Jonathan Turley
EXCERPT By declaring the Jan. 6th riot an “insurrection,” some Democratic members of Congress and liberal activists hope to bar incumbent Republicans from running. Even support for court filings is now being declared an act of rebellion.
Speaker Pelosi helped fuel this movement — before Jan. 6 even occurred — by declaring that the Republicans supporting election challenges were “subverting the Constitution by their reckless and fruitless assault on our democracy which threatens to seriously erode public trust in our most sacred democratic institutions, and to set back our progress on the urgent challenges ahead.”
However, it has not been treated legally as an insurrection.
Those charged for their role in the attack that day are largely facing trespass and other less serious charges — rather than insurrection or sedition.
That’s because this was a riot that was allowed to get out of control by grossly negligent preparations by Capitol Police and congressional officials.
While the FBI launched a massive national investigation, it did not find evidence of an insurrection.
“That’s because this was a riot that was allowed to get out of control... “
This was a peaceful assembly for petition of redress of grievances that was turned into a parade through the Capitol when cops themselves opened the doors and encouraged people to enter.
Yep, a trespass event gone sideways instigated by professional malcontents who were not an never were Trump supporters. Over zealous patriots got caught up in the atmosphere and some made mistakes. Never was an insurrection, that is a big lie.
Don’t forget the time is the capital police even open the doors and just stood around and watched as people walked in the building. I remember a few scenes where there was an orderly line of people walking in and several dozen if not more capital police officers who could’ve easily at least given verbal commands, if not form a line to prevent entry into the building but didn’t. They just stood and watched.