Posted on 06/22/2017 1:16:16 PM PDT by detective
James Hodgkinson's assault on Republican members of Congress was the most serious political assassination in decades. And yet at the same time it was wrapped up by the Capitol Police.
There was really little for the FBI to do here. Hodgkinson's motives were fairly clear. He had a list of names of targets. His social media was filled with rants against Republicans. A witness describes him studying the area of his future attack. According to Rep. DeSantis, he asked if the players were Republicans or Democrats.
This is about as open and shut as anything gets. All the FBi had to do was go through his laptop and phone to confirm that he hadn't been coordinating with anyone else. Except the FBI instead decided to treat Hodgkinson as if he were a Muslim terrorist. And by that I mean launch into a cover-up of his motives.
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FBI concludes the attack was "spontaneous."
I implore you all not to smear the memory of Deputy Barney Fife with any analogies to this.
Trump's team is probably having trouble finding someone who hasn't got blood on their hands already and/or who doesn't want to get in the middle of a blood bath and get any more blood on them.
This kind of shark-frenzy among the media and the democRATS will ruin some innocent people's careers and lives. These wide-ranging investigations will always have collateral damage, no matter what.
>>FBI concludes the attack was “spontaneous.”<<<
He must have watched an anti-Muslim video.
One more bullet point for the list. During the time the shooter was “living in his car”, politicians would stop by the car and visit with him. Which politicians — what were their names? What did they tell him? What did they give him?
I only heard this once — the day after the shooting, I think — and then never again.
He may have even had a part in making the “video.”
That is a very curious and interesting set of circumstances, which would be something to followup on if there were any real reporters left, but I’m not sure it bolsters the premise of premeditation. One or two more dots connected in could sure make it so.
“Don’t worry, as long as we remain non-judgmental, the flames of division won’t be fanned and the people will continue to trust their government”
From the WashPo:
“For weeks, James T. Hodgkinson sat in the lobby of the YMCA in Alexandria, focused on his laptop and carrying a gym bag, but never working out. His perch looked on to the field where the Republican baseball team had been practicing daily for about two months.”
Google Street shows the YMCA is maybe 75 feet from the field, across the parking lot.
You can add to your list “Told his wife he was going to DC to work on tax policy even though he has zero expertise on tax policy.”
FBI: “What shooting?”
That is definitely a sign of premeditation but I think that is included in “Scouted the scene before the attack.”
“...Hodgkinson sat in the lobby of the YMCA in
Alexandria...”
And while he was there he struck up a friendship with the Mayor, or former Mayor, of Alexandria. The guy was interviewed a few times on cable news shows.
Thanks, that definitely works.
And he took his guns just in case he needed to make a point about tax brackets.
Now there’s a bullet point that has to go on my list.
“The NY Times publishes direct and accurate intel on Capitol Baseball Game security arrangements 2 months prior to attack.”
Yeah, but, who among us hasn't felt like that? /s
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