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Federal officials charge more than 300 in U.S. Capitol riot
nbcnews.com ^ | Feb. 26, 2021 | Pete Williams

Posted on 02/26/2021 7:35:10 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper

Federal prosecutors have charged more than 300 people with taking part in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice said Friday, and at least 280 of them have been arrested.

"The investigation into those responsible is moving at a speed and scale that's unprecedented, and rightly so. Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be," acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin said.

On Thursday, acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told Congress of her concern that members of some of the same groups involved in last month's riot -- who said they wanted to attack the Capitol and even kill members of Congress -- might try to target President Joe Biden's first message to a joint session.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: 20210106; capitolriot; fortpelosi; govlegaloperatives; johncarlin; militaryjunta; pelosiscoup; statelegaloperatives; yoganandapittman
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To: DesertRhino

Hear, Hear!


21 posted on 02/26/2021 8:02:01 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: lightman

They will drop the charges when they find almost all were Antifa, BLM or FBI.


22 posted on 02/26/2021 8:02:27 PM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: The_Media_never_lie

I know Portland Police arrested them but most of them had their charges dropped by the DA. Not sure if Feds charged them. Even if they were planning on doing that, now that Biden is President, it’s real easy for his administration to drop them.


23 posted on 02/26/2021 8:03:44 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Berlin_Freeper

I remember some years ago when the Earth Liberation Front was going around setting ski resorts, car lots, townhomes, etc., on fire. The FBI was baffled and said they just couldn’t figure out who these people were since it “wasn’t really an organization”. Well, the ELF ran an extensive website that included a downloadable manual on how to make incendiary devices and where to plant them for maximum effect. I thought it was odd that the FBI couldn’t at least start by finding out who owned the website and go from there, but they never did. That is what they are doing with Antifa and Black Lies Matter, searching with their eyes closed tight.


24 posted on 02/26/2021 8:09:54 PM PST by euram
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To: Berlin_Freeper

They need to get some coordinated defense.

That is enough cases to keep an attorney or two busy.


25 posted on 02/26/2021 8:12:52 PM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
On Thursday, acting U.S. Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman told Congress of her concern that members of some of the same groups involved in last month's riot -- who said they wanted to attack the Capitol and even kill members of Congress -- might try to target President Joe Biden's first message to a joint session.

Isn't this the whole point of all of this? Biden cannot be allowed to appear before a television audience. If he were to go before the joint session for the State of the Union speech, the secret of his dementia would become obvious to the whole world.
26 posted on 02/26/2021 8:13:15 PM PST by systemjim (Lifetime Lover of Music)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

As far as I know, they still have zero arrests for gun possession in the Capitol or on the Capitol grounds.

Also, in spite of five deaths, still no murder charges, still no conspiracy to commit murder charges, and still no accessory to murder charges.


27 posted on 02/26/2021 8:14:56 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: null and void
300 Eh?


28 posted on 02/26/2021 8:20:03 PM PST by amorphous
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Welcome to the Soviet Union.
They will be prosecuting imaginery thought crimes within a year.
Social media will be the vehicle.

Prepare yourselves and act accordingly,
I am considering making an investment in carrier pigeons.


29 posted on 02/26/2021 8:22:54 PM PST by Tolk2112
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To: babygene
“who said they wanted to attack the Capitol and even kill members of Congress”

I wonder if anyone actually said that, or is it fake news?

30 posted on 02/26/2021 8:23:31 PM PST by Mark17 (USAF Retired. Father of a US Air Force commissioned officer, and trained Air Force combat pilot. )
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To: Berlin_Freeper

“...members of some of the same groups involved in last month’s riot — who said they wanted to attack the Capitol and even kill members of Congress...”

Sounds like an utter lie.


31 posted on 02/26/2021 8:28:21 PM PST by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Why are Democrats so afraid of what happened on Jan. 6th? Republicans didn't act this way to nightly riots in Portland. There is something that has Democrats terrified that they are overreacting so much.
32 posted on 02/26/2021 8:29:54 PM PST by Robert357
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To: Skywise

“Don’t forget that many burned looted and rioted on inauguration day for Trump and WERE NEVER CHARGED - because “that was just peaceful protesting””

No kiddin.

Huge riots, fires, vandalism.

This today is political persecution.


33 posted on 02/26/2021 8:30:00 PM PST by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

300 out of what, 200,000?


34 posted on 02/26/2021 8:30:04 PM PST by Fido969
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To: Berlin_Freeper

They dropped charges against how many for burning DC in 2016?
The FBI is the enforcement arm of the democrat party.


35 posted on 02/26/2021 8:34:37 PM PST by glasseye (Don't overestimate the decency of the human race. H. L. Mencken)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Bkmk Jan 6


36 posted on 02/26/2021 8:48:33 PM PST by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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To: babygene

No one said that. The capitol police chief made it up in order to further demonize trump supporters.


37 posted on 02/26/2021 8:52:46 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: All

These Demcraps Biden Pelosi and their neo-Marxists pals are a curious bunch.

Walk into the publicly-owned and paid-for Capital building
and they freak out.....calling taxpayers “insurrectionists.”

Yet, they welcome w/ open arms (and voter registration forms)
<><> foreign nationals violating the border,
<><> drug dealers, drug couriers, gang members,
<><> human traffickers, budding terrorists,
<><> rapists, serial killers, pedophiles,
<><> infected disease carriers, Covid carriers.


38 posted on 02/26/2021 8:53:06 PM PST by Liz (Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: ifinnegan

Sounds like an utter lie.

Its the fevered dreams of the Fumbling Bumbling Idiots and their handlers at the department of some justice. Had there been no Trump supporters at the “insurrection” there would be no prosecutions. The fedgov is sinking fast.


39 posted on 02/26/2021 8:54:20 PM PST by 43north (Its hard to stop a man when he knows he's right and he keeps on comin'.)
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To: Mark17

Its my opinion the capitol police chief made it up in order to further demonize trump supporters.


40 posted on 02/26/2021 8:54:24 PM PST by lowbridge
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