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Evidence of planned attack on Capitol undercuts Dems' incitement claim
The Washington Times ^ | JANUARY 14, 2021 | VALERIE RICHARDSON

Posted on 01/14/2021 6:08:23 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

The Democratic impeachment claim that President Trump spurred the attack on the U.S. Capitol by whipping his supporters into a violent mob is coming under scrutiny as evidence mounts that the siege was not spontaneous but planned well in advance.

The release of initial court documents show that at least two suspects arrived on or before Jan. 6 armed with explosives, tactical gear and caches of weapons. Facebook has come under fire for failing to remove “Stop the Steal” pages allegedly used by organizers weeks and even months ahead of the rally.

Also emerging are media reports that investigators believe the assault was coordinated and “not just a protest that spiraled out of control,” as CNN reported Thursday, and that the FBI knew beforehand of plans for a “war” at the Capitol, as per The Washington Post.

Donald Trump Jr. connected the dots Thursday after flagging an interview with Just the News editor John Solomon, who said the FBI, the New York Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police had intelligence about the possibility of an organized siege.

“If these federal law enforcement agencies had prior knowledge that this was a planned attack then POTUS didn’t incite anything,” the president’s son tweeted. “If he didn’t incite anything then Nancy Pelosi and the Dems used impeachment on yet another sham political witch-hunt.”

The indications that the rioting was planned appear to run counter to House Democrats’ argument that Mr. Trump’s speech “foreseeably resulted in” the rioting, which saw thousands invade the Capitol building in a melee that led to five deaths.

Conservative media figures also have taken note. “The more that comes out about this, the more we realize this was a massively pre-planned event, and so the impeachment articles have less sway,” said the Federalist’s Mollie Hemingway on Fox News.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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1 posted on 01/14/2021 6:08:23 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

These hypocrites need to be exposed in paid political advertisements such as this:

https://mobile.twitter.com/CaldronPool/status/1300244705649676289


2 posted on 01/14/2021 6:15:48 PM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Evidence means nothing anymore.


3 posted on 01/14/2021 6:25:27 PM PST by Old Yeller (Joe McCarthy was right.)
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To: Old Yeller
Evidence means nothing anymore.

2 + 2 = 5 now, or whatever the state media says it is.

Anything bad that happens anywhere = Trump is responsible.

Orwell was a prophet.
4 posted on 01/14/2021 6:41:36 PM PST by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

can we file insurrection charges against Pelosi now?

attempting to gain control of the military to usurp the powers of the sitting president; forcing an impeachment with false evidence - twice, changing Hoouse rules to allow profanities to be directed at the President of the United States, inciting violence towards Republicans at large and elderly in particular by claiming Trump is ‘an existential threat’ to America and condoning language in the House that labels republicans ‘nazis’, wearing mandarin collars and being crazy.


6 posted on 01/14/2021 7:11:53 PM PST by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Capitol violence - bump for later....


7 posted on 01/14/2021 7:30:44 PM PST by indthkr
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final paragraph:

“It’s now being reported all over the media — and the Democrats are pushing this — that the riot we saw Wednesday was planned, it was organized, all these groups were planning and plotting it all along,” said Steve Hilton, host of Fox News’ “The Next Revolution.” “So if it was planned, how is it that the president suddenly incited it on the day? So none of it actually makes sense.”


8 posted on 01/14/2021 8:18:01 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: patriot torch

I hope this shit falls apart on them like a cheap suit.


9 posted on 01/14/2021 8:26:34 PM PST by cld51860 (Volo pro veritas)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

In a propaganda war the truth doesn’t matter. To paraphrase the DemonRATs much beloved Nathen B. Forest “It’s the firstest with the loudest” that will be believed.


10 posted on 01/14/2021 8:38:10 PM PST by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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Avoid the Next False Flag with This Key Information Matt Bracken (Travis McGee) Jan 14, 2021

Expect a major false flag incident in D.C. on Jan. 20. It's being setup right now.

Barbed wire currently being installed at the Capitol. What's next? A moat with alligators? 0:48 video security preps in D.C. for a "virtual" inauguration.

11 posted on 01/14/2021 8:41:12 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Is it possible to incite someone to violence if they already plan to commit a violent act? The answer is yes, [Epps] said.

