Thread by @capitolhunters

#SeditionHunters - we knew that PA State Sen #IamDougMastriano, former Army Lt. Col, was present at the Jan 6 attack, walked around the Capitol, & saw the NE barricade breach firsthand. Now @K2theSky and team show that he was on the E Plaza to watch the stairs breach as well. 1/

After Trump's speech, Mastriano rode a VIP golf cart from the Ellipse to the W. Capitol like the high-level #SeditionVIP that he is, then did a grand tour of the successive breaches. K2's team track his circuit. (Video by @CoryCullington.) 2/

https://twitter.com/K2theSky/status/1432013526063800328

Mastriano's golf cart meant he would have arrived in plenty of time for the 1:47 PM breaking of police lines under the NW Scaffold. He then followed organized instigators around to the NE barricades, crossed police lines in the breach, & stayed for the taking of the E. stairs. 3/

Mastriano is seen hugging someone on the E. Plaza at 2:10 PM, a few minutes after the mob broke police lines on the E. Capitol stairs. Then must have hustled back to the W. side where he met up with fellow PA politician #IamRickSaccone around 2:20 PM. 4/

Mastriano's presence is part of a seditious pipeline from the VIP section at the morning Ellipse rally to the afternoon Capitol attack. In this rally picture, 8 of the 10 identified VIPs (in blue) are later seen on restricted ground at the Capitol. 5/

Note that IL State Rep. Chris Miller can't be marked in blue since it wasn't illegal for him to be at the Capitol - his wife Mary was sworn in as a U.S. Congresswoman the day before. Their truck with huge III% decal stayed on the E. Plaza all day. 6/
thedailybeast.com/rep-mary-mille…

Mastriano's military background makes him a special case among #SeditionVIP's, but he's one of many state politicians at the Capitol attack, including AZ (Finchem, Kern), GA (Jones), MO (Hill), TX (Biederman). 7/

https://twitter.com/capitolhunters/status/1398071688122834944

It's not yet understood why, but Mastriano was accompanied on his Capitol tour by Jeremy Oliver of the Onslaught Media Group. And Oliver has connections to the wider alt-right universe: from 'influencers' to QAnon conspiracists to thuggish Proud Boys. 8/

https://twitter.com/TwittsnTweets/status/1396872782303174659

Mastriano's connection to Oliver has continued after the Capitol attack - here's an August 4 FB post showing him relaxing with Oliver and his Q-believer girlfriend. In case there's any confusion, her friends helpfully tag it "WWG1WGA". 9/

Mastriano's coziness with his Q-friends has been documented by @shawnpbreen. 10/

https://twitter.com/shawnpbreen/status/1424135163043328006?s=20

The Q link adds a twist to Mastriano, who's usually tied to militant Christian nationalism, often posing with the "Tree of Heaven" flag seen all over the Capitol on Jan 6. But Jan 6 teaches us that very different flavors of extremism can come together. 11/
salon.com/2021/06/12/tru…

Link to full video of Mastriano on the E side of the Capitol is here. As more footage is found, he might get a full 'reel'. 12/