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Jan 9, 2021 • 50 tweets • 17 min read • Read on X
A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel was among the pro-Trump mob who breached the U.S. Capitol newyorker.com/news/news-desk…
Ashli Babbitt, the woman shot and killed Wednesday in the Capitol, served six years in an Air National Guard unit whose mandate is to defend the Washington region and respond to civil unrest.

Its nickname: the Capital Guardians.

washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/…

GOP West Virginia lawmaker who live-streamed himself storming the Capitol resigns after arrest washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01…
"At least two Seattle police officers who were in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday during the riot at the U.S. Capitol have been placed on administrative leave” seattletimes.com/seattle-news/s…
"The FBI is investigating whether members of the New York City Fire Department were among the mob of President Donald Trump's supporters that stormed the nation's Capitol Wednesday.” abc7ny.com/us-capitol-bui…
"The [Capitol Police] officer even described coming face to face with police officers from across the country in the mob. He said some of them flashed the badges, telling him to let them through” buzzfeednews.com/article/emmanu… Image
Police departments across the U.S. open probes into whether their own members took part in the Capitol riot washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“Two police officers with the Rocky Mount, Va., police department have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation after the town discovered they attended the Wednesday riot at the U.S. Capitol.” washingtonpost.com/local/rocky-mo…
"Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and Iraq War veteran, on Monday demanded the Pentagon investigate allegations that troops and military retirees played a role in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.” politico.com/news/2021/01/1…
BREAKING

At least 2 U.S. Capitol Police officers suspended, more than a dozen under investigation for suspected involvement or inappropriate support for mob attack

washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/…
“A Secret Service officer was put under investigation after posting comments on Facebook in which she accused lawmakers who formalized Biden’s win of treason and expressed support for the rioters who stormed the Capitol, the agency confirmed Monday.” washingtonpost.com/politics/capit…
Olympic Gold Medalist Was Part of Crowd That Invaded Capitol nytimes.com/2021/01/12/spo…
Two Virginia police officers, man in ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt arrested in Capitol riot

washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…

Houston police officer accused of penetrating Capitol could face federal charges click2houston.com/news/local/202…
Olympic gold medalist charged in Capitol riots after being spotted in Team USA jacket

washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/01…

"A retired firefighter from Pennsylvania was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly throwing a fire extinguisher that hit three police officers at the pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol … [he] faces three federal felony charges” wsj.com/livecoverage/t…
BREAKING

Dozens of people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list came to Washington, D.C. the day of the pro-Trump Capitol riot.

Most are suspected white supremacists.

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
The crowd outside the Capitol last week included Rep. Bob Good’s district director washingtonpost.com/local/virginia…
"Several law enforcement officials said they are shocked by the backgrounds of some individuals under investigation…that includes current and former law enforcement and military personnel as well as sr business executives and middle-aged business owners.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Democrats demand investigation of whether Republicans in Congress aided Capitol rioters washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended “to take hostages,” a prosecutor said in a Texas court on Thursday. apnews.com/article/capito…
Here are some of the people charged since a mob breached the Capitol washingtonpost.com/politics/inter…
NEW

“A Post analysis of individuals who breached the Capitol or were in the vicinity of the riots identified 21 people with some prior military service background. Of the 72 arrested or charged … through Thursday morning, 11 have military backgrounds.”

washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“At least 13 off-duty law enforcement officials are suspected of taking part in the riot, a tally that could grow as investigators continue to pore over footage and records to identify participants.” washingtonpost.com/politics/polic…
‘Trump said to do so’: Accounts of rioters who say the president spurred them to rush the Capitol could be pivotal testimony washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
"In court papers and interviews, at least four pro-Trump rioters have said they joined the march that spiraled into violence in part because the president encouraged them to do so.” nytimes.com/2021/01/17/nyr…
"Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old U.S. Army veteran was arrested late Sunday. … Watkins was taken into custody along with Donovan Crowl, 50, a former U.S. Marine and another member of the ['Ohio State Regular Militia’], a subset of the Oath Keepers.” washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
Nearly 1 in 5 people facing federal or D.C. charges in connection with the events on Jan. 6 served in the military, according to an NPR analysis.

