Posted on 08/20/2021 9:47:34 AM PDT by gattaca
The FBI has concluded that there is little evidence to suggest that the riot and breach of the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 was part of an organized plot to overturn the results of the November election, according to a Friday report.
Reuters noted exclusively, based on information from four current and former law enforcement sources, that even though federal officials have charged some 570 people with the breach, “the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump.”
The sources have either been briefed on the case or were directly involved in investigating the incident, Reuters added.
“Then you have five percent, maybe, of these militia groups that were more closely organized. But there was no grand scheme with Roger Stone and Alex Jones and all of these people to storm the Capitol and take hostages,” the official added.
That said, FBI agents did uncover evidence that some smaller groups of right-wing organizations like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers plotted to breach the Capitol, as was evident by photos taken during the riot showing some participants wearing gear like body armor and ballistic helmets and carrying breaching tools. However, investigators did not find any evidence that those same small groups had grander plans once they got inside the Capitol, the sources told Reuters.
Federal prosecutors have nonetheless filed conspiracy charges against 40 people, claiming that they did, at least, engage in pre-planning on some level before the assault.
“They alleged that one Proud Boy leader recruited members and urged them to stockpile bulletproof vests and other military-style equipment in the weeks before the attack and on Jan. 6 sent members forward with a plan to split into groups and make multiple entries to the Capitol,” Reuters reported. “But so far prosecutors have steered clear of more serious, politically-loaded charges that the sources said had been initially discussed by prosecutors, such as seditious conspiracy or racketeering.”
The assessment by the FBI that no major plots have been uncovered could have some impact on congressional investigations that are ongoing, especially one by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s select Jan. 6 Committee, which has already held its first hearing. Public support for the commission fell in the wake of that hearing.
While Democrats and GOP opponents of Donald Trump have blamed the riot on a speech the then-president gave earlier that day, in which he urged supporters to “peacefully” march to the Capitol to let their opposition to counting electoral votes from certain contested states be known, the FBI has also found no evidence that Trump or anyone associated with him had any part in organizing the breach, according to the law enforcement sources who spoke to Reuters.
According to the Justice Department, more than 170 people thus far have been charged with assaulting or impeding a police officer, which carries a much harsher penalty in D.C. — a maximum of 20 years in prison — than practically anywhere else in the country.
However, one of Reuter’s sources told the newswire that there hasn’t been much consideration, if any at all, by senior DoJ officials of filing “seditious conspiracy” charges, accusing defendants of attempting to overthrow the government. There had been discussion of such charges in the weeks immediately following the breach, said the sources.
Also, prosecutors have not charged anyone or any group in connection with playing a primary role in organizing or leading the assault and the law enforcement sources told the newswire there are no such charges in the pipeline. “Conspiracy charges that have been filed allege that defendants discussed their plans in the weeks before the attack and worked together on the day itself. But prosecutors have not alleged that this activity was part of a broader plot,” Reuters added.
When they say “Little” do they mean NO EVIDENCE?
So now that the TRUTH is out, that Trump and his supporters had nothing to do with it..can Trump’s impeachment be overturned..can he get back on twitter now..or is only the Taliban allowed on twitter
So it was not an insurrection after all.
Will the Ministry of Propaganda publish retractions on all their propaganda?
Is this called BACK PEDALING?
| FBI has found SCANT evidence the Capitol riot was an organized plot to overturn the election and does not believe it was centrally coordinated by Trump supporters or far-right groups, agents claim | ||
08/20/2021 9:10:31 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 14 replies https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 11:23 EDT, 20 August 2021 | By REUTERS and ELIZABETH ELKIND, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM[BARF ALERT] *More than 570 alleged Capitol riot participants have been arrested by the feds *About 90 to 95 percent are 'one-off cases,' a former senior official said *Even organized groups like the Oathkeepers and Proud Boys who aimed to breach the Capitol had no serious plans on what to do once inside, the FBI says *FBI so far has no evidence that Trump or people directly in his orbit were involved in organizing the violence on January 6, despite his incendiary speech *Violent Trump supporters stormed the Capitol after a Stop the Steal rally in DC Nine people died... | ||
| EXCLUSIVE FBI finds scant evidence U.S. Capitol attack was coordinated-sources | ||
08/20/2021 5:15:54 AM PDT · by tatown · 57 replies Reuters ^ | August 20, 2021 | Mark Hosenball and Sarah N. LynchWASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The FBI has found scant evidence that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was the result of an organized plot to overturn the presidential election result, according to four current and former law enforcement officials. Though federal officials have arrested more than 570 alleged participants, the FBI at this point believes the violence was not centrally coordinated by far-right groups or prominent supporters of then-President Donald Trump, according to the sources, who have been either directly involved in or briefed regularly on the wide-ranging investigations. | ||
But he was impeached.
You won’t see AP, NPR and the rest of the leftwing media reporting on this.
Yes... Small but important edit: NO evidence.
[”little evidence”] == [zero evidence].
I bet they are concerned where the investigation would lead.
Who shot Ashli Babbitt!
In other words....”There was no insurrection”
“When they say “Little” do they mean NO EVIDENCE?”
Damn right that is what they mean.
All of a sudden FR believes something the FBI says!
The whole world turned upside down!
“But he was impeached.”
Well of course he was...and twice because you see,
Orange Man Bad!!
Translation: All the break-in was coordinated by Antifa and the DNC.
Bttt
Exactly. How coordinated were they and Pelosi’s goon squad prior and during and why on earth was there an assumption of guilt and the theme of ‘insurrection’ if it wasn’t planned and manufactured in the first place.
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