• grue@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I mean, Jan 6 was a coup attempt, just a shitty one. Don’t forget that the “riot” wasn’t just a spur of the moment thing; it was orchestrated and planned with the “tours” the day before, the suspiciously small Capitol Police force on duty that day (compared e.g. to the BLM protests the summer before), the Secret Service attempt to get rid of Pence and subsequent coverup, etc.

      • Bird_On_Biff@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Without looking anything up, some secret service guy told pence he needed to get in a car to be driven away to safety, which would mean he couldn’t certify the election. Lucky he refused.