here's the golden eagle sconce that Loudermilk's "tourists" were supposedly taking photos of.

[IcyPeas]

Link to tweet

[Me.]

1. Such A Liar

[NCLefty]

2. Who knew a 60w incandescent could be so majestic?... *stares out window*

[rsdsharp]

10. Well, there ARE two of them! 🤮

[Meadowoak]

3. Tacky, I'm surprised trump didn't steal it on his way out.

[halfulglas]

4. It's the first thing that popped into his head.

He knows few MAGATs are going to check him on it.

However, if it gets a LOT of publicity, it may make some of them think a little.

[PCIntern]

5. I'm taking the next flight for a photo!!!

Reminds me of Mt Rushmore.

[LuckyCharms]

6. LMAO...the look on that woman's face

[haele]

7. Hmm, I've seen a lot of those sconces throughout the capital when I toured

In 1993.
They aren't super rare. And there's quite a few more dramatic or artistic placements that would make a nice composition photo that this tour group would have already passed during their tour.

Just saying...

Haele

[The_Counsel]

8. I Knew in Real Time That Loudermilk Was Lying...

…his ass off.

It was painfully obvious.

I don’t even get why he bothered to try. Just say no comment and walk away.

Or if you MUST lie, pretend you didn’t even hear the question. Yeah, you still look like a dick, but it’s at least a lie that won’t potentially land you prison. At least TRY, fellas…

[doc03]

9. I am thinking that could be how they would identify the right set

of stairs to take in their invasion. Is that the only stairs with the golden eagle sconce?

[LiberalFighter]

12. Could be

[relayerbob]

17. Agreed ... even if he said that those stairs were *not* the right ones

it gives them information ... and we don't yet know how many of these stairways and other non-tourist locales were actually visited bu Loudermouth and his terrorists

[Rebl2]

11. Yeah, right

[Botany]

13. Lowdermilk's excuse is that the people visiting him from Georgia hadn't seen scones before.

You can't throw a dead cat in Georgia without hitting some antebellum home (slave owner) that is
chock filled with fucking sconces.

BTW the US Capitol, the buildings that housed the offices of the House and Senate members, and
the underground rail system was closed to visitors on 1/5/21.

[wnylib]

19. But those sconces in Georgia

Are they EAGLE sconces? Must have a pic of an eagle sconces to impress the folks back home.

[ZonkerHarris]

20. mmm scones.

[gab13by13]

14. The FBI needs to confiscate all of the video

from 1/5. If Mikie Sherrill says there was more than 1 tour, I believe her. Isn't Empty Greene from Georgia, or was she busy planting pipe bombs, I kid. I get sick and tired of DOJ leaving the investigations up to the select committee.

[usonian]

15. He said SCONES.

To go with loudermilk biscuits.

Whole wheat that gives shy persons the strength to get up and invade the Capitol Building. Heavens, they're tasty, and so seditious!"

[johnp3907]

18. Oh my!

[relayerbob]

16. It's probably some sort of unique structure they were using

To identify which staircases went where.

[Marcuse]

21. Pelosi staffer moving the REAL sconce to an undisclosed basement location just to frame Loudermilk.