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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNebraska 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/
"SNIP.......
Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster (R) spent much of January 5 and 6, 2021, with then-President Donald Trumps 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
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dchill
(42,660 posts)1. "I was expecting as much."
I'm expecting a LOT of things.
Grins
(9,333 posts)2. This was known a year ago!
Not news. The Nebraska Examiner is waaaaaay behind on this.
bucolic_frolic
(54,490 posts)3. Implies he had asked someone on the inside to let him know.
