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sheshe2

(98,485 posts)
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:00 PM Dec 2024

30 million in damages to our House and he is going to let them walk!?

This is 30 million and rising that we the taxpayers have paid. They shat on the floors, rubbed their feces on the wall and pissed in our house like animals.

There is no dollar amount that will account for the trauma and deaths of those souls that were in our House conducting the peoples business that day.



Architect Of The Capitol Outlines $30 Million In Damages From Pro-Trump Riot


"[Architect of the Capitol] employees sheltered congressional staff in their shops to protect them from the roving mob," Blanton said, adding, "Other members of our team raced to the roof to reverse the airflows within the building to help clear the air of chemical irritants, like bear repellents and pepper spray, while more team members rushed bottles of water and eyewash stations to Capitol Police officers in need of assistance."

When the mob thronged the Capitol, the Architect of the Capitol's painters and artisans were laboring to complete the massive task of readying the campus to host a presidential inauguration.

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"The [inauguration] platform was wrecked. There was broken glass and other debris. Sound systems and photography equipment was damaged beyond repair or stolen. Two historic Olmsted lanterns were ripped from the ground, and the wet blue paint was tracked all over the historic stone balustrades and Capitol building hallways."


In the Capitol building complex, historical statues, murals and furniture were damaged, mainly from pepper spray accretions and residue from chemical irritants and fire extinguishers, requiring expert cleaning and conservation. Work crews covered gaping holes with plywood and cleared "a small mountain of debris left behind on the west and east fronts," Blanton said.

Blanton also said many lawmakers have asked his office about preserving mementos from the unprecedented violence wrought by U.S. citizens on their own Capitol. While most damaged items had to be removed because of safety concerns, he said his staff preserved the panels of the historical Columbus Doors on the east front "for a potential presentation or display."




https://www.npr.org/sections/insurrection-at-the-capitol/2021/02/24/970977612/architect-of-the-capitol-outlines-30-million-in-damages-from-pro-trump-riot

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30 million in damages to our House and he is going to let them walk!? (Original Post) sheshe2 Dec 2024 OP
Mahalo for the Report on.. Putting it Like This, she! Cha Dec 2024 #1
Thanks, Cha. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #5
I know.. it's one Long Cha Dec 2024 #16
special boy's tRump and musk can to anything they want, special boys are above the law. nt yaesu Dec 2024 #2
We all knew this would happen if It got back in. Crunchy Frog Dec 2024 #3
You're right. rubbersole Dec 2024 #17
You're right about the "it" designation, but it disservices all the other its. erronis Dec 2024 #21
Of course he'll let them walk. He B.See Dec 2024 #4
The criminal wants to pardon the criminals. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #8
Yep. In The Trump/MAGA Bizarro world B.See Dec 2024 #15
that's why he kept calling us "losers" - we weren't going to be in on his rape of America. erronis Dec 2024 #22
Why, it wouldn't surprise me if ReRe Dec 2024 #24
This is the outrage, far surpassing Hunter RussBLib Dec 2024 #6
There is absolutely no comparison between yorkster Dec 2024 #11
In order to push the bullshit about he did nothing wrong Klarkashton Dec 2024 #7
walk? he wants them to march. rampartd Dec 2024 #9
And those who gave the tours in the days prior to the invasion... Hope22 Dec 2024 #10
Can someone direct me to high blood pressure medication? Dem2theMax Dec 2024 #12
"Deplorables" was waaaay too kind. They just suck as humans and need culling. Don't vax, don't educate, smoke. Evolve Dammit Dec 2024 #13
Blame the entire ReTHUG party malaise Dec 2024 #14
Can't be stated enough. It was a national effort on the part of the GOP, not just Trump. They had fake electors Karasu Dec 2024 #20
You make it sound like I don't. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #23
They marched that filthy confederate flag through our Capitol Building. CrispyQ Dec 2024 #18
Nor I. sheshe2 Dec 2024 #29
He's an insurrectionist himself, and constitutionally prohibited from occupying the presidency, but no one stopped him. Karasu Dec 2024 #19
Fuck all these fucking fucks, and moreover, the fuckers who made it possible that they'll be pardoned Blue Owl Dec 2024 #25
Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Dec 2024 #26
Ahmen Felicita Dec 2024 #38
Sentences averaged around four years Shermann Dec 2024 #27
The whole feces thing Meowmee Dec 2024 #28
Yes sheshe2 Dec 2024 #32
Sometimes my cats do to mark when stressed or sick etc. Meowmee Dec 2024 #33
Your poor babies, I get that.💙 sheshe2 Dec 2024 #34
You are absolutely right 👍 TommieMommy Dec 2024 #35
We know who the perps are - they should each get an itemized invoice FakeNoose Dec 2024 #30
Trump hates America. CaptainTruth Dec 2024 #31
There's whispers of Tickle Dec 2024 #36
Trump is WEAK ON CRIME! Emile Dec 2024 #37
The gutter has come to power 4catsmom Dec 2024 #39

