US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to 'capture and assassinate' officials

CNN ^ | January 15, 2021 | Katelyn Polantz,

[McGruff]

Justice Department prosecutors have formally walked back their assertion in a court filing that said Capitol rioters sought to "capture and assassinate elected officials."

A federal prosecutor in Arizona asked a magistrate judge in a hearing on Friday to strike the line in a recent court filing about defendant Jacob Anthony Chansley, a man who is alleged to have led some in the crowd in the first wave into the Capitol with a bullhorn while carrying a spear and wearing a fur headdress.

The entire line the prosecutors want to omit from their court filing is: "Strong evidence, including Chansley's own words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States Government."

The stunning move comes a few hours after the Michael Sherwin, the acting US attorney in Washington, DC, said at a press conference there was "no direct evidence of kill and capture teams" at this time in the siege of the Capitol building.

[Chgogal]

Ya think!

[proust]

Hard to do without weapons.

[Paladin2]

Prosecutorial Projection.

The DoJustUs is largely run by Marxist, fascist wannabees.

[Responsibility2nd]

Nope. They said it. They own it.

AOC said she was in fear from White Supremacists.

[KC_Lion]

Too late.

Already got the narrative out there.

Which was, of course, the point.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

The same people that all made it back to their hotels by the 6 pm curfew didn’t want to capture and assassinate people? Ya dont say....

[blueunicorn6]

“The siege at the Capitol building”

The Democrat Party mass murders this past summer.

As long as we’re just making shirt up.

[Alas Babylon!]

Hard to do without weapons.

He had a SPEAR!

With feathers on it!

That could cause a lot of damage to a soft Congress-critter!

/s

[pnut22]

GFY CNN

[cp124]

CNN sucks.

[griswold3]

A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes
Too little, Too late

[Steve_Seattle]

"no direct evidence of kill and capture teams"

Of course their isn't. The vast majority were unarmed and sat around taking selfies of themselves. There was no effort to establish authority or control, apart from the control of the moment, or to issue a set of demands or conditions.

[caseinpoint]

Wrong defendant. This guy is one of the left and he might spill the beans if they go too hard on him.

[ought-six]

The alphabet agencies are tanking any credibility they may have had. Making a charge like this and publicizing it was beyond careless, and could very well have set off some nutballs looking to “avenge” their congressional office holders.

[mylife]

The whole damn country has gone mad, what do you think happens when you poke the bear?

[Williams]

Because it was bs.

[Widget Jr]

Of course they did.

They have to pretend they control the mob, and that the Devil does not get his due.

[Steve_Seattle]

"He had a spear with feathers on it."

And has been sentenced to six months in jail for cultural appropriation.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

So it was typical DOJ drama queen horseshit.