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Politics : The Trump Presidency -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (221865)	1/5/2022 4:38:07 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 358612

If they try to pull this shit again they mind find they have a real war on their hands. I don't think the people will tolerate it. They need to remember that they are fucking with more than half the voters in the country. And there is astoundingly little support for the person for whom you stole the election.

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (221865)	1/5/2022 6:43:44 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 358612

Before the Trump people arrived at the Capitol, the FBI drove back the Capitol Police and removed the fencing and signs. When the Trump people arrived, they had no idea it was illegal to walk in the public grounds. ========================================================== The “Big Bang” moment that kicked off the riot was when a small “breach team” of just a few dozen people violently knocked over the first set of metal barricades between 12:50-12:53 p.m. They forced back the police, and therefore opened a clean walkway entrance to the crowd behind them. We will hereafter refer to this location of barriers as the “Ray Epps breach site,” and the collection of individuals responsible for this critical initial breach as the “Ray Epps breach team.” Clips from that breach scene, with Ray Epps standing front and center giving out directions, are republished below for convenience. rumble.com This same breach team then proceeded to haul the metal police barricades off to the side, tear down “Restricted Area” signage, and systematically remove protective fencing from the Capitol lawn. Ordinarily, with no barriers in place, this entire area is open to the public. The tactical importance of this breached location is that it was the very first walkway entrance into the Capitol grounds that every Trump supporter would arrive at first as they walked from the Trump rally to the Capitol. The Ray Epps Breach Team had the amazing foresight to pry open the one walkway entrance that no one could avoid. The Ray Epps breach team thus set up a booby trap by pushing back the police, then hauling away the “restricted area” signage, the chain fencing, and the metal barricades—all while tens of thousands were still at the Trump rally. Without police present or “do not enter” signs prominently visible, people leaving Trump’s speech and arriving at the Capitol entrance would have no idea it was illegal to walk through the gate, or onto the lawn, or up to the Capitol steps. After all, this entire area is ordinarily open to the public. Instead, they heard friendly music and saw the main walkway to the Capitol grounds wide open. These unwitting Trump supporters had no idea they had just crossed an invisible tripwire that would later subject them to federal prosecution for trespassing. revolver.news Tom