Originally posted by: Boilerman
Is this the Proud Boys? If so, it should be noted that they left these guns legally in their Virginia hotel. They did not bring any guns to the DC hotel where some were staying, as this is illegal. They did not bring guns to the Capital building. They did not break stuff, but instead followed others who broke in. They did not participate in any property damage nor any violence.
As Paul Harvey would say, "Now you know the rest of the story." Not the lies by ommision Liberal shit.
100% bullshit. ANd the right wing effort to rewrite history continues.
The insurrection was planned and fully armed. And there were pipe bombs planted at the US Capital and immediate surrounding areas. And there was an active plan to use military grade weapons.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/founder-of-oath-keepers-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy
Stewart Rhodes - FOunder of Oath Keepers on Jan 6
Rhodes told members they should be prepared to fight antifa and that some Oath Keepers should “stay on the outside” and be “prepared to go in armed” if necessary.
“We’re going to defend the president, the duly elected president, and we call on him to do what needs to be done to save our country. Because if you don’t guys, you’re going to be in a bloody, bloody civil war, and a bloody — you can call it an insurrection or you can call it a war or fight,” Rhodes said, according to court documents.
Authorities have said Rhodes was part of an encrypted Signal chat with Oath Keepers from multiple states leading up to Jan. 6 called “DC OP: Jan 6 21” and it showed the group was “activating a plan to use force” that day.
On the afternoon of the 6th, authorities say Rhodes told the group over Signal: “All I see Trump doing is complaining. I see no intent by him to do anything. So the patriots are taking it into their own hands. They’ve had enough.”