npr.org/2021/01/21/958…
"A Federal Aviation Administration employee who subscribed to the QAnon conspiracy theory was already under FBI investigation when he took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities disclosed this week.” huffpost.com/entry/qanon-fa…
"At least 21 state and local Republican officials attended the Jan. 6 rally in Washington, D.C., that turned into a violent riot … Only two of those GOP officials appear to have breached the Capitol property itself that day, and have since been arrested” huffpost.com/entry/republic…
After Capitol riot, police chiefs work to root out officers with ties to extremist groups washingtonpost.com/politics/polic…
Marine veteran Donovan Crowl is one of at least eight people now facing criminal charges for their involvement in the Jan. 6 events at the Capitol who did not vote in the November 2020 presidential election.

cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/…

WSJ - "Investigators have made a preliminary determination that the police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt during the U.S. Capitol riot shouldn’t be charged with any crimes in connection with her death"

wsj.com/articles/offic…

NYT - "A preliminary investigation has not found enough evidence to criminally charge the U.S. Capitol Police lieutenant who killed Ashli Babbitt, a pro-Trump rioter who stormed the Capitol last month, according to law enforcement officials” nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/…
A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
“A HuffPost investigation found that at least nine insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol have a history of violence against women ― ranging from domestic abuse accusations to prison time for sexual battery and criminal confinement.” huffpost.com/entry/nine-far…
US prosecutors alleged Thursday that a fmr. Navy intelligence officer and FBI official organized a group of trained fighters and was in contact with self-styled militia groups—including Proud Boys, Oath Keepers and Three Percenters—before the Capitol riot. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
"Most of the nearly 200 people charged in federal cases in connection with the Capitol riot have no known ties to far-right groups, underscoring the challenge of heading off violent extremism, a Wall Street Journal review found.” wsj.com/articles/most-…
"At least six people who had provided security for Roger Stone entered the Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack, according to a New York Times investigation. … All six of them are associated with the Oath Keepers” nytimes.com/interactive/20…
"Leo Brent Bozell IV, the son of conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III, was captured on video inside the Senate chamber during the attack on the U.S. Capitol and has been charged with three federal offenses, according to a federal criminal complaint” huffpost.com/entry/brent-bo…
UCLA student with extremist views who FBI says sat in Pence’s chair is charged in Capitol riot latimes.com/california/sto…
Capitol riot defendants facing jail have regrets. Judges aren’t buying it. washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
DEA “has suspended an agent who was outside the Capitol when a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building, his lawyer said, in the first known case of authorities examining the conduct of a fellow federal agent during the deadly riot.” reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The man who put his feet up on a desk in Pelosi’s office during the Capitol riot throws a tantrum in court nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/…
A midlevel member of the Trump State Dept. has been arrested on charges related to the Capitol attack nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/…
NYT — “A member of the far-right nationalist Proud Boys was in communication with a person associated with the White House in the days just before the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.” nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/…
"A second member of the Oath Keepers militia who provided security to longtime Donald Trump adviser Roger Stone has been charged with storming and breaching the Capitol.” politico.com/news/2021/03/0…
"About half of those accused of attacking police are in jail, while the rest have been released pending trial. The FBI is searching for hundreds more who are suspected of assaulting officers.” washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
“A Marine Corps veteran charged in the Capitol riot once served as a crew chief for the presidential helicopter squadron, a highly restrictive unit that requires a top-secret security clearance, officials said Wednesday.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Justice Dept. calls Jan. 6 ‘Capitol Attack’ probe one of largest in U.S. history, expects at least 400 to be charged washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…

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New @PostVideo supercut:

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More than half of them sat on committees that potentially gave them insight into those reported trades.

nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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Washington Post:

"Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according to people familiar with the investigation."

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BOBB: I don't believe there were.

INGRAHAM: Do you know for a fact?

BOBB: I have not specifically spoken to the president about what nuclear materials may or may not have been in there.
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Donors threatened to shun the GOP after Jan. 6. Now, Republicans are outraising Democrats. washingtonpost.com/politics/repub…
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New @thefix mashup:

The Biden administration’s many wrong predictions about Afghanistan

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“No one, starting with the Taliban, has an interest in going back to a civil war … if they start something up again, they’re going to be in a long war.”

Special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad on May 18:

“The statements that the forces will disintegrate and the Talibs will take over in short order are mistaken. The real choices the Afghans will face is between a long war and negotiated settlement”

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