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applegrove

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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 04:46 PM Jan 2021

Dozens on Terrorist Watch List Took Part in Capitol Riot

Dozens on Terrorist Watch List Took Part in Capitol Riot

January 14, 2021 at 2:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 101 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/01/14/dozens-on-terrorist-watch-list-took-part-in-capitol-riot/

"SNIP.....

“Dozens of people on a terrorist watch list were in Washington for pro-Trump events Jan. 6, a day that ended in a chaotic crime rampage when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol,” the Washington Post reports.

“The majority of the watch-listed individuals in Washington that day are suspected white supremacists whose past conduct so alarmed investigators that their names had been previously entered into the national Terrorist Screening Database, or TSDB, a massive set of names flagged as potential security risks.”

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Dozens on Terrorist Watch List Took Part in Capitol Riot (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2021 OP
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... at Donald Trump's invitation and urging. C_U_L8R Jan 2021 #2

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