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Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no
Associated Press ^ | July 13, 2021 | Michael Tarm

Posted on 07/12/2021 9:31:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check.

Accusations against Jan. 6 rioter Thomas Caldwell certainly seem to fit the charge of sedition as it’s generally understood — inciting revolt against the government. And the possibility of charging him and others was widely discussed after thousands of pro-Trump supporters assaulted scores of police officers, defaced the U.S. Capitol and hunted for lawmakers to stop the certification. Some called their actions treasonous.

But to date, neither Caldwell nor any of the other more than 500 defendants accused in the attack has been indicted for sedition or for the gravest of crimes a citizen can face, treason. And as an increasing number of lesser charges are filed and defendants plead guilty, those accusations may never be formally levied. …

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TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: capitol; capitolriot; dissociatedpress; fakeelection; fakeinsurrection; fakenews; jan6th; january6; michaeltarm; policestate; politicalprisoners; stopthesteal; tds; thomascaldwell; tyranny; xiden
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Fake news? Check.
1 posted on 07/12/2021 9:31:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

It was a protest. A mostly peaceful protest.


2 posted on 07/12/2021 9:33:10 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Olog-hai

I consider the Associated Press traitors.


3 posted on 07/12/2021 9:39:02 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Olog-hai

Their trials will be in the fall of 2022. In time for the elections.


4 posted on 07/12/2021 9:41:24 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: Olog-hai

Traitors, no. Idiots, yes.


5 posted on 07/12/2021 9:44:50 PM PDT by sport
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To: Olog-hai

LOL that’s rich.

Dems calling NON-DEMS traitors.

They never gave a damn about treason until Jan 6 2021, or about Russia until Trump.


6 posted on 07/12/2021 9:47:13 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: Olog-hai

Caldwell, 66, who has back pain that he says is exacerbated by detention, was not among the members of the Oath Keepers who stormed the Capitol. US District Judge Amit Mehta said there is no direct evidence that he planned to enter the building. He also noted that Caldwell had cooperated with FBI agents when they came to interview him.


7 posted on 07/12/2021 9:50:07 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Along with the Senators and Representatives. No, these were not traitors but they were stupid to fall into the trap they fell for. They were also stupid to not realize that they were miles in enemy territory and act accordingly. And they were stupid not to realize that the Government is their and our enemy.


8 posted on 07/12/2021 9:50:38 PM PDT by sport
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To: Olog-hai

Worse than traitors. Patriots.


9 posted on 07/12/2021 10:01:53 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: conservative98

“...Caldwell had cooperated with FBI agents when they came to interview him.”
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That was his first mistake.

He should have not said anything to these jackbooted thugs until he had at least one attorney present and the interview was videotaped with Caldwell retaining a copy.


10 posted on 07/12/2021 10:06:05 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (No masks necessary? I guess voting by mail will be eliminated for 2022 and 2024. Yippee!)
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To: Olog-hai

The Democrats and the FedGov Leo’s are the traitors . The rotten , despicable Intel weenies , the deep State shitheads...these are the real traitors


11 posted on 07/12/2021 10:06:11 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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# no!!!

The Marxist/Stasi scumbags are the traitors!!!


12 posted on 07/12/2021 10:06:40 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Olog-hai

The BLM and Antifa infiltrators in MAGA gear were the rioters, along with the FBI instigators.


13 posted on 07/12/2021 10:07:22 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (No masks necessary? I guess voting by mail will be eliminated for 2022 and 2024. Yippee!)
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Good one.


14 posted on 07/12/2021 10:08:18 PM PDT by Huskrrrr (Pronouns? I need no stinkin pronouns!)
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To: BenLurkin

The real MAGA people were let in by the Capitol police and walked inside the ropes.


15 posted on 07/12/2021 10:18:46 PM PDT by MNDude
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To: Olog-hai

Jan 6 “rioter” prosecutors would be traitors.


16 posted on 07/12/2021 10:53:57 PM PDT by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both)
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To: Olog-hai

“Fake news? Check.”

Indeed.

Redressing grievances is not treason.


17 posted on 07/12/2021 10:55:24 PM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Olog-hai

The traitors were inside the Capitol.


18 posted on 07/12/2021 11:50:04 PM PDT by Impy ("Burn them all!!" - King Aerys II Targaryen, I share the sentiment )
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To: Olog-hai

Dems can claim Trump didn’t win in 2016 for four years and counting; Dems can claim Gore won in 2000; Dems can be already suggesting GOP’s electoral reforms are all about fraud in 2024.

yet this is taboo???

12 July: Washington Examiner: Tucker Carlson teases ‘new evidence’ of voter fraud in Georgia’s Fulton County
by Daniel Chaitin
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he will examine “new evidence” of voter fraud in Fulton County, Georgia, on his show Wednesday.

He told his audience Monday he has not done “many segments” on voter fraud since January, which included the U.S. Capitol riot and President Joe Biden’s inauguration, noting how there have been multiple unfounded claims. But Carlson also said there is good reason to explore some of the allegations more than eight months after the November election.

“There are some very irresponsible claims going around that in the end couldn’t be proven because they weren’t true, but there are also some claims that may be true, and it’s worth knowing,” he said. “If you care about democracy, you can’t tolerate fraud, so was there voter fraud in November? Well again, on Wednesday, we are going to take a very close look at that, including some new evidence from Fulton County, Georgia.”...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tucker-carlson-teases-new-evidence-voter-fraud-georgia-fulton-county


19 posted on 07/12/2021 11:54:39 PM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: packagingguy

Doubt it will matter for the midterms when people in the country are filling up on 4 plus dollar a gallon gas


20 posted on 07/13/2021 12:07:09 AM PDT by Lod881019
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