"The defendant told law enforcement that he had been trying to get back to the pickup truck [containing the molotov cocktails] throughout the day, but that he was turned away in light of the explosives investigations [at the RNC]." extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/…
"The Molotov cocktail components were created so as to be particularly lethal, with a napalm substance inside that would stick to the target and continue to burn."
"The amount of weapons suggests an intent to provide them to others, as no one person could reasonably use so many at once."
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The FBI introduces some interesting verbiage in this (terrifying) weapons case, calling the January 6th Capitol insurrection a “purported protest event.” justice.gov/usao-edny/pres…
Bill Sweeney in full swagger with this quote
Florea’s violent threats were made on Parler on January 6th. They targeted Senator-elect Warnock, who had just won his race the day before.
After airing her suspicions yesterday, Rep. Sherrill writes to request an investigation of House Republicans’ complicity in the January 6th attacks. Katherine Clark and Frank Pallone sign on as well.
There are more than 30 House D signers in total.
Key line: “These tours were so concerning that they were reported to the Sergeant at Arms on January 5.”
Cheney becomes I believe the second House Republican to say publicly that she will vote to impeach Trump, following John Katko, a representative from Syracuse, NY.
“Let us stand by our duty, fearlessly and effectively. Let us be diverted by none of those sophistical contrivances wherewith we are so industriously plied and belabored - contrivances such as groping for some middle ground between the right and the wrong...”
“such as ... reversing the divine rule, and calling, not the sinners, but the righteous to repentance - such as invocations to Washington, imploring men to unsay what Washington said, and undo what Washington did.”
“Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves.”