Posted on 03/04/2021 9:37:37 AM PST by rktman
A top FBI counterterrorism official testified on Wednesday that no firearms were recovered during arrests of rioters who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
“How many firearms were confiscated in the Capitol or on Capitol grounds during that day?” Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson asked Jill Sanborn, the FBI official, during a Senate Homeland Security hearing.
“To my knowledge, we have not recovered any on that day from any other arrests at the scene at this point,” replied Sanborn, who serves as FBI assistant director for counterterrorism.
“I don’t want to speak on behalf of Metro and Capitol police, but, to my knowledge, none,” she added.
Sanborn also said that no shots were fired at the Capitol, save for the one fired by a police officer that killed Ashli Babbit, an Air Force veteran from California.
“I believe that the only shots that were fired were the ones that resulted in the death of the lady,” Sanborn testified, referring to Babbit.
Babbit was shot while attempting to enter a restricted area of the Capitol.
Johnson noted that more than 300 people have been charged in connection with the riots, 40 of which have been charged with assault.
Sanborn said that nobody at the Capitol has faced weapons charges, though a firearm was recovered from a van containing Molotov cocktails that was found near the Capitol.
Though no firearms were recovered, dozens of police officers were injured during the Capitol attack. Videos posted online show rioters using a variety of other weapons during confrontations with police officers.
One Capitol police officer, Brian Sicknick, died during the melee, though the cause of death has not been officially released.
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FBI Official Says No Guns Were Recovered During Capitol Riot Arrests
Wait. No pitchforks either. What a failed insurrection.
Aren’t the super secret ‘q-whatevers’ supposed to attack and take over the capitol today?
Pretty disgusting....But today’s fbi what else should we expect. Even buyDUNG said there are many fine officers out there. Leading to suspicion that there are also many NOT fine officers out there.
Can the FBI tell us how many Democrats and how many Republicans were arrested in the capitol on Jan. 6 during the “insurrection?” They know, and if they don’t they can find out the number. Because the FBI has refused to say, we can probably assume that there were more Dems arrested than Repubs.
No trebuchets? Then it wasn't a 'siege'.
I saw several ma duece selfies firing full sweeping automode bursts.
An insurrection without guns? Like the Indy 500 without cars?
Well at least he didn’t say “the death of the womxn”.
Well no because, “He had no choice.”. End of story.
What about that “armed insurrection” the leftards said happened?
Aren’t the super secret ‘q-whatevers’ supposed to attack and take over the capitol today?
Yes. Where’s the rioting that Pelousy said was coming and they needed an army to protect them.
Can’t wait for the next panic.
You must be thinking merrick garlands capitol bombing comment. AG? More like Oh geez!
Sounds just like the old “No animals were harmed in the making of this film”.
Silly, you arm yourself with fire extinguishers!!!
The could have easily done that because we all know now the FBI/CIA operates without any oversight WHATSOEVER.
Does that include the woman murdered there?
Ah, yes it does...
In other words, the protest was “mostly peaceful”?
‘Armed insurrection’
Somebody get the dictionary!
Don’t you need to have at least a few “arms” to make an “armed insurgency”?
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