Breach of the Capitol: Consequences, Repercussions & Reactions

Desk trauma said:

I thought they had installed a new vocalist years ago.

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Who, Journey?

I saw them years ago with the new singer (free corporate block of seats). Pretty good. But when Perry left, they must have been daunted at the prospect of filling his shoes.

They will be needing one soon.

I see that one fellow went to the Capitol while tagged. You couldn't make this stuff up. Please keep it coming, as we don't get stories like this in the UK media.

So many deep cover BLAtifa liberals! [/s].

essentialsaltes said:

A lead on Nancy's laptop!

A woman seen wearing a white nationalist T-shirt and directing people towards Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 is now under investigation for possibly stealing the Speaker of the House’s laptop and planning to sell it to Russia’s secret service.

Riley June Williams, 22, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is currently on the run from authorities after video footage captured inside the Capitol clearly shows her taking an active role in directing the insurrection.

According to a former love interest of Williams, who contacted the FBI’s tip line in the days after the attack, Williams had stolen a laptop or hard drive from Pelosi’s office, which she planned to give to the Kremlin.

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Gotta love the Law and Order branch of the Republican Party. Clearly a True Patriot.

essentialsaltes said:

I recommend posts #1 and #9 (Mainly because I wrote them!)

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That’s as far as I got too.
Here’s a bit o’ research I’m too lazy to do:
How many FOIA requests has the Trump Administration Granted and is there a significant difference in the numbers vis-a-vis the Obama era?

durangodawood said:

Those Capitol rioters were far-right, yet anything but "conservative" imo.

They were far-right radicals, basically.

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This is what the GOP is left with after embracing Donald for 4 years. Is it what it is, as they say.

durangodawood said:

Who, Journey?

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Iced earth.

I still have some of their music floating around in my playlists and devices but have no idea what they have done in the past 8ish years. Last I knew their founder had stepped back from doing vocals as his voice was not what it once was and they had acquired a new vocalist to take his place.

Cant say that I am shocked he got caught up in this madness as he was making comments years ago that indicate he was on that range of the political spectrum. Shame though as the bands work gets associated with that in my mind now.

Desk trauma said:

Iced earth.

I still have some of their music floating around in my playlists and devices but have no idea what they have done in the past 8ish years. Last I knew their founder had stepped back from doing vocals as his voice was not what it once was and they had acquired a new vocalist to take his place.

Cant say that I am shocked he got caught up in this madness as he was making comments years ago that indicate he was on that range of the political spectrum. Shame though as the bands work gets associated with that in my mind now.

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Ah. Im not even familiar with them. Seems like metal people are more associated with weird beliefs than average. And I'm talking about people who make some music I really enjoy.

essentialsaltes said:

U.S. files conspiracy charge against Oath Keeper leader in alleged plot against the Capitol

U.S. authorities have leveled the first conspiracy charge against an apparent leader of an extremist group in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, arresting an alleged Oath Keeper who is accused of plotting to disrupt the electoral vote confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and proposing further assaults on state capitols.


Thomas Edward Caldwell, 65, of Clarke County, Va., was taken into custody before 7 a.m. on four federal counts, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States in the attack on the Capitol.

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...if convicted of conspiracy, he will be spending most of his remaining days in prison.

essentialsaltes said:

Trump provoked deadly Capitol riot, Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says

“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell told the chamber, which two weeks earlier had been evacuated as rioters invaded the building. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”

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And if Trump had won, Mitch would still be singing praises to the orange one...

essentialsaltes said:

“The mob was fed lies,” McConnell told the chamber, which two weeks earlier had been evacuated as rioters invaded the building. “They were provoked by the president and other powerful people.”

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The Republicans in the Senate have started to return to democratic values - for now. It would be appropriate to join the Democratic Senators in condemning Trump without dissent. We'll see.

There is a new video by YouTuber LegalEagle that is very interesting. He explains why we are seeing so many rioters being charged with simple Trespassing charges, not more serious or felony charges. He explains that to file felony charges in federal court, you must have a grand jury. By contrast, for misdemeanor charges you just need to go before a judge and file a complaint. Particularly as there are no sitting Grand Juries currently in many locations around the country, Federal Prosecutors are starting with the trespassing charges to get the person into the criminal justice system and, once they can take the case to a grand jury, will be looking at enhancing the charges. It is an interesting video and mentions what charges might still be coming for some of the rioters, and what defense they may have.