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Nevilledog

(51,101 posts)
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 05:31 PM Mar 2021

Email Shows Officer Warned Colleagues That Trump Ordered Rioters to March to Capitol



Tweet text:
John FitzGerald
@TheTweetOfJohn
Shortly after midday on Jan. 6, a Federal Protective Service officer emailed an alarming briefing to his colleagues in Washington, D.C. that Donald Trump had just ordered his followers to march to the U.S. Capitol.

Email Shows Officer Warned Colleagues That Trump Ordered Rioters to March to Capitol
An unnamed protective service officer sent a briefing note that read: “POTUS is encouraging the protesters to march to capitol grounds.”
thedailybeast.com
11:51 AM · Mar 5, 2021



Original story

Officers maced, trampled: Docs expose depth of Jan. 6 chaos
https://apnews.com/article/docs-expose-depth-january-6-capitol-siege-chaos-fd3204574c11e453be8fb4e3c81258c3



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Email Shows Officer Warned Colleagues That Trump Ordered Rioters to March to Capitol (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
GOP owns this Claire Oh Nette Mar 2021 #1
And they left out the fact that Trump said he would lead the march exboyfil Mar 2021 #2
How dumb are his followers (rhetorical)? Did they think he would lead them and give them a 33taw Mar 2021 #8
Yes. That's exactly what they thought. dchill Mar 2021 #9
K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #3
We all heard him give the order. lindysalsagal Mar 2021 #4
Not sure how this is news. Dream Girl Mar 2021 #5
I know, not sure why this is news - I guess maybe additional evidence. 33taw Mar 2021 #7
Another document to support civil suits against **. nt live love laugh Mar 2021 #6

Claire Oh Nette

(2,636 posts)
1. GOP owns this
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 05:35 PM
Mar 2021

“POTUS is encouraging the protesters to march to capitol grounds.”


Acting Secretary Miller pre-ordred the Guard to dis arm and stand down.

My sophomores could prosecute this case after one viewing of "12 Angry Men."

33taw

(2,440 posts)
8. How dumb are his followers (rhetorical)? Did they think he would lead them and give them a
Fri Mar 5, 2021, 08:20 PM
Mar 2021

pardon?

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