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Looks like the feds are all over it.
What we saw on Jan 6 was an attack on the US, a direct assault on the seat of our elected government.
The job ahead is to distinguish between simple people who were angry but perhaps not all that bright, and those who planned this. The hunt is on. The Feds are now rounding up those who played key roles in committing and/or coordinating the violence.
And, guess what. The attack was coordinated with military precision. However, as the article states there is an important legal distinction between gathering to protest, like in a political rally (a First Amendment right), and organizing an armed assault.FBI agents around the country are working to unravel the various motives, relationships, goals and actions of the hundreds of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Some inside the bureau have described the Capitol riot investigation as their biggest case since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and a top priority of the agents’ work is to determine the extent to which that violence and chaos was preplanned and coordinated.
What we saw on Jan 6 was an attack on the US, a direct assault on the seat of our elected government.
The job ahead is to distinguish between simple people who were angry but perhaps not all that bright, and those who planned this. The hunt is on. The Feds are now rounding up those who played key roles in committing and/or coordinating the violence.
To no one's surprise, most of the violent discussions occurred at TheDonald.win, where Trump’s supporters talked and openly plotted the upcoming insurrection. Perhaps not the brightest move, but a very fortunate one for investigators..An indictment Friday night charged a member of the Proud Boys, Dominic Pezzola, 43, of Rochester, N.Y., with conspiracy, saying his actions showed “planning, determination, and coordination.” Another alleged member of the Proud Boys, William Pepe, 31, of Beacon, N.Y., also was charged with conspiracy.
One of the comments cited in the FBI memo declared Trump supporters should go to Washington and get “violent. Stop calling this a march, or rally, or a protest. Go there ready for war. We get our President or we die.”