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How Did the Proud Boys Have Better Lines of Communication about National Guard Reinforcements than the National Guard Did?

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Somehow, it seems, Proud Boy Charles Donohoe knew that the National Guard was coming to reinforce the Capitol before DC Guard Commander General Walker. Somehow, it seems, the militias assaulting the...
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10:04 AM · Apr 5, 2021

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At 3:38 on January 6, according to the Proud Boy leaders conspiracy indictment, Charles Donohoe announced on the 60-member operational Telegram channel the Proud Boys used that day that, “we are regrouping.”

Sometime around that time, a bunch of Oath Keepers, having already entered the Capitol, were gathered together on the east side of the Capitol.

According to the most recent Oath Keepers indictment, two minutes after Donohoe announced the Proud Boy plan to regroup, Oath Keeper Joshua James called Person Ten — who was doing much of the coordination for the Oath Keepers that day — and had a 3 minute, 4 second phone call, their second longest call described in the indictment. Twenty minutes later, the Oath Keepers appeared to be doing just what Donohoe said the Proud Boys were doing — regrouping, in that case on the east side of the Capitol with Stewart Rhodes.

Roberto Minuta and Rhodes exchanged two calls just after 4:00 — 42 seconds, then 2 minutes 56 seconds. At 4:10, according to a Thomas Caldwell detention motion, someone on the Oath Keepers’ operational channel said, “Fight the good fight. Stand your ground.”

It seems the militias were preparing for a second, seemingly coordinated, operation of the day: resuming the assault on the Capitol.

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[FakeNoose]

1. How? because it was an inside job, that's how

Insiders were calling the shots.

[Wingus Dingus]

3. ...

[sop]

5. Agreed. These groups' actions were probably orchestrated by someone on the inside, acting as a

liason between Trump and the insurrectionists. Of all Trump's henchmen, Roger Stone and Michael Flynn spring to mind as the most likely suspects.

[malaise]

16. And with all the inside help, ,delays etc

The Insurrectionist in chief and his goons were unable to overthrow the election.
That keeps me going.

[blueinredohio]

17. Agreed!

[Baked Potato]

2. Many will give evidence to stay out of jail. Just a hunch lol.

[uponit7771]

4. Brother of an ***ADMITTED*** Traitor was involved in slowing the response to DC Troops that's a

.... fact that's not in dispute.

There's no doubt there needs to be a deep dive into what happened

[Grasswire2]

6. yep

Should we assume that the FBI was able to get the communications of active General Flynn on that day, who was in the command group?

[dlk]

7. I trust Merrick Garland will get to the bottom of it

With his proven track record, I have every confidence the truth will ultimately be revealed.

[CaptainTruth]

9. +1

[Evolve Dammit]

12. Zero GOP cooperation so it will be a long slog, but that's OK

[dlk]

19. I think Republican opposition is a given

Even so, my money is on Garland.

[malaise]

8. I'll take Inside help

for $2,000!

[Harker]

10. That's the Daily Double! n/t

[malaise]

15. Might be Final Jeopardy

[Harker]

18. For a bunch of them, yes!

[apnu]

11. In a word: infiltration

Right-wing terrorists, neo-nazis, and klansmen have been infiltrating law enforcement and various military groups for decades. They have people on the inside. The FBI has been tracking it since the Obama era, but nothing's been done about it.

[smirkymonkey]

13. K&R

[dchill]

14. Because THEY were allowed.