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BREAKING: the 3 Oath Keeper militia members named as conspirators may not have acted alone, per an excellent visual investigation by the @nytimes.
Quick THREAD 1/
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/29/us/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html
Quick THREAD 1/
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/29/us/oath-keepers-capitol-riot.html
2/ Beginning at the Rally, the @nytimes team identified a group of Oath Keepers moving together. Many of us have been tracking this group..
It includes both alleged named conspirators and others that participated in the raid.
It includes both alleged named conspirators and others that participated in the raid.
3/ Some members of the group, already doing their hand-on-shoulder routine begin leaving the Rally crowd as a group, 20 minutes before Trump finishes speaking. Spotted in @FoxNews footage by @nytimes
4/ The group of Oath Keepers has now donned tactical gear and is seen walking towards the #Capitol.
5/ Up the #Capitol steps they go, in that now-iconic
@rstevensbrody video
.
Helpfully picked out and identified by the @nytimes team.
They force entry & head into the rotunda (per the indictment).
https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1348115530654347266
@rstevensbrody video
. Helpfully picked out and identified by the @nytimes team.
They force entry & head into the rotunda (per the indictment).
https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1348115530654347266
6/ The Oath Keepers are now inside the Rotunda. They take time to record a Parler video (in tweet below) and are captured in multiple photos. The @nytimes team ID's multiple Oath Keepers.
https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1351594767226961921
) and are captured in multiple photos. The @nytimes team ID's multiple Oath Keepers.https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1351594767226961921
7/ KEY EVIDENCE: After the raid is over, all 10 members of the raiding party are seen outside the #Capitol... standing close to Oath Keepers leader, Elmer Stewart Rhodes.
Fantastic find by @nytimes, and once more...its by @rstevensbrody
Fantastic find by @nytimes, and once more...its by @rstevensbrody
8/ Going backwards: the @nytimes team also spotted now-indicted Jessica Watkins and Donovan Crowl flaking Oath Keepers leader Rhodes at a November 2020 rally in DC.
Once more, another amazing pic by @rstevensbrody.
Once more, another amazing pic by @rstevensbrody.
9/ Amazing visual investigative journalism by the super-talented @nytimes team including: @_stella_cooper @btdecker @singhvianjali @trbrtc.
Another reason to subscribe: https://www.nytimes.com/subscription
Another reason to subscribe: https://www.nytimes.com/subscription
10/ More credits! @markscheffler @tiefenthaeler @bottidavid
@DrewJordan_NYT @robinnyc7
Plus the super sleuthing “Capitol Terrorists Exposers” team https://twitter.com/_stella_cooper/status/1355290053317189633
@DrewJordan_NYT @robinnyc7
Plus the super sleuthing “Capitol Terrorists Exposers” team
https://twitter.com/_stella_cooper/status/1355290053317189633
11/ Update: Missed a photo credit last night! This pic is by @WilliamTurton of Bloomberg(recommended follow).
Turton's pics & observations have helped crack other key identifications, like spotting the #ZipTieGuy on the 6th at the Grand Hyatt.
https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1347699125408641024
(recommended follow).Turton's pics & observations have helped crack other key identifications, like spotting the #ZipTieGuy on the 6th at the Grand Hyatt.
https://twitter.com/WilliamTurton/status/1347699125408641024
