off the wall “legitimate political discourse” as then Cecilline would be right, it’s “Crazy Psycho Shit” enough to go around.

Patriot Sam Adams McGee - Lousy Hat Solidarity Party