So obviously ridiculous a child can see it wasn't an insurrection.
Posted on 03/26/2023 4:51:21 AM PDT by george76
A federal prosecutor made a rather explosive filing on Friday, admitting that three police officers helped instigate parts of the crowd on January 6th.
The case, which is before US District Judge Rudolph Contreras, involves a defendant named William Pope who is seeking to uncover the videos in question. Prosecutors are none too happy about that, arguing that “unmasking” the videos would put police officers at risk
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A federal prosecutor admitted in court papers that three D.C. Metropolitan Police Department undercover officers acted as provocateurs at the northwest steps of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The admission came in a March 24 filing before U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras that seeks to keep video footage shot by the officers under court seal.
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So what’s on the videos? Part of it has already leaked on Rumble, and there are three officers involved, one of which directly encourages the crowd on the northwest steps to advance on the Capitol. Astonishingly, they even join in with the protesters, chanting along with the crowd.
Officer 1 repeatedly joined in chants of “Drain the swamp!” and “Our house! Our house! Our house!”
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At the foot of the northwest stairs, someone leaned part of a bicycle rack against the balustrade. As a protester climbed up the makeshift ladder, Officer 1 shouted, “C’mon, man, let’s go! Leave that sh*t.”
Officer 1 got help from a protester climbing onto the balustrade of the steps. Then, surveying the people moving up the staircase, he shouted, “C’mon, go, go, go!”
Officer 1 encouraged the crowd to move up the stairs with repeated shouts, “Keep going! Keep going!” and “Keep going, keep going, come on!”…
At other times in these videos, the officer and the two other plainclothes officers with him appear to join the crowd around them in various chants, including “drain the swamp,” “U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”, and “Whose house? Our house!”
This provides more evidence that January 6th grew out of confusion and not some organized plot to overthrow the government. When you have protesters being urged on by police officers, that then provides some level of authority to advance on and enter the Capitol Building. In other words, as many defendants have claimed in court proceedings, the protesters felt that the police were on their side, and they didn’t believe they were breaking the law (I’m speaking specifically of those who did not get violent).
As to the notion that releasing this footage would put the lives of officers at risk, that’s laughable. In almost no other case is body cam (or other footage such as in this case) kept hidden due to completely unsubstantiated risks. In fact, it is typically the left that is shouting for the release of footage the loudest after any incident, justified or not.
These prosecutors want to bury the rest of this footage for two reasons. One, it severely harms their case against Pope, and two, it is embarrassing for those who have pushed the “insurrection” narrative. It’s the same reason the January 6th committee kept so much footage hidden. The government wants to tell one story and one story only, no matter how misleading or incomplete it is. But the truth of the situation, as with most things in life, is far more complicated.
They are here.
From beginning.. this is wrong! What has our government become?
To imprison anyone, and let the cities be rampages for months, with no accountability.. to open the southern border and know those living there are being run over every day.
Where are the priorities? To shut us up!
Congress does nothing when the election is stolen. Congress does nothing to free the prisoners.
The dems rule and rein and no one who can.. does a thing to stop it.
<< Prosecutors are none too happy about that, arguing that “unmasking” the videos would put [Capitol Hill] police officers at risk >>
At risk of being outed as tools and agents of the Democrat party and Deep State, that is.
McCarthy! Release ALL the videos now! The only way to end all this is to let the public see the tapes. Good or bad, it would et the nation see the truth.
Interesting how all these .. know each other?
Almost like a little club.
It’s official… the US is now a banana republic!
It is way past time for the Freedom Caucus to do whatever it takes to force FBI Director, Chris Wray, to answer Rep. Clay Higgins question: “Did the FBI have agents dressed as Trump supporters located in the Capitol prior to the doors being unlocked when the protestors approached the building?” The only legitimate answer available to Wray is NO, but he refused to say so.
“Where is Tucker”
So obviously ridiculous a child can see it wasn't an insurrection.
I have always thought the unusually high number of police officer suicides resulted from immoral pressures put on them to concoct lies about the protesters. This sort of police behavior would cause even more anxiety among officers.
I wonder if all the officers in this video are even still alive?
That’s classic entrapment. Its one thing for undercover cops to be witnesses to a crime. Its another thing to encourage and facilitate a crime then charge those who were encouraged to participate.
Of course these 3 were not doing anything different than Ray Epps in the Jan 6 Fedsurrection.
I think there were 3 officers that committed suicide shortly after the Fedsurrection.
Cui Bono? Who benefited from the January 6th “insurrection”? President Trump and his supporters or the democrats?
President Trump was impeached for a second time and still is looking at facing criminal charges for what he did or didn’t do or say on Jan. 6. And many of his supporters are still in jail and now there is word that the DOJ is looking to indict upwards of 1000 more.
On the other hand democrats with the help of the MSM spent the last two years basically holding a Congressional show trail. There have been moves made to declare President Trump ineligible for any public office. ‘MAGA’ is considered by them hate speech at best and a call to overthrow the government.
Once again, who benefited from January 6?
Thanks for reminding. Contreras is still the presiding FISA judge:
https://www.fisc.uscourts.gov/current-membership-foreign-intelligence-surveillance-court
But of course.
“Cui Bono?” A question that should be asked more than it is.
As George Carlin stated...”It’s a big club, and you ain’t in it”
Yes, exactly.
It has become obvious everything has turned into a banana republic.
We can believe no one .. media, retired gov and now gov. When they decide they can do as they please..lie, threaten, Imprison ..with no accountability..
This is not America.
DeSantis is being backed by the Bush and Cheney families.. if he became Predident..it would be old state gov.
We have to get new blood on there.. its become tainted and corrupt.
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