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Capitol rioter Garret Miller says he was following Trump’s orders, apologizes to AOC for threat
cnbc.com ^ | January 25, 2021 | Dan Mangan

Posted on 01/25/2021 5:30:00 PM PST by lowbridge

A Texas man charged with invading the Capitol and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Monday that he was effectively following then-President Donald Trump’s orders when he joined a mob that stormed Congress on Jan. 6.

Garret Miller also apologized to Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for writing “Assassinate AOC” in a Twitter post. He said he would be willing to testify to Congress or in a trial about the riot.

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MIller is one of dozens of people charged with participating in the riot, which began shortly after Trump held a rally outside the White House, where he urged supporters to pressure Congress to reject the election of Joe Biden as president.

In a statement released by defense attorney Clinton Broden, Miller said he had been motivated by Trump’s false claims about having been cheated out of reelection by ballot fraud and said, “I am ashamed of my comments.”

U.S. could be headed for an era of increased political violence: Hayden Center

“I was in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021, because I believed I was following the instructions of former President Trump and he was my president and the commander-in-chief. His statements also had me believing the election was stolen from him,” Miller said.

“Nevertheless, I fully recognize Joe Biden is now the President of the United States and that the election is over. Donald Trump is no longer president and I would not have any reason to continue to follow his lead.”

“While I never intended to harm Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez nor harm any members of the Capitol police force, I recognize that my social media posts were completely inappropriate. They were made at a time when Donald Trump had me believing that an American election was stolen,” he said.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: abortion; anotheraocthread; aoc; arrest; blametrump; capitol; capitolriot; clintonbroden; fakenews; falseflag; garretmiller; homosexualagenda; keystonexl; millennial; scotus; suddenlywoke; tds; trump; wokeup
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To: lowbridge

The Q shaman is claiming the same thing as is the lady that took the private jet to DC.


41 posted on 01/25/2021 5:46:38 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: Mariner

This guy was probably a plant in the first place .


42 posted on 01/25/2021 5:47:38 PM PST by katykelly
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To: freeandfreezing

What did Rudy say in his remarks at the January 6, 2021 event? Could any of Rudy’s comment be taken the wrong way? Just curious.


43 posted on 01/25/2021 5:47:48 PM PST by hawkaw
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To: lowbridge
QAnon Shaman following Trump's orders.

Insurrectionists were following Trump's orders.

Now this guy was also "following Trump's orders."

Think we just found the House Democrats' prosecution strategy.

44 posted on 01/25/2021 5:47:48 PM PST by cockroach_magoo
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To: lowbridge

The Vietnamese used to make POWs say stuff like this.


45 posted on 01/25/2021 5:47:56 PM PST by usafa92 (Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America!)
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To: lowbridge

Very obviously Antifa through and through. I want to see his picture from the Capital. I will bet he was in all black with a helmet, black bandana over his face, and at least one weapon in his hand, and probably flying a huge Trump flag too.

You are not kidding anybody, jackwipe. We know you were an Antifa plant.


46 posted on 01/25/2021 5:48:36 PM PST by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (America -- July 4, 1776 to November 3, 2020 -- R.I.P.)
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To: frogjerk

>>He said he was willing to testify before congress.

Monica Lewinsky and both Clintons have lied to Congress.

So did Squeaky Fraud when she tried to smear Justice Kavanaugh.


47 posted on 01/25/2021 5:49:17 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: freeandfreezing

The projection is strong with this one.


48 posted on 01/25/2021 5:50:32 PM PST by xp38
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To: lowbridge

This “lawyer” is trying to curry favor with a liberal jury


49 posted on 01/25/2021 5:51:23 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: vigilante2

>>It on video, the whole world heard what Trump said

“Moderators” were still lying about what Donald Trump said about Charlottesville at the 2020 debates (plural) and on top of that completely ignored his appropriate remarks that the Left would come for statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and they did in 2020.


50 posted on 01/25/2021 5:51:54 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: lowbridge

I wonder how fat his bank account became lately...


51 posted on 01/25/2021 5:51:54 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("Corn Pop was a bad dude. He ran a bunch of bad boys.")
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To: tet68

Suicide by garbage disposal?


52 posted on 01/25/2021 5:52:45 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Call on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: lowbridge
PSYOP
53 posted on 01/25/2021 5:53:30 PM PST by RckyRaCoCo (Please Pray For My Brother Ken.)
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To: lowbridge

Bet he voted for clinton (’92, ‘96), obama (’08,’12), clinton (’16), and Beijing Joe Biden.


54 posted on 01/25/2021 5:54:21 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Merry Crisis, and a Happy New Fear)
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To: lowbridge

The sad part of the last 5 years.. there are too many who don’t know squat and the media fills their brain with lies.. and they repeat it.. and its almost impossible to change that kind of mind.

I call it perceived opinion and surface opinion.. they dont get past the personality or hair.. to look at what Trump has accopusw


55 posted on 01/25/2021 5:54:48 PM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: lowbridge
participating in the riot, which began shortly after Trump held a rally outside the White House

My understanding that the riots started while Trump was still speaking a mile away?
56 posted on 01/25/2021 5:56:12 PM PST by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths. )
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To: freeandfreezing

I call total bs on this. A friend of mine and his family of 4 attended the gathering on January 6th. For the most part, tens of thousands were peaceful and attentive of Trump. A small contingent, separate from the main body and already positioned at the Capital before Trump ended his speech, went into the Capital. What transpired is debatable as those in attendance feel this was a false flag event, possibly started by Antifa and aided by Capital Police and other government agencies. Yes, some peaceful attendees were caught up in the moment and followed inside. They now face charges disproportionate to any placed against rioters in our major cities over the summer. I fume as I read reports referring to the entire body as rioters or an angry mob intent on storming the Capital, especially since some of the major criticism comes from representatives, clergy, or organizations which should be more discerning in their reporting. In the very least I would expect them to qualify the offenders as a small contingent or at least drop the inflammatory adjectives used by the MSM.


57 posted on 01/25/2021 5:57:24 PM PST by Boomer One ( ToUsesn)
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To: lowbridge

I had a friend once who told me minimum security prisons are no laughing matter.

He said on day one, either become someones (girlfriend) or kick someone’s (Romney).


58 posted on 01/25/2021 5:58:15 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: lowbridge

More kabuki theatre.


59 posted on 01/25/2021 6:02:29 PM PST by pke
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To: Boomer One

Has any of those professional photographers seen inside the capital been charged too?


60 posted on 01/25/2021 6:04:18 PM PST by 2CAVTrooper (Merry Crisis, and a Happy New Fear)
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