January 21, 2017: Trump inauguration protest damages parts of downtown Washington

CBS News ^ | January 21, 2017 | CBS News

[Eagle of Liberty]

WASHINGTON -- Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump’s inaugural parade route. Scores were arrested for trashing property and attacking officers.

Officers arrested 217 protesters, CBS affiliate WUSA reports. Six police officers were hurt during the protests, including three who were hit in the head with flying objects. All of them have minor injuries.

[Eagle of Liberty]

I didn't see this posted during a search so I figured I would post it today in light of the recent Jan. 6th rally and the insane impeachment show trial currently going on.

[Candor7]

Put them all on the No fly list.......call the FBI.......Impeach Obama after he leaves office!

[ifinnegan]

[Professional]

I recall that every single person that was arrested was released and all charges were dropped. About 20 if memory serves correct.

Thanks for posting this. Good reminder of the two tiered justice system.

[Red Badger]

To a liberal, history didn’t start until breakfast this morning....................Ann Coulter....................

[blueunicorn6]

CBS

Paid liars for our cowardly politicians.

[ifinnegan]

[Fiddlstix]

[Revel]

My guess is that they are mostly Antifa.

[Fido969]

Down the memory hole...

[Jrabbit]

We were there....the limousine fire was a block from our hotel.
The pink pig cap people trashed the park. They left so much filth behind...🤢
They even invaded Arlington Cemetery & tried to disrupt the changing of the guard ceremony while we were there. Truly awful people.

[Eagles6]

I think many have dual citizenship in pantifa and burn,loot,murder.

[a fool in paradise]

insurgency

Why didn’t Hillary Clinton denounce these people?

Oh, she told them to RESIST

That’s not a call for unity

[a fool in paradise]

Stalinists lie. Always

[shanover]

At THAT time was the right time to smash those Antifa a-holes in the teeth but we didn’t and as they stand above us now,they are grinning and winning.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

[Steve_Seattle]

"Put them all on the No fly list.......call the FBI.......Impeach Obama after he leaves office!"

That demonstration and riot was certainly treated far differently than the January 6th riot. Many people probably forget that it ever happened, or never heard about it in the first place.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Why didn’t Hillary Clinton denounce these people?"

1. Because she supported them; and

2. Because no one asked her to. And no one blamed it on her rhetoric.

[Jacquerie]

None of them went to prison. What a surprise.

[Eagle of Liberty]

We were there....the limousine fire was a block from our hotel. The pink pig cap people trashed the park. They left so much filth behind...🤢 They even invaded Arlington Cemetery & tried to disrupt the changing of the guard ceremony while we were there. Truly awful people.

I wanted to be there, but wasn't able to make it. I couldn't believe what I was seeing on TV that day and then every day after that for a while. Talk about "peaceful transition of power". They never even tried to transition from power. They ran a second government the last 4 years.