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Showing Original Post only (View all)The Pipe Bombs Were Part of the Plan [View all]
Let us not forget the pipe bombs at the DNC and RNC. If they had exploded it would not only have diverted resources away from the Capitol it would have been a big reason for Trump to pause the counting of ballots, or if events went badly, declare martial law.
Someone planned putting the bombs at both the RNC and DNC for a reason, to add to the confusion and mayhem. A pipe bomb placed at the RNC would have been exploited by Fox News. In rides Trump to the Capitol riding in his Suburban to save the day and declaring on live TV that he is ordering a pause in the proceedings until he can figure out what the hell is going on.
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Here was the FBI's last info release on it last September (includes the video clips)
BumRushDaShow
Jun 2022
#9
Were the pipe bombs determined to be capable of exploding and if so by what mechanism would set off
Pepsidog
Jun 2022
#5
No pictures were ever shown that indicated that it had a battery or an electrical detonator.
LiberalArkie
Jun 2022
#32
And if you look at the FBI's close up photo of the person's sneakers, they look pretty small, which
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#33
Hmm. Yeah, the clothes were really baggy, too, no doubt to conceal the person's identity.
LaMouffette
Jun 2022
#52
False-flag operations are a hallmark of the Rethugs. Rove was accused of such an act.
John1956PA
Jun 2022
#28
This is Game of Thrones stuff - more and more books (info) coming at some point in time.
NoMoreRepugs
Jun 2022
#45