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Budi

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Fri Feb 5, 2021, 04:37 PM Feb 2021

Rachel Powell, a single mother of eight kids to appear this afternoon in Fed Court [View all]

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/capitol-assault-fbi-raid-rachel-powell-suspected-bullhorn-lady/?__twitter_impression=true

Rachel Powell, a single mother of eight suspected of playing a role in the assault on the U.S. Capitol, was taken into custody in Pennsylvania on Thursday night..
(She turned herself in)

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Powell was scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate Friday afternoon. She faces multiple charges, including violent entry or disorderly conduct, obstruction and depredation of government property.

She's become known as "the bullhorn lady" who seemed to have knowledge of the Capitol building's floor plan. She was seen on video instructing insurrectionists on where to go.

Powell is of special concern to federal investigators because if she had that knowledge, it could indicate the assault was pre-planned.
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K & R SunSeeker Feb 2021 #1
Pink hat lady? soothsayer Feb 2021 #2
OctoTraitor lame54 Feb 2021 #3
OK, that made me laugh. 11 Bravo Feb 2021 #4
Me too! soothsayer Feb 2021 #5
Pink Hat Lady aka Bullhorn Lady sanatanadharma Feb 2021 #13
Ha soothsayer Feb 2021 #17
You'd think a mother of 8 wouldn't have time to plan and take action to overthrow the US government. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #6
All that and a home-school teacher too! NurseJackie Feb 2021 #11
Gotta give her credit for her energy level. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #22
Popping them out like a Pez dispenser... and teaching... and planning to overthrow the government. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #30
She needs some new hobbies. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #33
Perhaps embossing license plates? Working in the prison kitchen or laundry room... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #34
Good point. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #36
How does a single mother of 8 afford to go to D.C.? blueinredohio Feb 2021 #37
I wonder how all these people got bus and plane tickets? Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #44
She is a key insider; she knows a lot about the plot and who was leading it. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #15
Wow, yes she knew a great deal about the layout of the building. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #24
Kids better off without her. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #25
There most likely will be a social service evaluation of the home situation. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #27
A "good" single mother of 8 probably wouldn't nt drmeow Feb 2021 #43
Criminal complaint and arrest warrant document FakeNoose Feb 2021 #7
Thank you! Budi Feb 2021 #8
If proven, this would be a conspiracy charge, right? Budi Feb 2021 #16
I believe more charges will come later FakeNoose Feb 2021 #18
Where's the mugshot? Where's the perp-walk? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #9
She turned herself in last night around 1 a.m. FakeNoose Feb 2021 #20
Mugshot! NurseJackie Feb 2021 #31
LOL..she cut her hair...trying to disguise! LeftInTX Feb 2021 #38
That's always the first thing they try. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #39
What's her parenthood status have to do with it? WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2021 #10
Nothing other than shocking. Budi Feb 2021 #19
The magistrate had damned well better keep her in custody. She is a key witness and a danger. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #12
I believe she used the phrase '...if you want to take this building...'. nt wiggs Feb 2021 #14
Yes - IIRC, those were her exact words. Talitha Feb 2021 #42
Hey Rachel Powell your about to have an additional charge of CONSPIRACY to OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT MagickMuffin Feb 2021 #21
Or grama & grampa. How sick is this! Budi Feb 2021 #23
She's a single mom. SergeStorms Feb 2021 #41
Clearly, it was preplanned. What more do people need to see? It was all out in the open. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #26
K & R it really is that simple. Budi Feb 2021 #29
Wow, FBI notes that this woman was at "the epicenter of the violence." Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #28
They would mass murder all inside & be pardoned & Trump would be their forever president Budi Feb 2021 #32
I think you are right. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #35
Consider what would have happened if counter-protesters appeared ... Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #46
I had not thought about this wrinkle. Irish_Dem Feb 2021 #48
Who TF was watching her kids while she was insurrecting?!? Reader Rabbit Feb 2021 #40
Opus Dei Catholic? roamer65 Feb 2021 #45
Will she appear before a trump / Moscow Mitch appointed judge? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #47
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