Blown away by this film. It mostly focuses on egregious and likely criminal conduct by Capitol and DC police on January 6–and it shows video I’ve never seen before.
Use of force expert deconstructs “deplorable” and unlawful actions by police including use of munitions thrown at head level setting fire to some protesters; beating of one woman and suffocation/trampling/beating of Rosanne Boyland; and execution of Ashli Babbitt.
A must-watch.
In any other situation, mass protests over police brutality would’ve been organized and calls for criminal prosecution would be widespread. But because it resulted in the deaths and injuries of Trump supporters, it’s covered up, and in many quarters, praised.
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NYT is critical of my reporting on death of Officer Sicknick.
With the trial of 2 men charged in an “attack” on Sicknick looming (incl one who’s been in DC Gulag for 16+ months) let’s revisit my reporting and @nytimes dishonest account:
In Jan 21, 2021, I pointed about the discrepancies in reporting on Sicknick’s tragic passing. This included no proof to back NYT 1/8/2021 bombshell that he’d been bludgeoned to death by Trump supporters with a fire extinguisher
“In a January 26 email to me, an FBI spokeswoman refused to comment on the status of the investigation. The DC medical examiner’s office told me Monday by email they ‘will release the cause and manner of death when this information is available.’”
I’d like some clarification on this, too. (Her dates are wrong, no committee until spring 2021). But if she reached out in good faith as a young girl with no $ asking for help to get an attorney as she was targeted by Schiff and Co and no one followed thru, that’s bad.
Doesn’t make her testimony any less dubious. I’ve been highly critical of her comments and motives—but desperate people do desperate things, especially in this tribunal atmosphere. Worth noting many J6ers have same complaints about no legal or financial assistance from Team Trump
NYT reported Trump PAC paid for first Atty but she switched to anti-Trump counsel, benefactors before testimony and 4th (!) deposition