DefTrap wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:37 am
Whilst your search for the truth is commendable.
(a) he was cleared
(b) unless you provide some reasonable evidence for the Pelosi conspiracy theory then this isn't going anywhere.
I have only recently heard of it, it's not as if the media have been at all busy themselves trying to find out what really happened. Even the unfortunate death of a police officer was reported as "being hit on the head with a fire extinguisher". Cue YouTube video of a fire extinguisher being thrown around. We have all seen that. I wonder how many people would have heard the silent retraction from that allegation after it turns out he actually died from a stroke some time later? Doesn't fit the narrative, doesn't get published.
Everyone seems more concerned with proving it was all Trumps fault. An understandable if rather inevitable quest but if it was such an obvious cut-and-dried case why did the prosecution suddenly have a change of heart when the defence suggested they wouldn't simply roll over but were going to insist on seeking evidence.
But Trump is bad therefore punish him for something. Yes ok, he is far from perfect (to say the least!) but even the worst criminal deserves a fair trial.
Anyhow, the theory goes that despite warnings from those in charge of security, a decision was made by someone that there would be no additional security to cover the Trump rally. Somebody made that decision and it wasn't Trump. All eyes are looking towards Pelosi.
Apologies for the long quote:
Erin Schaff/The New York Times
In the days leading up to the mob attack on the Capitol, congressional security officials never let House and Senate leaders know that the Capitol Police had warned they might need National Guard backup, according to a congressional aide and other people familiar with the matter.
The police request, made to the House and Senate sergeants-at-arms, was prompted by intelligence that showed Trump supporters planned to target the Capitol itself as Congress certified the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, according to a congressional official. The Capitol Police asked the sergeants-at-arms to request that the National Guard be placed on standby.
But the sergeants-at-arms, Michael C. Stenger of the Senate and Paul Irving of the House, rejected the request without raising the issue with either the Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, or Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to the aide and another person familiar with the matter.
Mr. Stenger and Mr. Irving, who have resigned amid the fallout from the violence, would most likely have had to ask the leaders whether to approve the requests for such a serious measure, according to former sergeants-at-arms.
The sergeants-at-arms and the chief of the Capitol Police were also among officials who briefed lawmakers the day before the riot and reassured them that they were prepared for the events that day, going so far as to say the National Guard was on standby, though only a modest contingent was on duty to provide traffic control. The sergeants-at-arms are the chief law enforcement officers for the House and Senate, responsible for security matters and keeping order.
Their inaction was a key breakdown in a series of security decisions that left the Capitol inadequately protected as thousands of Trump rioters breached the building, leading to the melee that killed a Capitol Police officer and at least one of the rioters.
— Julian E. Barnes, Michael S. Schmidt, Luke Broadwater and Adam Goldman"
From the NY Times no less:
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/15 ... ment-trump
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