FBI focuses on whether some Capitol rioters intended to harm lawmakers or take hostages

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Washington Post

FBI agents are trying to determine whether some who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday intended to do more than cause havoc and disrupt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, and are sifting through evidence to see whether anyone wanted to kill or capture lawmakers or their staffers, according to people familiar with the investigation.

Dozens have been arrested, and Friday, officials announced charges against an Arkansas man photographed in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office chair with a foot on her desk. But investigators also are working to determine the motivations and larger goals, if any, of those who had weapons or other gear suggesting they planned to do physical harm.

Some rioters, for instance, were photographed carrying zip ties, a plastic version of handcuffs, and one man was arrested allegedly carrying a pistol on the Capitol grounds.

“We’re not looking at this as a grand conspiracy, but we are interested in learning what people would do with things like zip ties,” said a law enforcement official, who, like others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation.

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[Irish_Dem]

1. "We're not looking at this as a grand conspiracy."

Uh, maybe you should at least consider that as a possibility.
Someone funded and organized this coup.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. THE FUCK?!?!?!?!

[pfitz59]

3. I saw the photos

several of the "rioters" seemed intent on more than mayhem. Also, several obscure offices were broken into and rifled through. Someone or "someones" had a plan...

[LunaSea]

4. I think shouts of "Hang Mike Pence"

might give you a clue.
Also calls were coming from inside the house-
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214864585

[durablend]

5. WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU THINK THEY WERE DOING?!?!?

[pecosbob]

6. I think one of the two guys seen with EZ-cuffs was ex-military

Last edited Fri Jan 8, 2021, 11:56 PM - Edit history (1)

Don't have the photo, but he looked as if he was instructing younger rioters. If he is ex-military I hope he is brought up under UCMJ and sent to Leavenworth. Edit...here's the photo.

[groundloop]

23. Apparently a retired Air Force Lt. Colonel

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142664126

It sure smells like there were professional mercenaries involved in this..... and we already know who loves all of them.

[yaesu]

7. Like this one?

Link to tweet

[BlueWavePsych]

8. Person of interest - Zip tie guy with holstered hand gun

More here ... https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14860657

[NBachers]

21. Yup- that guy's a spook

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Gallows w noose, Plasticuffs, mace, military helmets, body armor, retweets about arresting Pence

Well, yeah, maybe, duh?

Zip tie guys #1 and #2

Link to tweet

[BlueWavePsych]

10. FBI MOST WANTED

The FBI is seeking information that will assist in identifying individuals who are actively instigating violence in Washington, D.C. The FBI is accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting and violence in the U.S. Capitol building and surrounding area in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021.

We have deployed our full investigative resources and are working closely with our federal, state, and local partners to aggressively pursue those involved in criminal activity during the events of January 6.

If you have witnessed unlawful violent actions, or have any information about the cases below, we urge you to submit any information, photos, or videos that could be relevant at fbi.gov/USCapitol.

You may also call ‪1-800-CALL-FBI (1-‪800-225-5324) to verbally report tips and/or information related to this investigation.

If you do not have an attachment but have information to provide, please submit it at tips.fbi.gov.

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[Nitram]

11. The question is, did professional agents hostile to America piggyback on this amateur incursion

into the Capitol with plans to collect certain information and/or take hostages.

[onetexan]

24. Oh i have no doubt. The con could not have come up w this idea himself

Ghouliani, flynn...it has their fingerprints all over it. And the thugs who showed up are incombat gear. Biden's DOJ w need to pursue this rigorously &charge those perpetrators w conspiracy&sedition.

[Nitram]

31. Reminds me of Nixon's plumbers. And perhaps just as clumsy.

[BlueWavePsych]

12. Photos #1 to #10

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[BlueWavePsych]

13. Photos #11 to #20

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[BlueWavePsych]

14. Photos #21 to #30

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[BlueWavePsych]

15. Photos #31 to #40

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[steve2470]

29. thanks for posting all this info nt

[BlueWavePsych]

16. Pipe Bomb Suspect - $50,000 Reward

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/capitol-violence

[orangecrush]

19. For what it's worth

Just posted all of these on my FB and requested shares

[orangecrush]

17. Jesus Christ on a Unicycle

They had to shoot one of them to keep them from breaking into an evacuation area!

Is this the fucking Onion?!?

[Cozmo]

18. Shouldn't this be determined in a court of law?

[orangecrush]

20. It is!

Warrants issued, arrests made.

[marie999]

28. NDAA Section 1021, anyone who has committed a belligerent act

can be detained indefinitely, without charges or trial, as a suspected terrorist. This post is for showing what can be done and does not mean I approve or disapprove of it.

[PatrickforO]

22. Goddamn right they did. What was that noose?

And that military guy who had those restraint ties?

They were going to break in, take hostages, and probably murder them.

We are SO lucky they were inept. This could have been much, much worse.

[Lock him up.]

25. They are planning for a redo on the 17th...

A second wave of Donald John Trump's domestic terRorist$ so #FBI better be prepared (I would suggest SWAT teams all over the area but it's just me )

[Nitram]

32. I expect a second attempt will be met quite differently.

[Lock him up.]

33. Better be told to any nazi Law-Enforcement THEY will be held accountable by the new Congress

The True Story of the Reichstag Fire and the Nazi Rise to Power

When the German parliamentary building went up in flames, Hitler harnessed the incident to seize power
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-reichstag-fire-and-nazis-rise-power-180962240/

[Solly Mack]

26. Had that been BLM storming the Capitol, the answer to that question would have been

assumed. No questions asked, really. Just straight up claiming that BLM was planning to cause harm and take hostages.

But law enforcement needs to ponder the possibilities with the Trump cult? They wouldn't give such benefit of the doubt to BLM but extend it to Trump's cult.

Snort.

Of course the Trump cult fuckers meant to cause harm. Their very actions prove that.

[world wide wally]

27. I'm sure they were following the same general plan they used in Michigan

[steve2470]

30. Of course they did ! Hangman's noose was set up on the West front of the Capitol

Noose appears near Capitol; protesters seen carrying Confederate flags

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/live-blog/electoral-college-certification-updates-n1252864/ncrd1253129#blogHeader

A noose was erected on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, attached to a wooden beam.

It was seen as hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators were crowding around the Capitol amid chaos that involved many of them breaching barricades and going inside the building.

Many were seen carrying Trump campaign flags inside, and some were also carrying Confederate flags.

Granted, that noose might have been "for show" but it's still an indictment of their motives. At least one guy had zip ties to hand cuff VP Pence and other legislators.