Thanks to a late arrival at the Ellipse, the president concluded his speech about half an hour later than expected. A half hour walk’s distance from Trump’s rally, Antifa-led groups “stormed the Capitol” before Trump had finished speaking, while most of the people in attendance remained at the Ellipse. By the time genuine Trump supporters arrived at the Capitol, Antifa had already entered the building and begun their riotous behavior. Some Trump supporters wandered in, some invited by the Capitol police, with no inkling that there would be any question whether it was legal to do so.
The reporting of the January 6th events has been scandalous and agenda-driven from the first hours. I was there for Trump’s speech and the flag-waving on the West side. There were zero weapons in evidence. It was not a riot. The real scandal is that there was collusion between Capitol security and Leftist provocateurs.
These were the rioters who respected the rope lines