Interviews I conducted with two people who did not enter the building tell a different story of the day. Like myself, they recounted tales of people engaging in peaceful, first amendment protected demonstration. The vast majority in the crowd were conversing, singing, and praying. However, each of them also said that they saw evidence of agitators who were trying to gain access or upset people in the crowd.

Whitney Warr, a citizen who was there to show her support for President Trump, recalled one person yelling, "Come on! If you don't go in, you don't really care. Why don't you go in?!" She said they did not share the appearance of the Trump supporters who were peacefully standing outside. Many were dressed in black, covering their faces with bandanas or ski masks, and some even had gas masks — not in any way typical of how the average conservative dresses to demonstrate.

The most compelling evidence I found of the contrast between agitators and Trump supporters came from the first-hand account of LaVelle Banks. He was aware that agitators could be circulating in the crowd. At one point, he asked a few men to stop yelling and fighting. Mr. Banks' Twitter account has since been permanently suspended. He said that there were some in the crowd who "did not seem like patriots, were wearing helmets and goggles," saying that "isn't our way" and that people in the crowd were trying to stop them from going into the building. He said their "vibe was completely different." "At least 15 of the cops standing by the building were just taking video of the people breaking in, filming it and letting it happen."

Much of the video evidence from the 6th is also being scraped from the internet. One can argue that every person there participated in violence just by their mere presence. That seems to be the message the bulk of the media and cowardly politicians are trying to promote. I am not sure what it will take for all people to recognize the damage that has been wrought by censoring Americans with whom you disagree or not allowing an allegedly fraudulent election to be transparently investigated and heard. I think the message needs to be, however, be careful what you wish for.

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Ocasio-Cortez says she thought she 'was going to die' in 'close encounter' during Capitol rioting
Dominick Mastrangelo - 01/13/21 07:46 AM EST

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A mob of angry Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as a joint session of Congress met to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

The breach sent lawmakers into hiding and forced the proceedings to adjourn for several hours before police could clear the building. Federal law enforcement officials have said they believe the riots were organized online by far-right extremist groups with a goal among some of them of capturing or killing leading lawmakers.

Several of the demonstrators were seen in the Capitol carrying zip tie restraints, which are sometimes used instead of handcuffs.

House Democrats have introduced a single article of impeachment against Trump in the wake of the riot, accusing him of "inciting insurrection" and riling his supporters to commit acts of violence against them.

During a speech just hours before the riot began, Trump urged his supporters to march on Congress and display "strength" as they protested the Electoral College certification process.

Ocasio-Cortez was one of the first House members to call for Trump's impeachment following the incident last week, also attacking Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) for contesting the election's result.

"I don't want to see the Republican Party talk about blue lives ever again," Ocasio-Cortez said in reference to the death of a Capitol Police officer as a result of the rioting. "This was never about safety for them. It was always a slogan. Because if they actually care about the rule of law they would speak up when people break the law."

Congresswoman claims office 'panic buttons' removed before Capitol riot as Dems demand investigation into 'suspicious activitity'
13 Jan, 2021 22:11

Staff for Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) is claiming there is an investigation into office "panic buttons" being removed before the US Capitol riot while other Democrats are demanding a probe into "suspicious activity."

Democrats are leading the charge into conspiracy theories surrounding the siege of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump last week, with multiple claims that more could have been involved in the riot.

Pressley's chief of staff, Sarah Groh, has gained the attention of many social media users thanks to a Boston Globe interview this week where she alleged that panic buttons from the congresswoman's office had been removed without explanation or warning from her office, something she and Pressley discovered on the day of the riot.

"Every panic button in my office had been torn out — the whole unit," Groh said, adding that she and other staff had previously used the duress buttons and they had been regularly tested.

A spokesperson for Pressley said in a Wednesday statement that the issue is currently being investigated and new panic buttons were installed in the office the day after the protest.

The House sergeant-at-arms and Capitol Police have not publicly addressed the matter, but it is just one of multiple details Democrats are saying needs to be looked into.

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-New Jersey) led over 30 members of Congress in signing a letter demanding an investigation from the Acting House Sergeant at Arms, Acting Senate Sergeant at Arms, and United States Capitol Police into "suspicious activity" the day prior to events at the Capitol.

Sherrill claims that lawmakers helped run "reconnaissance" of the Capitol the day before the protest through public tours. She did not specifically name the lawmakers she was accusing.

"Many of the Members who signed this letter, including those of us who have served in the military and are trained to recognize suspicious activity, as well as various members of our staff, witnessed an extremely high number of outside groups in the complex on Tuesday, January 5," she and others wrote in their letter demanding an investigation.

They claim such access to the Capitol was "unusual" since the area has been restricted and public tours were canceled in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The tours being conducted on Tuesday, January 5, were a noticeable and concerning departure from the procedures in place as of March 2020 that limited the number of visitors to the Capitol. These tours were so concerning that they were reported to the Sergeant at Arms on January 5," they said.

They claim those who stormed the Capitol had "unusually detailed knowledge of the layout" of the complex.

Sherill promised in a Facebook Live video that she will hold lawmakers who allegedly gave access to the Capitol to protesters "accountable."

Sherill's accusations follow Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) claiming she did not feel safe around other members of Congress during the riot.

"There were QAnon and white-supremacist sympathizers and, frankly, white-supremacist members of Congress in that extraction point who I know and who I have felt would disclose my location and would create opportunities to allow me to be hurt, kidnapped, et cetera," she said, not identifying exactly whom she was referring to.