Jan 6th was the worst attack on the Capitol since 1812? Odd because in 1954, five congressmen were wounded on the floor when 4 terrorists opened fire from the visitor area. (Prez Carter later commuted/reduced the sentences.)
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March 1, 1971 NYT: “A bomb, apparently planted by a group or person protesting against the Vietnam war, exploded early this morning in the Senate wing of the Capitol, causing extensive damage but no injuries.”
How many bombs went off Jan 6th?
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Nov 7, 1983: At 10:58 p.m. a thunderous explosion tore through the second floor of the Capitol’s north wing... The force of the device blew off the door to the office of Democratic Leader Robert C. Byrd.
How many bombs went off in the Capitol on Jan 6?
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“Shortly before midnight on Friday, July 2, 1915, police responded to the U.S. Capitol where an explosion had just rocked the Senate wing.”
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Haven’t seen anything close to this damage from Jan 6th.
(Photo Source: Library of Congress)
Oct 2018: Hundreds storm a US Senate building during the sacred work of confirming a Supreme Court Justice for a position that holds longer than a presidential term. 302 were arrested by Cap Hill Police; none by the Feds. thehill.com/homenews/senat…
Summer of 2020: POTUS & family are rushed to the White House Bunker as insurrectionists scaled fencing trying to overthrow the government. 60 secret service agents were wounded; 11 needed hospital for defending the WH in the worst attack on it since 1812. foxnews.com/us/more-than-6…
July 24, 1998: Two Capitol Police officers, Officer Jacob J. Chestnut, Jr., and Detective John M. Gibson, died in the line of duty. An armed assailant stormed past a U.S. Capitol security checkpoint; he made it deep into the building where he was shot.
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🚨 Video of the insurrection at the White House last summer.
Likely the worst attack since 1812 and appears to be more mayhem than Jan 6th.
I am not aware of a hunt by the Feds for those who stood there (as done to 100s of Jan 6th)
Videos posted by @EvyMages @MrEricAngelo
Details of the May-into-June 2020 violent insurrection at the White House that wounded more than 60 USSS Secret Service agents and officers.
I am unaware how many if any people were federally charged (and held behind bars for a year) over this as done to dozens of Jan sixers.
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