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(4,175 posts)
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 07:33 AM Oct 2021

Lyin' Congress members say they didn't realize how 'bad' the insurrection was until 'much later'

Several members of Congress did not grasp just how bad the January 6 insurrection was while they were living through it, according to a comprehensive Insider report published Sunday.

Lawmakers were forced to halt certification of President Joe Biden's 2020 victory and evacuate the House and Senate when crowds of former President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol nearly 10 months ago. Members then hunkered down in secure locations or sheltered-in-place in their offices until law enforcement secured the building.


https://www.businessinsider.com/congress-members-didnt-realize-how-bad-january-6-insurrection-was-until-much-later-2021-10

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EYESORE 9001

(25,939 posts)
1. If they didn't realize that an angry mob attacking law enforcement in the Capitol was bad
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 07:38 AM
Oct 2021

then their judgment is so sub-par that they should resign immediately.

2naSalit

(86,638 posts)
3. No shit.
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 07:40 AM
Oct 2021

But then they would whine about losing taxpayer provided pay and perks because... victimhood works.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
4. They (The GOPers) are just crooks who got caught in the act.
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 07:52 AM
Oct 2021

If things had turned out differently do you think they would have any regrets?

Vinca

(50,273 posts)
6. I've always wished these characters would be asked about the woman (Trump supporter) who
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 08:01 AM
Oct 2021

was trampled to death by the mob. They don't give a damn about the cops protecting them and, apparently, they don't give a damn about their own supporters being killed by deranged Trump terrorists.

doc03

(35,340 posts)
7. Really scum like McTurtle and Lindsey came out and condemned the attack that day then
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 08:30 AM
Oct 2021

24 hours later did a total 180? Sounds like the opposite to me.

Septua

(2,256 posts)
8. They've come to the realization...
Tue Oct 26, 2021, 09:11 AM
Oct 2021

..the insurrection can't be whitewashed as "just another day"...they know exactly what happened, exactly why it happened and exactly who wanted it to happen. In point of fact, they want it to just go away and it's not...

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