NEWS: Trump extremists brought numerous guns to the Capitol on January 6. See all the evidence in our latest @MotherJones investigation of the insurrectionhttps://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/ …
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2/ As our new investigation shows, during the Capitol insurrection Trump extremists carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US governmentpic.twitter.com/X4B1GzHEtt
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INVESTIGATION: Trump rioters brought guns to the Capitol on January 6126 replies 552 retweets 1,109 likesShow this thread -
3/ “It is your duty to overthrow that government and reinstate a new government," shouted a Trump extremist who was arrested at the Capitol carrying a semiautomatic pistol and more than two dozen rounds of ammunitionhttps://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/ …
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4/ Many people may not realize how close January 6 came to turning even far worse: “Shoot that motherfucker! Shoot him!” shouted one rioter, urging the killing of a police officer who was defending a Capitol entrance. “Either you let us in or you die!” https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/ …pic.twitter.com/A5wNDALm54
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5/ Numerous people arrested in connection with January 6 have also had weapons in their homes, including this latest case just today — 3 pistols and an AR-15https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/ny-man-charged-in-connection-with-jan-6-insurrection-weapons-found-in-home-sources/3300454/ …
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Replying to @markfollman
That’s like giving me a DUI when I wasn’t driving drunk but I have some tequila at home in my liquor cabinet. Terrible take. This isn’t journalism.
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>Terrible take. This isn’t journalism. Yes, it is (both)
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