Coup attempt in US by Trump and followers

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Items required to take over the US Capitol in movies like "Olympus Has Fallen" or "White House Down":

Crack team of foreign Special Forces

Arsenal, including surface-to-air missles

Cabinet-level traitor feeding inside information needed to breach security

Items required to take over the US Capitol in real life:

Dale, assistant manager at Auto-Zone, and some friends

Some ammo bibs

An under-insured pickup

A ball-peen hammer

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Police taking selfies with rioters/traitors in Capitol.

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From PBS's coverage

"I asked him [an insurgent] why he then left the Capitol Building and he said 'Well, I got bored.'"

These idiots don't even know what they're trying to accomplish. Dogs chasing a car.

Link

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At least 2 bombs found at Capitol building.

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Republicans hitch their wagon to Trump in 2016 despite warnings from level headed persons.

Fast forward to Jan 2021

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“We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed for the past two months and stirred to action this very morning. What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President of the United States. Those who choose to continue to support his dangerous gambit by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election will forever be seen as being complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy. They will be remembered for their role in this shameful episode in American history. That will be their legacy,” Romney said.

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In a lawful society, in which our laws were administered fairly to all, the armed terrorists who shook the nation, attempted an insurrection, and forcibly occupied our Capitol would be thrown in jail for decades.

Specifically, these terrorists (they are not protesters; they are not rioters; they are terrorists, insurrectionists, and traitors) have violated the following federal laws:

18 U.S.C. § 2385. Seditious Conspiracy. If “two or more people… conspire… by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof,” penalties are fines and twenty years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 1361. Destruction of Government Property. If the damage exceeds $100, penalties are fines up to $250,000 and ten years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 111. Assaulting Federal Officers. Fines vary, 20 years imprisonment.

18 U.S.C. § 351. Assault on Members of Congress. One year imprisonment.

41 CFR 102-74.380. Creating a Hazard on Federal Property. Penalties vary.

36 CFR 2.34 (and elsewhere). Disorderly Conduct. 90 days imprisonment, $300 fine.

Will any of those charges be filed? Will the smiling, white, unmasked faces of these thieves—stealing podiums, breaking into offices, smashing windows—be identified, and will the thieves be prosecuted?

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Flags of American traitors

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So you thought 2020 was a wild ride.

2021: "Hold my beer."

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Our leaders seemed shocked that this happened. My surprise is that it took this long. The signs have been there.