Tweet text:
Noah Bookbinder
@NoahBookbinder
Plans concocted by the Proud Boys to occupy government buildings on Jan. 6 included using covert operators to let "patriots" inside the buildings in an apparent effort to force a new election. This is chilling, and demands accountability.
nbcnews.com
Court document in Proud Boys case laid out plan to occupy Capitol buildings on Jan. 6
“The goal is to ensure there is an entry point for the masses to rush the building," states the nine-page document, titled “1776 Returns."
3:00 PM · Jun 15, 2022
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/court-document-proud-boys-case-laid-plan-occupy-capitol-buildings-jan-rcna33755
*snip*
The nine-page document, filed in federal court Wednesday, lays out a plan to fill buildings “with patriots and communicate our demands." It's stated goals include maintaining control "over a select few, but crucial buildings in the DC area for a set period of time" and getting as "many people as possible inside these buildings."
“These are OUR building, they are just renting space,” the document reads. “We must show our politicians We the People are in charge.”
The New York Times in March reported on some of the details contained in the document. It's full text was shared in a Wednesday court filing by one of the Proud Boy defendants.
A lawyer for Proud Boy Zachary Rehl, who is seeking release from pretrial detention, included the document in a motion, which maintains that Rehl “had no knowledge of the document.”
The document lists eight targets: the Supreme Court, the Russell Senate Office Building, the Dirksen Senate Office Building, the Hart Senate Office Building, the Cannon House Office Building, the Longworth House Office Building, the Rayburn House Office Building, and CNN.
*snip*
= new reply since forum marked as read