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kpete

(71,984 posts) Sat Mar 26, 2022, 09:47 PM Mar 2022

Justice Dept court filing reveals how Jan 6 rioters allegedly "trashed" & fleeced Sen Merkley's ofc

Justice Dept court filing reveals how Jan 6 rioters allegedly "trashed" & fleeced Sen Jeff Merkley's (D-OR) private Capitol office:

Door smashed from hinges
Stolen laptop
Calligraphy torn off wall
Discarded cigarettes
Marijuana smoke
Trump flag left behind to "mark presence"

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Justice Dept court filing reveals how Jan 6 rioters allegedly "trashed" & fleeced Sen Merkley's ofc (Original Post) kpete Mar 2022 OP

how do you 'fleece' an office? stopdiggin Mar 2022 #1

May have been some wool in there. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #4

I hope Democratic members of Congress documented the damage with photos. LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #2

That could earn two slaps on the hand. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #3

stopdiggin

(11,296 posts)

1. how do you 'fleece' an office?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Mar 26, 2022, 10:19 PM

Mar 2022

Last edited Sun Mar 27, 2022, 12:23 AM - Edit history (1)

you can 'burgle' it ...
you can deface, degrade and disrespect it ...
but unless there was some kind of off track betting operation going on ...
I can't figure out how you 'fleece' it ...