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Story 1: "I didn't give any tours on Jan 5."
Story 2: "The tour I gave on Jan 5 wasn't reconnaissance."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/15/loudermilk-tour-video/
Loudermilk avoided talking about the tour for many months, even as the committee expressed an interest in the matter. Aides went so far as to suggest that not only were there no reconnaissance tours, but that there were no tours, period.
By May, though, the committee said it had information on a tour that it wanted Loudermilk to address.
In a statement at the time, Loudermilk suggested this was just an extremely innocent tour given to a family. He cited a constituent family with young children meeting with their Member of Congress. He said the family did not enter the Capitol grounds on the 6th and that nobody had been charged or was under investigation for such actions.
Soon, though, Loudermilk expanded the pool of people involved: The next day, he released a video acknowledging that the family also had guests. Now we learn the group was in the double-digits something the Capitol Police have confirmed (it put the number as high as 15 people at one point in the tour).
The Republican's defense suffers new holes with each passing day.
spooky3
(34,523 posts)at that time.
dchill
(38,601 posts)Too many details will truncate their "but inflation" coverage.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Rep. Loudermilk says he was just showing them around. Where does everybody get this "tour" stuff?! He wasn't wearing a billed cap, telling amusing anecdotes about things, and accepting tips. That's what a tour guide does. He was just showing them around, and coincidentally showed them the security checkpoints and the access stairs, and the offices of other members that they might be interested in. See? That's not a "tour" at all!
dchill
(38,601 posts)IronLionZion
(45,615 posts)Mozeltov Cocktail
(200 posts)Did you notice on the guy taking pictures of the stairs... he's carrying at least four phones. Loudermilk claims there is a "beautiful eagle sconce" in the stairwell.
Manfred Arcane
(59 posts)He is holding a soda (looks like a Monster energy drink -- prepping for Jan. 6th, I guess...) and a phone -- look at the video carefully frame by frame. We need to be careful with our facts because:
1) Truth matters, and
2) Trump's supporters will focus on small inconsequential errors like this to discredit the damning evidence against Trump and those who worked with him to overturn the 2020 election.
Mozeltov Cocktail
(200 posts)He's only holding one phone but he's got something shoved in his belt and then again in the side of his pants...granted, it is difficult to tell, I actually thought it was a gun at first.
Manfred Arcane
(59 posts)He has something rectangular in his front left pocket, but it is not clear what it is.
What is certain is that the dude is a slob and has a really bad nazi haircut.
mobeau69
(11,167 posts)constituent of Loudermilk? That needs to be verified.
Sneederbunk
(14,319 posts)mobeau69
(11,167 posts)He referred to some people on the tour as friends of others, not constituents. We need to know more about this tour that Loudermilk initially denied even took place.
Best_man23
(4,914 posts)And like this swiss cheese, its full of holes. Unlike the cheese, his defense is bitter and sour.
lame54
(35,343 posts)Which was photographed extensively
Rhiannon12866
(206,624 posts)yellowcanine
(35,703 posts)Cozmo
(1,402 posts)crickets
(25,989 posts)2:13 tweenish child just to the left of the column.
2:21 smaller child coming through the doorway.
Mblaze
(262 posts)Of Flynns evolving stories. Of Kushnerss evolving financial statements. Of Jr. Trumps evolving excuses for meeting Russian dirt dealers in Trump Tower. Of Jordans evolving answers on his Jan. 6 phone calls. Of Jeff Sessions evolving story about meeting Russians. Of Trumps evolving explanations of what he said about trusting Putin at Helsinki.
calimary
(81,566 posts)I guess if you want to make sure you get away with suspicious shit, become a Republican.
Lonestarblue
(10,148 posts)malaise
(269,263 posts)crickets
(25,989 posts)malaise
(269,263 posts)Who deserves national honors. Rachel also covered this from last year January.
Loudermouth wanted Congresswoman Sherrill investigated. Fucker has been caught.
This was a full blown coup - their version of the Russian Revolution.
Lock them all up
paleotn
(18,003 posts)and indict the SOB for aiding and abetting an insurrection?
Emile
(23,123 posts)Fucking traitor!
Traildogbob
(8,879 posts)McConnell is demanding congress immediately convene to pass a law for extra protection for Nadler, Pelosi, AOC and Shumer just like he did for Boof Bong rape boy.
malaise
(269,263 posts)Traildogbob
(8,879 posts)Its great to get approval from the awesome Malaise. Thanks. Made my night.
malaise
(269,263 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Should be put up against a wall and dispatched.