“Consider the possibility that they got it from the same source that told them that in the aftermath, more bikers were inbound to exact retribution. (Swanton’s initial pressers.)”
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That wasn’t intel, but observable fact. There were 50-60 bikers at the Flying J (dispatch audio on conservativetreehouse, near the end).
What retribution did they attempt to do?
Consider how many bikers are out riding on a Sunday and that a Flying J is a normal rest stop or meeting place...
The dots do not connect.