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Former classmates said Billy Chrestman, 47, of Olathe, “started becoming more and more extreme in the past several years....’YouTube played a big part in his radicalization,’’” a former classmate said.

kansascity.com/news/local/art…
The “chief people officer at U.S. Engineering said Chrestman no longer worked there.”

Seems his radicalization under Trump led to his unemployment and further radicalization...

Read more here: kansascity.com/news/local/art…
The FBI arrests three Kansas City-area Proud Boys and two associates washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
U.S. prosecutors alleged that 5 people worked with Proud Boys from Kansas City & other unnamed individuals to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Charges for the KC group were unsealed after all 5 were taken into custody: William Chrestman, Christopher Kuehne, Louis Enrique Colon
all of Kansas City, and siblings Felicia and Cory Konold. ...
The Kansas City group arrested Thursday interacted with the Nordean-Biggs group, appearing to move together and communicate during the riot, the FBI alleged.

washingtonpost.com/local/legal-is…
criminal complaint/arrest warrant here justice.gov/usao-dc/case-m…

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12 Feb
Standing ovation for officer Eugene Goodman who saved the lives of people in the chamber
Schumer: awarding him highest honor. he was not alone that day. Nation seen numerous examples of heroic conduct of police that day
let us give them all the honor and recognition they so justly deserve.
standing ovation
McConnell joins him in support.
moment of unity in the chamber without many today

adjourned until tomorrow
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10 Feb
Cicilline: Trump’s reaction to this attack (delight) genuinely freaked people out.
Cicilline: far from calling off the mob, Trump called Sen. Tuberville (via Mike Lee phone), asking him to make additional objections to the certification process. at 2pm. after the mob has breached the capital and everyone in grave danger.
Cicilline says Trump couldn’t complete the conversation because the Senators had to evacuate
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10 Feb
Plaskett says she and Swalwell will walk thru the attack that day, in particular the threat it posed to Pence, Pelosi, the Joint Session, and law enforcement. Raskin warns some of the video shown is graphic
Jan. 6

at 12:53 pm, some of mob/Proud Boys break through outer barricade
12 minutes later, VP Pence began presiding over joint session.
Trump supporters began assault on Capitol.
audio recording of officer calling police dispatch, sounding desperate: multiple Capitol injuries
1:10pm capitol police send out first evacuation orders
1:45pm trump supporters surge past capitol police, west steps
1:49pm police officer declaring it a riot

2:10pm secret service evacuate Pence from senate chamber
riots break into capitol
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10 Feb
Rep. Plaskett: He know who he was calling ..the violence was what he deliberately encouraged.
as early as December. when asked to denounce violence, he encouraged it.
He repeatedly cultivated groups of people who engaged in real, dangerous violence
Plaskett: he fanned the flame of violence, and it worked.
groups whose violence he praised helped lead the assault on the Capitol.
a pattern.
incitement of the Proud Boys
Trump, asked at 9/7 debate if he was willing to condemn white supremacists and say they need to stand down.
Trump: give me a name
Wallace: Proud Boys
Trump: stand back and stand by
Plaskett: PB got mssg loud & clear. adopted that phrase as their official slogan. sold merch
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10 Feb
Swalwell: Dec. 19, Trump tweeted to come to march in DC Jan. 6, telling his supporters to be there. “It will be wild.” for the next 18 days, Trump reminded them over and over to show up Jan. 6.
showing tweet after Trump tweet in late Dec. and January telling supporters to come to DC march on Jan. 6, including retweeting Kylie Kremer “The calvary is coming, Mr. President! Jan. 6 #Stop the Steal.
“we are bringing the calvary,”
Swalwell: this was not one tweet, one speech. ...
shows one of Trump tweets the night before attack threatening Senate Republicans telling them thousands of supporters arriving in dc and won’t stand congress certifying the election.
“this was never about one speech.”
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10 Feb
Swalwell: he wanted to make his base angrier and angrier. Trump on Nov. 15: I concede nothing. (no evidence) Nov. 17: dead people voted. (no evidence)
Nov. 28: we found many illegal votes. stay tuned. (it wasn’t true.)
dec. 5: goes after governors of arizona and georgia
Swalwell: was never about legitimate claims. was about riling up his base, to take up arms. and it worked.
Shows video of Trump supporters surrounding the Michigan sec of state home, shouting “stop the steal.”
following Trump direction and disinformation.
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