Cha

(320,703 posts)
16. I know.. it's one Long
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:46 PM
Dec 2024

Continual being Pissed at Factory.

My hope is that it Implodes

yaesu

(9,448 posts)
2. special boy's tRump and musk can to anything they want, special boys are above the law. nt
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:05 PM
Dec 2024

Crunchy Frog

(28,299 posts)
3. We all knew this would happen if It got back in.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:06 PM
Dec 2024

It's probably the least of the outrages that we're going to have to witness or suffer through.

rubbersole

(11,277 posts)
17. You're right.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:47 PM
Dec 2024

This is basic treason 101. Doesn't change our daily lives if we don't want it to. Tariff boy is talking up bitcoin now. He and Musk are gonna fuck with the dollar. Pootie will break a rib laughing before Easter.

erronis

(24,554 posts)
21. You're right about the "it" designation, but it disservices all the other its.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:17 PM
Dec 2024

I know quite a few "it"s that are nowhere as horrible as that one. (I lived with one for many years...)

B.See

(8,875 posts)
4. Of course he'll let them walk. He
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:06 PM
Dec 2024

INVITED them and incited them. They were there on his behalf, and doing HIS bidding.

Hell, he'll probably give em medals.

B.See

(8,875 posts)
15. Yep. In The Trump/MAGA Bizarro world
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:43 PM
Dec 2024

Crime DOES pay, and pays handsomely...

to those of PRIVILEGE.

erronis

(24,554 posts)
22. that's why he kept calling us "losers" - we weren't going to be in on his rape of America.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:19 PM
Dec 2024

ReRe

(12,190 posts)
24. Why, it wouldn't surprise me if
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:04 PM
Dec 2024

he delays the Inaugural Ball until after he has pardoned all the criminals so they can be there.

Thugs, every single one of them, including donOld & his cabinet.

None of them deserve to be anywhere near Washington D.C.

RussBLib

(10,758 posts)
6. This is the outrage, far surpassing Hunter
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:14 PM
Dec 2024

...they fucking attacked the Capitol, and because Dems did not forcefully enough refute the "stolen election 2020" bullshit, they felt justified. Not one deserves freedom.

yorkster

(3,955 posts)
11. There is absolutely no comparison between
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:21 PM
Dec 2024

Jan.6 and the pardon of Hunter Biden, who was and still is targeted by Trump and his cabal.

Klarkashton

(5,422 posts)
7. In order to push the bullshit about he did nothing wrong
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:16 PM
Dec 2024

He has to follow though with a big pardon for all those shitheads. Then he can claim that it never happened or some such shit.

Hope22

(4,888 posts)
10. And those who gave the tours in the days prior to the invasion...
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:21 PM
Dec 2024

Should be held accountable as well!

