So this is sure interesting.
While everyone is trying to blame Trump for inciting an insurrection with the speech he gave at the Ellipse on the 6th, they apparently failed to notice the timeline of events.
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While everyone is trying to blame Trump for inciting an insurrection with the speech he gave at the Ellipse on the 6th, they apparently failed to notice the timeline of events.
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The first wave of protesters arrived at the Capitol at about 12:40pm.
President Trump’s speech didn’t conclude until 1:11pm.
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President Trump’s speech didn’t conclude until 1:11pm.
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It is a 33-minute walk to the Capitol Building from the Ellipse, longer (45 minutes) with crowd-related delays.
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The first people from Trump’s speech could have arrived at the Capitol no earlier than 1:56pm – a full hour and sixteen minutes after troublemakers arrived.
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Rioters who breached the Capitol building would have had to leave before Trump’s speech even began (at 12pm precisely) to make it in time for the events as they are detailed by authorities.
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