The Antifa members disguised themselves with pro-Trump clothing to join in the DC rioting, said the sources, who spotted the infiltrators while monitoring video coverage from the Capitol.
The infiltrators were recognized due to their participation in New York City demonstrations, and were believed to have joined in the rioting so that Trump would get blamed, the source said.
A Washington Times report initially claimed two other protesters were actually Philadelphia-based Antifa members — citing a retired military officer with access to facial recognition software — but the outlet deleted the article after the software company told Buzzfeed News that the story was "outright false."
Comment: Would the behavior of the Capitol Police might have been different if other law enforcement personnel had been present? Is this why Mayor Bowser refused all offers of help from the National Guard and other groups?
- DC Mayor Muriel Bowser refused extra assistance for DC police day before capitol riot
- D.C. Mayor Bowser has 'Black Lives Matter' painted on street leading to White House
It's clear that different tactics were used - either in sequence, or at different locations around the complex. Whether that was by design or simply ad hoc, the above descriptions are in line with police tactics against Yellow Vest protesters in France and 'populist movement suppression' elsewhere.One thing is clear, Biden and the Democrats grandstanding about how lightly Trump supporters at the Capitol were treated compared with BLM protesters and Antifa rioters is a sick joke.