'Strong evidence' suggests Capitol rioters intended to 'capture and assassinate' officials...

[babylonsister]

‘Strong evidence’ suggests Capitol rioters intended to ‘capture and assassinate’ officials, US prosecutors say
Capitol Riots
Brad Heath and Sarah N. Lynch/ Reuters
Posted: Jan 15, 2021 / 08:03 AM CST | Updated: Jan 15, 2021 / 08:03 AM CST


WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal prosecutors offered an ominous new assessment of last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters on Thursday, saying in a court filing that rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”

Prosecutors offered that view in a filing asking a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist who was famously photographed wearing horns as he stood at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence in the chamber of the U.S. Senate.

The detention memo, written by Justice Department lawyers in Arizona, goes into greater detail about the FBI’s investigation into Chansley, revealing that he left a note for Pence warning that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”

“Strong evidence, including Chansley’s own words and actions at the Capitol, supports that the intent of the Capitol rioters was to capture and assassinate elected officials in the United States government,” prosecutors wrote.

A public defender representing Chansley could not be immediately reached for comment.

more...

https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/dc-riots/strong-evidence-suggests-capitol-rioters-intended-to-capture-and-assassinate-officials-us-prosecutors-say/

[PCIntern]

1. Hey! No problem!

I mean, all in fun, right? Can’t we all just get along?

You know...you KNOW... that this was planned from the highest levels. This was far from a “bloodless coup”. They were going to kill targeted Dems and Republicans who had “betrayed” them. I recall a RWer I knew years ago, now deceased, who wanted someone to kill Senator McCain. This guy, about whom I’ve written here, was a real low-life but extremely intelligent and studious, and I was frankly thrilled to hear he had died. He was a danger to others-a 6’3” hulking angry aggressive creep.

[Girard442]

2. Jeez. If I went back in time to 1/5/2021 and showed this to my earlier self...

...he'd think future self had lost all his marbles and was believing fake wire service reports off parody sites.

[still_one]

3. This is why we must do everything to bring the trial to the Senate. They will be petitioning

the SC saying that once trump is out of office the Senate cannot try to convict him

If that fails they will say that trump was just exercising his first amendment rights

The other issue will be if trump tries to pardon himself

These will decisions will have long standing impact on our country

Regardless, the states need to pursue charges against trump ASAP

This is probably the most dangerous time we are living through in recent times

[Hekate]

4. That's what Malcolm Nance said about the guy with all the ties: capture and kill

Damn them all

[ffr]

5. Lawsuits should fly against Fox Entertainment (Fox News)

For their part in it. Their actions every single day to dehumanize democrats, liberals, and progressives as less than them, needs to be held to account.

So glad people are coming to the rescue against the insurrectionists:

The FBI said it is getting an extraordinary amount of information about people involved in the riot. More than 140,000 photos and videos have been sent in the past week. People are also sending tips about their own friends and family members. And some of those who are arrested or who turn themselves in are also providing information that is leading to other arrests.

[yellowcanine]

6. But hey! Time to "heal!"

[Eugene]

7. A U.S. Attorney just walked it back.

Source: Reuters

U.S. LEGAL NEWS
JANUARY 15, 2021 12:17 AM UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

U.S. now says no evidence of 'kill capture teams' at U.S. Capitol

By Brad Heath, Sarah N. Lynch, Jan Wolfe
3 MIN READ

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. said on Friday there is no “direct evidence” to suggest that rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol had formed “kill capture teams.”

The comments by Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin appeared to be an effort to walk back claims federal prosecutors in Arizona had made in a court filing late on Thursday, in which they alleged there was evidence that rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials.”

Sherwin said that his office is leading the prosecution effort, but as local offices help to run down suspects in their districts, there may have been a “disconnect” on the evidence obtained so far in the cases.

Late on Thursday, federal prosecutors had made sweeping claims about the ongoing investigation in a filing as they asked a judge to detain Jacob Chansley, an Arizona man and QAnon conspiracy theorist photographed wearing horns as he stood at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence in the chamber of the U.S. Senate.

In the filing, they said Chansley left a note for Pence warning that “it’s only a matter of time, justice is coming.”

-snip-

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-capitol-arrests/u-s-now-says-no-evidence-of-kill-capture-teams-at-u-s-capitol-idUSKBN29K0K7

[Roland99]

8. Anyone else think that.....

Anyone think Pence and Mother are going to move to some remote farm in NE Indiana and live under assumed names the rest of their lives?

[waddirum]

17. The Old Fart in Elkhart

[nam78_two]

9. Good grief.nt

[ck4829]

10. K&R

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Zip Tie cuffs, check. Tazers, check. Portable gallows, check. Selfie stick, check.

Then there are the audio/video tapes...

[Poiuyt]

13. Prosecutors are withdrawing that claim

US takes back its assertion that Capitol rioters wanted to 'capture and assassinate' officials

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/politics/capitol-capture-assassinate-elected-officials/index.html

[MyMission]

15. Current administration is responsible

For the US attorneys now denying what we all know.

I was really pissed off and disgusted the headlines said US now says no evidence of planned executions. Gallows outside the Capitol is the compelling evidence. Zip ties point to hostage taking and restraining those about to be executed. Interviews conducted showed many who were hoping to kill pence, Pelosi, Democrats and rogue republicans, and others...but they have no evidence this was calculated or an integrated assault, at the present time.

Then I thought maybe they we're trying to give the domestic terrorists a false sense of confidence and security that they wouldn't be charged with such extreme crimes, due to lack of evidence... until the new administration takes charge.

4 days until Biden takes office!

[ancianita]

14. Just because seditionists didn't kill any congress people the DOJ now acts like they didn't plan and

try to 'fight like hell' to do it, however inept, stupid, male and white they were.

This prosecution walk-back is a bullshit travesty of justice.

[nam78_two]

16. Has this been updated?

Now it says:
US now says no evidence of ‘kill capture teams’ at Capitol

https://www.courant.com/nation-world/ct-nw-capitol-riot-elected-officials-20210115-w56owcax6jgnlonc65ciclcytu-story.html

It is hard to keep up. But originally the feds did say that there was evidence of "kill and capture" teams. The title of this thread has not been updated, but originally that was what they said.