Capitol rioters intended to 'capture and assassinate' elected officials

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The pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol last week aimed to 'capture and assassinate elected officials,' federal prosecutors said in court documents. 9News

last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials," federal prosecutors said in court documents.

Prosecutors say that after Chansley climbed up to the dais where Vice President Mike Pence had been presiding moments earlier, Chansley wrote a threatening note to Pence that said: "It's only a matter of time, justice is coming."Pence and other congressional leaders had been ushered out of the chamber by the Secret Service and US Capitol Police before the rioters stormed into the room.

The FBI has been investigating whether any of the rioters had plots to kidnap members of Congress and hold them hostage, focusing particularly on the men seen carrying plastic zip tie handcuffs and pepper spray. Prosecutors raised a similar prospect on Friday in the case of a former Air Force officer who they alleged carried plastic zip-tie handcuffs because he intended "to take hostages.

Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington.

 

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Really?...So how come they didn’t? I suppose youve e heard that most of them were actually BLM supporters pretending to be Trump supporters?

This the how stupid trump supporters are in that u have people still saying this was not trump supporters yet many of those arrested were well known protrumpers and had on their social protrump post. Going back 4 years

The denial is strong here. No excuses for this behaviour, no matter what the insurrectionist's intentions. Nit picking over minor details regarding motive only emboldens these crazies. Evil is evil.

Antifa

Upgrade on this article says it can't be proven so has been removed from court documents.

Hey 9news, don’t you think ‘Trump declassified Obamagate’ and ‘A Texas woman got arrested for illegal voting’ are worthy to report? 😉

Nobody believes your bullshit journalism anymore, maybe you guys can start publishing comic books or children’s fairytale books instead.

They were let in. So fake news again

Bs again

Stop calling these idiots pro-Trump supporters! They are not Trump supporters at all but left-wing activists causing trouble.

Old news Time for something new9

Hmmm.

Come on !!!

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