Rachel Powell, a single mother of eight kids to appear this afternoon in Fed Court

[Budi]

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/capitol-assault-fbi-raid-rachel-powell-suspected-bullhorn-lady/?__twitter_impression=true

Rachel Powell, a single mother of eight suspected of playing a role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Thursday night..
(She turned herself in)

SNIP
Powell was scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate Friday afternoon. She faces multiple charges, including violent entry or disorderly conduct, obstruction and depredation of government property.

She's become known as "the bullhorn lady" who seemed to have knowledge of the Capitol building's floor plan. She was seen on video instructing insurrectionists on where to go.

Powell is of special concern to federal investigators because if she had that knowledge, it could indicate the assault was pre-planned.

[SunSeeker]

1. K & R

[soothsayer]

2. Pink hat lady?

[lame54]

3. OctoTraitor

[11 Bravo]

4. OK, that made me laugh.

[soothsayer]

5. Me too!

[sanatanadharma]

13. Pink Hat Lady aka Bullhorn Lady

aka battering-ram rachel

[soothsayer]

17. Ha

[Irish_Dem]

6. You'd think a mother of 8 wouldn't have time to plan and take action to overthrow the US government.

I wonder how she knew the layout of the Capitol building to the smallest of details.

[NurseJackie]

11. All that and a home-school teacher too!

[Irish_Dem]

22. Gotta give her credit for her energy level.

[NurseJackie]

30. Popping them out like a Pez dispenser... and teaching... and planning to overthrow the government.

She can do it all! She probably wears "Enjolie" perfume!

[Irish_Dem]

33. She needs some new hobbies.

[NurseJackie]

34. Perhaps embossing license plates? Working in the prison kitchen or laundry room...

She needs some new hobbies.

I think she'll soon have many choices in that regard. --- Perhaps embossing license plates? Working in the prison kitchen or laundry room... those are transferable skills. If she had enough time to watch "Orange is the New Black" then she'll be ready for prison life.

[Irish_Dem]

36. Good point.

But given her secretive, clandestine behavior and high level of security risk, she may not be allowed outside her cell for quite sometime. In other words she won't even be allowed in the prison laundry for awhile.

[blueinredohio]

37. How does a single mother of 8 afford to go to D.C.?

Most people with only a couple kids can barely afford food and shelter much less go anywhere.

[Irish_Dem]

44. I wonder how all these people got bus and plane tickets?

And who paid for the hotels, food, drink, etc.
Some of the insurrectionists were said to be quite drunk at the time.

Right, there are some questions to be asked.

[lagomorph777]

15. She is a key insider; she knows a lot about the plot and who was leading it.

[Irish_Dem]

24. Wow, yes she knew a great deal about the layout of the building.

I hope she starts talking.

If there is no family member who can take the kids, they are heading to foster care.
That is a big incentive for her to start blabbing all she knows.

[lagomorph777]

25. Kids better off without her.

[Irish_Dem]

27. There most likely will be a social service evaluation of the home situation.

Social workers will look at the condition of the home, determine if the children are being fed and cared for, etc.
Interviews with the children, family, neighbors, teachers, pediatrician, etc.

If the mother was this involved in criminal plots and execution of the plans, she may have neglected the children.

[drmeow]

43. A "good" single mother of 8 probably wouldn't nt

[FakeNoose]

7. Criminal complaint and arrest warrant document

https://www.justice.gov/opa/case-multi-defendant/file/1364896/download

It's a PDF with photos, about 15 pages.

[Budi]

8. Thank you!

Having a look at it.
It appears she's made some seriously stupid errors in judgement 😬

Bye mom ×8 ~

[Budi]

16. If proven, this would be a conspiracy charge, right?

"it could indicate the assault was pre-planned"

[FakeNoose]

18. I believe more charges will come later

.. possibly including conspiracy, but that's up to the Feds.

[NurseJackie]

9. Where's the mugshot? Where's the perp-walk?

[FakeNoose]

20. She turned herself in last night around 1 a.m.

As far as I know, there was no perp walk at that time.
I've posted the arrest warrant document above.

