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As the wheels of justice grind forward and we prepare for Biden to take office, it's worthwhile to get a bird's eye view of the mess we still have to clean up.
Who was responsible for the Capitol Riots and how will we hold them accountable?
Here's what we know so far.
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Who was responsible for the Capitol Riots and how will we hold them accountable?
Here's what we know so far.
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(2) First off, the arrests have really ramped up in the last few days. More than 100 have been arrested for their role in the Capitol Riots, but there are 200 or more open case files.
Prosecutors have been clear they plan to charge many with felonies. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55626148
Prosecutors have been clear they plan to charge many with felonies. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55626148
(3) We're getting a clearer picture of the domestic terrorist groups that led the riot, including:
-Proud Boys
-Oathkeepers
-Three Percenters
-QAnon
-NSC-131
-No White Guilt
Prosecutors have already identified about 300 suspects from these groups. https://www.voanews.com/2020-usa-votes/researchers-more-dozen-extremist-groups-took-part-capitol-riots
-Proud Boys
-Oathkeepers
-Three Percenters
-QAnon
-NSC-131
-No White Guilt
Prosecutors have already identified about 300 suspects from these groups. https://www.voanews.com/2020-usa-votes/researchers-more-dozen-extremist-groups-took-part-capitol-riots
(4) And remember that group in military gear later identified as the Oathkeepers that led the way into the Capitol?
An Oathkeeper leader, Thomas Edward Caldwell, is the first to be charged with conspiracy and faces four related federal charges. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/534809-us-files-first-conspiracy-charge-against-alleged-capitol-riot-leader
An Oathkeeper leader, Thomas Edward Caldwell, is the first to be charged with conspiracy and faces four related federal charges. https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/534809-us-files-first-conspiracy-charge-against-alleged-capitol-riot-leader
(5) Certainly Trump and several high-profile Republicans also bear responsibility for inciting the violence.
And the deeper we dig into the organizers and the funding behind the Storm the Capitol rally, the more connections we find to the Trump campaign. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-capitol-siege-campaigns-elections-d14c78d53b3a212658223252fec87e99
And the deeper we dig into the organizers and the funding behind the Storm the Capitol rally, the more connections we find to the Trump campaign. https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-capitol-siege-campaigns-elections-d14c78d53b3a212658223252fec87e99
(6) In fact, 10 of the 12 onsite emergency contacts on the permit for the January 6 rally have previously worked for or been paid by Trump's reelection campaign and several worked in the Trump White House
This should be the next focus of the investigation https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/capitol-riot-permits-trump-campaign-invs/index.html
This should be the next focus of the investigation https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/politics/capitol-riot-permits-trump-campaign-invs/index.html
(7) Further investigation is also warranted into the role House Republicans may have played in aiding the insurrection.
Several house Dems confirmed they saw freshman representative Lauren Boebert giving tours to large groups the day before the riots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/19/lauren-boebert-tour-capitol-riots/
Several house Dems confirmed they saw freshman representative Lauren Boebert giving tours to large groups the day before the riots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/19/lauren-boebert-tour-capitol-riots/
(8) Most disturbing is how far terrorists sympathizers may have embedded themselves within both the Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies.
12 National Guard troops have been relieved of their mission to provide inauguration security. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/19/inauguration-capitol-riots-fbi-chatter-extremists-national-guard/4209379001/
12 National Guard troops have been relieved of their mission to provide inauguration security. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/19/inauguration-capitol-riots-fbi-chatter-extremists-national-guard/4209379001/
(9) And while we can investigate and prosecute domestic terrorism, the extent of the ways in which law enforcement across the country have been compromised by this extremism is still unclear.
It will take years of concerted effort to address this problem. https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/rooting-out-extremism-in-law-enforcement-ranks/2544753/
It will take years of concerted effort to address this problem. https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/rooting-out-extremism-in-law-enforcement-ranks/2544753/
(10) Tomorrow is an important day for this country and it represents escaping a close encounter with authoritarianism that fortunately was unsuccessful
There are lessons to be learned & work to be done to restore the promise of this democracy for everyone https://time.com/5929153/charlottesville-capitol-riot/
There are lessons to be learned & work to be done to restore the promise of this democracy for everyone https://time.com/5929153/charlottesville-capitol-riot/
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