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applegrove

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Fri Feb 25, 2022, 02:47 PM Feb 2022

Nebraska Candidate Knew About Capitol Riots

Nebraska Candidate Knew About Capitol Riots

February 25, 2022 at 10:41 am EST By Taegan Goddard 33 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/02/25/nebraska-candidate-knew-about-capitol-riots/

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Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster (R) spent much of January 5 and 6, 2021, with then-President Donald Trump’s inner circle, including his sons, the Nebraska Examiner reports.

Three minutes after rioters pushed past police lines of the U.S. Capitol, Herbster received a text from a campaign staffer telling him the Capitol was locked down.

Herbster responded: “Thank you. I was expecting as much.”

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Nebraska Candidate Knew About Capitol Riots (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2022 OP
"I was expecting as much." dchill Feb 2022 #1
This was known a year ago! Grins Feb 2022 #2
Implies he had asked someone on the inside to let him know. bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #3
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