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January 6, was to be a celebration of the elections of @ossoff & @ReverendWarnock. That the certification of the electoral votes would happen gave us hope that the GOP would acknowledge @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris' win.
Insurrection, violence, & death came to the Capitol instead. https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1351009668798230534
Insurrection, violence, & death came to the Capitol instead. https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1351009668798230534
Before I continue, let me offer my gratitude to @staceyabrams for taking the lead in turning Georgia blue. She & so many other black women, put in work for which they often go unrecognized, making the difference in our recent Presidential Election, and giving Democrats the Senate
Even as stories unfolded about how much worse the attack on the Capitol Building was, and how much more tragic it could have been, information came out about plans to attack state capitals across the nation, as well as directed at the Presidential Inauguration itself.
On January 11, @nytimes reported16 groups had registered to stage protests in D.C., some armed & most of them hardline supporters of Trump.
Federal officials expressed deep concern; with the deadly siege of the capital still fresh & the threat of additional violence.
Federal officials expressed deep concern; with the deadly siege of the capital still fresh & the threat of additional violence.
On January 16, CNN reported emerging details paint a grimmer picture, evidence suggesting the insurrectionists may have had help from inside the Capitol Building. By Friday, the FBI had received 140K digital tips, opened 275 criminal investigations & charged about 98 people.
CNN Earlier tonight: Federal prosecutors charged an Army reservist having secret-level security in connection with the insurrection on the sixth.
Details continue to emerge about defendants & the potential military-style coordination during the breach of the building.
Details continue to emerge about defendants & the potential military-style coordination during the breach of the building.
CNN: The list of names the government searches for or has arrested grows daily: Emily Hernandez: in photos holding the Pelosi placard; Lisa Eisenhart: on video holding plastic restraints; Bryan Betancur for stating he wanted to "run people over with a vehicle."
The BBC reported earlier today far-right groups are an increasing & serious threat in the US with dozens of far-right militia across the nation.
Reports from numerous media of legislators & the current President's involvement in stirring up the crowd are even more chilling.
Reports from numerous media of legislators & the current President's involvement in stirring up the crowd are even more chilling.