[NurseJackie]

31. Mugshot!

[LeftInTX]

38. LOL..she cut her hair...trying to disguise!

[SergeStorms]

39. That's always the first thing they try.

They're not intelligent enough to think about facial recognition software. Some of the men cut their hair, but left their facial hair intact. 🤪 And remember, these are the best and brightest the new republiqon party has to offer. 🤣

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. What's her parenthood status have to do with it?

[Budi]

19. Nothing other than shocking.

Its just quite sad what was put at risk to believe in some ideology as a violent cult

[lagomorph777]

12. The magistrate had damned well better keep her in custody. She is a key witness and a danger.

Besides being a proven flight risk.

[wiggs]

14. I believe she used the phrase '...if you want to take this building...'. nt

[Talitha]

42. Yes - IIRC, those were her exact words.

[MagickMuffin]

21. Hey Rachel Powell your about to have an additional charge of CONSPIRACY to OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

I guess her husband will get full custody.

[Budi]

23. Or grama & grampa. How sick is this!

That's where I would have disappeared with my kids to,.. an attorney & sign over temp custody, before turning myself into FBI.

But that's just me thinking.

[SergeStorms]

41. She's a single mom.

With eight children. No word about the father(s) of the children. So there you go, you single guys out there. She's available! 💘 I've never been that lonely in my entire life.

[onecaliberal]

26. Clearly, it was preplanned. What more do people need to see? It was all out in the open.

They never tried to hide what they were doing. The orange piece of shit said see you on January 6th, it's going to be wild. What exactly was he referring to if not that?

[Budi]

29. K & R it really is that simple.

There isn't even an argument to be made.
It was blatant & they were all so certain they'd pull it off. There was no exit plan if it was compromised.

Nothing was hidden

[Irish_Dem]

28. Wow, FBI notes that this woman was at "the epicenter of the violence."

Inferring that she was a ringleader?
She also is quoted as saying that they were going to "take this building (Capitol)."

What was the end game?
What did they think would happen once they "took the building." ????

[Budi]

32. They would mass murder all inside & be pardoned & Trump would be their forever president

I don't know that they had a plan beyond the mass murder part.
Guess they believed the lie that Trump would step in to declare marshall law & Biden would never be sworn in.

Explains why Trump headed to the family hidey hole to watch the festivities & drink champaign.

With all the top officials dead, Biden couldn't be sworn in.
Pres Trump forever.
Guess they didn't count on his army being so inept & putting it all on social media.

They better all end up in prison till the day they die.

[Irish_Dem]

35. I think you are right.

Trump and his spawn were all quite happy watching the insurrection.
They seemed to think it would be a big benefit to them.

Yes I think the plan was to "take the building."
Then murder Dems, especially key leaders.
Then Trump declares martial law. They are all seen as heroes.
Biden is not sworn in.
Trump is dictator for life.

As inept as the rioters were, they came within minutes of achieving their goals.
Reports are that Nancy P and Pence were only seconds and minutes away from the mob.

Yes these people needs to spend some serious time in prison.
Instead of thinking about organic food and Mexican vacations, they need to be pondering what is going to happen to them.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

46. Consider what would have happened if counter-protesters appeared ...

trumPutin would have pointed to the mayhem as justification. It's my belief that's what he was hoping to see -- a bloody left-right battle on the steps of the Capitol. This fits the intentional delay of reinforcements.

[Irish_Dem]

48. I had not thought about this wrinkle.

Left protesters are not usually armed, nor highly trained in combat.
It would have been a slaughter against the very violent insurrectionists.

But yes Trump would have blamed it all on the left.

If Trump did try to provoke the left into sending protestors in, they didn't bite
on the bait.

Oh yes, a bloody left-right bloody battle would have greatly pleased Trump.
He was smiling in great pleasure as he saw the Capitol being overrun.
More people being killed would have made him even happier.

[Reader Rabbit]

40. Who TF was watching her kids while she was insurrecting?!?

Did she take them all with her and make them wait in the car while she participated in sedition?

[roamer65]

45. Opus Dei Catholic?

8 children makes me think so.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

47. Will she appear before a trump / Moscow Mitch appointed judge?