Dem2theMax

(11,005 posts)
12. Can someone direct me to high blood pressure medication?
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:22 PM
Dec 2024

Wait. I'm already on it, and it's not helping.

There's only one thing that would help.
Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue.

Evolve Dammit

(21,818 posts)
13. "Deplorables" was waaaay too kind. They just suck as humans and need culling. Don't vax, don't educate, smoke.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:33 PM
Dec 2024

Karasu

(2,086 posts)
20. Can't be stated enough. It was a national effort on the part of the GOP, not just Trump. They had fake electors
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:00 PM
Dec 2024

and fucking everything. Hell, J6 happened because the GOP's attempt to overturn the election in Congress failed.

And for some reason, this country still insists on treating them like a valid political party.

sheshe2

(98,485 posts)
23. You make it sound like I don't.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 08:40 PM
Dec 2024

Of course I blame the entire party and their unhinged and uneducated voters. They all aided and abetted what happened that day whether it was cheering them on or their total silence after it was over. The worst ones in the beginning were outraged and then took a knee to trump.

That is all.

CrispyQ

(41,108 posts)
18. They marched that filthy confederate flag through our Capitol Building.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:48 PM
Dec 2024


I will never forget that image.

sheshe2

(98,485 posts)
29. Nor I.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:25 PM
Dec 2024
Arrests made: More than 1,488 defendants have been charged in nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (This includes those charged in both District and Superior Court).

Criminal charges:

· Approximately 547 defendants have been charged with assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers or employees, including approximately 163 individuals who have been charged with using a deadly or dangerous weapon or causing serious bodily injury to an officer.



· Approximately 140 police officers were assaulted on Jan. 6 at the Capitol, including about 80 from the U.S. Capitol Police and about 60 from the Metropolitan Police Department.



· Approximately 11 individuals have been arrested on a series of charges that relate to assaulting a member of the media, or destroying their equipment, on Jan. 6



· Approximately 1,417 defendants have been charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds. Of those, 171 defendants have been charged with entering a restricted area with a dangerous or deadly weapon.


https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/43-months-jan-6-attack-capitol

Karasu

(2,086 posts)
19. He's an insurrectionist himself, and constitutionally prohibited from occupying the presidency, but no one stopped him.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 07:57 PM
Dec 2024

So now that he's actually fucking there, what did people think he was going to do?

Blue Owl

(59,636 posts)
25. Fuck all these fucking fucks, and moreover, the fuckers who made it possible that they'll be pardoned
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:07 PM
Dec 2024

Shermann

(9,073 posts)
27. Sentences averaged around four years
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:16 PM
Dec 2024

Those who pleaded guilty to felony charges received an average sentence of about two years and five months. So, they've largely done the bulk of their time, and a pardon does not erase a felony conviction.

sheshe2

(98,485 posts)
32. Yes
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:18 PM
Dec 2024

Animals know better than to take a crap in their own house. These people are not right in the head, being a trump supporter proves my point.

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
33. Sometimes my cats do to mark when stressed or sick etc.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:20 PM
Dec 2024

But they know they aren’t supposed to. These people on the other hand are truly bsc imo.

sheshe2

(98,485 posts)
34. Your poor babies, I get that.💙
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 10:31 PM
Dec 2024

These sub humans were sick in a far different way. They did what they did intentionally and are sick in the head and heart.

FakeNoose

(42,454 posts)
30. We know who the perps are - they should each get an itemized invoice
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:39 PM
Dec 2024

Let them all pay for the damage they did.

CaptainTruth

(8,262 posts)
31. Trump hates America.
Sun Dec 8, 2024, 09:41 PM
Dec 2024

It's the only logical conclusion I can come to, the only reason that explains everything.

 

Tickle

(4,131 posts)
36. There's whispers of
Mon Dec 9, 2024, 10:21 AM
Dec 2024

compensation. Imagine that? Apparently lives were ruined 😔😣😞🙄

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