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Travis Akers
@travisakers
Rep. @laurenboebert denies giving any tours of the U.S. Capitol between January 3rd and 6th; however, her own mother and another Congressman have confirmed Boebert provided at least one tour during that period.
2:46 PM · Jan 18, 2021
Christal Hayes
@Journo_Christal
NEW: In a text to me just now, @laurenboebert denied this allegation made on CNN by @RepCohen that she led a tour before the Capitol attack.
I did not give any tours between Jan 3rd and 6th, Boebert says.
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Travis Akers
@travisakers
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Replying to @Journo_Christal @laurenboebert and @RepCohen
Weird, thats not what her mom said #SqueakyBoebert
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CurtEastPoint
(18,656 posts)Dakota Flint
(219 posts)All around the nation,
Soon the treason trials will begin.
And the traitors will sing...
to protect their very necks...
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)underpants
(182,861 posts)but is there some sort of special rule that covers members of Congress?
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)the investigations as participants of the attack, she's fucked.
I have no doubt that the Capitol Bldg. has video surveillance.
If Boebert did anything shady, the authorities either already know, or they'll know very soon.
Boebert surely sees herself as "smarter" than everyone else. She's not one of the "sheep", you know.
She's nowhere as smart as she thinks she is, especially up against Federal law enforcement.
underpants
(182,861 posts)or they may be following people to see if they lead to bigger fish. ???
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)If anyone on the inside got involved, it's a major case.
Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)volstork
(5,403 posts)Boebert surely sees herself as "smarter" than everyone else. She's not one of the "sheep", you know.
Liars gonna lie.
OMGWTF
(3,972 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,623 posts)LeftInTX
(25,493 posts)No one is talking about Pete Sessions...
He tweeted it, then deleted it.
canuckledragger
(1,658 posts)Lies her ass off all the time about literally everything, thinking she has everyone fooled...when in reality it's the exact opposite.
The only one she fools is herself.
DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)since last March - because of Covid
Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,917 posts)due to COVID-19 exposure rules as applied throughout the Capitol building. This was not an optional exception allowed to members when Boebert and others did so on Jan. 5th.
According to several of the 30 members who have complained it was a seriously egregious violation of Capitol health and safety rules that even NEW members had been briefed on in no uncertain terms. This is was not an "Oops, I'm sorry" moment. It is clear there was a pattern to the tours, who was leading them, and who was included. According to witnesses this is the period during which the office panic buttons were torn out.
The whole question of who led and who participated in those inappropriate and forbidden tours is just as serious as who sabotaged Capitol Building Security. This was not an error in judgement. It was a recon mission in aid of those who attacked on the 6th.
spooky3
(34,466 posts)on DU discussing this. Nevilledog also posted a link to a letter from the Sergeant at Arms to the members. It was dated December 29, 2020 and it reiterated this policy.
ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)That seems like it would be among the first places to put cameras.
moonscape
(4,673 posts)aren't releasing info or videos to the public.
ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)Why would they release anything yet?
That seems like something they would do after they set charges.
TheRickles
(2,077 posts)Kitchari
(2,167 posts)After Wednesday we will see a lot more disclosed, and more movement for arrests
theneworiginal
(302 posts)The problem with that is a pardon is a in acknowledgment of an underlying crime and she would be booted from Congress immediately. Sounds good to me
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ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)I was in a cab if I wasn't in the building. I think only one or the 5 or so times did I go anywhere else. Went to the Archive once. Paid less attention to cameras there.
In the Capitol, I don't think I could move 50 feet without seeing another 1 or 2 cameras.
I didn't even stay in DC.
I stayed in Arlington when I went there.
I went to Arlington at least once a year, usually twice for probably 20 years.
Industry association HQ is there.
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underpants
(182,861 posts)I think she and her husband were local celebrities especially after her from-out-of-nowhere win and shes not used to having to answer questions. Much like Palin too.
Botany
(70,552 posts)"Oh that mother ... I had her confused with somebody else."
1 week or more till she is gone.
MontanaMama
(23,334 posts)Bang Bang is going down.
PA_jen
(1,114 posts)OMGWTF
(3,972 posts)Cha
(297,503 posts)unwittingly, I assume.. gave her seditionist daughter UP!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,856 posts)ProfessorGAC
(65,134 posts)I've been to the Capitol a few times since 9/11. Being only in open, public spaces I had to see 50 cameras.
And, the last time I was there was around 2014. Perhaps a year back from that.
I can only imagine there'd be more now, given how the cost has fallen.
I would also guess there are probably cameras we can't identify as cameras!
But, this dimwit thought she could sneak around in there unmonitored.
wnylib
(21,558 posts)she no doubt thought that being identified was not a problem if the coup had succeded in keeping Trump in power. I'm sure that's why they were all so bold and proud of what they were doing. They expected to be honored as heroes.
Stupid for thinking they would succeed. Stupid for thinking they would not be tracked down and pay the consequences.
Kitchari
(2,167 posts)They seemed to think there was no possibility of failure, so all of them flaunted breaking the law - even taking countless selfies of their own crimes.
wnylib
(21,558 posts)because they fancied themselves as colonial Minutemen or founding fathers reincarnated.
Kitchari
(2,167 posts)Out of reality and proud of it.
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Oh, what a tangled web we weave ...
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Then, use the leverage for more details.
NotASurfer
(2,153 posts)Kind of like a Stephen King novel. No actual tour being given, just...supernatural evil walking the halls of the Capitol building.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)asking for a friend!
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,856 posts)I couldn't quite tell from the below pic of Q*bert's mother just days earlier, with most of the fingers curled away.
The left thumbnail MIGHT have the same faded green color? (I had to magnify it a LOT. Then... maybe?)
Edit: And the faint green fingernails seen here...
Quixote1818
(28,955 posts)But her Mom was the only one there on the 4th and 5th so if it was a large group then really nothing is matching up here. Boebert is all over the place.
dchill
(38,516 posts)...until after they can blame it on "Biden's DOJ."
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)... their names addresses etc.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,135 posts)was lowering the level of discourse and intelligence to where the most ignorant of group thinkers believe only him.
It's a crime against democracy.
BunnyMcGee
(463 posts)Encouragement almost 4 years ago.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)and WHO gave the tours. UNLESS, the people who DO know are waiting until we have a real President in the Oval Office to release the videos that we KNOW they have.
2naSalit
(86,743 posts)PatrickforO
(14,586 posts)its people.
You, Lauren, are a whack-a-doodle who is just a plain 'bad fit' in Congress. I'm thinking you would fit in much better in a federal prison.
ShazzieB
(16,475 posts)The more I can see where Lauren got her crazy.
She's a chip off the old blockette!
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)...very few."