“As I read the applicable law, it isn’t necessary to prove that inciting language was the sole cause of the lawless action — remember that in fact, under the test, lawless action doesn’t actually have to happen, if it is ‘directed to and likely to’ cause it,” Mr. Epps said in an email to The Washington Times. “And the fact that members of the crowd were prepared to behave violently, it seems to me, makes the case against Trump a bit stronger — because it can be argued that it makes his speech more ‘likely to cause imminent lawless action.’”

Only law professors can see things this way.

This is like asking, "If Johnny jumped was pushed off the Empire State Building and President Trump shot him through the 50th floor window as Johhny was falling, is President Trump guilty of murder?"

What if Antifa "agent provocateurs" were already staged at the Capitol building while President Trump was speaking? Does his speech still count as incitement, or are the Antifa infiltrators lying in wait the instigators?

-PJ

12 posted on 01/14/2021 8:45:45 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (Freedom of the press is the People's right to publish, not CNN's right to the 1st question.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Liberals have repeatedly incited violence at conservative events - including Trump rallies in 2015 and 2016.

They also regularly fake hate crimes.

A political scientist found that fewer than 1 in 3 of 346 such allegations was genuine.
Hate Crime Hoaxes Are More Common Than You Think
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hate-crime-hoaxes-are-more-common-than-you-think-11561503352

This means that if something bad happens blamed on conservatives ... liberals almost certainly did it.


13 posted on 01/14/2021 9:09:04 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Deo volente

Liberals have repeatedly incited violence at conservative events - including Trump rallies in 2015 and 2016.

They also regularly fake hate crimes.

A political scientist found that fewer than 1 in 3 of 346 such allegations was genuine.
Hate Crime Hoaxes Are More Common Than You Think
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hate-crime-hoaxes-are-more-common-than-you-think-11561503352

This means that if something bad happens blamed on conservatives ... liberals almost certainly did it.


14 posted on 01/14/2021 9:09:12 PM PST by tbw2
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To: TigersEye

Liberals have repeatedly incited violence at conservative events - including Trump rallies in 2015 and 2016.

They also regularly fake hate crimes.

A political scientist found that fewer than 1 in 3 of 346 such allegations was genuine.
Hate Crime Hoaxes Are More Common Than You Think
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hate-crime-hoaxes-are-more-common-than-you-think-11561503352

This means that if something bad happens blamed on conservatives ... liberals almost certainly did it.


15 posted on 01/14/2021 9:09:22 PM PST by tbw2
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To: MAGAthon

more good stuff:

Rep. Brian Mast, Florida Republican, urged Democrats not to rush to impeachment, arguing that the rioters themselves should be questioned to discover the factors and influences behind their wrongdoing.
“Nobody was asked, did you do this because of the president? Did you do it because of something he said a year ago, or because of something somebody like [Rudolph W.] Giuliani said Jan. 6?” Mr. Mast said on “Fox & Friends.” “Did you go there because of the president, but violence was your own thing? Did he tell you to be peaceful?”
He added: “Nobody can say that they spoke to one of those individuals, and that’s got to be the most dangerous precedent for this body to set, to say, if you’re an American out there, this is how we’re going to hold you accountable for inciting somebody else.”...


16 posted on 01/14/2021 9:16:46 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: tbw2

I’m sure of that. My post was to warn that there may be a really big false flag event coming up. Matt’s broadcast is well worth listening to.


17 posted on 01/14/2021 9:18:00 PM PST by TigersEye (Everyone knows)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; 100American; 3D-JOY; abner; Abundy; AGreatPer; Albion Wilde; AliVeritas; ...

PING!


18 posted on 01/14/2021 9:26:17 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Hope is not a plan. -- Matthew Bracken)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Wouldn't that be something if evidence turns up in the next week linking one or more of the House Impeachment Managers to the pre-planned staging of this event? Could the Senate decide to put the House leadership on trial right then and there?

Yes, yes, I know .... I have to be smoking something to daydream like that.

I was thinking of an old "Grin And Bear It" cartoon, where the jury foreman, looking very peeved as he stands up to address the court, says: "We find the defendant Not Guilty, your honor, and his lawyer Guilty".

19 posted on 01/14/2021 9:35:15 PM PST by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("May You Live in Interesting Times": Ancient Chinese Curse. The Wuhanic Plague: Modern Chinese Curse)
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To: TigersEye

For later listening and future reference. Thanks M.B.


20 posted on 01/14/2021 9:51:59 PM PST by The FIGHTIN Illini (Wake up fellow Patriots before it's too late)
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